Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-09-06
No Heavy Strikes
Are Reported

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all parts OF the lower southwest
fields. The test wells coming in are
not the kind that will inspire conh-
dence in any new locality. Many
are busters or so light as to be OF
little consequence in the way of fur
nishing new production or have any
prospects of opening new pools.
At Holidays Cove. Brook county.
F. f. Smith & Company have drilled
their test on the Andrews heirs
farm through the Berea grit and
have a very good gasser. The well
Is spraying a little oil and when the
gas pressure subsidies. II will be
drilled deeper.
In the Congo pool. in Hancock
county. +. A. Freshwater & Sons
have drilled their No. iS on the G.
G' Grenneman farm through the
sand and have a show for 80 bar
rel producer.
In the same district Il. II. Tague
has completed his Nos. and o ON
the j. II. and A. Ward farm and has
two bumpers good for 10 and bar
rels. respectively.
On the south fork OF Dunkard
creek. Battelle district. Md,ogalia
county, the South Penn oil Comma
ny's No. on the William Kinney
farm is in the Campbells Run sand
and suabbed 60 barrels a day. The
same company's No. on the same
farm is producing 80 barrels day
from the fourth sand
In the Rowells Run pool on West
Fork, Lee district. Calhoun county.
the Carter Oil Company has drilled
It's test on the A. H. Jones farm
through the Berea grit and has
duster.
On Flat Fork. Harper district.
Roane county, the American Oil De-
velopment Company's second test on
the G. NJ. Karickoff farm is not good
for more than barrels a day from
the Big Injun.
On the Little Kanawha river. in
Center district. Calhoun county. Il.
{. Gerwig g. Co. have completed
second test on the NJ. L. Stump arm
and have small gasser in the Big
1njun sand.
On Long Run. Murphy district,
Ritchie county, the Mountain State
Gas Company has drilled its test on
the A. Valentine farm through the
salt sand and found II barren and Is
now drilling TO the Big InJun. At
Schultz P0stoffce, Jefferson district.
Peasants county. the Mountain State
Gas Company has drilled It's test on
the j. r. Cornell farm through the
salt sand and Big Injun and has
gasser with a capacity OF 1000. 900
cubic feet day from the two for
nations.
On Elm Run. Grant district. Ritch.
ie county. the Southern Oil Company
has the rig completed for a test on
the John Layfield farm. on the
same stream, T. X. CowelI and Com
Ipany are down 500 feet at a test on
the Church lot.
On Sandy creek. Ravenwood dis
trict, Jackson county. unknown
parties have drilled a test on the
George Murray farm into the Cow
Run sand and are reported having
a show for a light pumper. In the
past a good many efforts have been
made to bring Jackson county into
the producing list but all failed. If
a pool can be opened on Sandy creek
1t will be the hrst in Jackson
county.
On East run. LINCOLN district. Ma
rion county, the Philadelphia Com
pany has completed test on the
J. s. Martin heirs farm and has
fair gasser in the NTH sand on
Bingham creek. Warrington district.
the Carnegie Natural Gas Company
Is drilling in the Big Injun at a test
on the a. w. Mason farm.
On Helens run, Lincoln district.
the Hope Natural Gas Company has
completed a test on the U. S. Nor
gan farm and has q fair easser in
the Gordon. On Owen Day run,
Warrington district. n. 8. synder
and Company have started to drill
at test on the James satterheld
farm
On Rush run. Warrington district.
the Clayton Oil Company IS due In
the Gordon at a test on the J. L..
Delaney farm on the same stream,
IN Church district. Wetzel county.
the pure Oil Company IS down 2.455
feet at a test on the w. G. Cole and
has shut down for a cable