The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-11-04
MUCH !. ACTIVITY IN
STATE OIL FIELDS
IS MANIFEST NOW


Much activity Is reported in the
West Virginia oil and gas fields dur
Ing the past week, but the producti1e
declined to some extent, due largely
to the decrease in the production In
the Adamsvllle field in Harrison
county, which Is now down to about
o,Voo barrels per day, a slump of
about 1900 barrels per day.
That tho production in the Adams
vile field may be boosted back again
to high figures 1t will be necessary
to find other gushers, which seems
hardly probable at this time as the
new wells are located In close proxi-
nifty to the Old wells and the pool Is
said to have been pretty we'll defined.
When the Hope: Gas Company and the
Philadelphia company took over the
leases In this held they regarded it
as prospective gas territaory and had
no though it contained the most pro-
l1f1c Roll pool In the eastern fields.
On State Road Fark, Mannfngton
district. Marion county, the Burt OH
Company's test on the BAIL wells
farm Is holding up at rs barrels an
hour. On Lick branch Of Four Mile
Creek, Sheridan district, Lincoln
county the Guyan Oil Company has
shot it's No. II on the Guyandotte
thact and has a light pumper. In
the South Fork of Hughes river, Muir
ply district. Richie county, the South
ern Oil Company has completed No. 8.
l67barrel' pumper in the salt sand.
In the same locality the Consolidated
Oil Company has completed a test
on the McGregor heirs farm and has
five barrel pumper. Cochran g.
Funk have the same kind of pro-
ducer at their No. 7 on the McGregor
heirs farm. On Hushers Run, Grant
district, the New Jersey OIL and Gas
Company has completed test on the
II. kibbee farm and has a gusher in
the keener sand, with an estimated
capacity Of 100000 cubic feet d
day. On Long Run, the Bando Oh
Company's No. 9 on the H. P. Cain
Farm is producing 25 barrels a day
from the salt sand. J.
In Courthouse district, Lewis
county, the Hope Natural Gas COM
pany and the Philadelphia Company
completed half dozen or more good
gas wells during the week. On Shaw
Run, Ten Mile district, Harrison
county, the Sun Gas Company has
completed test on the S. G. Stone
in the fifth sand. On MoElroy Creek
McElroy district, Tyler county, Jones
& Co. have drilled their test on this
Daniel Underwood farm into the
Dunkard sand and have q show for a
producer. 1t will be tested from that
level. In the Indian Creek Develop
ment in the same county Campbell Il
Browse have drilled a test ON the !.
J. Gorrell form through the Big Injun
and have 10-barrel pumper. On
Horse Creek, Duval district, Lincoln
county, the Benedum-Trees Oil Com
pany has drilled No. on the General
&c. G. Watts tract through the 'Berea'
grit and has good gasser.
The Berea grit field in Lincoln
county, w. Va, Is still producing
about 5000 barrels a day. The COM
pletion of the week failed to show an
increase in the fields aggregate. An
increase in its present daily out out
is scarcely to be expected. The old
wells are steady producers, and there
is large amount Of work to Go be-
fore the locations are covered. The
Lincoln county field is the best that
has been discovered in the lower
southwest for many years. The pro-
ducing formation has been found
more regular than in almost any 9th
er district, and as a result of this
regularity fewer dry holes have been
encountered than in any other dis
trict. Owing to the absence Of gush-
ers the production has not increased
by leaps and bounds but the growth
has been steady and regular and
holders OF territory will be far ahead
Of the game before Lincoln county is
out Of the race.
Roane county is making a good
record. The producing area is not
SO large or SO regular as Lincoln
county. The wells have about the
same average and show about the
same staying qualities. The work
for the week was divided among the
various districts as follows:
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