The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-11-22
OIL and GAS

OIL and Gas
1t is clearly In sevidence that the
new development on Blue creek In
Elk district Kanawha county West
irginia Is to be the leading attraction
for some time. Where "oll develop
ments are most discussed vt is the
leading topic. The territ0ry'in almost
every direction from the two produc.
ers has been leased for long distances
In advance and is held principally by
the Ohio Fuel OIL Company the Uni.
ted Fuel Gas Company the Hamilton
company and the South Penn OIL Co.
Company. She new work starting
and under way is located to the south
southeast and north and northwest.
If 1t develops into a field 1t will be
convenient to operate. The West
Virginia & Kanawha railroad will
make it possible to place material
and supplies near the points 1t will
be used obvlating long hauls by the
teams. THE tetn pr twelve wells
now under way and starting are SO
distributed as to show. in what ,di-
I,reStlon Az extension isf possible,iss III.
y On Craig run tMurphyidistrlct RE
chic county theh Craig RunEOir ana
Gas CompanSThas drilled az set9nd
test on the ,Miilerth eirsp farmGthroash
the salt sand anlshas' show fol ia
very light pumper. On Bonds creek,
Clay district, B. S. Pope G Co. have
the rig completed for a test On the
Isaac Morrison farm. ifsS
On West Fork river: Union district
Harrison county, the Phlladelphia
company has completed attest ION
the William Allentfarm and has a 40
barrel producerfrom the fourth saudi
rWetzei- County Producers. III
On Chief fork, Church ,lIstrieti
Wetzel county, the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company has drilled its second
test on the Sarah Hemerick farm into
the top of the Gordon and the well
is spraying oil. Drilling has been sus
pended TO move back the boiler. 1t
was the first test on this farm, com.
pleted last year. that first called at
tention to the possibility OF an ex-
tension to the old Church fork dis.
trlct.
On Fallen Timber run, Grant dis.
trict, n. S. Snyder & Co., have good
producer at their No. 3 on the. Smith
Edgell farm. The well has been com
pleted and shot and responded by
making 50 barrel flow. No. / on
this farm Is holding up at 1O5 barrels
day and the rig for No. 6 is build.
ing. s.lni"1 81 y
On Bells run, Center district, Cal
houn county. the South Penn OH Com
pany has now drilled Its second test
on the Everett Gamer farm through
the Berea grit and has IS barrel
producer. On West Fork river, I'm.
ion district. Harrison county, the
South Penn OIL Company has now
drilled test on the William Mathney
farm through the fifth sand and has
a small gasser.
On Alum run, Freeman's creek dis.
trict, Lewis county. the Philadelphia
Company now drilled Its test on the
William Fallon farm through the
fifth sand and has fair gasser. In
the same district the Woofter OIL
Company has light fifth sand gass.
err on the F. B. Woofter farm. On
lsaacs fork creek White 4 Co. are
down 1900 feet at test on the F.
B. Woofter farm. Near the Lewis
county line, in Braxton county, the
Hope Natural Gas Company is drill.
ing test on the M. NJ. Jueen farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side. in the shallow
sand territory. In the Chester Hill
district Morgan county, the Penn
Oh & Gas Company has drilled Its
No. II on the d. Van Fossen farm
through the. Cow, run sand and has a
25 barrel producer. In die New Ma.
tamoras district, Washington county,
Berry Freedman & Co.. have drilled
No. Q on the Karcher farm through
the Big lnjun sand and have very
light pumper. In the Clear fork dis
trict the PemmerIck OIL Company is
rigging up to drill Its test on the John
Han farm from the squaw sand te
the Berea grit.
In the deep sand territory, in Goa
township. Perry county. the CHARTERS