The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-28
OIL AND GAS

On Rush run Smiihfield district.
Roane county. W. Va, the South Penn
OIL company has drilled No. 5 on the
Alice Epling farm through the salt
sand ard has a show for a fair pro-
Queer IN that formation. This is a
new departure for that district. All
the other wells In that locality got their
production IN the Big Injun sand and
found nothing on the salt sand. On
Left Fork. Geary district, Roane county,
the United Fuel Gas company has drilled
a test on the J. NJ. and NJ. NJ. Carte
farm through the Big Injun sand, and
has a fair gasser in that formation. On
Big Sandy creek. in Walton district. -
same company has drilled a test on the
Mary J. Elswick farm through the same
formation and has a gas we'll.
On Green creek, Elk district. Kama
wha county. the United Fuel Gas COM
pany has suspended operations at its
test on the J. NJ. Hunt farm. On Rock
creek. Walton district. Roanc county. the
Louis f. Payne Oil company is start
ing a test on the Henry Young 176 acres.
and one On the Henry Young 80 acres.
On Lick III Murphy district. Richie
county. the Taught Farm Oil company
is down $50 feet at a test on the Ira
Taught farm and fishing.
On Leading creek, Sheridan district.
Calhoun county. the Great Elk Oil &
Gas company has made the location for
a test on the Sarah Ferret farm. On
Bell run, Center district, the KIeco Oil
company has gone back to its test on
the Arazona Bell farm. and is rigging
UP for the second time. On the same
stream. the same company is down LIES
feet al a test on the William Deems
farm and fishing for a string OF tools.
In the Gordon sand development. on
Church Fork. Church district. Wetzcl
county. the Carnegie Natural Gas com
pany isdue in the sand at its test on the
Rosa Knight farm. On the same stream
for a test on the g. w. Butcher farm.
Marion county. Hartman and the Ven
ture Oil company are due III the sand
at its second test on the W. 8. Baird
farm.
On Buckeye Fork. G~reenbrier dis
trict. Doddridge county. ]. +. Randolph
& Co. arc starting a test on the ]. J..
Adams farm. On Long run. Grant dis
trict. d. ID. Britt G. Co. are starting a
test on the ]. Adams farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
Few competitions arc reported from
southeastern Ohio. In Grandview town.
ship. in the Rcasc Run district. in Wash
ington county. Reishaman. Micklc &
Gregory have drilled a second test on
the Ridgeway Bros farm through the
Maxon sand and have a gasscr. In the
same district. White & Co. have drilled
a test on the w. l. Parr farm through
the Cow run sand and nave a buster. In
the Payne district, in Lawrence town
ship. the Enoch Oil company is drilling
a test on the Charles Worstell farm.
In experimental work, the deep sand
territory in Hooking county leads all
others in southeastern Ohio. In Gore
township, in this county, a number of
important test wells are nearing the in
tcresting point. The Hooking Oil COM
pany Is down 1850 feet at its test on
the Newton Slater farm. The States
Oil company is drilling at $500 feet on
the w. {. Webb farm, and the Blenner-
hassett Oil company at 2.40O feet on the
II. X. Starr farm. The Coke Oil &
Gas company is drilling on the Samuel
Hood farm. the CHARTERS Oil company
on the George Aucker farm. the San Toy
Oil company on the NJ. \. Tucker heirs
farm. the Logan Natural Gas & Fuel
company on the Donaldson Bros farm.
and the Fisher Oil company on the
Slater Auckcr farm. This well i the
Fisher oil company's first venture in the
deep sand territory.
In Pike township. Perry county. near
Unity. Ralph Bros. arc starting a test
on the ST. Aloysus Academy farm. 10
Gated 1000 feet south Of the Pike Oil &
Gas company test on the Perry county
inhrmary farm. In Jackson township,
the Carter Oil company Is starting No.
Z on the Robert Henry farm. In the
same township the Gobcl Oil x Gas com
pany Is starting No. 10 on the Isaac
Klinger farm.
There is now very little new work
under way or starting IN Munkingum
county. in H~opcwell township. the Co
Gas & Fuel company i drilling
tests on the Henry Duncan. Ethel Day
and {. r. McCracken farms. Across
the dividing line. IN Clay township,
Perry county. the anne company has
plugged the hole al $500 feet al a ties;
TIC Nora Brown farm. and has skid
dcd ~ rig.
In the Macksburg field. Washington
county. J. T. Dillon has completed No.
10 on the l.. DriscOl farm and has 4
duster. In the Marietta district. the
Northern Oil company has a buster al
rs No. "a on the John Cook armGien-
denning & Williams have completed No
= on the W Burkham farm. and have =
very small pumper ~ the first Cow Run
sand.
puster In Beaver County.
Tn Green township. Beaver county
Pa. Mcdonald parties have drilled a
test on The Thomas Drake farm through
the Bcrca grit and have a duster. In
the Ninevch district. iu Greene county
the South Penn Oil company gave is old
No g on the VI. Funk farm lie fourth
shot and 30 responded by producing $50
barrels tho ensuing twenty four hours
The Sheridan Oil & Gas compauy's No
2 on The Hannah Sheridan farm is s'li
producing 700 barrels a day.