The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-10

ON. 1908
Very little lower southwest OIL pro.
dncing property has changed hands in
the past six months Adea1 has just
been closed In which Senator William
Finn. the Freehold oil & Gas Com.
pany and Senator ] II. McDermott, OF
Iorgantown, w. va, have purchased
q. e. Bonwell & Co.'s holdings on
Pyles Fork, in Warrington district,
Marion county.
The property consists Of leases on
about 300 acres, on which there are
two producing wells, located on the
Charles snodgrass farm. The two
wells have production Of 125 barrels
a day. No. on the farm Is prnduo'"T
is barrels and No. 2 100 barrels day.
The No, Q is natural producer and
has been in about one month. The
price paid was 100000.
The oil is produced from the. 30-foot
formation and the wells and territory
are located in the new SOfoot develop
ment on Pyles Fork. There are four
drilling wells on the property and the
new owners have taken possession.
Field Developments.
On McFar1an creek, Murphy district,
Richie county, the Saltnaoil company
has drilled it's No. on the Sarah e.
Riggs farm into the salt sand and has
a show for 10-barrel pumper.
Near Seda1ia, Doi.irtdge county. the
Hope Natural Gas Company has com
pleted It's test on the Salle Riffee farm
and has small gasser in the Cor.
don.
In the Keener sand pool. =
Pleasant creek, Tyler county, the Fish
er Oil Company's No. 6 on the ]. B.
Lacy farm is a better producer than
first Indicated when drilled into the
pay. When shot it will make a 25-bar-
rel producer.
In the Fink creek district, Gilmer
county, the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled its No. 8 on the Charles
Fisher farm to the top Of the Gantz
sand, but has not reached the pay.
In the Yellow creek district, in Cal
houn county, the South Penn company
has drilled It's No. 2 on the N. E. Som
mers farm through the Berea grit and
found that formation barren. A good
gas pressure was developed in the
Maxon and Keener sands.
Drilling ind Starting Tests.
The lower southwest fields show a
falling of in experimental work. The
results have been SO unsatisfactory
that there is little encouragement to
keep up the search.
On Buffalo creek, NIaqnington dis
trlct, Marion county. Burrows & Hart
ness are due in the Big lnjun in their
test on the Sarah Kendall farm. On
Pyles Fork, in the same district, c. E.
Bonwell & Co. are down 1900 feet at
test on the E. A. Fowler farm and
have started to drill at second test
on the same farm. The sar"~ -------"-
is due III the sand at test on the T.
]. Sellers farm. Edward Eakins has
started to drill at test on the Patrick
Judge farm.
On Miracle run, Batte'le district
MonongaIla county, A. P, Taught has
started 10 drill at a test on his own
farm. On Dunkard creek, in the same
district. the Carnegie Natural Gas
Company is due in the Big Injun at
its NO. on the Hagan Six farm, and
is moving the rig and will start new
hole at It's test on the L. Hartley
farm.
On Little Bingamon creek, Lincoln
district, Marion county, the Carnegie
company is drilling Test on the J. H.
Furbee farm. On the same stream, the
Philadelphia company is down 1000
feet at test on the ". c. Cunning
ham farm. On Big Bingamon creek,
the Hope Natural Gas Company is
down 1000 feet at test on the VIII
liam Rusk farm.
On Buffalo creek. the Fayette Gas
Company has started to drill at test