The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-05

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Southwest of tlse RoWsils Run
velopment In Calhoun county
Carter oil Co.'S test onrthe sinhstt be-
farm Is holding up at 100 barrels
day. There Is considerable new werl
starting in that locality on the showing
made by the bee farm test.
Drilling Test Wells. .i' y
Despite the fact that many Of the
late wells that were expected to show
extensions to the old fields have come
in busters, there is still some expert
mental work starting.
On Point Peasants creek, Ellsworth
district, Tyler county, the Southern on
Company has started TO drill at test
on the R. A.aWorkmah farm on MD
die island creek, in the same distriet,
B. Moses & Co. have started to dftH
at their test on the D, w. Fcrrym!aa
farm.
On Sugar run Center district, Wet1el
county, j. E. Carnahan is due in the
sand at second test on the John Huds
son farm. On Church's Fork, Church
district, the Wheeling Natural Gas
Company is down 1000 feet at a test:
on the Samuel Kimball farm, On
Piles Fork, Warrington district, Ms
rion county, Snyder & Co, have drilled
their test on the Amos Warner farm
through the Gordon and found that for
nation barren. They are now drflIinE
to the lower sands.
On Fish creek, Clay district, the
wheeling Natural Gas Company has
drilled its test on the Wiley Stewart
farm through The Big Injun and Is now
drilling to the Gordon. On Sugar run
Center district, tile Philadelphia Con-
pany has started to drill at q test g
the Catherine Ice farm.
In the yellow creek district. Cal II
houn county, D. R. Cumming has
started to drill at a test on the a. Y
T. l.. Haverty farm. The Carter on
Company is building the rig for a sec
ond test on the Allen Holman fRrm.
Godfrey L. Cabot has the rig complse
ed for a test on the John Wilson farm
In the same locality, the Ann OIL Com Z.
pany las the rig completed for q test
on the Major heirs farm.
The Cresco OIL Company is due "a
the sand at atest on the Beall farm.
The Eastern OIL Company Is ready to
start the drill at test on the q. y
shanks farm. The Aleco OIL 8 Gas
Company has started to rig up at
second test on the Pell-Greathouse
farm and is building the rig for 40.
on the same farm,
on Sugar creek, Meade district Tys
ley county, Ellsworth, Davis & Trees
are due in the sand at their test on
the S. Galloway farm.
On GLEN run, Union district. Tyler
county, Reynolds & Co. have started
to drill at test on the Lem Parker
farm.
On Upper Bowman creek. Meade dis
trict, Marshall county, the Star On
& Natural Gas Company has started e
drill at a test on the Mary 2. Boylen
farm. On Little Grave creek, Liberty
district, f. H. Jennings & Bros have
started to drill at test on the Gos7
horn farm. On Upper Bowman creek,
Meade district the Hope Natural Gas
COMPANY is due IN tho Gordon al q test
on the B. Duffy farm.
On Polk creek, Freman's creek dis
trlct. Lewis county. the Carbon Black )
Company has started to drill alta test
on the church lot. On McElroy creek
Mcclellan district, Doddridge county
r. L. .amberton has shut down AZ bis
test on the Rachel Dotson farm, on \
Buffalo creek, Wetzel county, the
Kanawha oil Company will be due n
the Big Injun sand at its test on the
Ezra Hayes farm this week. On Dam
lels' run, Green district, the Trt-state
Gas Company has plugged the hole a
a depth Of ,s,152 feet at It's test top h
the A. j. McHenry farm. The wellthas
been abandoned. iEs
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