The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-09

Another large Well in
K]1 :l' az b. -.Roane Pool
PROSPECT rs FINE:

SdLuFQdy PlSnt, an OIL we'll, re-
ported to be the biggest yet found, in
the Kanawha-Roane field, was
brought in by HIN. William Sey-
mouf Edwards and his associates on
the freshman farm" on McCowan's
creek. The we'll Is !, located about
) 400 feet east Of the well drilled in
by Mr.. Edwards last, January.
This test has been watched with
great interest by the oil fraternity
and its prospects have been canvass
ed as eagerlyein Pittsburg as in Sis
tersville' and Warrington. The loca-
ton is Some four miles northeast
Of the Rock : creek--Green creek
hteld and seems to now establish the
location Of that pool.
Already eleven new wells are
starting under the impetus Of the
recent strike by the South Penn OIL
Company and the Bull Penn Oil Com
pany. These wells will come in about
sixty days hence, and if the major
ity of them shall be producers, then
the certainty Of great oil pool will
be assured, =.
~ Extending from Calhoun county
ESQ lfrh WEST FOR Z thirty 'fn11es antr RAP
IDLY being developed is the most
gigantic gas field In the eastern
states. The gas field Is now count
ed upon to supply the new pipe line
going to Cincinnati. OF the, sixty
or more wells drilled, there have
! been practically no dry holes. Flank
ling the inteclinal in which the gas Is
presumed to lie an equally immense
oil field, perhaps the greatest West
Virginia has ever known This ter.
ritory is now all held under lease
and with the finding Of the wells
so far, brought in, the greatest ac-
tfvity bids fair to continue from now
on.
This last we'll, assuring the extern
sion of the field for considerable
DISTANCE to the northeast, will soon
I be Followed by another WE'LL which
should come in next week on the
lively farm, to the southwest Of the
Rock creek development. This well
Is being drilled by Louis F. Payne
the notorious insurance commits
stoner Of New York, while the Carter
on Company, the South Penn Oil
Company, the Bull Pen Oil Com
pany, the United Fuel Supply Com
pany and the United States Oil and
| Gas Company are each and all show.
ing the greatest activity in locating
| wells and are pushing the new work
The Hope Gas Company (Standard
i Oil 1nterests) Is also preparing to
drill on the grass crest with a view
OF carrying part Of the gas to Pitts
I burg, while the new Columbia Gas
Company, which bids fair to absorb
Ethe United Fuel Supply Company
! and the United States OH and Gas
| Company, will make equal endeavors
TO pipe the gas to Cincinnati, while
our own home company the Capital
City Gas Company have started three
wells and are preparing to lay a
| pipe line with view of-giving cheap
gas to manufacturing plants which
| VIII locate IN Charleston and It's
! neighborhood.
Thus thousands and even millione
are speedily to be expended in the
DEVELOPMENT Of the gigantic gag
field lying at Charleston's threshold
7 while the uncovering OF an equally
gigantic pool, gives promise Of pour
ing doll@Fs into Charleston's lap
I even as lavishly as they--are now to
be expended to carry our gas away.
While gas field Is only Of value
| to community when the gas Is re.
tanned for the use Of that commun-
| tty, an oil field immediately shares
I It's wealth with the community where
! 1t Is located. SO it is probable that
the new oil pool, which now seems
assured, will do much to quicken
the financial pulse Of Charleston and
bring q great deal Of ready money
to its merchants and citizens.
During the past week the News
has noticed great many strangers
| upon the streets Of the city and upon
inquiry learned they were oil men
from the Upper country. Tank
| buHders, boilermakcrs, blacksmiths
and teamsters have all been here and
have made locations for their new
| industries. Among these i. F.. Burr.
OF st. Marys, has started his tank
| shop at Clendenin. while the South
Penn Oil Company, the Hamilton
! Company and two other companies
have located yards at that place for
the storage delivery Of heavy freight.
The Marietta Producers and Torpe-
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