The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-05-11
NEWS OF THE OIL Fields

LIrNI Vein are HHNNtNc ~ '-''-f'''' -
able extent In the late competitions in
Roane county, w. va On Rush run.
| In smithfeld district, tie South Penn
OIL Company has drilled is second
test on the S. J. Chambers farm
through Inc Biz inj1n sand and viii
have d or 10 barrel PuAlper 0n
The same stream and u u e same slis;
fict South enn o l,otnp has
completed It's test on tie eltson
lIsong farm and wi mot have better
than u Share ptimIAr In the Big ln
tutl Sind. 81 y, \
In the older part o. the smttlif \,
development In the Jarih pool the
E;Snutli Penn on Company has cpmplet:
lea ana shot It's 10. on the Ml
lLo0neys farm and has "a 40sDatfeis pro
Queer III the Big Injun sand. This 70;
l5dati0nsis slightly In advance and I0U
feet southwest Of No. 6Fon the same
farm. Tie same company has COM
pleted and shot a test on the 8. NJ.
sefgent farm, located 800 feet south
west Of Development and has 3 show
fotila 20sbarfel producer In the Big
Intun sand. I:
on Ben's run, Onion district Pleas.
ants county, the Todd Oil & Gas com
pany has now completed and shot its
/. test on the Zane heirs farm and has
d 2O.barrel producer in the Macon
sand. 50n the same stream. in Union
district, Tyler county, DR.. Gale has
driIlhd n second test on his own farm
to the top OF the Maxon sand and has
shut down:
On Big Panther run, McRim district
Pleasants county, Niswander, Goetz
& Co. have recovered the tools lost
lin their test OH the b NJ. Bramer farm,
Eat a depth OF 1856 feet, and have
started to drill. When the tools were
Host they were drilling close to the
top, OF the Maxon sand.
Carter Company Gets Good Well.
On Henry Fork, Smithtield district,
.Roahs county, the Carter Oil company
has drilled No. IL unstte P. A. Tall.
man farm into the Big lni1n sand, and
has show for a 40.barrel producer.
The Tallman farm has been furnishing
some iof the best producers in Roane
County. On Rush run, in the same
district, the same company Is due In
the sand at a test on the Isaac But
cher farm. On Tanner Fork, Spen:
Ger district, the Fisher oil company
is due in the sand at test on the s.
M. Gamer farm. The rig for a sec
onr test on the same farm, has been
completed.
on Lick Fork, Spencer district, the
Consolidated Oil company Is due in
the sand at second test on the j. F.
Keuinger farm. On Left Reedy creek
in Curtis district, G. L. Cabot has now
drilled a test on the cora A. Wells
farm through the Berea grit and found
nothing but little gas.
Starting Tests In Richie County.
On Indian creek Murphy district,
Rltohfe county, Smith; Whan G Co.,
are starting test on the NJ. NJ. Snid-
or farm. On the same stream, Rtne-
heart & Co.. are due in the salt sand
at d test;on the 3. M. Summers farm.
w. M. Miller q Co. are down 1900 It.
at d test on the Belle Miller farm.
on Nutter's Fork. Grant dtstriet, the
Silver Run Oil company is drilling a
test on the Henry Leaton farm.
On Grass run, Ten.Mile district,
Harrison county. Allander G Brady
have made the location for a test on
the w. s. James farm. On the same
stream; Hoefmier & Deegan have start
ed to drill a test on the Rhoda Lyons
farm. On Indian run, the Independent
oil company has the rig completed
for test on the William Hickman
farm.
On the Ohio side, in the deep sand
territory, in Falls Gore TOWNSHIP
Hooking county, Clice & Trimple have
drilled in a test on the R: B. Tucker
| three.acre lot and have a show for a
75.barrel producer. This location Is
in the southwest extension where a
number of good producers have been
completed recently. 1t will be shot
today and may exceed Its estimated
production.
Outside OF defined limits, the south
ern and southwest extensions have
more new work starting than any 9TH
er part of the deep sand territory. In
Coal township. Perry county, Fink
& Lobaugh are drilling a test on the
Frank Rltter's farm. In the SAINT
locality. the Ilene OIL & Gas company
has the rig completed for a second
test on the J. c. Wion farm. In
Jackson township, Perry county, the
Parker & Edwards Oil company Is
starting No. 10 on the R. w. Kerr
farm.
In the Payne district, Lawrence town
shin, washington county, Clark & Co
have drilled their test on the j. w,
Bowers farm through the first Cow
Run sand, and have show for Q very
light pumper. In the same district
the EhocKs OIL Company has started
| to drill test on the James Shook
farm.
casser In Greene County.
North of New Freeport, Greene
county, Pa, the South Penn OIL com
many has drilled No. 3 on the Thomas
! Whitman farm, an old Gordon sand
lproducer, to the fourth sand and has
| developed a strong gas pressure n
fiat formation. On Wheeling creek
lin Aleppo township John L. Dunn =
| Co.. are due In the sand at a second
| test on the Samuel King farm.
Standard Credit Balances.
oil City, pa, May 1O-Credit bal