The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-27
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Light welis are stun the rule in the
lower southwest fields, but some OF
the late competitions are rather inn
pcrtant rs to location. Near Holidays
Cove. in Brooke county. there are some
prospects for developing new pool.
In that district Ferguson & Co. have
Drilled In a test on the Pan Handle
Railroad Co.'S farm, and have a show
for a 20 barrel producer. This location
"a 800 feet northeast of the No. 2 pro-
Queer or the Emma McCune farm.
In the Wolf Summit field. in Harri.!
son county the South Penn oil Co.
has drilled Its No. on the John sha-
han farm into the Gordon. and the
hole has filled up $500 feet with fluid.
1t should make a 10 or 20 barrel pro-
Queer.
South Of the Wolf Summit field the
same company has drilled its test on
the E. A. Bailey farm into the fourth
sand, an. has a good gasser. The
Gordon formation in this test was bar.
ren.
South Of Warrington. Marion coun-
~, the Hope Natural Gas Co. has drill.
ed It's ties, on the s. H. Schriyer farm
into the. Gordon and has light show
Of oil,
Wildcat oasssr.
TWENTY-FIVE miles south OF Spencer
In Calhoun county, the South Penn Oil
Co. has irilled its test, a wildcat, on
the E. e Knots farm, through the
Big fniun, and has light gasser.
In the Burning Springs district,
Writ 1ounty, Barrett & Hickman have
been pumping their test on the C.sE.
yandeasender farm for about week
aud got nothing but salt water. 1t is
now producing OIL at the rate of rs
barrels day.
In the same district John Roberts &
Go, ars drilling e test on the Rebec.
ca Waite farm.
In she campbelrs run district, in
Mononsa'ia county, the South Penn OIL
Co. Is drilling in the top of the fourth
sand AT hs test on the Louisa Taught
farm. aid has developed no oil.
On Miracle run, in Battelle district,
Aionongalia county,( the same com.
pany has drilled It's test on the Mat
! thew Michaels farm into the Big In
jun. ana has developed a'gas. pressure.
it will ne cased through the Big loca-
ton on the S. T. sordyce farm.
on Fig Bingamon creek, Manning
ton district, Marion county. the Column
bia on Company has drilled its sec
ond test on the 5. g. Mcintyre farm
through the Big Injrn and has light
show OF oil. The first test on this
farm was a creditable producer in the
Ing In3nn formation,
Big Lime Producer.
In the Big Line district, in Grant
district, cabeIl county. the Harshbar.
ger OIL and Gas Company has drilled
lis No. $ on the E. W. Bradley farm
through the Big Lime and the well
produced 10 barrels the first "a hours.
This location is 200 feet west Of the
tdst on the Hughes farm. 1t looks
now as though the producing limits OF
the pool might be extended location
or two to the west.
Five miles east Of GrlfHthsville, on
Laurel Fork, Duval district, Lincoln
county, tho Hoiley Oil G Development
Company has drillad test on the
William Mccalister farm into the Big
Lime AMI has developed a strong gas
pressure. tits estimated that the well
has developed strong gas pressure.
iii estimated that the well has a ca.
naclty of 100000 cubic feet day.
This - the largest sasser that has
been :ound in that county.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side, in Jefferson coun
ty. E. H. jennings & Bros. have com
Ipleted their No. on the Charles wad
ole ia IN. located on Salt run and have
q good Sasssr in the Bcrea grit
AT Oak Grove. Guernsey county o.
Kelly & Go. have completed their test
on the Rachel Greenfield farm and
have duster In the Berea grit. This
location is one-ha.f mile south of the
Oak Grove OF company's production
i In the Jewett field, in Harrison coun
~, me Panhandle OH Company ha,
completed its second test on the Mar,