The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
STANTON MEMORIAL WEEK
OPENS AT STEUBENVILLE
OIL AND GAS

pletions are located In old territory
and attract very little attention. on
Laurel run. in Union district. Wood
county. w. Va. the Welcome oil
company Mccormick, Ralston a.
Col has drilled It's No. on the O.
Nj. Newbanks farm through the Cow
run sand and has a show for a five
barrel pumper. On Stilwell creek,
Walker district. Dollman a. Kings.
bury have been shut down for water
at their test on the James Coyle
farm. but have now started TO drill.
On Lick fork. Spencer district, Roane
county. the Consolidated OIL com.
pany has drilled its test on the Eliza
Carpenter farm through the Berea
grit and has a duster. On Spring
creek. Smithheld district, the Roane
Development company is starting
No. 8 on the David Simmons farm.
On the same stream the Ohio Fuel
OIL company is rigging up at a test
on the w. II. T. Martin farm.
Gassers IN Wetzel-On Fishing
creek, Green district, Wetzel county.
the Hope Natural Gas company has
drilled a test on the Uriah Milburn
farm through the Gordon and has a
gasser On State Road run. in the
same district, the same company is
rigging up at a test on the BENJAMIN
+. Fox farm. On Wylie fork, Grant
district. the Hope company has
completed its test on the Ellen
Glover farm and has a light gasser
In the Keener sand. On Fallen Tim
Der run, y. 5. Snyder 4 Co. are due
In the Big Injun at a test on the
Elmer f. Ice farm. On Shinn run.
Sardis district, Harrison county, the
Carnegie Natural Gas company has
drilled n second test on the II. F.
Heldreth farm through the Gordon
sand and has a light gasser. On Jones
run. In the same district, Brast a.
Agnew are due in the sand at a test
on the l.. ID. Barnes farm. In Indian
creek. Grant district. Monongalla
county. Brock d Courtney have
drilled their test on the ]. y. Michael
farm through all sands and have a
duster. On Dolls run, Clay district.
the Union Utility company is drilling
test on the +. y. Morris heirs farm.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
On Rock Camp run. Sardis district,
Harrison county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company is starting a test on
the Jesse Sprout farm. On the same
stream W. NJ. Miller & Co. are drill
ing a test on the G. r Bailey farm.
On Grass run. In Ten-Mile district,
Allender x Bradley are drilling test
on the w. ;. James farm and the
hinch OIL q Gas Company is starting
a second test on the +. >. Morris farm
The Gillespie OIL & Gas Company has
had the timbers on the ground tor a
test on the A. A. Stout farm. On Rae
coon run the Raccoon Oil a Gas Com.
pany has thesrig completed for a test
on the Lon Rhodes farm. In Manning
ton and Lincoln districts. Marion
county, there Is some experimental
work starting. On Helens run, Lin
coin distrJt. the Fa.rmont Gas Com
pany is starting a test on the \. y.
PTichard farm. on Buffalo run the
Carnegie Natural Gas Company Is
drilling a test ON the James Downs
farm. On Warriors FORK. Mannlngton
district. the Clayton Oh Company Is
starting test on the Rachel Evans
farm. on Road fork. Pope Bros. are
drilling on the ). &. Mcintyre farm
and have the rig completed for a test
on the l.. X. SHAW farm. On Little
Bingamon creek. the Philadelphia
company has completed test on the
H. y. Jones farm and has a gasscr.
On Tygarts Valley river. GcOrse Nil
Ter anu Scott Lowe have made the
location for test on the John r. Van
glider farm. on LOveberry run. Court
House district. Lewis county, l.. L.
DAWSON a. co. have started 10 drill
test on the Catherine Kraft heirs
farm. On Murphy creek, the Eastern
Oh * Gas Company Is due in the salt
sand at a test ON the johnson v.
turner farm. On Cove lick. Middle
and Washburn runs. the Philadelphia
company is drilling tests on the Thos
6. White. e.. l.. Matthews and John
and y. Is. Barnes farms
southeastern OhiO--Ihe southwest
extension 90 the deep sand territory,
ia rails Core township. Hooking
county. ONO. the Logan Natural Gas
company has completed ana shot ats
test on the Catherine Donaldson
farm, located near Gore. and % How eel
80 barrels the first 10 hours IN Jack
son township. Perry county. located
inside Of denned territory. the Garter
OIL company has drilled No on the
II. I. PurNis farm through the Gin.
ton sand, aud Will not nave better
than lO-barrei bumper. Ia Rush
Creek tOW nship. Fairfield county. the
Carter Oil company has completed
second test on the l.. V. Guyton farm
and has duster. This location is
in part Of the field that has FUR
nlshcd some very credltable produc-
ers. No. ] on the GuytOn farm .s
nearly four months oil and ~ still
producing 90 barrels a day The car.
Tor cOmpany's 30. on the G. Lack.
rome farm. drilled Ia about the same
Time. is producing 30 barrels day.
Wildcat in Madison county In
Pleasant township. Madison county.
four miles north 81 SIT sterling aud
about -1 miles southwest OF Colum-
bus. tho 49, sterlinE Ol company
has started Co drill o. tost If n1th.
lns Is found iu the upper sands the
company Intends 10 drill 10 the
Clinton formation Scar amer s'a
tiou. Jcferaou township. NobIe coun.
o.. fl' Gallagher Uu company has
CONS. tfol q second test on the sarah
a. Gallagher farm aud has duster
in fhs herea Erlf lu AurelIla f0su
ship. NashiuEt.u county. d. Do phu.
upa Co have completed $50 II on
'no e. a Horton farm and have
trr5 HElt pumIcr iu tlr UlsI Run