The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-27
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!. NOTES FROM THE
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operations IN the lover spatllFsss
Astds are not ma ans large strikes
at5this time The gushar period has
given place to light prod cefs ia thsl
Point Pleasant district and there q
some doubt as 70 the number that tAel
8p.foot elopment ON Pyles Fork In
Marion county win be able to furnish:
With the exception iof the second test
drilled by q: n Bowel g GO. on the
sh6dg farm none has shown cred
table STAYING qualities.
On Hueys rum, Huntington district,
Marion comfy the Delmar on Com;
.pany has drilled Its test on the a. G.
Huey farm through the 30sfoot sand
and has developed light show Of oil
Its drilling to the lower sands.
In the Campbell run district the
South Penn Oil Company has drilled
its No. 1, am old well on the Louisa
Wear farm, to- the top of the fourth
sand and has NO oil or gas. In the
Fallen Timber Run district, Wetzel
county, the Parker & Edwards OIL
Company No. q ON the N. s: Snyder
farm is estimated to be good for 40
barrels a day.
Gasser in MononaaIia. IA
FHTn.- H.,
the Philadelphia Company has drilled
its second test on the Stella Lantz
farm into the Big Inian and has a fair
gasser In the Salem district, Har.
rison county, the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company is drilling its No. on
the a. s. Lyons farm to the fifth sand.
On the Richie miles tract, in Richie
county, the South Penn OIL Company's
No. % is holding up at 100 barrels a
day from the gas sand.
In the Keener sand pool, in Tyler
county, the wells are declining and
some are getting down to light pro.
ducers. The Southern OIL Company's
10 wells on the R. A. Workman farm
are producing 40 barrels. The Pure
Oil Company's IL wells on the w. F.
CLARK farm are down to 44o barrels
and The Me1rose Oil Gas company's
FIVE wells on the D. Fl. Lacy and NO. 4
ON the L. c. Lazear farm are produce
ing $3.50 barrels a day.
BoawelI & Co.'S No. 9 on the snod,
grass farm has declined to 1870 barrels
a day. This well formerly responded
with an increase in production when
agttated.
Drilling Test Wells.
In the shallow sand districts there
lis some test work starting and drill
ing. On West Fork, Spencer district,
Rpane county, w. ID. uiom & Co. are
due in the Berea grit,at their test on
the smith heirs farm. On Green
creek, Walton district, A. G. VAN
mock & Co. are down 1900 feet at
their test on the John schoolcraft
farm.
On Little Left Hand Fork, Geary
district, the United Fuel & Gas Com
pany has the rig completed for test
on the G. r. Petit farm. On West
Fork, Spencer district, the Carter Oil
Company has the rig completed for a
test on the Alex. Ritchie farm.
On Dutchman's run, Murphy dis
trict, Richie county, the Southern OH
Company has completed the rig for It's
test on the Ruth snodgrass farm. On
Addison run, Grant district, the Noun
tain State Gas Company has started
to drill aot a. ties on he Alex. Canton
farm. On Long run, in the same dis
trict, Mccormick & Co. have a rig up
for a second test ON the Hiram CAIN
farm, located 600 feet east of No. ! on
the same farm. In the same locality
the States Oil Company is starting a
second test on. the John Hill farm.
Preparing for Test.
On the South Fork Of Hughes river,
Murphy district, the Ann Oil Company
has the rig completed for test on
the Learn Wilson farm. On the same
stream the salina OIL Company has
completed its No. Z on the ]. T. Riggs
farm and has very light pt1mper in
the salt sand.
On the Burning Springs district,
Writ county, the South Penn Oil Com
pany has made the location for test
on the ]. B. Wright farm, located ON
Straight creek. On Ash Lick run the
Richter OIL Company has completed
the rig for a second test on the NJ.
Richter farm. On eBar run the Cairo
OIL Company is building the rig for
test nthe Patten:Wilson farm.
On Willow island creek, Union dis,
trfct, Peasants county, Learn & Co.
nave completed test on the Charles
Fox farm and have assho wfor light
pumper,
on Buffalo creek, Lower Coal creek