The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-26
OIL news
From Various Fields m the
State of West Virginia
Reported.

In the West Virginia fields opera,
tors are taking advantage Of the pres
ent favorable conditions to complete
as much work as possible before the
winter sets in. In the extreme south.
west portion OF the state, on Porter
Fork, Duyal district, Lincoln county
the Big Development Company has
completed No. on the Joab and Mary
Fowler farm and has 2O-barrel pro-
Queer. On the same stream the same
company has completed No. on the
f. P. Bell farm. on Porter's Fork. Tho
producer. The last named is much
better producer than the late average
in the Lincoln county field.
The same company has the RIG COM
pieied for No SON the Thomas Fow-
Ter farm and Is drilling No. on the
Z. p Bell farm. on Porters Fork. The
same company has started to drill
No. on the NJ. F. Midkif farm. The
same conipany's No. on the Greed
Kingery farm has been completed
and shot and is good for 20 barrels .
day in the Berea grit.
On Dog Iun. Murphy district.
Richie county, PEBBLES. Lection and
Bunnell have completed and shot No
IA on The Phoebe ]. Hill farm and
have show for a 15-barrel pumper
in the keener sand. The rig for No.
10 on the same farm has been com
pleted. On Indian run. in the same
district, the South Penn Oil Company
has the rig completed for second
test on the J. W. Hooper farm.
on Milestone run. Smithheld district
Roane county, the Roane Development
Company has drilled No. { on the
David Simmons farm through the Big
lnjun sand and has a show for 10
barrel pumper. On the same stream
the Heasley Oil Company has the rlE
completed for No. on the L. d.
Chambers farm and is due in the sand
at No. on the S. b. Kincaid farm,
located on Rush farm.
On West Fork, Courthouse district,
Lewis county, the Hope Natural Gas
Company has drilled test on the p.
J. Dyer farm through the fifth sand
and found nothing but light gas
pressure in the Gantz sand. On Sand
Fork, the same company is drilling
in the top OF the fifth sand a test on
the Martin Cummings farm. On Mid
die run, the Hope company has re-
covered the tools lost in its test on
the H. NJ Ward farm and sab started
to drill
On West Fork, in Hackers Creek
district, H. F. Rymer & Company have
drilled test on The S. NJ. Hardman
farm through the fifth sand and have
a gasser in the lower formation. On
Run, Courthouse district,
L. G. Davtsson & Company have
given their test on the Catherine
Kraft heirs farm shot in the Cor
don and secured light increase in
the gas pressure developed in that
formation. This well was driIle,t
through the fifth sand aud to total
depth OF 1880 feet. On Murphy Creek
the Eastern Oil and Gas Company is
drilling out bailer, lost in its sec
Snd test on the Johnson V. Turner
farm at depth of 2,7sO feet.
On Isaacs Creek, Sardis distric'
Harrison county, the Hope Natural
Gas COMPANY has drilled test on
he \. L. Hustead farm into the Maxon
sand and has a fair gasser On Rock
Camp Run, in the same district, Dn-
fore and Company are building the rig
for test on the Mary Newton farm
On Little Elk Run, Treat & Rowland
have the rig completed for test on
the A. @. Pickett farm and have made
locations for tests en- the ]. n. and
NJ. r. Smith farms, on Rock Camp,
and location en- the T. c. Bennett
farm on Tenmlle creek.
On Dunkard Creek, Clay district,
Monongalia county, the Union Utility
Company has drilled test on tho
William G. I.emley farm into the Big
ILjun sand and has a gaSser The
same company is drilling a test on
the E, A. Morris heirs farm, located
on Dolls Run Clay district. On In
dian Creek the Hope Natural Gas
Company is building the rig for test
on the John Musgrove farm.
/ On State Road Run, Green district,
Wetzel county, the Hope Natural Gas
Company encountered some gas at a
depth of 2.15o feet at its test on the
Benjamin +. Fox farm and it caugn.
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