The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-10
NEWS Of THE. .QIL EIElS

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Near Perrysville Allegheny county,
Ia fairly good producer has been drilled
I'm and it is barely possible that II
may show a narrow southwest extern
sion. The new producer is Weisse &
ISchemer's test on the Swan heirs
farm, located 1,4OO feet southwest OF
THE good producer on the Schwartz
farm. At six feet in the sand the
Swan farm test iss howing for Is or
SO5barrels a day. This location is the
lfarthest OF any from the Schwartz No.
Ii and II as good as estimated may de-
yelop a marrow producing streak TO
| the southwest, passing between the
Schwartz, No. on the test on the
Jones farm to the southeast and the
dry holes on the Taylor farm toithe
north and west.
The show for an eastern extension
| Is not so good. NLapham & McNalr
have drilled their test on the Camp
bell farm, located 1900 feet east of
the Schfartz No. /, five, feet into the
sand and have developed no oil. There
IisstIll a chance for a pay with deeper
drilling. The Swan and the Campbell
farm wells are al that are drilling at
| this time in the Perrysville develop
meht. The old well on the Schwartz
farm is still producing about 40 barrels
a day. ;utl me-
Near BIdgeYille, Allegheny county,
Beneduni, Trees & Ftnnegan- have
drilled their test on the Hannah heirs
farm DEEPER into the Fifth sand and
found nothing but light gas pres
sure. Unless it improves with deeper
drilling it will be failure.
West Virginia Compilations.
On Green creek Watson district,
Roane county, w. Va, the Louis r.
Payne Oil company has completed No.
10 on the c. G. Hlvely farm and hasa
so barrel producer, the best that has
been found in the old district Tor
many months.
In the extreme lower so uthWest por-
tlou Of the producing development, on
Bear Fork, Duval district, Lincoln.
county, the Big Creek development,
company is increasing its operations
This company has drilled No. on the
IN. A. Lawrence farm through the
Berea Grit and has show for S5:I
barrel producer, On the same stream,
the same company has started to drill
No. s ON the J. w. Chrnes farm.
Fourth Sand Producer In Harrison.
On Ten Mile creek, Eagle district,
Harrison county, the Fairmont Build
Ing and Investment company has com,
pleted It's test on the Fairmont Coal
eompany's property and 1t is producing
30 barrels a day from the fourth sand,
On Grass run, the Independent W
company is testing Its well on the Mm Z.
Hickman farm in the Gordon. the
Vel was drilled to a depth Of S,175 teet
and found nothing but a light pay IN
the ton OF the sand. On the same
stream, the Curtis OIL company is ltlsa'
ing lot q Dhller III IS 4NS' v - n y
,A.7 Bramer farm.
on Murphy creek, Court House dls:
trIct,, Lewis county the Southern onI
company is starting test on the a, q
Fisher farm. In the same localty tne
Eastern Oil and Gas company aad
started to drill a second test on me
Johnson ". Turner farm, but was
forced Ia shut downior water. Opera
,tions at No. 8 on the Fannie Fleming
farm we're suspended for the same
cause, NJ,
On Washburn run and Middle run,
ithe Philadelphia company is building
ithe rip for a test on the John and n.
q Barnes farm and is drilling q test
on tie i. L.Matthews heirs tarm, Ivy
sand Fork, the same company ,pasI
made a location on the Peter Mcd IAN
farm II \.
IN Grant, Clark and Union districts.
Harrison county, there y some t seiI
work under way and starting. " Y
West Fork river, Clark district, y. y:
gDeIsotl Is down 1890 feet alta test on
thei west Virginia Central A, ~ N,
soclety farm, On the same stream
sherry g CO, are. drilling q test ienI
lie j. j, Davis farm On Lost creeK,
Grant district, the Mt Clare Gas CON.
many has started todrll test on we 9,
& R Sheets farm. on Shallss rliii, iu =:
ions district, o. West Is starting 2 .tsst
at M ii j. DayidsoR farm ON Syces
iii6fe eek, StrutheFs Bros. axe 3athe
IN eomt, d FORA second test on tllel
flaSId b. HaIl tafpis on West toEi.
rIyer. ie iineFal OH and Gaa cons
n t atfif III hitiHal a fest on tlel