The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-16

I & OH 81 !; AND a GAS FIELD.
Light wells were the rule In all of
the lower southwest fields. and there
Is no district under development at
this time that promises TO furnish
wells above the average that have
prevailed for SO many months. That a
good producer is no Indication OF what
will be the result. a single location
from 1t is in evidence on Ten Mile
creek. Ten Mile district, Harrison
county. Last week, when Grove, Row.
land & Co. drilled in their test on the
J. L. Despard farm. It started to flow
at the rate OF % barrels an hour AMI
looked like nm oii.time gusher. 1t
declined rapldly5nnl is now producing
between twenty-five and fifty barrels
day. J
South Of the Despard farm producer
the South Penn OIL Company has Just
| drilled in It's No. on the ]. W. Mon.
roe farm and the hole has fled up
about five hundred feet with fluid. This
location is about four hundred and flf-
ty feet south OF the Grove. Rowland
C Co. well. and should have been II
much better producer.
On Wilson fork. Clay district. Writ
county. the East and West Oil Com
pany has drilled It's No. II on the
Frank Fox tract through the Big In.
tjun sand and will have very light
pnmper in that formation.
Deep Sand District.
On the south fork Of DunkarA creek,
Battelle district. MonongalIa county.
the South Penn Oil Company. after
drilling It's No. G on the Robert Wear
farm through the fourth sand AMI
found it barren. gave It a shot In the
stray sand. but 1t failed to respond
and will be abandoned.
On the same stream and In the same
district, the South Penn company has
drilled It's test on the W. H. Kennedy
farm through the fifth sand and
found nothing. The same company
has completed No. S on the Susan Holt
farm and has 20.barrel pumper III
: the fifth sand.
On Miracle run, Battelle district
1.-THE South Penn OIL Company has drill
ed It's No. Is on the Haught-Walkel
farm through the fourth sand ant
found nothing. 1t will make n lIgh
;. mmper in the Gordon.
On Campbell's run, Battelle dis
] trlct, Monongalia county, the souti
Penn Oil Company has drilled It's oil
: No. on the T. 5. Stiles farm through
n the fourth sand and found nothing
;. This was formerly producer from tn,
Campbell's run sand.
Buster in Marion County.
l.. On Little Bingamon creek. Marion
;, county. the Columbia Oil Compan,
l., has drilled Its second test on the S.
Mcintyre farm through the Gordo!
S and has duster. In the same localit.
l. Trees G. Benedum are drilling ties
!. on the Martin Tetrick farm.
{ On the same stream. and in tn
same district. the Home Gas Compan,
). is down 1900 feet Mt n second test Of
the John Blnckshere farm. and til
/. Hope Natural Gas Company is drill
n ing test on the Joshua Hess farm.
Buster in Tyler County.
Near Kidwell. Ellsworth distric
Tyler county. the Carter Oil Compan
t.. has drilled its test on the Ankron
h Evans farm through the Keener san
5. and has dustcr. In the same di
h trict the Pure Oil Company has drill
$. ed It's test on the W. Van Camp farl
lie through the Keener and has n duste
r. On James run. Warrington tli
It trict. Marion county. the South Pen
Is Oil Company has co,upleted its n
Z. on the Asa Tenant farm and III
g. I'VE barrel pumper in the fifth san
N III the Congo district, Hancock cou
ty. William Freudcnberger 4 Co. ha'