The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-20
OIL AID Gas
THESEaTEST DEVELoPMENTs IN
VARIOUS PARTS oFwEST
VIRGINIA.

DEVELOPMENT in the WellSburS held.
in Brooke county. has been very
quiet for some months and owing 10
the narrow streak that operators have
had TO confne themselves 10 IN ORDER
that they might miss getting duster,
there is not much chance for any
great activity in that disric- How
ever. the Pike Oil Co. has just drilled
its second test on the David Waugh
farm chat is showing for a Io-barrei
producer from the Berea grit forIna'
ton. This Is the only wen drilling
in the wellsburS field The first test
on the Waugh farm was completed
nearly two months ago and IS a very
good producer
! In the Salem district. Harrison coun-
ty. the South Penn OH Co. has com
pIeted its test on the A $ Chllders
farm and viii not have better than
5-barrel pumper-
On Redwood run WeZel county.
the J. C. Trees OH Co. & Benedum
have drilled their No. on the James
Morris farm through the fourth sand
ana found nothing in that formation
1t is still drilling
In the Fairview district. Marion
County. the South Penn Company has
drilled its test on the G. Toothman
farm into the fourth sand and the
hole has filed up 200 feet with fluid
In the same district. the same com
pany las drilled its No. on the Rod
ert Wear farm through the fourth sand
and found nothing but little gas
Both are old wells drilled down from
the Big Iajua. The No. on the Rob-
ert Wear farm is now drilling to the
fifth sand.
In the Rowel1's run district. Cal
x West on
Company has drille1 its test on the
Newman-Pcll farm through the Berea
cri; and has a buster. This location
is in advance of developments some,
Distance. In the Yellow Creek district.
the Eastern OIL Company has shot its
second test on the Don B. Ferreu farm
and will have 15-barrel pumper in
the Berea grit. In the same district
the South Penn Oil Company has
shot its No. on the NJ. A. Wilson
farm and increased its production TO
so barrels a day
On Elm Run. Murphy district.
Richie county, the New York Petro-
leur Co. has drilled IT'S No. 16 on the
]. W. Marshall farm through the salt
sand and has a show for very light.
pumper In the same district. on Sill
yer run, the South Penn OH Co.'S No.
> on the P NJ. McGlnnis farm is hold
ing up at 4o barrels cay NO :" IS
drilling. and the rig for No. + has
been completed
In the Burning Springs district,
Writ county. Lockhart & Underwood
have started to drill at a second test
on their own tract. There is consid-
cradle amount of new work conten-
plated in the near future in this dis
trict If that portion of the field.
where the production is found in the
Cow run formation. the wells can be
drilled and operated at less expense
than in any other part of the lower
southwest.
Point Pleasant Gauges
In the Keener sand development, on
Point Pleasant creek. Tyler county.
the Lincoln Oil Company has given its
No. on the N. I. Workman farm its
first dose of the high explosive fluid
and it produced $50 barrels the ensu-
ing twenty-four hours
In the same district, the Southern
Oil Company'S Nos. and on the R
4. Workman farm are holding up at
SIS barrels day. The Trees Oil Co.
and Benejum'S No ! on the T. J. Nor
ris farm is producing IS barrels day.
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