The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-22
OIL AND GAS

! In the local oil fields. Canon=bu-g -
pretty near the whole show. Town lot
operators are giving the old town a
demonstration OF what that kind OF a
development looked like years aEo. The
owner OF a town lot large enough to hold
a drilling rag has no trouble OF lease 70
and some Of the more anxious ieatcrs
are willing 90 pay bonus BY the end
OF the month there will be 20 wells
drilling aud starting inside ~ the bor-
Oush limits.
! Tague q co. hsve drilled their we'll
on the cabbage patch plot into the paw
and have "a show Tor "a producer. This
location IL the most important Of ANY
well drilling IN the town. II * about
o~ne-fourth or . mile east 81 any OF the
producing wells and shows an extension
In that direction. The Indications are
now NOR" favorable for producing wells
on the farm adjacent 10 and east 81 the
town.
A. \. Rowe & 90. go, a surprise when
they drilled their we'll on the j ".
Howell lot into the hfty-foOt sand and
secured IN that formation a producer
that looks 10 be good for % barrels =
day. This ~ the nst well IN the town
lot Development 20 get - good a show
Is holding up NJ 50 barrels. the Thomas
Boone lot we'll at co barrels and the J..
r. Mcbride lot well at 30 barrels a LAY
Pumpsr in Greens County.
In the old Rristoria Held. in Greene
county. J. l.. Jarard has drilled his No.
p on hi- own farm through the Dunk
ard sand and has a show for q IO-harrei
pumper. In the same district. GaraTd
a Titus are dne In the sand az No. 2
on the james Black farm. Titus & Gar
ard have drilled NJ. Z on the James W
Titus through the Dunkard sand and
will have q very lglt pumper
The FerEueon on ompan g. due IN
the sand at e test on the ilagau farm
and the "Philadelphia company u drilling
tests N TIE !. r. Eakiu. ? Hagan and
j. r. Fordyce farms. The Peoples Gas
company has started n test on The Jacob
Wiley farm. Joun J.. Dunn & 90. are
starting 80. . on the T. Grim farm.
Three miles south Of Hook@towu. In
Green township. HEAVIER county. The
Daw son on company has drilled ifs test
IN the william McGnnick farm through
the sand and has = duster ~ smiths
Ferry the South Penn Oh company ~
starting 70 . IN the James Kirk farm.
West virEinia.
on Bells run. center distr 90, Calhoun
county. West Virginia. the South Penn
on company nas drilled - 40. g on
the Everett Gamer farm through the
Berea grit and has q 2s-harrel producer
IN that formation on Middle Island
creek. Ellsworth district Tyler county.
the South Penn on company has drilled
It's old Sol on THE Agnes Mayfeid farm
. rough the lower sands ant fne y
duster. In Liberty district. Marshall
county. Black Bros. have now completed
VIII have n light pumper
IN the Burning SPRING dtrtrlcf. Writ
county. % y. fHruN las NfIIHn 40 ~ on
tho Hstr hon Oh tract through the Bic
fnlun sand and has n liEht pumper IN
Murpnv district RArhie county the
crab Run pfl comphny has completed
so % ON the Miller estate and has n
t-barrel pumre In the same district
V o. Gillespie ~ drilling down 90 the
lover sand. his old gaeser on the vs. o..
Hex farm. Tile Reese OH and gns
company a. due iu The salt sand ~ %
second test on tie y. g. Mufianex farm
To- Grant district o. a. SweHrlugru ~
Go. are Iuc IN the salt sand ~ e test on
the George o. earlnRtun farm o. =
Crane a 90 have the rig completed f1r
o. test ON the 60. Bean farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the ohio side, iu TIE S~feuhruFiile
district IrrerHnu county. Wheeling par
ties Rave drilled n test on The John Hur.
re farm through me Herea Rrit and
rave a dlsfer THE Brilliant OH and
Gas company ia drilling H test on fIe
Dnfrt nipple farm and crawford A. 60
tre fishing ~ their test IN fHe UanIs-
min Lewis farm. fu the feuistltle dfs
frirf. Monroe count. Smith q sfaudt
are drilling a test on tho Henry Nei4z
faru