The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-08

farm through the Cow Run sand AMI
the well is producing 100 barrels a
day natural In the same district l. Z.
Aekerly has given his No. on the NJ.
II. Holrreu farm a shot and increased
its production. from 100 to 200 barrels
a day
On Middle Island creek. West Tn
lon district, Doddridge county, the
Carnegie Natural Gas Company has
drilled its test on the E. C. Jones
farm into the Big InIun sand and has
gasser with a capacity OF lO,OOO,OOO
cubic feet day. On tne same stream
the Hope Natural Gas Company has
a good gasser in the same FORMATION
on tie C. C. Mobley farm.
In CALHOUN County.
On the Little KauawLa river, in
Center district, Calhoun county, the
Federal Oil Company has drilled is
No. . on the S. N. and n. T. Neon
aughey farm through the salt sand and
has a show for a light pumper. lu
the same district the Carter OIL Com
pany's No. on the Hardman Bros
farm, reported dry. has been shot ami
will make ligat pumper from the
sand.
Southwest of the Kowells Run dis
trict, in Roane county, the American
OIL Development Company has put It's
test on the NJ. Wright farm, located on
Flat Fork. to pumping from the salt
sand and has a show for a - or 10
barrel producer.
Lower southwest operators are NOT
putting forth any great efforts to start
experimental work. In a NUMBER o,
districts test wells are drilling anil
starting. but there is no combined ef.
fort in any locality. The work Of this
character is nearly all located inside
Of the defined limits ana on the outer
edges Of some of the old fields. The
main object in starting the wells is
the hope of finding an extention rath-
er than the discovery of new pools.
In point of interest the new work
starting in Roaue county exceeds all
other districts in the lower southwest.
The most Of the wells have an import |
ant bearing on the territory in its
respective locality. Recent compile
tlons have both heightened and broad
ened and producing area of the south
west extension to the Rowells run
pool in Calhoun county.
On West Fork. Spencer district, ".
H. Ullom & Co. have the rig completed |
for a test on the C. R. Riddle farm.
On Little creek, in the same district,
Smith & Canadian are down 800 feet
at q test on the R. Hildreth farm.
Drilling a Second Test.
On Green creek. in Walton district,
A. C. Wammock & Co. are still fishing
at their test on the John Schoolcran |
farm. On Rock creek the Chatham
OIL Company is drilling asecond test
on the James Summers farm. G.
Flat Fork, Harper district, W. H. III
lom & Co. have the rig competed Tor
test on the J. W. Lowmen farm.
On the Little Kanawna river in
Sheldon district, Calhoun county, T.
R. Cowell & Co. are down GOO feet at
a test on the Irvan DotsOn farm. On
the same stream and in the same dis,
trict the Guarantee Oil Company is
building the rig for test on the Bet
son Pickering farm. North Of Grants.
vile, the Aleco OIL Company is drill
ing its test on the S. T. Stump farm
from the Big In!un to the Berea grit
On Yellow creek, Center district,
the Eastern Oil Company is pulling
the. casing at its test on the Calvin
Wilson farm. On Fiat Fork, Walton
district, Ullom & Co. are building the
rig 70. test on the s. Morrison farm.
In Deep Territory.
On West Fork, Union district. Har-
rison county, Treat & Crawford arc
drilling a test on the Jerome R. Gus
man farm and in Grant district o.
West & Co. are drilling a test on the
John H. Hardway farm, located on
Lost creek. On Elk run, Freeman
creek district, Lewis county, the
Crude oil Company is drilling No. I
and has the rig up for no. on the L.
E. & j. Call farm.
On Turkey run. Ten Mile district,
Randolph, Greer & Co. are building
the rig for test on the Frances NJ.
Tough farm. On Sand Fork, Court
House district, Lewis county, the
Daugherty OIL and Gas Company IS
building the rig for test or the VIII
liam Bullard farm.
On Jockey Camp run, West Union
district, Doddrldge county, the Hope
Natural Gas Company has drilled its
test on the L. Mckinney farm into the