The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-15
IN The OIL FIELDS

The new competitions in Roane county.
w Va. have a very fair average produc-
ton for that district. II never had any
wells in the gusher class. but the size
Tor many months was very uniform.
/ When the field was AT It's best the aver
age did not exceed 30 barrels with the
oiher part OF the distric: nearly develop
I Ell. the average size has fallen beIovy 80
D barrels
On Laurel run. SmithfieId district.
Heasley ~ co. have drilled a second test
! on the j. \ Bays farm through tie Ric-
In1nu sand and have a show for a 2b
barrel producer. On Rush run in the
same district. the South Penn OIL Com
D on The g. B. Ferrell farm. and -.1als a y
| or SO barrel producer In the same forma-
tion.
On Lick Branch, OF SiiIe-Cre..k.
sheridan district, Lincoln county, the
&uyan OH Company mas drilled It's 40.
ii on the GuyandOtte Land Association
tract. light producer in the BIG Lime,
Z 10 the Big ln1un sand ami developed a
@."uO0OO-foot gasser in the lower fOrma-
ton. On upper Two-Nile creek Sherf-
dan district, the Iisnlin OH Company
mas the riE completed for No. % ON the
Lincoln Land Association tract
Drilling Tests in Harrison.
'h brown creek. Grant district. Harri-
son county. the Empire Gas Company
/ has started 20 drill a test ou the 4 IL.
BASEL farm ON Lost creek the West
virginia Central Gas Company has
. .''AA wv ~ urn WNA NlAf a - NtNsNHIl
farm. ON West Fork river. the same
. company has the rig completed for a
test on the j. y. Musser farm on Co
bum creek. Union district the CIarks-
i burg Light q Heat company h drgijnx
tests on the J r. Rouiine and InFaby
May Window farms.
on kincheloe creek Freeman Creek
district. Lewis county. the Crude OH
company has the Tig completed FOR a
Z test 90 the J. VI Han farm In the
came district, on the bnrk fork 81 Alum
80 IN L.
Naiurai Gas Company is drilling four
VOLS On We MaNWeli heirs farm.
. salt Sand DuSter IN Richie.
! ON Lambs run. Murpey district.
1857 bic county. the south Penn oil
I Company has drilled SO. on the-L ri
scott farm through tho salt sand ana
ias duster. SOS. ! and on this farm
are fair producers and the location IL
Z nut short distance from the WASH
.1rn 'il Company's good producer on
| tine Nicholson farm 1n the ola ghirne-
! ton pool. Boz Harrison county. tho south
Penn Company No. on the & H. vim
.-.i farm is holding ~ az 40 barrels.
5n' is ne Pc only We'll in he district pro-
southeastern Ohio.
To fnc deep sand territory. in roufh-
stem ONO, ~ g. quite evident that an
"f Tho south and southwest extension
fo the deep sand Development is not
ifnh lfIng territory. The latest dfrnu-
I continent o. ne Wisner OH e. Gas
,.1mt1uEs second test on tho r.. s.
. NrIrHt inf located boz tie northeast cor
f'r ~ Hooking county. in Fails Gore
tHFrr d. Tho well haze boon drilled
fNrluFl ne clinton sand. and shows bit
it'l. 90 The oid $50. 0 IN fnIa Iot vas
~ - f"e first wells completed DO tho
.nutHHraf erterriDr nnd waa o. fine pros
'f np.l'nF ~ ni ~ barrels or better
In I4, frnn tyWrrhlr. Perry county.
ir QUO central fil towrany has come
arI has SHOW for + ta iT ~ proa IN l,,
Ir fNfI fnWr '|r. ir frr rouf. eFn extern