The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-10
. NEWS OF TAE OIL FIELDS.


The indications for another good
producer on the east side of tle
Submission pool, rim Harrison county,
are very promising The South Penn
IOil Company has drilled its test on
the i. 3. SWiger farm into the top o.
the fffty-fuot and the well started 10
l.Aow at the rate OF ten barrels an hour
iasr soon as the pay was tapped. TINS
.E5catton is Il 900 north of the same
.cuIri1any's good producer on the u. A.
-Whitemaii farm The test en- the u.
b. swfger farm will be drilled deeper
Into tilsi pay and lis expected to IN
crease fits production.
+ The south Penn Company has COM
.pleted its test on the 70. N; SniH
farm. located the farthsst to the east
OF any producer'in. the Shlnnston pool
and has a show for Q nftyTbarrel plg.
iducer. The Wsllsin this pool now Pro:
,liicinE 100 or more barrels a day are
as faiInEs. FSoith Penn oil Compan-
mn No. 4, y. e. James $50 barrels
No. 4, Dora Bartlett, 295 barrels: 10.
:1E 4. "a: Martin $50 barrels. No. 1. N.
"a. YWhitennan, COS sba rrels; Plliade!f
rhfa Company S Nos. 1. ? and 8, L.
swiger, 900 barrels; Benjsmin An
.dRrson Nos. / to 5, inclusive, l'Og9 par s
ThIrtyfoot Gusher sIumped Asaint
I In State RoaH Fork, Mannlnston4
district, Marion county, the Burt Oil
ConDany's thirty!foot gusher mas
sllmned again. Following a shot eR-
en- I'll Monday morning. it started 20,
1crW at the rate Of los barrels an honF:s
The decline was rapid. ana at the eng
of the first twenty-four hours II haq
placed 525 barrels to its credit ana
was then flowing at the rate OF zen
barrels an nour. a.
On Coon creek, Putnam county tasE
United Fuel Oil Company has started
to8drfll a.second test on the East End
n and ;Corpanys tract. On Charley
creek. Grant district Cahell county
the Harsl1abarger Oil and Gas Som.
panv is building the rig for its NO. u
on the E. w. Beckett farm:
On Straight Fork. DMyal dtstrle!'i
Lincoln county, the Big Creek pcveE,
crIment Company has started 10 dIIl
a. test on the W. I. Wade farm. On.
AIrm Fork, Freeman.s Greek dlstrlct'
Lewis county, the Hope Natural Gas,
Company has drilled its test on tne.
Patrick Egan farm into the fifth sand
and has a show Of oil. 1t will he given
shot and then tested.
Light Pumper In peasants.
Peasants county has nothing better;
to offer than light ptiInpers. In the
st. Mary's shallow sand territory, i'm
Washington district; Fl. NJ. Cook q G3.
have drilled their No. 33 on the T3,J
Taylor farm through tile Cow ltAn
sand and have a plI11 per good Tor less
than five barrels day.
On Crooked Fork, Court House Hs-
trict. Lewis county, the Phttadeip6!a
Company has drilled its test on the
Maggie Nolan farm into the sail sand
and has a light gasser. In the sSine
district, the same company has tlFilled
test on the D, A. McCray farm INTO
the flfy-root sand and has a fair gas-
ser.
On West Fork river, Coal district,
Harrison county, the Hope Natural
the Boyd Allen farm INTO the fitEh
sand and has a poor gassef: On koon
ERun, Clay district, Bradley, Allender
& Co. are starting a second test on
the 8. ]. Hartley farm. On Hornef
run, In the same district, George NIL
Ter G. Company are drilling a test on
| the Ninishi Nu2frn farm.
On Little Blngamon creek, Lincoln
ldfstrict, Marion county, the Rhlalel.
phia Gas Company has completed q
test on the George W. Glover fafm
and has fair gasser. on the same
stream, the same chTppaDy's test on
the Josephine Sandy farm Is a lair
sasser in the t thift ]! sand
Cedar 'SbInqfes.f n Wy
| The, Kelley,Elnfey lumber Co: has