The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-17


lF. Deem form through the Biz inNll
sand and has dnsler.
/ ff'er several years Of Inactivity ths
4 Scnie 7nser oil company has starred
q drlli yell on Tie Richie mines
tra,s The new well Is No. p on tbs
liraot ltce oh MeNarlan run. o.
l5og run, lie Fisher On company Is
lstarting q second test oti the 7. sim.
mons farm. A n &
Limit Pumperiii Harrison.
on Grass run, Ten Nile district
Harrison county, the MarshEille sOH
and Gas Company has drilled No. 3 on
the Ffed Rogers farm through the
Gordon and will not have better than
a 5.barrel pumper. On Indian run the
independence Oil company has given
its No. j on the William Hickman
farm.a fairly good test In the Gordon
and tits failure. Il has now beel
drilled through the fourth sand anu
developed a light gas pressure.
There Is a little new work starting
In Ten Mile district On Raccon run
the Hope Natural Gas company ts
starting a test on the Lynch Robinson
farm. On the. same stream the Rae
coon Oil and Gas company and D. D,
Britt & Co. are starting tests on the.
Lon Rloades and F. ]. Pepper farms.
On Buckeye Fork, Greenbrier dis.
.trict, Doddridge county, ]. F. Randolph
e Co. are starting a test on the J.J.
Adams farm. On Bear Fork, in Du.
val district, Lincoln county, the BIZ
Creek Development company has the
rig completed for No. 8 on the J. B.;
May farm.
On West Fork, Freemals Creek dis.
trict, Lewis county, the Hope Natural
Gas company drilled its test on the
w. G. Bennett farm Tito the top of the
fifth sand, developed a strong flow Of
gas, which ignited from the boiler and
consumed the rig. On the same stream
in Hackers creek district, L. E. Beach
is still fishing for asbit lost in his test
on the Bertha Beach farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
The deep sand territory in south.
eastern Ohio, is not furnishing any
large producers in the older districts
and not a few fall to the buster list. III
Rush Creek township, Fairfield conn.
ty. the Bunker Hill Natural Gas and
Oil company has completed a second
test on the e. B. Mccullough farm and
ha so duster in the Clinton sand. The
location is 1900 feet south of No. n
a light producer.
In the Chester Hill district, Penn
township, Morgan county, the juno
ton City OIL company has completed
a second test on the Laura Best farm
and will not have better than 5-bar.
rel pumper in the Cow Run sand. The
Henne Oil company's No. 3 on the w.
A. Pidgeon farm is proving a good
slayer. 1t is still holding up at 1901
barrels day.
In tile Cow Run districr, lawrence
township, Washington county, John B,
Hoefmler & Co. have completed a test
on the Johnston holland farm and
have a duster in the Keener sand. OF
the last five compilations in this dis.
trict, three,felb to the buster list and
tYata1esYery light bumpers.
In 1.-THE Plum Run district, Harrison
J., L. Heavlin has completed
a test on his own farm, formerly the
e. q. Parspn farm, and has a show for
a light pumper Three wells had been
previously completed on this farm
but all were pulled out two years ago,
The new we'll is located / 500 feet west
Of the first we'll drilled.
On Big Deer creek, near Harmers.
Vile, In Indiana township, Allegheny
county, Pa, Bepedum & Trees are
drilling near the toptof the sand at
their, testghn the, McRoherts farm. On
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