The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-10
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OIL AND Gas HELD.

.rtie new strike 81 the ianufa ctpr'
'efs Light and Heat Company N tne
fonTtai sand district IN Battelle dis,
trict, Moaohgalia county, on the =, w.
3WhitIatch farm, located on the south
fork Of Dunkard creek IS now the
largest producer in the lower south,
west fields. The well was drilled into
the pay last Saturday and started to
flow with considerable strength. Fol-
the "a hours ending at q o'clock yes
terday morning It produced $50 bar
reIs. The location IS inside Of defined
limits and does not pen up anything
new. The first well completed on this
farm is a light producer.
on Laurel run, Union district, Wood
county, the Cleveland and Petersburg
on Company has drilled its No. 10 OF
the n. 2. Dye farm through the Keen
er sand and has show for a light
pumper.
On Sheets run, Union district, Ty
Ter county, the Mound City Oil Com
pany Is due in the sand at second
test on the Frank Former farm. Or
Wolf run, Union district, Pleasant'
county, L. O. White & Co. are start
ing another test on the Bailey heirs
farm.
In the Burning Springs district
Writ county, the B. F. Stout Oil Com
pany has completed No. 5 on thu
James Mckay farm and the hole ha!
filed up 800 feet with fluid from the
Big Injun. 1t will make a or II
barrel pumper. In the same district
Barrett Bros. G Hickman have drilled
their No. 9 on the C. E. vandevendel
farm into the Cow Run sand and have
very lISuL PuLupGI
Another Producer in Lincoln County.
Near Grlflthsville, Duyal district
Lincoln county, the Big Creek Devel
opment Company has completed ant
shot its test on the s. A. Workman
farm andthe well produced 40 barrel
the ensuing 4S hours.
On Bear Fork, in the same district
the Big Creek Development Compan!
is building the rig for a test on thu
Robert Hoffman farm. On Four Mil,
creek, the Columbia Gas and Electr!
Company is building a rig for a ties
on the H. Watson farm. Development
work in this district is increasing ant
most Of the wells starting are import
ant tests.
On Browns creek, Jefferson district
Kanawha county, the Kanawha Oil &
Gas Company has started to drill at
test on the Frank Hardin farm. Ii
the Big Lime pool, near Milton, Cabel
county, the Fought Oil Company ha
started to drill at No. 8 on the Saral
A. Roberts farm.
Gassers In Harrison County.
On Kincheloe creek, Union district
rhe Tri-state Gas Company has drilleI
It's test on the Abbott Clemens farm
through the fifth sand and found N
oil or gas. On Long run, Grant dis
trict, the Tristate Gas Company ha
completed and shot its test on tn,
I.ourlna B. Davidson farm and in
creased its gas pressure from the fiftl
sand. The same company has com
pleted tests on the Sarah ]. Davidson
and Gordon Kennedy farms and havt
fair gassers,
On Gregory's run, sardis district
Harrison county, the Hope Natura
Gas Company has completed its ties
on the Jacob Gerrord farm and has {
fair gasser in the fifth sand. o.
Crooked run, Coal district, the SAM
company has drilled its test on thu
Samuel L. Williams farm through thu
Gordon and has a gasesr.
On Sand Fork, Court House district
Lewis county, the Philadelphia com
pany drilled It's test on the John TuT
ner farm through the Little Dunkar'
sand and at depth of 533 feet got
light show Of oil.
On Jockey Camp run, West Uniol
district, Doddridge county, the Hop
Natural Gas Company completed it
test on the o. P. Wells farm and de
veloped a good gas pressure in tn
Big Injun. On Elk Horn run, McClel
Ian district, Virgil Allen G Co. ar,
building the rig for test on the Ivel
Hutson farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side, in the Reas rul
district, in Washington county, tn,
Tibbens & Wilmington have completes
and shot their No. on the Martha c
Hanlon farm in the Maxon sand an
the well produced IS barrels the en-
suing "a hours. In the Macksburi