The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-01
NEWS OF THE Q|LE|ELls

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ltoane county continues to head the
list of lower southwest counties in
wells completed and new productions.
On Rush run. in the Tariff pool.
Smithfield district, the Carter Oil
Company has shot its No. 8 on the
T. A.. Tallman farm and has n So
barrel producer In the Big Injun sand.
This location is 500 feet north Of No.
; on the same farm. n good producer.
On the same stream, 800 feet south
OF No. 4. the South Penn Oil Company
has completed and shot its No. q on
the w. NJ. Loney farm and has n show
for u 60 barrel producer In the Big
lnjun sand.
On Spring creek, Smithfe!d district,
the Ohio Fuel OIL Company has the
rig completed for n test on the George
Douglass farm. On Lick Fork, Spen.
GER district, the same company is
starting a test on the C. C. Weaver
farm. On the anne stream and in the
same district, the Consolidated Oil
Company Tas theirig' completed Tor a
test on the J. +. kaplinger farm. On
Tanners run, In the same district, the
Fisher Oil Company Is starting a sec.
ond test ON TIE S! M:1GGfer farm. 40
On Asbury Camp run. Geary dis
trict. the United Fuel Gas Company
Is due in the Big Injun-at~a-test~ on
the S. NJ. Bullardy faym. sThe same
company has completed ks'testSohtthe
a: X. Runnion farm and since giving
1t a sllot~will-no have better than n
five barrel pun ber5 TFs ",
Wildcat ID Kana%ha County.
On Elk river. Big Sandy district,
kanawha county, Judge Lewis Is drill
ing a test On the DR.. Davis farm at a
depth of 100 feet. On Rock creek,
Walton district. Roane county, the
Lewis F. Payne Oil Company's second
test on the S. p. Shaver farm is not
good for o than five barrels II day.
On Porter Fork. Duval district, Lin
coin county, the Big Creek Develop
ment Company has shot It's second
test on the Robert Fowler farm and
has a 10 or, 20 barrel pumper in the
Berea grit.
On Adds run. Grant district, Rit.
chic county, the Hope Natural Gas
Company is building the rig for a test
on the Henry Meats farm. On Long
run, the Silver Run Oil Company is
starting n test on the Mary Price
farm. On Dog run, PEBBLES G. Run.
nell are due IN the sand at. a test on
the George Simmons farm.
.Gasser in Lewis County.
In the old Fink pool. in Frcmans
Creek district. Lewis county, the Phil.
a%delphia company has drilled a test on
the John E. Flesher farm through the
Gordon sand and has n fair gasser.
On Fink creek, in the same district,
the Hope Natural Gas Company Is
drilling tests on the Ira P. Simmons
and Charles o. Cawthorn farms.
On Sand Fork. Court House district,
Cummings, Donlan eco. are due in
the Gordon ut their test on the Eliza
beth Taylor farm. On Lambs run,
Murphy district, Richie county, the
same company is building the rig for
a test on the NJ. Soup farm. On In.
dian run. Frimier & Co. are rigging up
a test on the William Michaels farm,
and Patrick McDonough has the rig
completed for n test on the f. r. Mich
OILS farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side, in the Newport
district, in Washington county, the
Middletown OH Company has drilled
its test OF the Ernest Uppold farm
into the shale and at a depth OF 425
feet has n show for a light pumper.
In the same district A.. ]. Lockard and
Kerr Bros. are down 1000 feet at No.
3 on the Peter Hasley farm. NJ. II.
Hannah Is starting a second test on
the Theobald Gravius farm and vii.
liam Reader has the rig completed Tor
No. IL OH the NJ. Reese farm.
Near S%cottown, in Ludlow town.
ship. the Producers and Refiners Oil
Company has n better producer than
first indicated. after shooting No. 4 on
the Charles Cawley farm. Il is now
estimated to be good for % barrels n
day from the first Cow Run sand.
In the Chester Hill district, In Penn
township, Morgan county, the Hense
Oil Company has drilled No. II on the
J. d. Thompson farm through the first
Cow Run sand and has a buster. In
the same district, Ellis & Co. are
drilling a test OF the Draper Van Eos.
sen farm.
In the southern edge Of Perry coun.
ty and the northeast corner OF Hook
inp county in itha daan sand to,rt,o,,,