The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-24
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

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Two miles west of Blacksville, In
Monongalla county, West Virginia, the
South Penn OIL Company has another
good producer on the east side of the
development near the state line. The
well Is u test on the S. P. Thomas farm
and when drilled into the sand began
to flow at the rate of 20 barrels an hour.
In the Sand Fork district, in Lewis
county, the South Penn OIL Company
has drilled Its test we'll on the r. r..
Reynolds farm into the Gordon sand
and has show for good producer
better than 100 barrels day. This To-
cation Is 1000 feet southwest OF their
No. l Cox. and nearer the Copley gush-
er than-any that has been drilled on the
east side.
In the northeast extension Of the
Wolf Summit field and the farthest In
advance In that direction than any
previous well completed, No. on the D.
F. Huggerty farm is In and good for GO
barrels day.
In the Wallace district, In the same
county. the South Penn Oil Company
has completed No. on the ]. B.
Whiteman farm. located $500 feet
southwest Of No. / and has n 10 barrel
pumper. No. G on the same farm has
been completed and is good for 30 bar
rels a day.
In the Stout district. Doddridge coun-
ty. NJ. Murphy has drilled his No. 16 on
the Porter Maxwell farm on Lick run,
into the Big Injun sand, and has n
strong gasscr. It ia to be drilled to the
Gordon when the gas pressure subsidies.
Northeast Of md adjoining the Gar
ner farm. east Of Proctor, WetZel coun-
ty. the South Penn Oil Company has
drilled In Its test well on the Rachel
Sifleld farm and has strong gasser
in the Gordon sand. but no oil.
On Rich Wood run. in the same coun-
ty. the South Penn OIL Company has
drilled in No. 7 on the Michael Bailey
farm and has n show for n so barrel
producer.
In the Plnegrove district the same
company has completed It's No. on the
NJ. A. Miller farm and has n 80 barrel
pumper. The test well on the r. Fl.
Alley farm has been drilled into the
stray above the Gordon and is gas
ser. 1t will be drilled deeper.
In the Bristoria field In Greene coun-
ty, the South Penn Oh Company has
drilled It's test on the Abncr Jones farm
through all sands and has n duster. The
same company's No. on the occha
Eddy farm Is holding up ut 100 barrels
n day.
On the Ohio side, In the Chester Hill
development, In Morgan county, Hoch-
s,e,ter & Foreman have drilled in their
No. 7 on the J. G. Hoon farm and have
10 barrel pumper. The Ku- Wan Nee
OIL Company has completed It's No. I
on the ]. s. Henry farm and has n
producer OF the same size. vanlaw &
Lane have completed their No. II on the
vnnlaw farm and have 20 barrel
pumper. and the Hammond on Compa-
ny's No. 9. George Myers, Is good for 10
barrels a day.
In the Moose Ridge Recner sand de-
velopment In Monroe county, the Ann
oil Company has completed It's No. on
the p. G. Monet firm and has show
for 20 barrel pumper, The ssme
compnny's No. on the r. A. moore
farm Is In thr sand showing for the
Samc size.
o. F. schonb'om hla drilled In his No.
G on the =. c, Monett farm and has n
show FOR a GOOD producer. 100 barrels \
day or better.
In the Bower-,on rc0l. in Harrison
county. II. G. Gillespie has completed
and shot No. IS on the r. a. Mexican
farm and has 10 barrel pumper.