The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-13

hOlQ out llllle luuuGeuSnL wi AhSASes
Ing development work. Near Reader
wetzel county, the Carnegie Natura
Gas Company has drilled Its test Of
the R. F. King farm through the BIZ
Tnjun and found that formation bar
rem. This test will be drilled througi
the lower formations.
On Dry run, Franklin district, Mar
shall county, DR.. Kahle and companl
have drilled their test on the Israe
Parsons farm through the Cow RuI
sand and have duster. 1t is drilling
to the lower sands.
On Rush run, Church district, Wet
eel county. the Philadelphia COMPANY
has drilled its test on the Helen Tay
Tor farm through all sands and has
buster. On the south fork of Dunk
ard creek, Battelle district Mononga
liza county, the South Penn Oil Com
pany's No. 2, on the William Kinney
farm is still increasing its production
and is now producing ia barrels 0
day. This was formerly a producer
from the Campbell Run sand.
The Carnegie Natural Gas Company
has drilled its test-on the j. L. Ten
nant farm "a feet into the fourth sand
and has no show for a producer. The
South Penn OIL Company has drilled
its test on the Allne Fox farm through
the Gordon and found it barren. It
is drilling to the fourth sand. The
same compsny's No. 6. on the Samuel
Price farm has filed up 2,4Oo feet
with fluid from the fourth sand.
On Pyles Fork, Warrington district
Marion county, the Freehold OIL and
Gas Company has drilled its No. 8 on
the Chas. snodgrass farm into the
campbelYs run sand and the hole has
filed up 800 feet with fluid. 1t will
make very light pumper.
On Mods run, Lincoln district, Ma
ron county, Miller accompany have
drilled their test on the G. D. Halnes
farm through the Big 1niun and de
veloped no oil or gas. 1t is now drill
ing to the Gordon sand. On Bartho!o
new run, Warrington district, the
same company is drilling its No.
ON the Peter Metz farm to the lover
sands.
Small pumper In the Big lniun.
In the smithfeld district, wetaeI
county, the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled its second test on the ]
II. snodgrass farm into the Big Iniun
100 feet and has light show of oil
Near the wetzel-Harrison county
line the same company has drilled It's
old stray sand gasser on the Leonard
Ashcroft farm to the Gordon and it is
producing so barrels day. 1t is ex
pected now that pool of some kind
can he opened in that locality.
On Dug run. Ten Mile district Har
rison county, the Inyincible Oil Com
pany has completed rs No. 5 on the
L n. wilcox farm and has 5.barrel
pumper in the Gordon sand. The Dog
Run OIL company's No. 5, on the
John Williams farm is producing i
barrels a day from the same level
On Kinchioe creek, Lewis county, The
South Penn OIL company's No. 49,, on
the james Mullady farm has filled W
i 600 feet with fluid and Will make a
light pumper.
On Flat Fork, Harper district,
Roane county, the South Penn OIL
Company iias drilled Its test on the
H. S. Hersman farm into the salt
sand and has natural producer, good
for 10 barrels a day. This location
is 200 feet east Of the Carter Oil Com.
panys No. 8, on the S. s, Hickle farm,
On the last named farm the Carer
oil Company has drilled its No. 5 into
the salt sand and has a natural pro
ducer good for FIVE barrels a daysTn
Walton district the south Penn Oh
Company has drilled its test on the
H. D. Ryan farm through the Big
Injun and has light pumper. The
same company's test on the A. N.
Lynch farm will make small pumper
from the Big Injun.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side, in the Clear Fork
district, in Monroe county, the Carter
on Company has drilled its No. Zion
the Phillip weber farm through the
Cow Run sand and has a t5-barel
producer.
In the Reas run district, Washing.
Ton county. A. "A. Stewart q Company
have completed No, Z on the
Dye farm and have q fair gasser Eib-
beus & wilmington haFe completed