The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-14
OIL AND GAS

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Development work in Roane county
W. Va, continues at an even pace
completing wells with great regular
lily and starting new work in the vari
Gus old districts. On Rock Camp run
Walton district. the Louis F. Payne
OH company has completed No. / OF
the A. w. Summers farm and has a
2O.barrel producer in the Dig Injun
sand.
On Milestone creek, smlthfeld dis
trItt. the Roane Development com.
liany has tdrIlleH 'its;Nb.aTs6f the PA.
yld Simmons farm through the Big In
Jun sand and found very light show
OF oil. On Green creek, Harper dis
trict, the Louis F. Payne OIL. com.
;bany has now drilled Its test on the
j., L. Lowney form through the sand
and has a duster.
About a year ago the Carter Oil
company drilled we'll on the Jose.
phone Thompson farm, located on
Tanners run, Spencer district, into
the Salt sand and got gasser with a
show OF oil. The well was shut in till
asfew weeks ago and was opened up
and las since beef average from five
). TO eight barrels a day. This location
is ohe.half mile northwest OF the Uni.
ted Fuel Gas company's No. on the
A. S. Gamer farm. On the same
stream In Spencer district, the Fisher
Oil company is rigging up at a test
on the. b. b. Wilson farm.
Light Producer In Lincoln.
On Road Fork. RIVAL district, Lin:
coin county. the Big Creek Develop.
ment company has drilled No. 5 on the
J. +. Stephens farm through the Be
rea Grit and has show for a l5-bar.
rel pumper. In Elk district Kanawha
county, development work is inGreas.
Ing. On Blue creek, one.half mile east
OF the producer OIL the Barth-Schwnrtz
farm, Donaldson & Cafes have the rig
completed for test on the Susan A.
Nandemark farm. On the Barth.
Schwartz farm. the Ohio Fuel com.
pany has the rig completed for sec.
ond test and Is starting No. on the
same farm. The Hamilton company
has the rig completed for No. on
the Graham heirs farm located south
Of the Ohio Fuel cOmpany's No. l on
the Grace L. Myers farm.
On Ten Mile creek, Sardls district,
Harrison county. the Vespar Oil com.
pany has now drilled its test OH the
rlllle Marsh farm through the Fourth
sand and found nothing in that forma.
tion. A fair gas pressure was devel-
oped in the Big Injun at depth of
1888 feet and 1t will be plugged be.
low and tubed. rr
On Dolls run, Clay district, Monon.
gala county. the Union Utility com.
pany has now drilled Its test on the
L. A. Morris farm through the Fifth
sand and will not have better than a
lO-barrel pumper. On the same
stream, the same company has com.
pletedrthe rig for test on the D. II.
Henderson farm. On Grass run. Ten
Mile district, Harrison county, the
Thompson & Nan Or company is rig.
cling up at a test on the II. A. VII.
liams farm. On the Middle Island
creek. Ellsworth district. Tyler coun.
ty, the fAIclrose OIL and Gas cofpany
has started to drill a second test on
the Thomas Mckay farm.
Southern Ohio.
At Gore, In the deep sand territory,
in Falls Gore township. Hooking coun.
~, o., tho Logan Natural Gas and
Fuel company has completed and shot
Its second test on the Catherine Don.
aldson. and Il. $. Terrell farm and
have show for very small pumper
The gauges OF the flowing wells In the
New straitsville.Gore districts are as
follows: Betty OIL company No. /
tsoItGardner los barrels; Gates.Dav
idson & Moran No. Epson Coal and
Mining company, l55 barrels; Hazel
ton Oil company Nos. l and 3 HarrL
son Halelton, 100 and l7O barrels, re,
spectlvely; Kumfort OIL and Gas com;
lpany's No. / Harry Spencer lot, f4t
barrels The pumping wells In this
district are not operated on Sunday. :
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