The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-22
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NEWS OF THE OIL Fields.

5s NEWS VI y ne OlL 5rlEEGo'
The Lincoln county field, in the ex
irene southwest Of West Virginia
new wells are coming with a good
deal OF regularity. On Sans braych
in Duyal district, the Big Creek De
yelopment Company has completed q
second test on the G. c. Chambers
farm and has a 15-barrel pumper in
the Berea grit. On Straight fork, the
same company has the rig completed
for No. 4 on the Octave Hager farm
On POGO river, smithtield district
Roane county. the Ohio Fuel OF Com.
rany has given It's. test on the A; L.
seabpld0fagmla shot In the Big Injun
sandy but failed 70 Improve the show
ing when drilledbthrough that forma'
ton. 1t is not good for more than
five barrels, This location isa mile
to the north OF production. On Rush
run the same company is starting a
test on the w. \. 9. Smith farm.
On. Straight fork. Duyal district,
Lincoln county, the Big Creek De
velopment Company has completed
No,7 onttheI al. AsLawrence farm a=u
hasIaT2oibareE producer in the BeFea
gTita ION Bells run, Center district,
.Calhoune county, the South Penn OIL
Company has drilled its test on the
Everett Gamer farm through the
Berea grit and has a show for a 30
barrel producer,
On Goose creek, Grant district,
Richie county the Freehold Oil and
Gas Company has completed ana ssot
It's test on the Harriet Copeland
farm, and 1t produced so barrels the
first twenty,four hours. This is about
half as much as It was estimated to be
good for when drilled through the
sand. The location is one-hali mile
southeast of production.
On Indian creek, Murphy district,
the County Oil and Gas Company has
completed and shot its test on the N.
NJ. Snyder farm and has aTlight pump.
err in the salt sand, On Laurel run.
Murphy district the Royal OH Com.
pany has drilled its test on the Nut
ter heirs farm through the salt sand
and has a fair gasser.
On Groves rum. Newark district,
Writ county, the Writ County OIL AMI
Gas Company has completed Its test
on the Abe Fouty farm and has a
small gasser in the gas sand. In
Union district, Peasants county the
Jason Hart Oil Company has com
pleted No. 4 on the G. w. Kotzebue
farm and has buster in tho Big
Injun sand
VIII Drill a Deep Test.
In Clay district, Richie county, the
American Horoscope Company will.
drill another deep test. The now9lo
cation Isl on the H Delaney farm, and
the.cogtraet calls for drilling the well
to q, depth of 1890 feet. Last year
the same company started to drill a
deep test on the 7. e. Dye farm and
were down about $500 feet when the
tools were lost, They, fishsd tGr sew
eral months and failed to clear the
hole and then plugged 1t belog and
shot the salt sand and it is still pro.
dpelpg about ten barrels q day,
Should they succeed ! in getting the
new test to the required depth Il will
be5the deepest we'll ever drilled in,
Richie county,
On DAVIDSON run, Clark district,
HARRISON county the aclarksburg Light
and Heat Company has drilled Its test
on The Josiah Carter farm into the
Gordon sand and has a gasser On
cobufn creek Union district theI
same company has completed 4 testl
On the Martin Yates farm and has q
light gassery on Pgatt u fdnS Sate
airy district Doddfld eounty tle
H6ilad slphia cohpans ia dsiIisG
III on The Oliver stewart tafifllnto3l