The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-25

EAIRNlO ON WE s.
|HEWs Of IRE 8II Fields.
Town lot opera cfs al Cnnonsburg.
washington comfy are feeling Suns
what encouraged OVER the last few
wells completed The Manufacturers
Light and Heat CON amy has drilled
| It's well on the sAsffet lot into the
sand and It is SHOWING Tor q good pro.
Queer. The location Is inside OF the
borough limits and Sabout 100 feet
from the good producer on the NELL
Hot. There are a gold many Inclined
to the opinion that the producing for
nation extends beyond :the limits OF
the town and II the right direction Is
located some ;welIs ean be found and
protected by unreasonable acreage.
On Wheeling creek, Aleppo town.
ship. Greene county. Dunn. Ross &
Co.'S No. 3 on the GrIrnm.King farm
Is natural producer, good for Is
barrels day. On he saruc stream.
in Richill township. the Sheridan on
aud Gas Company Is drilling second
test on the. N. j. Headley farm. The
first test on the firm was completed
more than n month ago and 1t started
OF at gusher speed, but declined rap
idly.
west virginia.
On Pyles Fork. near Glovers Gap.
Warrington district, Marion county,
|W. Va, the Fisher Oil company has
'drliled Its No. 4 or the A. NJ. Glover
farm into the Thrlrty-foot sand, and
| II produced lis barrels the first and
16 barrels the second twenty-four
hours. On States Fork. in the same
district, the Carnegie Natural Gas
company is rigging up at test on
the James Rice farm.
On Church Fork, Church district,
Wctzel county. the Carnegie Natural
Gas company has drilled its second
test on the Lemley heirsS farm through
the Maxon sand and developed enough
gas to fire the boiler. On Thomas
run, the same company is drilling a
test on the John Bradley farm.
On Days rum in Clay district, Mon.
ongalia county, The Monongahela
Gas company has drilled well on
the Louis Moore farm to the Fifth
sand and has light gasser. This
was formerly an oil producer from
the Gordon, drilled by the CHARTERS
Oil company. On Indian creek. Grant
district, the Hope Natural Gas com.
pany Is building the rig for a test
on the John Musgroye farm.
On Lamberts run, Eagle district,
Harrison county. the White Top Oil
company's No. 2 onStie j. F. Allen
farm, shot last week and produced
400 barrels the first twenty.four
hours, has now, sdtSPpcd 70 . 200, bar.
rels day. On Price Fork: Grant Oils,
trlct, Wetzel county the:Hope Nat.
ural Gas company has dEHied No. Il
on the D. w: Peterson faFmstnto tho
Big Inian sand 100 feet anE has no
II or gas. =, = s;;.::ss:ss::t
On Bfos1fs, areek, igsaas district,
Harrison s6dtlty; the iEmhif1:o and
Gas company ihas comptets ye 8nd
test on thesJ. d. Basseiis fafmand has
a fair gasser. OLE AfIi6 creek,
Centerville district TYLER county. sthe
Carnegie Natural Gus company has
completed ates on shes s. &c. Sanes
farm and has sa sd sser flnt DC. Big In.
siihF sand B Camp MIS- lake; aun
West Union gdist tlst puddrtd q Sc5un.
~! the same COMP Any has drilled a
test on! the w II Scott farm through
the same formatl i'm pnd has a small
gasser. ~ I! II
3 On west. Fork tarISeS Coal .distric.
Harrison county, Qrlandus West and
Co. have now drilled; their test on the
IL j: Drummond farm through the
Fifth sand and ilsSes - light gasser.
On. Liggetts run. Eagle district, the
Fleming Oil and Gas Company's test
on: the C. W. Spout farm is not good
for more than six barrels day in the |
Fourth sand.
On Pleasant Valley creek, Union
district, Marion county, Miller & Lowe
have completed "a test on the J.. F
yangllder farm md have buster
On Helens nun, the;Fairmont Gas, com.
pany; is starting a:lest on the a.. N
prichard$tract. oRiupper Coal Lick
run, the PHILADELPHIA company lie
starting q: test Eont..tiie w. G. Brain
farm. rN
On Slaughter creek, Cabin Creek
district, the Hamilton company has
drilled Its deep atest on the H. B
Smith farm to a depth OF 1880 feet
and has shut down. A 6,OOO-foot wire
cable has been ordered and when II
arrives they will start up and go down
the full length of it, unless something
Is found worth while before the last
turn Is let out.
On the Ohio side. in the shallow
sand territory, in Wesley township
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