The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-03
News Of THE 0lL EIELlS

In development work Roine county
w. Va, keeps we'll abreast OF all 9TH
ers in the eastern fields. On Henry
Fork, smithfield district, the Carter
OH Company has drilled No. 10 on the
P. A. Tallman farm through the Big
Injun sand and has show for a rs
baRel producer. On Left Reedy creek,
in Curtis district, Godfrey L. Cabot
has drilled his test on the Cora A.
Wells farm through the Big Iijan and
Berea Grit and found nothing but a
light show OF gas in the lower, fornia-
.uon. as" 5ti'F -
On Tanher Fork, Spencer district,
the Fisher OIL Company is due Iii the
Big tInjaf sand at a test on the s. M.
Gainer farm The rig for d second
testFon the same farm has been com:
pleteSf. On Lick Fork, In the same
district, the Consolidated OH Com.
pany IS drilling at 1890 feet oh Tie
J.eF. .Kepllhger farm. NY RS.a ~ I, ~ !,
8fAAmile southeast Of developments,
in Meade district; Tyler county NH
bauer e co. have drilled their test on
the Ross Monroe farm. through tie Big
InjGn sand and have d fair easier.
On Silver run, Grant district, Richie
county, 1the Wildcat oil Company Is
due in the Big Intiuh' at a test on the
G. v. 'Carder farm. IN FN y 4.
Kiln the St Mafys district, Pleasants
county, Newell & Co have drilled a
test on the L. E. Fleming farm
Through the Keener sand and have a
duster. In the same district, the Por.
ter OIL Company is drilling No. 5 on
the Joseph Porter farm, and Moore &
Co. are drilling a second test on the
Ruttencutter heirs farm.
On North Fork, Grant district, Wet
eel county, the Parker & Edwards OIL
Company has drilled No. 16 on the
NJ. Barr tract fifty feet into the Big
Injun sand and has Developed no oil
or gas: On Wylie Fork, in the same
district, the Hope Natural Gas Com.
pany is drilling in the Big Injun sand
and has found nothing in its test on
the james g.. snodgrass farm.
Starting Tests In Ritehfe County
On Hersher run, Grant district, Rit-
chic county, the Jersey OIL Company
is building the rig for a second test on
the H. X. Kibbs farm, On Bonds
creek, NJ. Naughton & Co. are building
a rig on the o. C. Delaney farm. On
Adds run, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany Is starting two tests on the Hen
ry Meats farm.
On Lambs run, Grant district, the
Hope Natural Gas Company dropped
the casing at 1928 feet on its test on
the Matthias Schupp farm and plugged
the hole They have skldded the rig
and are starting q second hole. The
same company's test OIL the J. s. Beall
farm is drilling at 600 feet. On Goose
creek, George Rinehart & Co. have
drilled their test on the William
Shets firm to depth Of 1850 feet
and have shut down. On McFarlan
creek, Murphy district, the Lyons
Farm OIL Company has drilled a test
on the Della Lyons farm to depth
Of 1,G0O feet and has suspended drill
ing.
On Sans Branch, Duval district,
Lincoln county, the Big Creek deyel.
opment Company has started to drill
No, a and has made the location for
No. s on the Greed Klngery farm. On
Bear Fork, the same company is due
in the sond Mt No. g on the Robert
Fowler farm.
Duster In Marion county.
On Big run, Warrington district,
Marion county, the Burt OIL Company
has drilled It's second test on the J.
R, Baker farm to depth Of S,22s
feet and has buster In all sands.
On the same stream and in the same
district, kirkland, Barrls & Co. have
made the location for a test on the
Scott Arnett farm. On Left Fork OF
Dunkard creek, in Battelle district,
Monongalia county, Curtis, Fleming 4
Co. have started to drill a test on the
G. s. Leggett farm.
On Buffalo creek, Warrington dis.
trict, Marion county, the Marsh OH
& Gas Company has shot and cleaned
out its test on the Prichard-Koe lot
and has no show for q producer. on
Darrior Fork, the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company has started TO drill! q
| test on the Morgan Snlder farm. On
Little Bingamon creek, the Philadel'
lphia Company Is starting d test on'the
y. N. McDpugal farm Az a. X
on Fishing creek, Green district
NIaiaaI nfiMIi ~ iNNinlnnd q sIiingsley