The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-19

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Standard credit Balaness
OH CRY, Fedit aianees 49,
runs Iss6To: aFersge. 55 ss ship;
ment ift.sst average. l7s. ~
PITTsBURe standard on
The Iourfh sand territory IN Battelle
district, Monongalia county. Is still fur.
nishing better producers than any 9th
er deep sand district in the lover
southwest. on the south fork q Dun,
lard creek, the South Penn OIL Com!
pany has drilled its No. 8 on the Alex.
king farm into the campbelr's Run
sand and the well flowed by heads
placing 60 barrels 70 its credit the arst
twentyimr hours after It was drilled
Into theSpay. This location IS 1900
feet northeast Of the No. 8 on the
Louisa wear farm, drilled last spring
In the Folsom district. Harrison
county, the South Penn OIL Company
has completed and shot It's second test
on the william Edgell farm, but has
no indication of making a producer
lin the smithheld district, Wetlel
county. the South Penn Company has
put its No. 3 on the ]. T. snodgrass
farm to pumping and It produced u
barrels the first fourteen hours.
In the salem district. Harrison couu.
II, the South penn Company has drill
ed IT'S No. 80 n the ]. P. Goodwin farm
through the Gordon and to a depth
of 5000 feet and the hole has filed "
l1,sOO feet with fluid from the Gordon
On Ktncheloe creek, Lewis county, the
same company has given its No. Il
on the James Mullady farm q sho,
without changing the result. It will
not make better than a very light
pumpsr and may fall to the dusteI
hist.
Good Producer in the Gordon.
On Elk Horn run, Mcclellan district
Doddridge county, the Elk Horn Oh
& Gas Company's test on the JemIs0r
IHutsoa farm is good producer in the
Istray above the Gordon. The well Is
lcredited with 65 barrels day AMI L
stirl drilling.
In the Point Pleasant development
lin Ellsworth district, Tyler county
iBell 9 Crawford have completed
Itest on the s. Watkins farm and have
a duster in the Keener and Big Eniur
isands. On Gorrells run. in the same
district, the Pure OIL Company isdus
in the sand at a test on the w. W. Al
lien heirs farm.
On Indian creek, McElroy district
1.-The Philadelphia Company is building
the rig for a test on the ]. B. Spencer
farm. At the head waters of Elk Fork
1.-The same company has the rig com
pleted for test on the Peter Tennan'
farm. On Big run the SIelrose OIL &
Gas Company is still drilling at it'
Itest on the.AIbert Nichols farm and !!
down 2,4OO feet.
New Tests in DOddridge County
On Jockey Camp run, West Unlor
district Doddridge counyt, the Hops
Natural Gas Company is drilling test
ON the o. P. Wells farm. On Nor
gan's run, Grant district, the SAME
company has rigs up for tests on the
Martha Smith, Richard Ford and T,
liz. Mobley farms. On Elk Horn run
,IafcClellan district, the Carter Oh
| Company has started to drill at a sec
ond test on the E. R. Tate farm. Or
! cherry Camp run, Ten Mile district
Harrison county, Fairmont parties
lhaye made the location for test or
1.-The ]. W. Roster farm. On Patterson
Fork, Greenbrier district, Doddridgs
3county, R. 7. Lowndes & Co. are start
ling No. 10 on the R. I. Lowndes farm
1 On Middle Island creek, West Tn
lion district, the Southern Carbon Com
pany has drilled its test on the b W,
Mcconnell farm through the Big In
jun and developed a little gas. 1t !:
now drilling to the lower sands. Or
1.-THE same stream the Doddridge Coun
lty Gas Company is down 200 feet al
| test on the ]. B. Gribble farm.
On Tanners Fork, Troy district, GU
mer county, Gillespie & Lltz are due
/ in the Gantz sand at their second les!
on theI. N. Fox farm, On Meathouse
Fork, Doddrfdge county, the Welsh Oh
Company has made the location for Q
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