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Developments in the lower south
west are Of the most ordinary kind.
The work under way is confined al.
most exclusively to the old districts
that have been under development for
many months. 1t has been many
years since the search for high grade
crude has been prosecuted with So
much earnestness as during the past
nine months and the returns have
been as light. No large areas of pro.
duclng territory have been discovered
and the operators Of the lower south.
west and southeastern Ohio are still
at loss to Know where to look for
new
With the passing Of the Congo pool
in Hancock county, there is no dis.
trict that promises to furnish anything
better than light producers. In thew,
clnity of the well on the VIM. 1ohr
farm, in the Brlstoria district, IN
Greene county, newdevelopments are
awaited with some little interest.
Within the next two weeks there
should be one or more wells get the
sand and are expected to show an ex'
tension to the producing territory.
Two miles south Of Jacksonburg, on
Fishing creek, Grant district, wetzel
county, the South Penn Oil Co. has
completed and shot its No. 3, on tie
]. NJ. Anderson farm and has Is,
barrel pumper from the Gordon sand'
In the Folsom district, Harrison
county, the South Penn Oil Co. has
drilled its No. 8, on the H. A. Parish
farm 40 feet into the stray sand and
has developed no oil or gas. 1t Is
now drilling to the Gordon sand.
Light Bumpers in Writ County.
In the Burning Spring district, in
Writ county, G. W. Nutter has com
pleted second test on his farm, 10
Gated on Big Island run, and has q ),
barrel pumper in the Cow Run sand.
In the same locality, G. E. Trump and
j. A. Watson have completed No. on
the A. L. Lewis farm and have 5.
barrel pumper in the Cow Run sand.
On Wilson's Fork, the East & West
Oil and Gas Company is due in tho
sand at its No. 40 on, the Frank Rex
farm. Daniel R. Neal has the rig
completed for a second test on his own
farm.
On Miracle run, Battelle district,
Monohgalia county, the Wheeling
Natural Gas Company is drilling a
test on the A. P, Johnson farm. The
Wheeling company is playing this
ltest for mystery and do not give
out any information to its depth.
Test Wells Due in the Sand.
On Mud Lick run, sardis district,
Harrison county, ]. H. McDermott &
Company are due in the Gordon at a
second test on the /. N. Harbert farm.
In the same district the Wallace OIL
Company's test on the school house
lot is due in the same formation.
On Rush creek, smithfleld district,
Roane county, the Carter Oil Com.
pany is due in the sand at test on
the Joseph Dalton farm. On Green
creek, Walton district, Holly and ste.
phenson will be due in the sand this
week at a test on the W. R. Caldwell
farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
Few wells capable Of producing 100
barrels a day are found on the Ohio
side of the river. In the Payne dis.
trict in Washington county, Joseph
Smith has quite producer at his No.
on the L. H. Pfeiffer farm. This
well was drilled in last week and Is
still holding up at 1856 barrels a day,
The first four wells completed on this
farm we're light bumpers.
In the Reas run district, ]. NJ.
Emery & Company are drilling No.
on the j. E. Miller farm and Tibbens
& Wilmington are drilling No. 6 on
the S, B. Mclaughlin farm.
In Graysville district, Monroe coun'
ty, vandergrift & Co. have drilled
their second test on the Emanuel
Scarborough farm into the Big Lime
and fave a gasser. This location IS
500 feet north Of the first test drilled
in that farm.
In the Chester Hill district, in Nor
gan county, the Ohio and West Viz
glnia Gil Company has completed No.
10 on the John Calvert farm and have
a barrel pumper in the shallow sand
In the same district, Mary E. Koes
ter 6 Co. have completed, No. IA on
the NJ. Adrian farm and have a jus.