The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-30
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l The entire producing district in Yves
Virginia and southelstern Ohio NJ
1ocallty Is attracting . great anount
ot attention. Occasionally one hear
inquiries as to the prospects In thu
Berea Crit development near Grit
fithsyllls. Lincoln county, but SO IA
as known no local talent mas though
| 1t worth the while to make an ettorl
to take up leases in that section. Il
the Clinton Lime dyelopmens IL
Fairfield county, on me Ohio side, Z
few local operators have been inter
ested enough to visit or send repre-
sentatlYes to look TIE development
over With a view to taking up some
Territory,
In West Virginia there are more In
diadual operators now drilling Of
starting new wells than at any tithe
during the year. For some years, OF
during the period when the market
was low. development work was a,
most exclusively conducted by a few
OF the larger companies
Light Wells at cengo.
Large producers no lnr ger have a
part in the developments N the Con.
go pool, in Hancock county. The new
wells are not of suaiclent productive.
ness to prevent the daily production
from declining. Two weeks ago the
aggregate production Of tie wells in
pool was close to $500 barrels a day.
The average daily production at the
present time is not much above LOO
barrels a day.
On the east side Of the district the
Congo OH Company has completed its
No. s on the ]. C. Hamilton farm and
has show for a l5barrel producer.
For more than week this has been
about the average size of the new
wells in the eastern extension.
On the south fork Of Dnnkard creeli,
Battelle district, MOnOngal'a county,
the Manufacturers Light & Heat com
pany has drilled is secpnd test on
the R. w. Whatlatch farm through
the fourth said without finding sec
ond pay and has 5Obarrel producer.
In the smithfeld district, wetzei
county the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled its No. . on the J. NJ. An
dersOn farm "a feet into the Gordon.
AT 10 feet in the saHd a light pay
was encountered and the hoe filed
up 800 feet from that level.
A Light Deep Sander.
On the south fork of pgnkard
creek, Monongalld county, the South
Penn oil Company has dr.lted its No.
8 on the F. NJ. Renner farm into the
fourth sand and 1t is showing for a
very light producer. This location is
only 500 feet west Of No. on the
same farm. In the Folsom district,
Harrison county, the same cUmpsny's
No. SON the S. S. Shrlve- fam is a
very creditable producer. 1t /: as now
been almost a month since it was
completed and it is still holding UP
at better than 100 barrels dag.
Near Chester, Hancock county, the
True Blue Oh and Gas Company has
drilled test on the Frank Stewart
farm into the Big lniun and has de-
veioped a fair gasser, 1t will not be
drilled deeper at present. The gas
will be utilized in the field.
On Lower Bowman creek, Meade
district, Marshall county the Wheel.
ing Gas Company is due in the Gordon
at a test on the Oscar Yeatter farm.
In the same locality the same com
pany is down 1000 feet at test on
the Daniel Jones farm and has the
rig completed for a test on the Wylie
7 nw firm in Liberty district.
In the Wallace district, in Harrison
county, the Anchor OIL Company has
the rig completed for test on the
F. M. clifford farm. In the same dis,
trict the Wallace OIL Company and
Grove are due to get the sand this
week on the school lot,
Southeastern Ohio.
In the Macksburg field, gu the Chic
side, in Washington county, G. w.
Davidson has completed MS second
test on the A. stephens heirs farm
and has a 15.barrel pamper in the
Berea Grit. In the same district and
formation Blakeslee & Mccormick
have completed their test on the Hat.
tie DOdd farm and have a 5 barrel
pumper
In the lower end Of the same field
Wooster & Ward have drilled their
test on the Henry wepler farm into
the Buell. run sand and have a show
for a very light punper. In the
Payne district James Strives is due
in the sand at a test on the James