The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-30
NEWS o. T.HIE l!L Fields

In tho lower southwest fields, the!
the soul heast cxtenolon TO the Shinnsa
ton pool in Harrison county, has made
another bid 10 hold first place, IN new!
production. The South Penn Oil Com
pany has drilled its tests on thu Arch.
ibald Williamson farm deeper and sat
So feet in the 50-foot got a second
pay and the well is flowing at the rate
OF 20 barrels an hour. This location;
is 600 feet south Of No. 4 3on, the II.
o.! Shreves farm, which is holding
up: at 100 barrels a day, In the VIZ
icinlty OF the new, gusher, the. South
Penn Company has drilled Its test on.
thcyJ. H. Thompson farm Sc feet into
the sand and has some oil.A91t pro;
duced. % barrels the first "a hours.
| It is still drilling and u second pay lis
expected. To the northeast Of thei
pool, George e. Moller & Company
have drilled their NoH5 on the Nirishi;
Nuzum farm drought the 5O,foot sand
and yhaye IA gasser. On Sycamore
creek, Smithtleld district, Roane co,ln.
ty, located one and one-half miles be.
| low Tariff, the South Penn OIL Com
pany has drilled its tests on thcEJ.
NY:sWest farm through the Big gInjun
canl and has duster. \ In the same
district, the same company has COM
Ipleted No. on the Lucy j. Webb
farm and has show for a 20:barrell
producer in the Big Injun sand. On.
Spring creek Spencer district, the
United. Fuel Gas Company has drilled
a test on the Mary w. Bowman farm
through the Berea grit and has good
gasser. On Rush Run, Smithiield dis;
trict, Holt & Company have COM
Ipleted and shot their test on the S..
Hudk!ns farm and have show for
a 15.barrel pnmper in the Dig Injun
sand. On McKowns' creek, tho South.
Penn Oil Company has shot its No.
3 on tho ]. B. Robinson farm and has
II 25;barrel producer in the Big Injun
sand This location is 500 feet south
offNo. 2, the same kind OF a producer.
BUSTER in The NEW DEvEL.
lOpMIiNT- In tho new development
NJ Glcnh's Run, in 'Richland district,
Ohio county, Jennings Bros. have
drilled their test on. the !, w. Nc.
Cullough farm through the keener. and
Big lnjun sands and found both bar,
ren. Drilling was. continued to a depth
of 1880 feet and was still. In q hard
lime formation. In leveling up with
other wells that found the Berea grit,
the Mccullough farm test should have
got the same formation at depth: of
1896 feet, but failed any traces Of 1t
ut that or a lower depth. The loca-
ton OF this well lis almost a mile north.
east OF the gasser on the Jacob Graeb
farm, on 45-degree line, and shuts
OF an extension to the northeast The
next well due Is Schell & Davis test
on the II. D.. Garden heirs farm. The
same parties, test on the John McCul-
Tough farm and Westwood & Arens'
second test on tho z George Dorsch
farm are drilling at600afeet. On the!
river front, Scott & Dorsey have start
ed to drill a test on the Phillip Shar-
key farm. The discoveries made up
to this time In the Richland district
scarcely warrant the belief that n pool
of appreciable dimensions will result
from the experilne work now un-
der way. The producing formations
are not regular and there Is little en-.
Encouragement for continuing the search
| The wells now drilling and completed
have an important bearing on future;
operations. 3 = sss =, ~
,DUSTER sINETYEoR coUNTY-on
Middle Island creek, Ellsworth dlss
ltrict, Tylor county, iMcCutcleon Bros
have now. drilled their second test on
the d. Al. Lemaster's farm through the
Keener sand and have found It bar:
rem! A light show Of oil was deyel.
oped in the Maxon and, 1t was given;
la shot in that formati Ion and may make
a light pumper On Road Fork, DuvaI;
district Lincoln COUNTY the Holly OIL
land Development Company has start
led to drill No. Q on the g. T. Lawrence
farm. On Middle Island creek, Dlns:
more & Company hlye drilled a test
on the "A. @. Samberson farm through
the Cow Run sand and have d light
Ipumper. On Java run, the Aieco Oil
Company isRdue in the Big Ihjnn ut
It's test on the ~. S. Barhweli farm
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