The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-22

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OIL EITY4cTadft Balances
Huns 1856 average, s9.1s5;
Shipments 153Y002; average, 1890
The Ttbbens e Wilmington gusher
o the Martha Hanlon farm in the
Rays run district In Washington
county. Ohio As quite asproducer: The
wen placed 1909 barrels to It's credit
for the "a hours ending at o'clock
yesterday morning. but at the end OF
The time named the production had,
feI1en on and It was making 30 bar-
rels an hour.
While this is large we'll for these
later days, tits probably a freak. Some
time ago a we'll was drilled in thu Big
Iniun, located within GOO feet Of the
'gusher, and failed to get any Maxon2
sand. The territory In the vicinity of
the Hanlon farm has all been under
lease many times and surrendered.
Ttbbens & wilmington hold leases on
the mots OF the adjoining farms.
In the same district, the Cady Run
OIL Company has completed It's No. 8.
or the Cady heirs farm and has a
show for a 6 barrel pumper in the Big
lnjun sand.
busters on Clear Fork.
In +he Clear Fork district, Monroe
county, Goldsteln & Co. have com
pleted their test on the Isaac Flem=
ing farm and have a duster in the
Cow run sand. In the same district,
Henne, Minigan & Co. have complet=
ed a test on the Handschumaker heirs
farm and had the same kind Of luck.
In The Woodsfeld district, the Car
ter Oil Company has drilled its sec
ond test ont he Fred Burkhart farm
into the Keener sand and has a show
for a 10 barrel pumper.
In the Howell's run district, Wash
ington county. the Carter OIL Company
has drilled its test ON the James Dus-
ky farm through the Berea grit and
the we'll flowed SO barrels the first
"a hours. This location is 1000 feet
northeast Of the same company's test
on the John Keener farm.
In the Macksield, r. "A. Wooster
has drilled his second test on the A.
Dakan farm through the Buell. run
sand and has a buster. In the same
district, Ripley Bros. have completed
No. z on the Lillian Ripley farm and
have a 10 barrel pumper in the 500
foot sand.
West Virginia Developments.
On Buffalo run, Grant district, Wet
eel county, the Kanawha Oil Com
bany has shot its No. S on the Hart
Bros farm and has a 100 barrel pro-
Queer. When drilled through the sane
this showed for a very light WE'LL.
In the Dolls run district, Marion
county, the Marion Oil Company has
drilled its No. 8 on the ]. w. Berry
farm through the fifth sand and found
nothing in that formation. It has been
given a shot in the Big lnjun and will
make a light pumper. In the same
district, w. L. Wade's No. 10. on the
Mrs. E. A. Price farm is producing 10.
barrels a day.
Light Well at. Point Pleasant.
In the Point Pleasant district, Tyler
county, the Melrose Oil and Gas Co.
has completed its No. 8 on the D. II.
Lacy farm and has a show for a 25-
barrel producer in the. Keener. Some
Of the first wells completed on this
farm were the largest producers in the
pool.
IN the Wick pool. in Meade district.
Tyler county, the Carter Oil Co. has
drilled its second test on the O.. Gar
rison farm into the Big Injun and has
a show for a 10-barrel pumper.
In the Bens Run district, Peasants
county, the Engle Run Oil Co. has.
completed Its No. IL, on the J.. T..
owens farm and has a light pumper in.
the Cow Run sand.
Light Producer in Rftehie.
On Devil Hole creek, Grant district,
Richie county, the Southern Oil Co.
has completed No. s on the w. J.
Marshall farm and has a show for a
15.barrel pumper from the salt sand.
With a few exceptions the wells in
the Keener pool, on Point Pleasant
creek are declining to light producers.
The late guages Of the best producing
farms are as follows: Southern Oil
Co, r. A. Workman. ID wells, and Nos.
8 and 5, T. B. Watkins, 500 barrels;
Melrose Oil and Gas Co., D. H. Lacy,
n wells and No. 4. L. G. Lazear, 185
barrels and the Pure OIL Co, w. F.
Clara. IL wells, 225 barrels.
On Pyles Fork, Marion county. the
Freehold Oil & Gas Co.'s No. 2, on the
Charles snodgrass farm is holding up
AZ 1Rn harrels and. No. /. T. j. Sellers