The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-26
NEWS on THE lIL E!ELlS


in the West Virginia fields busters
are OF frequent occurrence. On Road
Fork, Mannlnglon district. Marion
county. Mason Hamilton & Huey
have now drilled their test on the
Ifoen heirs farm through al sands
and have a duster and have abandon
ed the hole.
ON Adds run, Gr6lit district n
Richie county; the Hope Satrtal Gas
company has drilled . test on the %
Gokeley farm to a depth of s'0S5 feet
and found nothing. This location is
about 5000 feet northeast Of r, 6.
Gillespie's No / on the Henry Meats
farm on Price Fork, Grant dis
trfct, Wetzel county, the Hope Nat
ural Gas company has drilled Us test.
ON the W. ]. Price farm through the
Gordon, found nothing and have
abandoned the hole.
On Church Fork, Church district
the Carnegie Gas company,s test on
the Iemley heirs, farm is ont sloEl1th
for better than, a 15-barrel. pumper.
On Gregory run, Simpson district, in
Harrison county, the Hope Natural
Gas company has drilled test on the,
A. N. Winters farm through the fifth.
and Bayard sands and has a light
gasser.
On the south fork Of Hughes river,
Murphy district, the Burke OIL COM
pany has drilled its test on the ]. r.:
Kennedy farm through the Big lnjun
sand and has a buster. On Indian
creek, in the same district, Meservie,
McGinnis & Company have drilled
their test on the A. P. Harold farm
through the salt sand and have a.
show for a 5-bsrrel pumper.
On Dutchman run, Murphy district
Cochran & Funk have show for a
10.barrel pumper at their No, 8 on
the McGregory heirs farm. On Crab
run, Porter & Wilson's test on the
McCosh farm Is showing for a light
pumper in the salt sand.
On McElroy creek, McElroy dis
trlct, Taylor county, the Hope Natural
Gas company has completed test on
the I. B. Flirbee farm and has a light
gasser in the Gordon sand. On Big
Flint creek, grant district, bod
bridge county the same company has
drilled a test, on the Louisa M. Smith
farm through the Gordon sand and
has light gasser.
On Pawpaw run, Pawpaw districts
Marion county, the Hope Natural Gas
company has drilled test on the
James Eddy farm through the Big,I
Jn1un sand and has a small gasser On
Rush run, in Clay district, the sans
company is building the rig for test
on the Bnos Tenant farm.
On Grass run, Ten Mile district
Harrison county, Treat & Rowland.
gave their old No. / on the d. 7, Des-
pard farm a shot about week ago
and 1t has since then been averaging
so barrels a day. In the extreme
lower southwest producing district,
Ezner & Wilson got light show of
oil in thes hallow sand at depth Of |
sos feet, on the Goshorn tract located |
on Little Sycamore creek, in Union
district, Clay county, and have stopped
drilling to make test.
On upper Birch creek, in the same
district, the Raven Black Carbon
company has drilled its test on the
Council farm to a depth Of 1,gOU feet
and found nothing. 1t is now drilling
to the squaw sand. On upper Two
Mile creek Sheridan district, Lincoln
county, the Hamlin Oil company's No.
% on the Lincoln Land Association
tract, dry in the Big fniaH sand, is
now drilling to the Berea grtE
On upper Two Mile creek In the
same district, swlsher, Elkins and the
octo Oil company are drilling a sec
ond test on the Ira Berger farm.
The first test is a good gasser On
Bear Fork, Duyal district, the big
Creek Development company is drill
ing No. on the Mason Tacket farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side, in the Shallow
sand territory, in the Chester Hill
district, Penn township, Morgan Coun.
ty, White, Newton & Moore have com.
pleted No. 10 on the Jesse Bailey
farm and have a 10-barrel pumper in
the Cow Run sand. In the same dis.
trict, j. B. Hazlett has drilled No. 10
on the j. S. Pidgeon farm through the
same formation and has duster
Near Bartlett, in Wesley luwa5aip,
Morgan county, s. L. Roseberg has
completed second test on the ARA
Swayne farm and through the Berea
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