The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-12
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Development d lie ioWe sotth
Well iads are stil II lt md not
mach prospect SF anything different
before sprtng. Nearly al q the late.
compilations have been N the De
sand districts ana the wells have
proved light parnpers q busters
on Little Bihgamon creeks, Lincoln
IdIstric, Marion county he Hope Nat
urai Gas Company test on the
Hess farm produced s. barrels gaile.
swabbing 1t out preparatory togdrilt
Ing It deeper
In the Warrington district tie
South Penn oil Company has dtillei.
its old well on The Emeretta Haagtis
farm into the top Of the Gordon All.
has developed no oil or gas. The
same companyg test On the james
Estel farm ID. drilling IN the bottom Of
the Gordon and has developed 40 oil
or gas. No. on the Robert Wear
farm has been drilled through the
fourth sand and found no oil or sas.
It is now drilling to the fifth SAND
on Dog run. Ten Mile district Har-
rlson county. the 1nyineible OH Com
Ipanys No. 3 on the j. N. Wilcox.tarm
produced 30 barrels while cleaning
out for a shot.
Fair. Gasser in Marion.
On Teaverbaugh run. Lincoln dis
%ltrtct, Marion county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company has completed its tcs>
on the j. 2. Parrish farm and has a
fair gasser in the Gordon. /,
In the smithfeld district, Wetzei
county, The South Penn OIL comps7y
has drilled It's test on the Charles iill
bert farm into the top Of the GORDON
and has developed nj oil or gas,
Near BuIas Mongolia county the
same company has drilled No. 2 "a
the Isaac Lemley farm into the Big
Itnjun Sc feet and has q light showing
II oil. On silver run, Richie county.
the same company's test on the I. Al.
IMcGinnis farm is producing % barrels
a day.
On Dry Hole creek, Grant district,
Richie county, the salina OIL Com
pany has drilled its No. IS on the J..
". Marshall farm into the salt sand
and has a show for a 10.barrel pump
lei. In the Bonds Greek district the
South Penn Oil Company's No 3 on.
the Morgan.Hemsworth farm found a
little black oil in the squaw sand. It
will make a 5.barrel pumper from the
Keener sand.
Drilling and Starting Tests
The drilling in Of a producer by the
Hope Natural Gas Company on the
Is. W. Hess farm, located on Little
Bingamon creek, Lincoln district, Ma
rion county, is certain to call out some
new work. The Hope Company has
not drilled the Hess farm test through
1.-The Gordon. hut the showing is such
rs to give assurance of a producer
good for 15 or 90 barrels a day in the
Gorlon. To The north Of the Hess
farm the ]. G. Trees Oil Company
holds a lease on the Big Tetriek farm
and two or more test wells will lie
started on the property at once, Tie
South Penn Oil Company is also a
holder Of territory in that locality,
and will start some new work. This
company, should the Hess farm test
prove a good producer as indicator
will develop the farm, as the Hope
and South Penn Company operate IL
conjunction. Should the latter get a
gasser It is turned over to the Hope,
and vice versa, In Lincoln district
the Hope Natural Gas Company y
drilling and starting about 20 wells,
On Buffalo creek, Warrington dis,
trict, Carnahan & Debendafer are
building the rig for a test on the ], 0.
Huey farm. On Big run, Warrington
district, the Philadelphia Company Is
drilling a test on the John Holdreth
farm,
On Little Mods run, Lincoln dir.
trlct, the McKeown heirs are due III
the Gordon At their No, 10 on the M"h
IN. S, Beatty farm,
New Work Ii Tyler.
On Muddy creek, Ellsworth district
Tyler county, there is some new work
starting in the vicinity Of the South
Penn OIL Colnpany's good prodacsr on
tile Isaiah Baker farm, There has