The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-05
in THE OIL FIELDS
New Strike In yellow Creek Favors Il
Extension.

80 ftF Nh, ---------- 81 as 81 n 49,
Throughout the whole range OF the
lower southwest fields nothing better
than Hight wells are found. socca.
sionaily producer good for 100 or
more barrels a day Is found, but they
are few and far between. The Berea
grit development on Yellow creek in
Calhoun county. is furnishing more
producers with good average In pro-
duction than any other in the lower
southwest. Leonard. Carr 8 Gilmore
have now drilled their test on the
William Rogers farm through the Be
rea grit and the well Is producing
rs barrels day natural. When Civ
en- a shot the production should in.
crease to more than 100 barrels a day.
The location of this test makes It look
favorable for an extension to the
northwest.
In the same district the Carter oil
Company's No. 2 on the L. G.. Flu
harty farm Is producing 100 barrels
day and is the only well In the dis
trict now producing that amount.
Both of the South Penn OIL Com,
pany's wells on the Rose l.. Norton
farm have fallen below that point.
In the Rowell's Run end of the Yellow
creek field the Southern oil Company
has drilled Its No. 8 on the Samuel
Cooper farm. located on Little creek.
through the Maxon sand and has o
duster in that formation. This ioca-
ton is 500 feet north OF the same
company's No. 1 on the same farm
1t win be drilled to the lower sands.
Light Wells In Harrison.
On Indian run. Ten.Mile district,
Harrison county the Independent OH
Company has completed and shot its
test on the A. & N. Rice farm and will
not have better than 10-barrel
pumper in the Gordon. In the Salem
district, Harrison county, the Royalty
OIL Company has completed and shot
Its second test on the Charles Lanhan
farm and has a producer that has
been averaging 20 barrels a day from
the fourth sand. A fourth sand pro-
Queer In that district is new fea-
ture, and will lead up to drilling other
wells in that formation All the 9TH
err wells are Gordon sand producers.
On Sycamore run, Mcclellan dis
trict, Doddridge county, the Carnegie
Natural Gas Company has completed
tests on the H. L. Smith and A. j.
Ashcraft farms and has light gassers
in the Gordon.
Small Well in Pieasants.
In the Calcutta district, Peasants
county. s. Y. Ramage has completed
his No. "a on the s. Bills farm and
has fiye.barrel pumper in the Cow.
run, sand.
On Big run, McElroy district, Tyler
county. the Tri.state Gas Company
has drilled its test on the James F.
Powell farm through the Big Injun
and developed light gas pressure
and is now drilling to the Gordon.
South Of Warrington, Marion cotin-
ty, the South Penn OIL Company has
completed its No. s on the c. b. Nor
gan farm and has a 10-barrel pumper..
The some company has completed its
No. z on the ]. L. Price farm. located
northeast on Folsom. and It is pro.
duclng 125 barrels a day
4S On Ten-Mile creek, Harrison coun-
ty, the South Penn Oil Company has
drilled test on the Elsie Lambert
farm 10 feet into the stray and has
no show for a producer at that depth
in the sand. 1t Is now drilling to
the Gordon. The same company has.
drilled second test on the NJ. p.
Dye farm four. feet into the Gordon
and has a show for a 5o.barrel pro-
ducer.
The South Penn Company has com
pleted No. 4 on the Andrew Spindle
farm and 1T is producing 20 barrels
a day. The same company's test on
the Jemlma Sandy farm has been
drilled into the top Of the Gordon and
is fishing.
Drilling Test Wells.
On Big run, McElroy district, Tyler
county, the Tri-state Gas Company is
building the rig for a test on the
Elisha Stoneking farm. on McElroy
creek, McElroy district, in the same