The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-24

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ollANo GAS FIELD.
The Congo pool, In Hancock county,
Us nov the stellar attraction In tie
lower southwest fields. Since drilling
IN the big well on the, ". c. Nlahan
farm, more good producers have been
completed, located inside Of defined
limits. William Frudenberger & Co.
have completed their No. 10 on the G..
IT,, BreHnemsn farm and hare a pro.
Queer good for 125 barrels a day. Rayl
i& Hewitt have completed their No. S
on the Hewitt heirs, farm and have a
40.barrel producer in the Berea grit
Tie gusher on the Mahan farm, 10.
ca:ed east Of developments and owned
tby William o'BrIea and John Mildrea
& Sons, has stirred up quite. IN ex:.
element in that locality. Four farms
corner within 50 feet Of the big well
and the leases are held by different
parties. Yesterday they were all busy
driving stakes and making locations.
The probabilities are that for the next
few weeks the Congo field will witness
some hustling for all Will be a~nxlo5u,
to complete wells in the shortest pos.
slble time.
The Ohio Valley Gas Company's test
on the Ward farm is the next due to
get The sand. It Is iocated $50 feet
east of the Mahnn farm producer and
will be due in the sand tomorrow. II
locations count for anything this
should be a good producer.
The latest gauge Of the gusher on
the Manan farm placed its production
OF iG barrels an hour. The tools have
not been u since It wa drilled In.
Buster in Ritehle County.
On Silver run, Grant district, Ritch.
lie county, the State OIL Company has
drilled Its No. 5 on the E. P. Chan.
cellor farm through the Big InJun anil
I
has a buster. The same company gave
Its No. Q on the ]. T. Hill farm Its
FIRST shot and 1t responded by produc.
Ing 300 barrels the first "a hours.
In the Calcutta district, Peasants
county, the St Marys OIL Company
has completed Its No. 4 on the Nil.
llerBooth farm and has a duster in
THE Cow run sand.
In the Burning Springs district, Writ
county, Hickman & whan have com.
pleted No. 81 on the A. X, Morrow
tract and have a l5.barrel pumper IN
the Big Injun sand. The Oriental Oil
l~Company's second test on the |. Lewis
farm is a light pumper in the Cow run
sand.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
In a Few lower southwest districts
some experimental work Is under way
and starting. On Forester rim Cen.
Iterrlile district, Tyler county, the
Melrose OIL aud Gas Company has
started TO drill at a test on the S. Ma.
son farm. On Muddy creek. In Ellis.
worth district. the Tr-state Gas Com.
pany Is due in the sand at a test on
The W. Weekley farm. On Dry run C.
ID. Greenlee Is due In the sand a, his
No. 3 on the J. B. Lacey farm.
On Church run, Church district
Wetzel county, the Pure Oil Company
has made locations for tests on the
IA. B. Bartrung and II. C. Cole farms.
ION Rush run, In the same district. the
Wheeling Natural Gas Company is
starting a test on The W. ]. Devine
farm. On the same stream. the Char.
tiers OIL Company is due in the sand
at a test on the E, F. Throckmorton
farm.
New Work in Harrison.
In the Wallace district, on Mud Lick
run, Harrison county, the Wallace Oil
Company has the Hg completed for a
test on the schoolhouse lot In the
same district, Brast, Bros. & Co. are