The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-06
NEVIS OF TRE. OIL EIELls.

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Four miles west 9of Submission, 3ot
West Fork river Clay district, Harri
son county, w. Va Hutchinson & Co
have made a, rather important strike
on the .. H. Madden farm, a test thai
Ind been long delayed with a flshins
Job. When drilled into either the
5Gfoot or fourth sand pay, the wei
began to flow at the rate OF. six bar
rels an hour, and lsestimatedto be
good for better than 100 barrels a day
There seems to be a difference OF
opinion as to whether the well got It's
ollain The 50-foto or fourth sand AS
the we'll lies to the west of Shinnston
and in the direction Of the fourth sand
development on Lambert's run, Eagle
district. the Madden farm test prop.
ably got its oil in Tie fourth sand.
On Sycamore fork Smithfleldt dis
trlct Roane county, the South Penn
oil Company has drilled its second
test on the A. 3. Lonney farm through
the Big Iniun sand; and has a very
Hight pumper. On Big Holloy rum
branch of Rush run, Smithfleld dis
trict, the South Penn OIL Company has
completed No. 8 on the Alice Epiing
farm and has a 25 barrel producer in
theNBig Injun sand;
On Hunt Fork OF Green creek, Har-
per district. the Pocatallco Oil Com
pany has completed q test on the John
Cummings farm and has a gasser with
d capacity of 100000 cubic feet a
day This location Is 800 feet south.
west Of the gasses on the William
Caldwell farm.
Richie County Compilations.
On the south fork Of Hughes river,
Murphy district, Rttchie county, the
Three Drilling company has com.
plotted No. Son the George H. swayel
farm and has a e-barrel pumper in
The salt sand. On lauren run, In the
same district, the Hope Natural Gas
company has drilled It's test on the
Calvin Elliott farm to a depth of 81
BOO feet and has duster In all sands,
The. location is 5000 feet east Of the |
South Penn OIL conpany's 10:barrelI
PRODUCER on the L. 3! Scott farm. The
South Penn company has now drilled
Is second test ON the L. B. Scott farm
through the Big Injun sand and found
. barren. A light show OF oil was de.
,eloped in the salt sand, and 1t has
,eeR shot in that tDrmation. and will
make a light pumper,
In the Friendly district. Tyler coun-
y, Caldwell Bros, has drilled a test
N the f. E, and TT, Williamson
arm through the Big Injun sand and
layea buster. In the SistersYille dis
riot, the Melvin Oil & Gas company
las completed a test on the Lightner
leifsf farm and has a 5.barrel pumper
Il the Big Iniunr sand
on upper Coal Lick run, Eagle dis:
riot Harrison county, the Philadel-
hia company has completed q test on
lie Elmer Heldretht farm and has a.
.asser inf the Gordon sand. 0nl
loose Pen run, Court House district,
,e%ls county, the samscommpany has
ew drilled Its test on the Thomas
icperrnott farm through all sands
nd has q; duster The hole has been
Iugged and abandoned. On West
Dirk, in Hackers Greek district, y.
!. Bench has. the rig completed tor|
test on the Bertha Beach farm, On1F
he same stream, the Hope Natural
has started to- drill al
est nSthe w. 9. Bennett farm. 0nIi
rush runs Green district, WetzelI
oipty, the Hope Natural Gas COM
any has drilled its testlon the w VI
T6ge farm Into the stray above the |,
6fdon safid and has fair easser.
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