The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-23

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& Oil AND GAS FIELD. =
are ported sfrtfn me
lover cuth fields Nearly ali q
lie late comp etions are small pump
tefs and not a few fail to the long list
of busters The latest completion'
that shows above the average sis the
South Penn on company's fourth.
sand test on the Sarah p. pevine farm.
located ON Duncard creek, Batelle dis
ttict, atonongaalia county The first "a;
hours after this. well was drilled in
|to the pay it produced IFS barrels
These are deep wells in this district
and even a good producer will not in
Esptre any great amount of new work.
on Fallen Timber run, Grant dis
|trict; Wetzel county, the Parker =
Edwards Oil Company has struck the
Big In1nn pay at Its No. z on the N,
S. snyder farm and has shut down,
to erect tankage. 1t win then be
drilled in and its size as a producer
will be determined
Shallow Sand Wells.
In the Calcutta district, Peasants
county. the following wells have been
completed: Bradford Bros. No. 4, W..
III Bier, small pumper In the Big In
Jun; Proper & Hall No. /, Isabelle
Mathers, small pumper in the salt
sand: Proper & Hall No. 1, ogdin
heirs, light we'll in the salt sand;
James Henaghan & Company No. So,
j. B. Reynolds. fiye.barre1 pumper in
the Big 1ntun, and Vespertine OIL
Company test on the F. Tanner farm.
dry in the Cow Run sand.
In the Campbell's run district, the
Consolidated Oil Company's test on
the phoebe Beagle farm has been
drilled through the Cow Run and salt
sands and is dry.
In the st. Mary's district, I'D. Dene-
more has completed No. 10 on the
West heirs farm and has a fve-barre1
pumper. No. on the w. H. Smith
is a light pumper and No. is good
for 15 barrels day.
Calhoun County Tests.
In the Yellow creek district, in Cal
houn county, the South Penn Oil Com
pany has the rigs completed for tests
ON the William Kelo and F. D. Hedges
farms. In the same district, the East
ern Oil Company has abandoned IT'S
rig on the Charles shanks farm.
Southwest of the Rowell's run dis
trfct. in Roane county, the Carter OIL
Company is drilling test and is due
in the sand on the c. Connely farm
and has the rig up for test on the
Della Connolly farm. The same com"
pany has started to drill at tests on
the James suskey and Merideth- Hes
sig farms.
On Muddy creek, Ellsworth district,
Tyler county, the Pure Oil Company
has started to drill, at test on the
C. F. Tustin farm and the Octave Oil
Company is drilling test on the
Geo. Fletcher farm.
Drilled a Deep Test.
On North fork, Grant district, Wet
eel county, the Hope Natural Gas
Company has made deep test Of its
venture on the A. r. Lemasters farm.
This well was drilled to a depth Of
1900 feet and found nothing but
light gas pressure in the fourth sand,
and will be given shot.
On Archer's fork, Wetzel county,
the South Penn Oil Company has drill
ed its No. IA on the Isaac Hogue
farm through the stray and is, now
drilling to the Gorlon. No oil or gas
has been developed.
on state Roard run, Greene district,
lWetzeBs county, Hervey, McNought &
Company has completed their No. 2
on the Oliver Cochrane farm, in the
Big Injun and have given it shot.
1t viii probably make a 5-barrel pump
er.
Harrison County.
IN the Salem district, Harrison
county, the Carnegie Natural Gas
Company has drilled its No. 8 on the
"A. s. Lyons farm into the Gordon 90
feet and has developed. no oil or gas.
North of Salem, near the Doddridge
county line, the Hope Natural Gas
Company has drilled an oil gasser on
the T. j. Goodwin farm deeper and
has developed a good show Of oil.
North of smithfeld, Richie county,
the Mountain State Gas Company has
completed and tested its gasser on