The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-16
OIL AND GAS

On Blue creek. at the mouth OF One
Nile ereek.e Elk district. Kanawha
eouh,y. W Va. the Hamilton Com
pahS second test on the Edward =
Jones farm. located northeast OF de
Neiopnents Is not much OF a producer.
as the wells are rated in that pool.
The latest report says the well mas
been completed and Is not good for
more than 80 barrels a day. on the
west side OF the pool and slightly In
advance or Developments. the Ohio
fuel OIL Company's No | on the G.. w.
White farm has been completed. and
IL good FOR 500 barrels day The
size and location OF this we'll makes a
western extension OF the pool promis-
ing.
The Eureka Pipe Line company is
now taking about 5000 barrels a day
from the Blue Creek pool. The great
er part of the runs consist of oil that
has been held in the field tanks.
On Straight Fork. Duval district,
Lincoln county. the Big Creek Devel-
opment company has completed No.
on the Octave Iiager farm and has
show for a 15-barrel pumper in the
Berea grit. On Bear Fork. in the
same district. the same company has
started 10 drill No. 4 on the r. Hoff-
man farm.
Roane County Competitions.
On MILESTONE creek. Smithfeld dis
trict. Roane county. the Roane De
velopment company has drilled No. S
on the David Simmons farm through
the Big lniun sand and has n 5 or 10
barrel pumper. In Geary district the
South Penn OIL company has com
pleted No. on the l.. a. Hopkins
farm and will not have better than n
5-barrel pumper.
On Rush run. Smithfeld district, the
South Penn company has completed
No. on the G.. w. Smith farm and has
10 or 15-barrel pumper. In Raven
wood district. Jackson county. the
South Penn Oil Company's test on the
ID. VI. Baker farm is pumping and pro-
ducing five barrels OF oil and l6 bar.
rels of water a day
On Henry Fork. Smithfeld district.
the Carter OIL Company Is drilling
Nos. - TO 80. inclusive. and has the
rigs up or are building for Nos 81, -
and 33 on the i. A. Tallman farm. On
johnson creek. Walton district the
Ohio Fuel Oil Company has started 10
drill test on the Daniel Summerfield
farm.
Pennsylvania Wells.
AZ CanonStNrg, Washington county.
Potts Bros. Fife & Co.'S well on the
]. \. Hoxworth lot from the time il
was drilled in up 10 6 o'clock Wednes-
day evening produced 500 barrels and
then stopped flowing and did not start
again till yesterday morning. when 10
again began TO flow at the rate of 90
barrels an hour This well is the best
producer that has been drilled in the
wells in the pool producing 80 or more
barrels a day are Potts Bros. Fife &
Co.'S Potts-Crumm lot. 90 barrels. and
their \. G. Williams. 80 barrels. The
Mcconnell Oil company's j l.. Daw.
con lot we'll and the Canonsburg Iron
and Steel company's No. .. Thomas
Boone lot. are each producing so bar
rels a day
On Little Blue creek. IN Green
township. Beaver county. Alliance
parties have completed their test on
the Pert Moody farm and have a show
for a light pumper in the Berea grit.
~ Gin Mines. Allegheny county, J.
f. Leonard & 60. are rigging up tn
drill a test on the ~ Nolte farm.
In the local fields there is "A good
deal Of new work starting. The first
month in the new year showed more
operations in the southwest Pennsyl-
vania fields than at any time in five
years In the Brush creek field. !. n.
Fowler is drilling 2 test on the !. Rein
hold farm. The High Ridge OIL Com
pany las started a test on the g.
Weller farm. and the Wildwood oil
Company is drilling a test on the W.
Vanderbilt farm. In the Tngomar de-
velopment. Cameron G. Co have the
Tic completed for a test on the Peiffer
heirs farm. Az Brush creek ColstOcll
& Stage are drilling test on the John
NcCush farm.
In the Dun City fed. Pence & Co
ar" due n 'he sand at test on me
q. Wright farm and the lakewood OIL
Company has tho RIG completed for q
test on the = NcCawley farm. and the
Altoona oil & Gas Company and the
duff CITY oil q Gas Company have
rigs completed FOR tests on the Mohn
and Sche!deman'el farms.