The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-16
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! NOTES FROM THE
OIL AND Gas FIELD. :


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Vie Ke eneE saud pool cn FONT
Pieaant sreeli county tliel
only deyelc1 he sntItii
west fields that large
producers Recent rompl ions have
increa sed the production OF the pool
The latest addition to the list Of, COOL
producers Is the Southern OIL Cons.
panyg's No 10 on the r. a. Workman.
farm. The well has completed and
produced 400 barrels in the first "a
hours.
North OF Glovers Gap on BufaIa
creek Warrington district Marion
county, Bonwell & Co. have given their
No. / on the e. 3. snodgrass farm a.
second shot and It produced $40 bar.
rels the ensuing "a hours. The way.
this well responds to the influence Of
the high explosive fluid leads to the,
opinion that SO-foot pool will be de-.
yeloped in that locality.
Big lnIun Producer.
On Mares run, Freemans Creek dis
trict, Lewis county, the Philadelphia
company's test on the Burnetta Bal
ley farm produced so barrels the first
"a hours after it was drilled into the
Big 1niun.
In the Salem district, Harrison coun.
ty the South Penn Oil Company has
completed its. No. 8 on the ]. P. Brand
farm and has buster In the same
district No. 4 on the Lloyd Randolph
farm has been drilled seven feet into
the Godron and has a light show Of
foil. The same company has drilled
No. 2 on the A.,C. Bailey farm is feet
into the stray and the hole has filed
up 500 feet with fluid.
Duster on Elk Fork.
On Elk Fork, Ellsworth district,
Tyler county, the Carter Oil Com.
pany has completed its test on the
Frank Benin farm and has duster.
on the same stream the Lincoln Oil
Company has the rig completed for al
test on the Levi Ankrom farm.
Drilling estS.
Some of the important test wells
started recently are now due in the
sand and the result Of these ventures
is awaited with interest. two very
important tests are drilling in Gilmer
county. The Crude OIL Company is
down 1900 feet at its test on. the I.
M. Alleman farm, located on Tanners
fork, Troy district. on the same
stream and in the same district r. g.
Gillespie is drilling at 1850 feet at a
test on the I. NJ. Fox farm.
On webley fork the Webly Oil Com
pany is drilling at 1000 feet at its test
on the L. L. SPeary farm. This loca.
tton is across the line in New Milton
district, Doddridge county. On Meat
house fork, in the same district, the
Castle Brook Carbon Company has
completed rig on the John T. ,Dav-
ison farm. On Jackey Camp run the
Eastern Oil Company is drilling a
test on the John Coulehan farm.
In West Union district Grlbble &
Dufour haIse started to drill at a
test on the John NJ. Gribble farm. On
Buckeye fork the Acme Barbon Com
pany has made the location for a test
on the Susan H. Jones farm. On
Jockey Camp run the Hope Natural
Gas Company has made the location
for Test on the L. Mckinney farm.
Wetzel County.
On Archers fork, Grant district,
Wetzel county, Smith & Carnahan are
building the rig for test on the Eliza
Bevelin farm. On Long Drain run,
Church district, the Pure Oil Com
pnny has completed the rig for al
test on the Leezer & Maple farm. On
Churches fork the same company is
due in the sand at test on the w.
shaugh farm and is down 500 feet
at No. IS on the santee heirs farm.
On the same stream the Manufac'
turers Heat and Light Company is due
in the Maxon sand at test on the
Thomas Butcher farm. On Knob fork
the Wheeling. Natural Gas Company's
test on the A. McNIasters farm is
light gasser. On Rack Camp run the
Hope Natural Gas Company is due in
the sand at test on the T, J, Nc
Nicely farm.
MononsalIa County.
In Clay district. Monongalfa county,
the Philadelphia Company is starting
tests on the S. v. LantZ and Cyrus De.
vine farms. On Little Indian creek
the Union Utility Company is fishing
at 400 feet at a test on the Luther
Brand farm. Thomas Sutton is build
ing airig on his own farm.
Shallow Territory.
On Silver run, Grant district, Ritch-
fe county tho silver Run OF Company