The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-25
in The OIL FIELDS

The deep sand territory In south.
eastern Ohio is keeping well to the
'front.' with good producers. located in
the south aud southwest extension
IN Perry and Hooking counties. In
Coal township. near New Straitsville.
IN the extreme southern edge OF Per
~ county. the Continental OF Com.
p2ny has drilled a test on the Cicero
Philips farm through the Clinton sana
Queer.
Near Gore. in Falls Gore township.
in the northeast corner Of Uock,nr
county. the Charters OIL Company
has completed a second test ON Robt
Is. fuckers farm and has a producer
good for 30 or more barrels A dsv Tho
hrst test on this farm has settled 20
about so barrels a day. The snme
company is down I 500 feet AT No. .
and has the rig completed for No 4
In the same district the Swisher OH
company No. on the I. S. Wright
lot IS due TO get the sand in a few
days and the Two Johns OIL Company
VIII be due 10 get the sani about the
same time at test on the Joseph
stevenson farm. To the southwest
ana IN advance OF developments, FINK.
Lobaugh & Co. are drilling at 900 feet
az an important test on the Frank
Rutgers farm
~ Coal township. Perry county. the
humiort OH a. Gas Company is due
IN the sand NJ test on the Rob Gard
ner farm. In the same township. the
Tiger Fork OF * Gas Company and
the llene OIL x Gas Company has
rigs completed for tests on the Am
brose Gibbs and J. c. Wilson farms.
In Jackson township. Perry county.
the Carter oil Company is drilling
tests on the NJ a. Crosbie AMI Prtl.
dence Love farms. IN the same local.
ity, the Columbus Gas a Fuel Com.
pany has started TO drill test on the
Jacob WallenberE farm. The Gobel
OIL & Gas Company is down $3.50 feet
at a test on the s. G. Elder farm and
fishing for string Of tools.
In Rush Creek township. Fairfield
county. the Carter Oil Company's test
on the jesse Stoner farm has been
put 70 producing and is good for 40
barrels n dav. The same company Is
drilling tests on the Noah Berry and
J. W. KeFey farms No. on the :
a. Black farm is drilling IN the sand.
In the old development in Morgan
and Washington counties. the Quick
OIL 6 Gas Companys No :. william
Fawset. and J. +. iAttseu's No. >.
John Johnson and J. G. Dinsmoor's
No. on tho William Ellis farm. are
all shallow sand busters In the Corn
ing district. Athens county. II Z Ad-
ans & co. have completed No. u on
the J. ". Pitcher farm and have a
very light pumper
In the Lewisvil'e district. Monroe
county. the Pemerick Oil Company
has completed No 3 on the Hall farm
and will not have better than a 3
barrel pumper IN the Sduaw sand
The Cronin Oil Company has the rig
completed for test on the Albert
Cronin heirs farm.
West Virginia Has Light Wells.
on Grass Run. I'm Ten-Mile district,
Harrison county. W. Va. the Marsh
Vile OIL & Gas Company has com
pleted No. 3 on the Harriet Williams
farm. and has a J-barrel pumper IN
the Gordon sand.
On the south fork OF Hughes river.
Murphy district Richie county, the
Cairo OIL Company has completed and
shot It's no. on the l. Yoho farm.
and has 12-barrel pu=per In the
salt sand
on Bells Run. In Sheridan district.
Calhoun county. the Great Elk oil 4
Gas Company has drilled a second test
on tho Watson heirs farm through
the salt sand. and found It barren. Il
is now drilling 10 the lower sands. or
Bells Run. IN Center district. the Al
eco OF Company IS building the rig
Tor a test on the ArzadO Bell farm
In the ~. Marys district. Peasants
county. the Portoc Farm OIL Company
has completed 80 on the Porter
heirs farm and has q 5-harrcl pump.
er. ON McKim Greek. the American
OF Development Company and the
south Penn on Company are starting
No on the T. p Frecland farm.
Schwartz Brothers We'll.
The Schwartz Brothers' well. near
Perrysville. Allegheny county. Is hold.
ing mp very crciitablv For the IS
hours ending az O'Clock Yesterday
morning tho stage was 2s4 barrels
The next well due Is Bcnedum. Trees
q Parker's tesf on the TAYLOR heirs'
farm. They are down 500 feet and
should get tho sand next week. Miller
4 kynd are drilling az 500 feet on
the Rynd heirs farm.