The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-12

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TIC Old felds nall are Fe,ti1g geads 10
ldffliiin iocail6lis where they. haye no
hope OF getting ahytHihs better dian
1 Ugh, pump Il Sin. virginia and
Soul EN- Ohio there Is q good dead
of iorfitory that has been hefd in.
abeyauee = $3.50 oil. Now that the
tinsrketi has1 beep advanced to $3.50 this
neg ected Territory viii receive atten.
4 ton, We fern and Southwestern Penn.
| eyiyaniS has con siderable lterritory
tint can he Yeloped at the present
1 priSe OF the credit balance market The
/ demand sfof crude of the PENIS irania
| grade Is increasing and the territory
capable OIL; producing & insquantities TO
4 maet the demand Is moi found in the
middle west, dContiaent or far
western sections. The Pennsylvania,
\ West Virginia and southeastcyhi Ohio
fields stand alone d; the states pro-
4 ductHs high grsdeicrude. 5js h,
| AT The present time there Is but one
SECTION furnishing any large amount
Ok new production. The Blue Creek
| Held, In Elk district, Kanwha county.
tsSfst Virginia. has been the greatest
lsgrprise Of many years, In area and
daily production Il Is the, greatest
since the development Of the McDon.
aid and sistersvilie fields. 1t has been
nearly two decades since The Two fields
Ewere the stellar attractlons.& "a.
Blue Creek Productior.
4 AZ ibis time there is come doubt as
i 10 the production, Of the Blue Creek
j Held teaching a higher daily; output.
4 There Is d vast amount Of undeveloped
tteirltory, but the wells IN The older
}part OF The field arc rapidly declt,ine.
| The decline Is 10 great surprise for
1 the :easonl that tlie, wells are closely
drills and have fnipoy erishedi the pro
duclng formation The undeyeloped
portion Of the field. extending ID the
EBcrtlieast and southwestis expected to
SLOW better staying qualities, The
leases are larger and 1t will not be
necessary 10 drill so many wells and
1.-The life Of, those. drilled will be proj
ti6nsed. The cost Of DEVELOPMENT WIN
be- reduced and as "a consequence the
uoFlts realized viii he much greater.
4 Tho latest completion ,cl, In the Blue
.tureek field are notIin ttbs r1lsber;olass.
In the no, theast extension The United
Fuel Gas COMPANY has drilled IA No
"a gu The James n Brown farm Ii feel
tinto tue sand and has 4, show for 4
tiltbt producer This location ID 1 ,f,ot,
Fleet south .ot No 4 on tile ,aiamef; farm
and VIII Be drilled thronsS sfbe,sanJ
h. Inylthe, southwest Il eXtonslofs the
EFrgldsnserger ON compapy has dffil..
ed attest ON the3I. II. IIuebesf farm 10.
bcatedt south Of tie, Fred Gardner farm
lthrouah Tho sand and tbe bole has
filled up $50 feetiwith fluid. The oiiinI
lthts testtsas found In al. over f1rrma.i
ftionf1ian jfie sdIaITysy sand ssl1d Al a,iepir
/ osff;fss fSet a, little oil Vas DEVELOPED
ard {. % feet some & eaasleAt a denim
| of.f,s6fs feet a Sand formation was en-.
Count ereidi ana 81 Vas rom fbis Level
! Thai. lie he Vel i,eEap to,ailSin
q Tie desip5tlii a! which fl,e IN ,vas dc.
,yelopetl cofressronids with ,tlia denth of
lthe b. x 70, cohneIi a ~ GWsii IN Tie
ttosloorhni tract located elrbt miles
nearly due cast This Wen "A fbonrbt
| 70 have gotfon M to5ii inIffIS fscrea gPit
known locally al tbe. Weir ssaifrfI The
| sborn Seii'is now flowlnr nv heads
Eat,interyals Of Two hours and its nro,
duetitonn Il; estimated al I'D barrels a
| daJ. Z ~ . -. Ss N1.tsfP
Far in advance 10 Tho; fo ,tll beast tI on
sandy run IN F,is sandy district tbe
tinted F,Iei' an. ccTnn5asn,y,, 1est On Inc
Iii. E, and j. 3. Edrell farm ia swan.
bling 20 barrels a day.
Q. y, Blue Creek Gauues. 4
The ranscs Il thc pjus Creek VOLS
Tor .tlie al hours ending Il : O'clock
yesterday morning we're: Ohio F1,ci
oil .mompaniy. Nos "a Rartb.
Schwartz: ts5 barrels: Noss 4 ~ &
Grace 81 Mycfs 90 basIrrels. N6si,1 10,
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