The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-16
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+ NOTES FROM THE
! OIL AND GAS FIELD +
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: IN the Flat Fork county u miles
southwest of spencer in Spencer diss
trict Roane county the Amertc can OIL
co. has completed and
put Its test ON the i. F.syconley arTl to
pumping and It Is producing rs bar
irels day from the Berea grit This
location Is far In advance OF develop;
ments and win open up some new ter
ritnry.
+ Just now Roane county seems TO be
an attractive place for the wildcatters
There Is no county in the lower south
west that has the same number of ex.
perfmental wells drilling and starting
In addition to the work projected and
under way by the oil companies, the
gas companies are doing considerable
work In Spencer, Walton and Geary
districts.
In the Burning Springs district. Writ
county, the Niagara Oil Co has com
pleted its No. 20. on the Rathbone Oil
tract and has buster in the Berea
grit at depth of 1885 feet.
In the Pine Grove extension, in Wet
eel county the Kanawha OIL Go. has
completed it's No. 4 on the j. R. Cor
by farm. located on Carney run, and
has a buster.
Good Producer at Point Pleasant.
In the Keener sand pool, on Point
Pleasant creek, Tyler county, the Mel
rose Oil and Gas Co. has drilled in its
No. q, on the J.. G. Lazear farm and at
two feet in the sand the pay was struck
and the well began to flow at the rate
of is barrels an hour This location
is in the upper end OF the pool and is
showing for the best producer that has
been found in that locality.
In the st. Mary's district, Peasants
county, the Gallaher Oil Company has
drilled its No. a on the Gallaher heirs
farm into the salt sand and has snow
for a 10 or is barrel pumper, In the
some district, the Grape Island Oil
Company has completed second test
on the Edmond HoIdren farm and has
5 or 10 barrel pumper in the Big
Iniun.
On Engle's run, Union district, II.
s. shafer & Co. are due in the said at
test on the P. Beagle farm. On
Middle Island creek, Learn & Co. are
through the Cow run sand at test on
the g. L. Cox farm and found moth
ing in that formation.
Gasser in Calhoun County.
In the Yellow creek district, in Cal
houn county. the South Pen OIL Com
pany has drilled its second test on the
N. e. sommers farm into the Maxon
sand and, has developed a very strong
gas pressure. 1t will not be drilled
any deeper at this time:
In the Folsom district, Harrison
county. the South Penn has drilled it's
No. on the Luther darlington farm
into the Gordon and has developed
some oil. 1t is still drilling and ex-
poets second pay.
South of Warrington, Marion coun-
ty, the South Penn Company has put
its test on the William Mckinley farm
to pumping and it started to produce
at the rate OF 35 barrels a day.
In the Fallen Timber run district,
Wetzel county. the Parker & Edwards
Oil Company has drilled its No. on
the N. g. Snyder farm z feet into the
Big 1niun and has developed no oil
or gas.
Point Pleasant cuaaes.
The wells in the Keener sand pool
on Point Pleasant creek, Tyler eoup-
ty. are falling to lower level in pro-
duction. AS reported the last guages
were as follows: Southern. Oil Com
pany Nos. to ~. inclusive, R. A
Workman. sos barrels: Pure OIL Com
pany Nos. to 10. inclusive, W. F,
Clara, 600 barrels; Melrose OIL and
Gas Company Nos. 2 to g. inclusive.
D. H. Lacy, 44O barrels; Fisher OIL
Company Nos. to 2. d. H. Lacy. 200
barrels; stiles Bros. & Underwood
Nos. and 2, VIM. Christen, 14O bar
rels, and the Trees Oil Company g
Benedum Nos. / and 8. s. and T. g.
Morris. 100 barrels
On Pyles Fork. Warrington district,
Marion county, c. E. Bonweu 6 Co.'S
No. 2 on the Charles snodgrass farm
has again dropped back to 10 barrels
an hour. Under agitation the well
flows with considerable force but
seems 10 have a light gas pressure.
In the same district, E. j. Athens &
Co.'S No. 1 on the H. Hawkins farm is