The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-15
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Despite, the fact that development
work in the lower southwest fields Is
stu quite active. there is lack Of
general interest in the work, under
way. The most OF the territory has
been so thoroughly tried out that
there is scarcely any hope OF finding
anything better than light bumpers.
In nearly all fields there is an increase
In non-Rroaactive wells or at best
gassers; The only territory that looks
favorable Tor better than average
bumpers is in the deep sand districts
and the number interested in the de
Yelopment OF that kind OF territory Is
very small.
On Big Run, Grant district, Richie
county, A. c. Hawkins & Co., have
completed their No. 81 on the N. Nc.
Gregor farm and will not have better
than 10 barrel pumper in the salt
sand.
On McKim creek. McKim district,
the Williams Drilling Company has
completed Its No. 70 on the ]. L.
Schultz farm and has show for a
20 barrel producer in the Cow run
sand at depth of $50 feet. or the
shallow sand districts. that was the
most prominent last year. 1t furnish.
ed more good producers anil n large
volume OF new producers than any
other Cow run pool last year
Light Producer in cabell County.
In the Big Lime development, near
Milton. Grant district, Cabell county,
the Fought Oil Company has complet.
ell No. ) on the Sarah.A. Roberts farm
and has show for a Is barrel pump.
or in the Big Lime formation. On
One Mile run. in the same district.
Nixon & Cole have drilled their test
on the F. F. Mccullough form to a
depth of 1900 feet and have shut
down for water On Fudge creek. the
Huntington OIL and Gas Company and
Others have the rig completed for a
test on the e. chatham farm. This
will be an important test, far removed
from any previous producing wells.
On Browns creek, Jefferson dis
trict Kanawha county, the Kanawha
Valley OIL Company is drilling at l..
500 feet at test on the Robert Har.
den farm. Gas In the Berea grit is
the most that can be expected at this
location. On Stilwell creek. Union dis.
! trict, Wood county. the Missouri Oil
Company has completed second test
on the |. Y. Hedrick farm and has a
barrel pumper.
On Gillespie run, Clay district. the
New York Petroleum Co. has complet.
ed No. ,. on the Elizabeth Musser farm
and has an s barrel pumper in the
salt sand, On Bonds creek, Clay dis.
trict, Richie county, the Mountain
State Gas Co. has drilled its test on
the Amos .Perrine farm through thu
Big Injun sand and has buster.
On the South Fork OF Hughes rIv.
er, Richie county. the Cairo OIL Co.
has completed No. 4, on the Thomas
Davis farm and has a Is barrel pump.
er in the salt sand. On Buckeye run.
Grant district, the Stewart United
OIL Co. has drilled Its No. 80. on the
Hardness tract through the salt san.l
and has duster.
Drilling Test Wells.
On Indian creek. Murphy district.
unknown parties have the rig started
for a test on the Camden Swadley
farm. On Long Run. in the same dis.
trict. the Mountain State Gas Co. has
started to drlll at a test on the A. Con
farm.
On Wolf run. Union district, Pleas.
ants county, Edwards &, Schumacher
are drilling test on the Charles Gard.
ner farm. On Middle Island creek,
McCarrier 6 Riggs are starting a test
on the ]. B. Locke farm.