The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-28
AND GAS

~eHSc ~ me eastern nelcs- The late
competitions reported are not better
than light pumpeB ON Buralo run,
Grant district Metxel county. Nesi
Virginia. the Ksnawha OIL company
has drilled No. i24 on the John Mills
tract fifteen feet into the Gordon and
the vel has made a 50bsrrei aoW.
On Fishing creeS. In the same district.
the same company has drilled No. IL
on the Morgan heirs farm through The
Big lnJun SAND and will have a light
pumper On the same stream y :.
Snyder a co. are drilling No. . on the
Smith-EdgeH farm.
on Biz run. Warrington district.
Marion county. the Hope Natural Gas
company has drilled a test on the :.
J FCrbee farm through the Big lnluu
sand and has a fair gasser On Hell
ems run in the same district. the Fair.
mont Gas company has now drilled a
second test on the \. y. Prichard q
Co. farm through the Gordon sand and
has n light gas well.
On Walker creek. Walker district.
Wood county. Dollman * KingsburS
have nov drilled their second test ON
the Mary + Dollmsn farm through the
salt sand and found nothing but a
little gas. Il has been abandoned. On
Stillwell creek. Union district. George
Rasel 4 Co have drilled their No. o on
the n. S. Dye farm through the FIRST
and second Cow run sands and have a
duster. On Laurel run. Mccormick a
Cos No. Z on The =. l.. Alleman farm
is good for four barrels a day from the
nrst Cow run sand.
Dry IN All Sands.
On Laurel run. sherman district.
Calhoun county. the Hope Natural Gas
Company has drilled its test on the
j. =. Graybell farm TO a depth Of 2.193
feet and failed 10 Ind the Berea grit.
\ very little gas was developed in the
Big lnjun sand. On Annamorian creeS.
Sheridan district. G.. l.. Cabot is due
in the Big lnjun sand at a test on the
w j. Skinner farm.
On Plum run. Murphy district. the
Olympia Oil Company drilled its test
on the 4. " Scott farm through the
keener sand and found nothing and IS
now drilling TO the Big Iniun. On
Leather Bark run. the Eastern oil
Company il due in ihe salt sand at "a
test on the O. W. Hardman farm. In
Clay district. the Imperial oil a Gas
Company has a rig completed on the
II. =. Moore farm and Is Fishing At 900
feet on the John Corbin farm.
Getting Lively in karawhs County.
Operations in Elks district. Kama
Wha county. are assuming some pro
portions. on Elk river the Ohio Fuel
Oil company Is drilling Nos. . and >
on the Barth-Schwartz farm and is
building the rig for No. I. On the
same river the anne company is drill
ing tWo tests on the Graham heirs
farm. On Pinch run locations have
been made for tests on the Mary +.
Morris farm and the RIG completed for
a test on the J. r. Thumm heirs farm.
ON Blue creek the anne company has
made a location on the ". y. & l..
Cart farm. On Buffalo Lick run the
Ohio Fuel Oil company is drilling ?
second test on the Grace r. Myers
farm and is building rigs in the G.. W.
White and W. q 5. X. Hall farms.
On Blue creek the Hamilton com
pany is due 10 get the sand his week
a, 2 test on the Blue Creek Coal and
Land company farm. on Buffalo Lick
run ~, same company is rigging up
at No. 3 and building the rig for No. 1
on the Graham heirs farm.
On Elk river. Union district. Clay
county. the Jack Bend Oil company
has drilled a test on the ID. X. Bell
heirs farm TO a depth OF 1875 feet and
has the tools stuck in the hole. ON
Porter creek the Ohio Fuel oil com
pany is drilling a test on the n. Min
ner farm and is down 800 feet.
Southeastern Ohio.
In southeastern Ohio. i'm Falls Gore
township. Hooking County. the Cove
oil company has completed a test on
the Wilbert Stewart farm and has a
80 barrel producer IN the Clinton
sand. IN the same locality. Scott &
Walters have completed a test on the
Isaac Hite farm and have a 25-barrel
producer. Baird 4 Mcdonnell are
drilling a test on the -. &. Mowery
farm. Far in advance and To the
northeast ~ production. the Peabody
on company IL down 5000 feet a. a
wildcat on the Hooking Coal company
farm.
Deep Test Abandoned.
On Green township. Hooking county.
five miles south OF Logan. the Char
tiers OIL company has drilled its dec
test OF the Thomas Wright farm 20
total depth Of 4.124 feet. and hai
abandoned the hole.
Near Midway. Washington county
Pa. the Peoples Gas company Is
drilling p deep test on the McCeary
farm. This location g. four miles
northwest OF Mcdonald. and the PEG
pies company. barring accidents. will
drill this we'll deeper than any vel
has ever been drilled in the Unite 9
fafeg To. avoid d in fh. u4t
~ breakage after the well has been
nut down 10 a great depth. everything
about the riE has been made double
strength. Two boilers and engines are
set nm 4 wire cable 5000 feet IN
length VIII BE- used and they will driIl
tH The last foot has been used An
accurate record VIII be- taken of the
different formation. encountered. and
when the well has been put down 20
a greater depth than any other b. will
not be 81 Interest alone 10 local op.
orators but will DO watched by SCI.
cnfists