The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-16

OH AND cAs HELD. =
The east side of the Congo ;l9ol y
Hancock county Is furnishing the !Sest
producers in the lower southwest
fields. II this district, william 3 'Btien
Ia CO. have drilled in their second test
on the W. G. Mahan farm and II u
showing for a 25o-barrel producer. The
pay in this well was tapped at 9 fest
in the gerea grit The fTst test on n
this farm was drilled in last month
and started at 600 barrels q day and
Is still holding up at better than 700
barrels.
In the older part Of the pool, the
Mofelli OH and Gas Company has
pa6y has completed its No. on the
completed its No. 4 on the G.
6. Bpenneman farm and will have
the week there will be several import.
ant test wells due on the east side.
On the west fork Of Miracle run,
Battelle district, Monongalia county
A. P. Taught has drilled No. 4 on his
own farm through all sands and found
nothing in but a light show in the Cor
don ana It viii be shot in that forma,
ton. The well5was drilled to a depth
Of 2,430 feet below the Pittsburg coal
and found no fifth sard.
In the fourth sand district in the
same county the Manufacturers Light
and Heat company has completed its
test on the j. M. Hall farm and has
a 2O.barrel producer in the fourth
sand.
Keener sand Buster in Tyler.
In the Kidwell development, in Ellis
worth district, Tyler county, Howard
GiIger has completed test on the
Lloyd Kimble farm and has buster
In the Keener. On Middle Island
creek, West Union district, Doddridge
county, the Carnegie Natural Gas com.
pany has drilled its No. 8 on the W.
L. Davis farm through the sand and
has o buster.
On Sims run, Grant district. Harri-
son county, the Hope Natural Gas com.
pany has completed its No. 8 on the
William West farm, and has fair
gasser in the Big 1njun. On Katy
Lick rum same district She Hope
company has completed a test on the
NJ. v. Plant farm and has a fair gas
ser in the Gordon sand. On Johnsop's
Fsrk, Coal district, the Hutton com
pc ny has completed a test on the A.
Mc.Atee farm and has a gasser in the
Big Injun. On katy Lick run, sardis
district, the Philadelphia company
has abandoned the tools lost in its
test on the H. A. swiger farm and has
moved the rig and will start a new
hole.
Small Pumper In Wood County.
In the waverly district, in Wood
county, A. congdon 6 Co. have com.
pleted their No. 5 on the A. M. Rob.
inson farm and will not have a better
than 5-barrel pumper in the Berea
grit.
In Walton district, Roane county
the South Penn Oil Company has drill
ed its test on the Edward Lewis farm
into the Big Injun sand and has a
natural producer good for 20 barrels
a day. The same company is due in
the sand at test on the H. D. Ryan
farm.
On Blacks run, Greene county, the
Ross & Dunn gusher on the William
Loar farm is holding up at $50 barrels
a day. 1t will be drilled little deeper
into the pay during the week and for
a time the production should be in-
creased. On the south fork Of Dun:
kard creek, the Carnegie Natural Gas
company's No. on the ]. Hagan Six
farm is still holding up at 200 barrels
a day and the South Penn Oil Com
pany's test on the w. A. Youst farm
is producing 200 barrels a day.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
On state Road run, Greene district,
Wetzel county, Hervey, Mcknight &
Co. are starting test on the Rachel
Burgess farm. On Fish creek, in the
same district, the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company has started to drill a
test on the Rachel F. King farm. TIE
same company has made the location
for test on the John W. Gadd farm.
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