The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-29

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Standard crfdit Balances.
on CITY Pa.-credit balances
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Runs, 1850; average. 1il,i2s;
shipments, l5i,5II; average, 1Gs,sGs.
NEW YoRK-stanlard OIL. s525.
Nothing better than ligat bumpers
alte reported from the lower south
west fields. The late competitions are
all located inside Of defined limits
OF the oil districts and not a few fall
TO the duster list. The shallow sand
districts show the most compilations
and in that territory development work
is most active.
In the Rowell's run extension, In
Lee district, Calhoun county, the Cav
ter Oh Company has drilled It's No. {
on the Meredith asing farm through
the Berea grit anil has n show for q
t2d.barref producer. This location IS
500 feet east Of the first test drilled
on this farm.
On Bear rim, Murphy district, Ritcll'
lie county, Ahren & o'Dell have drilled
their test on the Martin Bros farm
through the Big lnjun and have a show
for a very light pumper. On McFTrnl
creek In the same district, Stein s;
Nixon are due In the sand at a test
on the James Jenkins farm.
In the Ben's run district, Peasants
county, the Engle Run OIL Company
has drilled It's No. 6 on the Allen Hold,
rem farm IS feet into the Big Injun
and has q fair gasser In the Kecner
and lower sand. No oil was found In
either Of the sands.
On McKin creek, McKin district
Peasants county, the Williams Drill
Ing company has drilled It's No. II
on the |. N. Shultz farm through the
Cow run sand and has q daster In that
formation. 1t will be drilled through
the lower sand.
Deep Sand G~assers.
In the Smithfeld district, Wetzcl
county. the South Penn company has
drilled No. s on the ]. B. Dewhurst
farm through the fourth sand and has
a light gasser. In the Wolf Summit
field, In Harrison county. the same
company has drilled It's test on the J
T. Romine farm through the ionril
sand and has a light gasser. 1t will
be drilled through the fifth sand. n
the Folsom district, In the same coHft.
ty, the same company has drilled No.
s on the C.. E, Robinson farm ~ feet
into the stray and has no of or gas.
On Ten Mile creek, Eagle district,
Harrison county, the Hope Natural
Gas, Company has completed n test
on the 0mer Swlger farm and has a
easier In the fifth sand. On the same
stream In Sardis district, the PhIla.
delrhla company has completed a test
on the R. T. Linyille farm and has 8
fifth sand gasser.
On Gray's run, Marion county, the
Freeiard Oil Company's No. 6 on the
10. Michaels' farm Is holding up at $50
barrels and the Dry Run Oil Com.
pany's No. 5 on the Samuel Nissan
farm, In Tyler county, is producing ITO
barrels a day. The South Penn Com.
pany's No. G on the NJ. Funk farm, In
Greene county, is down to Is barrels
a day.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
Drilling test wells In some districts
Is becoming n feature. In Wetzel
county there Is now work starting In
districts that have not been fully de.
vefoned. On Archers Fork, Grlnt dis.
'rict' Wetzel county, Smith & Carna.
han are building rigs for tests on the
Nelson Myers and C. S. Lowe farms.
The same company has made the loca.
lion for n test on the Leroy Fisher
farm, on Fallen Timber run, in the
same district. On Buffalo run, In the
same district the Fisher Oil Company
Is due in the Big Injun at q second test
on the Ezra Hays farm.