The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-21
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Late competitions in the Congo field,
in Hancock county, show less produc.
ton. Inside Of defined limits there Is
an occasional exception and Rayl &
Hewitt have one Of this kind at their
No. II, on the Hewitt heirs farm. It
has been drilled through the Berea grit
and is showing for 225 barrels a day.
In the eastern extension e. H. Tague
has completed his No. z on the j. H.
and A. Ward farm and has show for
a 40.barrel producer. In the older
part of the pool William Freuden.
berger & Co. have completed No. 10,
on the g. E. Brenneman farm and have
la 50.barrel producer.
The most Of the work in This dis.
trict is now confined to the defined
limits and there is still room for con.
siderable new work. The pool, as de,
yeloped, is about one and one,fourth
miles long by east and west and
about three-fourths Of a mile wide, by
north and south. From the acreage,
which is rather limited, IT has been
a remarkable producer.
On the south fork Of Dunkard creek,
Battelle district, Monongalla county,
the South Penn Oil Company has
drilled lis test on the Allne Fox farm
to a. depth of 1900 feet and found no
oil. but developed fair gas pressure
in tne Gordon sand and has been
shut in.
Light Pumper In Lewis County.
In the Fink Creek district, Lewis
county, the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled its No. 8 on the 6. Rastle
farm into the Can't sand and has a
show for a 1O.barrel pumper from that
level. On Kinchloe creek the same
company has drilled its No. II on the
James Mullady farm through all sanlo
and has buster. The hole has been
plugged and abandoned.
On Hackers creek, in Hackers
Greek district, in the same county,
the West Virginia Central Gas Com
pany has drilled its test on the s. @.
Hall farm into the fifth sand and has
a gasser with a capacity Of 100000
cubic feet day.
On the South Fork of Hughes river,
Murphy district, Richie county. the
Cairo Oil Company has completed No.
II on the John Lyons form and hasa
show for d 3O.barrel producer in Tie
salt sand On Sleeps run. Grant dis
trlct, the same company has the rig
completed for second test on the u.
P. Deem farm.
On Elm run, Grant district. t. R.
Cowell & Company are building the
rig for test on the church lot. On
the same stream Bunnell & Company
are starting second test on the
George T. Layfield farm. On Bond''
creek, Clay district, Mallory Bros. &
Stewart are starting No. 9 on the Wi.
liam Simonton farm.
Gassers In Tyler County.
on Point Pleasant creek, Ellsworth
district, Tyler county, 1nghram & Nc
Intyre have drilled their test on tn.
D. H. Lacy farm into the Big Injun
and have a light gasser. No oil was
--..-,+'- either the Keener or Big In.
jun. In the same district the Colum-
bia Gas Company has completed ifs
test on the v, Kinble farm and has a
small gasser in the Keener sand.
On Little Two Mile creek, Grant dis
trlct, cabell county, G. A. Fought &,
company have completed their test on
the -. H, Williams farm and have 4
fair gasser in the Berea grit. This 10.
cation is in advance Of developments.
Starting a Wildcat In Jackson County.
On Sandy Greek, Ravenswood dis;
trict, Jackson county, unknown parties
have the rlg completed for test on
the George Murray farm. It has been.
a long time since a test was com.
pleted in Jackson county. Many have
been drilled in the years past but Ill.
proved failures. on Long run, Muir
ply district Richie county, the Nouns q
tain. state Gas Company has startedito
drill II d test on the yalentitts
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