The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-17
NEWS Of THE OIL FIELDS

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latest oerings On Hunt FORK Of
Green creek Harper district The Louis
I. pagne on Company has compile te1
MOI on ii e ]. II, SUNNI er farm and
isili not have than 4 .bligel
juniper. ON iloclt creek, IN the same
district, tile same company has CONF
pleted q test on "a j! LoWery farm
and VIII have 4 SHARED punperi III the
Big Iniun sand. This location is 1000
feet northeast Of elopinents.
On Laurel run, Smith, ED district
the South Penn OIL COMPANY has COM
pleted d test on the u H Starr farm
and after Ii Is shot. will not have bet.
ter than a 5-bavel punper. The loeaL.I
ton OF this well Is somewhat import.
ant and will not encourage work TAR
itther to the northeast On Bear fork,
EDuval district; Lincoln county, the Big
Creek Development Company's NO. 3
on the Robert Fowler farm is produc.
ing % barrels day from the Berea
grit.
On Silver run, Grant district, Rit-
chic county, the South Penn OIL Com,
pany has now completed and shot It's
ltest on the P. N. & R.V. McGinnis
farm and has no better than 5.barrel
pumper in the Keener sand. This To-
cation is 1900 feet east of the Silver
Run Oil Company,s test, god pro.
Queer, on the ]. L. Friese farm. The
Silver Run Company Is drilling sec
ond test on the J. L. Price farm, locat-
ed between its first test and the South
Penn test on the McGinnis farm.
On Bear fork, Duval district, Lin.
coin county, the Big Creek Develop.
ment Company has the rig completed
for No. 6 on the Mason-T ackett farm.
On Wylie fork, Grant district, Wetzel
county, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany is drilling in the top OF the Big
1njun sand at a test on the James @.
Snodgrass farm.
Marion and Monongalia Tests.
On the left fork OF Dunkard creek,
Battelle district, Monongalia county,
Curtis and Fleming are down 1,50O
feet at test on the G. s. Leggett
farm. On the same stream and in the
same district, the Philadelphia com.
pAny has made locations on the A. w.
Whistler and M. S. Henderson farms
On Long Drain run, Church district,
Wetzel county, the same company has
the rig completed for test on the W..
F. Smith farm, located in the vicinity
OF the Carnegie Natural Gas Com
pany's good producer on the Mcneil
rick farm.
On Big run, Warrington district,
Marion county, kirkland & Barrit are
Irigging up test on the Scott Arnett
farm. On Pyles fork, in the same dis
trict, the Carnegie Natural Gas Com
pany is rigging up at test on the
Bamech Metz farm and at the Hart
man and Venture Oil Companies have
made the location for a test on the
nv. S. Baird farm. titi VI
8 On Churches fork, Church district,
Metzel county, the Manufacturers
Eight & Heat Company is rigging up
at test on the. Rhoda Ullom farm.
| On tile same stream, the Carnegie
Natural Gas Company has rig com.
pleted for a test on the Rosa Aughn
farm. .as'
r On Morgan run, Grant district, Dod-
fridge coGnty, the Hope Natural Gas
Company is building the rig for a test
on the ]. E. Frasuer farm: On the
same stream, the same company is
down 1000 feet at a test on the Car
he! farm. on Buckeye fork, Green.
brier county, Davis, Ward & Randolph
have started to drill a test on the O.
r. Davis farm. On Grass run, Ten.
mile district, Harrison county, Hoef.
mier & Deegan have started to drill
d test on the Roda Lyons farm. On
Indian run, in the same district, the
Independent OIL Company has Just got
nicely started at test on the William
Hickman farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side, In the deep sand
territory, at Junction City, Jackson
township, Perry county, o. N. Miller
has completed a test on the Levi
Fletcher town lot and has show for
a 5-barrel pumper. In the same town
ship, the Carter OIL Company has COM
pIeted No. 16 on the j, ], WEIGH farm
and has duster. This location Is
l 900 feet south of No. 10 on the same
farm.
One and one.half>miles north Of de
velopments, in Reading township
Perry county, the Columbus Gas &
Fuel Company has started a test on
the Jacob Waltenberg farm. In Bed
ford township, near Tunnel hill, Cos
hocton county, the Columbus Gas &
Fuel Company has completed its test
on the H. B. s. Miller farm and has a
100000 foot gasser in the Clinton
sand.
In the shallow sand territory, In the
Chester Hill district, Penn township
Morgan county, the Oakland OIL Com
pany has completed No. Is on the ]. e
& E. ]. Benjamin farm and has show
for 90 barrel producer in the Cow
run sand. In the same district the
Maple Grove OIL & Gas Company has
completed a test on the A. Van Eos
sen farm and has a buster in the Cow
run sand. The Ohio Fuel OIL Com
pany is drilling a test on the Amanda
Hopper farm,
STANDARD CREDIT BALANCES.
OIL CITY, Pa, May 16.-Credit bal
ances, $1.3O. Runs, 1854 barrels
average 139,sS7 barrels; shipments
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