The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-30
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:. NOTES FROM The
OIL AND GAS FIELD =
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THE new poo on 3uftaiof s.;
ainetoil district roInises 70 bscorsc
the ellat ton I'd be lower
soufh e. R BpnMell e Cos 80.
3 $on the Charlie stodg farm is
stills holding UP at So barrels an llouf,
and Is now the largest produce ia the
lower southwest fields; The chances
for developing a 3o.foot pool are very
encouraging In the same locality =.
IL Atkins g Co.'S test on the n. Hayi,:5
kina farm IS producing $50 barrels g
day.
Two miles south Of Mallninstun
Marion county. the South Penn on
Company has drilled its No, 8 ON the
NJ IS. snodder1y farm through the Cor.
don and has a duster. 1t will be drill;
ed deeper.
Doddrldge County.
In the Fink creek district, Doddridge
county, the South Penn company has
drilled Its No. on the NJ. q, Hall
farm to the top of the Gantz sand and
has developed no oil or gas.
In the Folsom district, Harrison
county, the South Penn company han
drilled No. 10 on the Thomas .. Par
IRISH farm is feet into the Gordon and
the hole has filed up 900 feet with
fluid. Unless a second pay is encoun
tered it win make very light pump
er.
Near Jacksonburg, Grant district,
Wetzel county, the Kanawha OIL Com.
pany has drilled its test on the ]. ~.
Anderson farm through the fourth
sand and has duster. 1t is now drill
ing to the fifth sand. In the same dis
trict, the South Penn Oil Company has
drilled It's No. on the R. s. Wells
farm 25 feet into the Gordon and has
no show for a producer.
Near Hebron, in Lafayette district.
Peasants county, the American OIL
Development Company has better
producer than first indicated at ia
No. 4 on the Newton Steel farm. TIE
well produced GO barrels the first "a
hours after it was drilled into the
Maxon sand pay. 1t will be given a
shot.
Point Pleasant Guages.
The following guages are reported
from the Point Pleasant pool: Pure
Oil Company's WE. Clark Nos. to
9, inclusive, $40 barrels; Southern Oil
Company's R. "A. Workman Nos. 1 to
10, inclusive, TAO barrels; Melrose Oil
& Gas Company's Nos. 2, 8, 5 and q
]. 3. Lacy, 800 barrels; Fisher Oil Com
pany's Nos. / and 2 j.. B. Lacy. 325
barrels; Stiles Bros. & Underwood, $50
barrels: Trees oil Company & Bene-
dum's Nos. 1 and s. & T. G. Morris,
1919 barrels, and Greeulee G McCnr.
mick's No. i 3. B. Lacy 100 barrels.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
In the Elk Fork district. Tyler coun.
ty, the Lincoln Oil Co. is drilling q
test on the L. Ankrom farm. In the
some district, the Melrose Oil & Gar
Co. has the rig completed for test On
the NJ. Terrell farm.
In the Point Pleasant district, Clay
& Son & Co. are due in the sand at
a test on the James Harter farm. The
Southern Oil Co. Is starting a second
test on the Marshall Van Camp farm.
- acknowledgements l1,,rrlr ttis
district still leads the southwest
fields. The late competitions are
smaller and the tests in advance to
the west and southwest have come in
light or dry.
On Big run, in McETroy district, tae
Tri.state Gas Coils drilling a test on
the J. p Cough farm. The Philadel.
phia Co. has a rig completed on tie
Susan Taggart farm and the Garter Oh
Co. has started to drill at test on
the John Woodburn farm, located on
Woodburn run.
|, Wildcat in GiImer County.
On Tanners Fork, in Troy district,
Gilmer county, R. G. Gillespie has
started the rig for test on the D. j
Gordon farm. The test on the I. NJ.
Fox farm completed recently by R. G..
Gillespie. is producing 10 barrels a
day from the Gantz sand.
In the New Milton. district, on Weo-,
ley Fork, Doddridge county, the Web
ley Oil Co. is due in the sand at test
on the L. L. Peary farm. On Jackey
Camp run, West Union district, the
Eastern Oil Co. is down j 900 feet at a
test on the John Coulehan farm. Crib
BILE & Dufour are drilling at 1900 feet
at a test on the ], NJ. Grtbb1e farm, 10.
Gated on Middle Island creek. On
Meathouse Fork, the Castle Brook Car
bon Co. has the rig completed for q
test on the John Davidson farm.
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