The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-04
SMALL Wells
ARESTHE RULE IN THE SOUTH
WEST FIELDS.

the lower southwest and southeastern
Ohio fields. The cold weather is In
terferrtng somewhat with development
work in all fields.
In the Waverly district, in Wool
county, Parsons & sweeney Bros. have
an agreeable surprise at their No. 4
on the j. n. Guttermuth farm. When
first drilled through the Berea grit this
well did not show for better than Is
barrels a day, but since it was shot
and cleaned out 1t has improved and is
now producing between so and 90i
barrels a day.
on the south fork Of Dunkard creek,
Battelle district, Monongalia county,
the South Penn OIL Company has full
completed No. Z on the Louisa Wear
and No. on the NJ. E. Price farms
and have 20 and 1O-barrel pumper.
In the same district and on the same
stream the Manufacturers Light and
Heat Company has completed Nos. $
and 4 on the William Kinsey farm ana
has two light producers, good for is
and 30 barrels, respectively. The Ven
ture OIL Company has completed a test
on the Nancy and A. P. Johnston farm
and has 1O-barrer pumper in the
fourth sand.
easser In Marion County.
On Little BIngamon creek, Lincoln
district, Marion county, the South
penn OIL Company has now drilled its
No. 4 on the ]. W. Hess farm through
the fifth sand and has a gasser. In
the same locality the same company
has drilled its No. 6 on the w. w.
Paish farm through the Gordon sand
and the hole has filled up 300 feet
with fluid. It will make light pump
er from that level.
On Archers Fork district. WetzelI
county, the Sure OIL Company has
drilled its No. on the L. S. Cain farm
Is feet into the Big Injun and has de-
veloped no oil or gas.
In the Wick pool, Meade district,
ryler county, the carter OIL Company
has completed It's No. on the Rebecca
Mosser farm and has light pumper
in the Cow Run sand.
On Flat fork, Harper district, Rome
county, the Carter Oil Company has
drilled its No. on the W. L. Dearmau
farm through the salt sand and has
a show for light pumper. This loca-
tion is GOO feet westh of No. 2 on the
same farm.
The Extreme Lower Southwest.
On Big branch, Duval district. Lin
colin county. the Guyan OIL Company
has drilled its No. S on the Guyandott
tract into the Big Lime and has a
show for a 2o-barrel producer. On
BlIIy's creek, in the same district, the
Holly OIL and Gas Company is down
l .OCO feet at test on the P. ]. Thorn
ton farm.
In the Rowell's Run extension,
Roane county. the Carter OIL Company
has shot its No. 4 on the Jennie
starcher farm and increased its pro-
duction from four to 90 barrels day.
The same company gave its No. on
the Mcrrldcth-Hassig farm the same
kind of treatment and increased its
production from five to 50 barrels
day.
On Big branch, Duval district, Lin
coin county, the United Fuel Gas Com
pany has started to drill at test on
the John May farm. The 7. f. Dye
gushers on Folf Pen run, Richie
county, are holding up at $50 barrels
day. The No. IA on the G. r. Hen
shaw farm and the No. on the Rein
hart.Hordorf farms are producing 90
and $50 barrels. respectively.
Southeastern ohio.
On the Ohio side. in the Woodsieli
district, Monroe county. Aaron Gold.
stein & Co. have completed their No.
on the Sarah E. Wheeler farm and
have a 15-barrel pumper in the Big
Injun sand.
In the Macksburg field, Washington
county. G. w. ogle has completed No.
"a on the John S. Dunn farm and has
light pumper in the Soo.foot sand.
Warren Bros. have completed test on
the Little Warren farm and have a
duster in the same sand.
Clark & Co. have completed their
No. u on the Louis Waller farm and
have n buster in the SOO.foot sand. In
Ruch Greek township, Fairfield county,
the gas at the Carter OIL Company's
test on the w. j. Johnson farm has
been exhausted. After the gas was
developed 1T was drilled so feet into
the Medina sand. but found no oil o.
gas.
Pennsylvania Wells.
In the Brush Creek field, Allegheny
county, Pa, Duncan & Ward have
completed No. ON the II. n. Ions