The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-25

NOTES FROM THE
OIL AND GAS FIELD. =
M THE OIL Fields
In the lower sontliN the new De
yelopme nt on H1ffa 10 creef, Manning
ton district. Marion cotnty looks
good IL ~ Ealzins Co.'S Test on the
kH. Hawkins farm Is producing 20
barrels! a day from the s0.foot. There
VIM be several wells due In this de-
yelopment before the close of the
week and each Is an important test
Near smithburg, West Uuion dis
trtct Doddridge county. the Carnegie
Natural Gas company, has completed q
test on the L.. Davis farm and has a
gasser in the Gordon.
Harrison County.
In the Salem district. the South,
Penn OIL Company has drilled its test
on! the John shahan farm 8 feet into
the stray and has developed no oil nor
gas. In the same district. the same
company.s No. ON the A. C.. Bailey
farm is holding up at 20 barrels a
day.
The South Penn Company has drill
ed its No. on the Lloyd Randolph
farm . feet into the Gordon and has
light show of OIL.
Near Jacksonburg, Grant district.
Wetzel county, the South Penn Com
pany has drilled its No. on the Nell
son Myers farm through the Gordon.
and has buster In that formation.
The same company's No. 3 on the r..
Is. Wells farm is drilling in the top
of the Gordon and has no show,
In the Smithfeld district, the South
Penn Company has drilled No. 20 on,
the Fairfield Peterson farm 1875 feet.
into the Big Injun and has a light
show of oil, developed Mt 103 feet in
the Big Injun.
Buster at RuIa.
Near Bula, Monongalla county. the
South Penn Company has drilled It's
No. 3 on the Isaac Lemley farm
through the fourth sand and found
that formation barren.
In the Yellow Creek district, Cal
houn county, the Federal OIL Company
has drilled fits No. on the S. M. Nc
Connughey farm through the salt sand
apd has show for light pumper. It
will be drilled through the Berea grit
and II nothing better is found will be
lFarfa9 IN +1,aa Sa1t Ssand
Shallow Sand Territory.
In the Burning Springs district, Ia
Writ county. p, H. Burns & Co. have
completed No. 10 ON the F. F. Bailey
farm and have duster No. IA on
the same farm is drilling, In the
same district the Donehoo Oil Com.
pany has drilled its No. IL ON the Yer
farm into the Big Injun
and has show for a 25.barrel produc-
er.
In the river front district. Wood
county, the B. B. Bell Oil Company
has completed test on the B. B. Bell
farm and has 5.barrel pumper in the
Cow run sand In the same district,
German ogiin & Co. have completed
a test on the Frank ogdln farm and
have show for 10.barrel pumper in
the Maxon sand.
Good Producer In cabeII.
In the Big Lime district. near Mil
ton, cabeI county, the Charley Creek
Oil & Gas company has drilled in its
No. 1 on the G. E. Burns farm and the
well produced 100 barrels the first "a
hours. This. location is 500 feet south
east of No. on the same farm and is
the best producer that has been dis
covered in that development for many
months.
Point Pleasant Guases.
In the Keener sand pool, on Point
Pleasant creek. Tyler county, there is
slight decline in production. The
guages as last reported were as fol-
lows; Southern Oil Company's Nos. /
to 10, inclusive. D. A. workman, s35
barrels; Melrose Oil & Gas Company's
Nos. 2, 8 and 5. H. D. I.ancy, 80 bar
rels: Pure Oil Company's Nos. 1 to .
inclusive, w. F. ClarktS Sos barrels;
Fisher Oil Company's Nos. 1 and 2, J.
b. Lacy, 800 barrels; Trees Oil Com.
pany & Benedum's Nos, i and 8, s. G
T. G. Morris, 10 barrels, Lincoln OIL
,Company's Nos. /, 2 and 8. w. L.
Workman, so barrels, and Stiles Bros.
g Underwood's Nos. and 2. w. M.
.Chrtsten, PA barrels.
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