The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-08
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we large amount OF work under
way and startins In Roane County, Is
all that prevents more pronounced
jdullnessi tn the lower southwest fields.
Just outside Of the corporate limits
of Spencer. On Spring creek, Spencer
district. g I. CABOT has drilled his
test on the He. woodward farm
through the Berea grit and has q very
light gasser. The Big Injnn sand at
this location was Of an inferior quail,
ity and contained no oil or gas,
The United Fuel Gas Company Is
doing consIderable3wo work in Geary dis.
trict. On Cotton Tree work, the United
Fuel Gas Company is due In the sand
at a test on the:J. r. Jones farm. On
Sandy creek the same company Is
drilling tests on the orpha NayIor and
Hulda G. Cook farms. On Green
creek, Elk district, Kanawha county;
the same company has the rig com.
pleted for a test on the j. NJ. Hunt
farm.
On Leeeh Fork, Union district,
Richie county, the Philadelphia com.
panyea.h has the rig completed for a test
on the "A. B. Collins farm. On Bone
creek, in the same district, the Phil
adelphia company has drilled its test
onithe Sheets Bros, farm through all
sands and has a buster. On White
Oak farm, the Nina. OIL and Gas Com.
pany Is down 1000 feet at a test on
the, George P; Black farm.
easser in Lewis County.
Lewis county Is furnishing "a. large
number Of gassers aud: operations in
that county are very active. On
Crooked Fork, Court House district,
the Philadelphia Company has drilled
a test on the Patrick Malta farm into,
the Gordon sand and has a fair gasser.
On Butchers Fork, in the same dis.
trlct, the Philadelphia Company.s test
on the Ella Collins farm showed for a
light oil producer In the stray sand,
but failed to make good when tested
and as now drilling to the lower sand:
On Murphy creek, the Eastern Oil
and Gas Company has completed its
test on the Johnson v. Turner farm
and has a light gasser in the Gordon.
This we'll was drilled to a depth of2 !.
$50 feet, but failed to find the fifth
sand On Fink creek, Freeman's Creel;
district, the Hope Natural Gas Com.
pahy has started to drill.a test on the
Ira Simmons farm. The same com.
pany has made the location for attest
on the Charles o. Cowthon farm.
On Indian run, Ten Mile district,
Harrison county, the Montazumo OIL
and Gas Company has nlow drilled its
second test on the L. C. Carter farm
through the fifth sand, and has a ldus-
ter. On RockalCamp run, sardis dis.
trict, Harrison county, the vesper OIL
Company IS duel the sand at a test
on theyL. IA. Whiteman farm.
On West Fork river, Eagle district,
the Hope Natural Gas Company has
drilled a test on the C.tE., Martin farm
into the 50.foot sand, and has. a fair
gasser. On Bingamon creek. in the
same district, the Philadelphia Com.
pany has a fifth sand gasser. on the L.
H. Tetrick farm. The Eagle District
Gas Company is due in the ,50-foot sand
at a test on the L. c. Homer farm.
On Booth creek, Grant district,
Marion county. the Grant Develop.
ment Company Is building the rig for
a test on the ]. H Frum farm. On
Kincheloe creek, Union district, Har.
rison county, the Reserve Gas Com:
pany Is drilling a test on the Mary
Robinson farm. On Middle Island
creek, Ellsworth district. Tyler coun;
ty, the Middle Island OIL Company has
started to drill test on the X. S,
Foreman farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side, In the. Lowell dis,
trict, in Salem township, Washington
county. w. C.. Patterson & Co. have
drilled No. 90 on the j. R. Jackson
farm through the Macksburg 5OO.foot
sand and have a show for a 5.barrel
bumper. In the Cow Run district,
Lawrence township, Clark & Davis
have drilled their test on the w. w,
Mcbride farm to the Berea grit. They
are not deep enough in the sand to get
the pay. Caldwell & Co. have the rig
completed for a second test on the
John Noland farm. /,
Between Ingomar and Wexford. AL.
legheny county, Snyder+& Co. have
completed their test on the George
Brewerman farm and have a gasser in
the g100.foot sand.
AT the lfeadwaters Of Fishing creek,
Springhlll township, Greene county,
the Philadelphia Company has drilled
Its test on the George Tough farm