The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-04
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Dry holes are very muef In evit
'denee II tie shfnnston district. Ii,
Harrison county, West Virginia. III.
South Penn oil cpmpany's failure On,
the Ellen Lowe farm, located II the,
ausher zone, came "a dry and is fol.
lowed by one of the same Kind, located
to The Northeast, near Boothsville. on
the p. w. Harr farm and just across
the Harrison county lire in Taylor
county. Mllier q Co. drilled this test
II, The hope of!flrdins a northeast ex.
tension to the Eoothsviile 'deeviop.
nient. one-ha,f mile west Of This 10.
cation the scutl, Perm oil Company
has production Oh The q. e. Nuzun.
farm and a half mile north OF tie
Harr farm test, the South Penn Oil
Company has dry hole, drilled abou:
ten years ago on the Reed farm. k;..4
Ter & Co.'S test has been drilled
through the fifty foot and found moth.
ING but a very little gas.
In the same district, the Benedun,.
Trees oil Company Is drilling test
on the H" Martin farm. On koon run.
Shay & Co. are starting test on the
Samuel Southern farm. Both tests are
important as to the location.
The production of the s1innston
pool continues on the down graut.
The South Penn Oh company's No. 2
e. J. Whitcman and No. 3 en- the r.
3. Martin farm are the onIy two Of
the one tane large producers that are
now holding up with a commemorate
production. The first is credited with
4bG and the last witt, 255 barrels p
day. About 1900 barrels a day is now
the tota! production Of the shinnston
pool.
Producer in sardis District.
On Ten Mile creek, sardis district,
Harrison county. Groves. Rowland 6
Co.. have drilled the:r Mo. on the
Nj. p. Dye farm IL feet into the Cor.
don and the wall produced 80 barrels
tho first 81 hours. On the south fork
Of Dunkard creek, Rattclie district,
Mononsalia county, the souti, Penn
Oil Company has drilled its Nc. on
the r. M. Amfons farm IL feet inte:
the Campbe!I's Run sand and has nor
found an, increase in production. The
hole stands full Of fluid but the well
has very little gas.
ION Green creek, Harper district,
Roane county, the Louis F. Payne Oil
Company has drilled its Nc. 3 on the
James Summers farm through, the b.;
Iniun sand and has a 15.barrcl pump
err. The location is 500 feet south
west Of Ms. on the same farm.
On Middle Island creek, Ellswor.'-
district, Tyler county, the Pure OIL
Company has completed its Nc. II on
tns J. w. kil- farm and has natura!
producer gord for SO barrels a day in
the keen.- sand,
In the Holidays Cove district.
brooke county, the Hooker Oil Com
pally has completed No, 5 on the Mrs.
car=tt1ers farm and has a 15-barreI
producer II: the Berea grit. In the
same district, Wilkinson & Co., have
a buster OF the w. Tarr farm.
Starting Test Wells.
en- Black LtSk. run, Grant district,
DoddrIdae countY.4B: X. Jones & Co.
ner starting a test on the Hickman
Davis farm. On Buckeye Fork, Train
tr Bros. are starting 4 test on the
Richard Davis farm. On Buckeye
Fork, the Acme Carbon Company is
kuifding the rig for test on the 6. r.
Flush farm.
On Raccoon run, Ten Mile district.
Harrison county. the Raeeoon Oil Com.
nany is drilling test on the Alonzo
Rhodes farm. On Salem Fork, the
Hope Natural Gas Company Is drifting
test on. the Nancy Davis farm.
On Limestone creek. Coal district,
Harrison county, the Washington Gas
Company is drilling test on the r.
P. Reynolds farm. On Grass run the
Groves. Royiund e. CO. have made the
location for test on the e. /. Den.
n'son farm. On Long Drain run,
Church dictrict, Wetzef county. the
philadelphia company 10 due in Tho
sand at a test on the j. 9. shriver
farm.