The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-25
OIL AND GAS


( West Virginia. Southeastern Ohio and
Southwest Pennsylvania fields closed
very much the same as il started
+ The compilations were widely dis
canoe. on Big Painter creek. in Nc
Kim district. Peasants county. ".
Va. the Smith OIL Company has drill
/ ed test on the J. y. Singleton farm
( through the keener sand and has an
: 5 or l0-barrel pumper
! In the Tariff pool. on Henry Fork.
Smithfeld district. Roane county. the
Carter Oil Company has now drilled
| its No. Is on the p. A. Tallman farm
through the Berea grit and has Il
/ buster in that and all OF the upper
formations. This location is more
1 than a mile east of production on the
same farm.
The various gas companies operat-
ing in West Virginia and drawing the
main supply OF gas from the Little
Mountain state are very active and
are meeting with good success. which
| gives an assurance OF an ample supply
to meet the demands for the coming
winter On Sandy run. McElroy dis
trict. Tyler county. the Philadelphia
company has drilled test on the
| smith, Underwood farm through the
Zig lnjun sand and has a gasser. On
Pritts run. In the same district. the
same company has a Gordon sand
easser on the J. A. Stubbs farm. On
( \utter Fork. West Union district.
/ Doddridge county. the same company
has Il Big Iniun gasser on the 7. V.
I Smith farm.
| On Sandy run. Grant district. Train
/ or Bros have drilled second test on
I the stephen Pitts farm through the
! Zig lniun sand and have a fair sasser.
/ On McEiroy creek. Mcclellan district.
: the Carnegie Natural Gas Company
/ has a gasser In the Rig Iniun sand on
| the \. J. hates heirs farm On Ra-
/ gans run. in the same district, the
same company has completed a test
on the G. &. Smith farm and has a
/ Rig lniun easser. In Centerville and
/ West Union districts. the Carnegie
/ company is starting and drilling tests
on the = &. Hanes. ID. W Hess. w.
B n. Scott and y. ". Underwood farms
/ Lewis county is beginning To re
D ceive good deal of attention from
/ the gas companies. This county prob
ably holds more undevcloped Eas ter
ritorv than any other county IN the
state The territory has been held
in reserve pending the development
, ~ the territory nearer the points OF
consumption. on Cove Lick Run,
Court House district. the Philadelphia
Company has completed No I on the
Thomas C. White farm and has n
good gasser I'm the Gordon sand on
Middle Run the same company has a
test on III" G. I. Matthews heirs
farm through the fifth sand and has a
fair casSer. On Murphy Greek the
Eastern oil e Gas Company drilled a
second trst on the Johnson V. Turner
farm through the Big Injun sand aud
has e light gasscr II is now drilling
20 the lower sands
Il on the north fork Of Hughes river.
L Clay district. Richie county. ID"
l PHILADELPHIA Company has completed
a test on the W. a. Flanagan farm.
and has n 2000 .OOnfoot Casser IN tn"
Zig Lime On Bonds Creek. IN the
same district. tho American Hydro
scope Company Is down 500 feet at
2 deep test on the ~. Delaney farm.
ON Laurel Run. sherman district,
Calhoun county. the Hope Natural
Gas Company has "a Hight gasscr IN
the Naxon sand at It's test on tho W
q. Roberts farm
In Stonewal district. Wayne conn.
". the Reward OH d Gas Company
has dri .ied its 80 % ON the pritchari
tract through the Biz Lime and has
q fair Ca--er on the KanaWha river
lin Cabin Creek district. KauaVha
county. tho MONTGOMERY Gas Compa.
my o. sti'i fishing for n bit lost in IT'S
.t"st ON Tho + L Kramer farm
on Wi-cman Run Warrington dis
frIct and ON Buffalo Creek. Lincoln
district Marion county. the Carnegie
Natural Gas Company has completed
Itcs's on rho - Robinson and James
Downs farms and has brace o'
cas-crs. on Pleasant Valley Crock
Union district. George Miller and
Scott Lowe have started 90 drill q
.tr-t on tho John p Vangiidor farm
Drilling and Starting Tests.
ON Goose cr"c.. Grant district
Eitch.o county. thc Freehold oil and
Gas COMPANY is drilling test on The
clyde Nowbrough farm on tho same
stream. George Rinchar' & CO have
made fhn location for a test on the *
VI IoW'hcr farm on Doc C0mfpr'
run. 'hc Carter Ol Company has fhe
RIG completed f1r test on fhc John
Sow hrourh farm and Ta' TownsoiI
h1+ started tp drill on Tho u potson
farm on King Knob run. Murphy
district O. o. GI.i'. pio is d"r in fh"
sand 30 q fc-' ON thc ID. Given farm
ON iuehca river IID0mcir A sutton
aro duo this week 40 test ou th'
Albert pyle farm