The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-12
OIL AND GAS

Oil operators are experiencing greater
hardship on account OF the continued
cold weather than at amy time In more
years than the oldest can recall. Under
the conditions that have prevailed for SO
Keep gas and water lines from freezing
up. and In the new development the oil
mas TO be steamed before ~ can be u
and all have not the required equipment
RMS mas been The greatest hindrance
To moving the oil In the Blue creek
pool. in Elk district. kanawh county.
ON account OF the tankage at the wells
being fun only Il few OF the wells arr
producing. ana for that reason IL IL not
possible TO get Il line on the production
or the pool. The gauges OF the wells
that have flowed foi any considerable
time are as follows: ohio Fuel oil com
pany. Bart-Schwsrtz Nos. > and 3. $50
ana l@O barrels; Grace r. Myers. Nos. l
and 2. loo and ei0 barrels; No. !. e. G..
on the q. w. White farm. $50 barrels
In eight hours
In the Blue creek field there is a large
amount OF new work starting despite
the cold weather. More than d mile west
OF production. IN Elk river. Dr. Grisell
Is drilling a test on the Vernon farrell
farm. More than "A mile northeast of
production, on Walnut creek. the United
Gas company Will be due to get the sand
ms week at a test on the James +;
the most important In the neld. The
nearest production * the Hamilton com
pany's No. / on tie Blu creek Coal and
Ahfu company = property.
Inside and In advance OF define limits
there are more than thirty wells drilling
aud starting. II the wells in advance
OF production prove producers the pro
during limits Will he extended in nearly
every direction and "A field Will be as
sured. Notwithstanding the size Of
some OF the best wells II cannot be- r--
sarded at this time as more than a pool
II - now very generally believed that
the OIL - found In the Suuaw sand and
II - the hrSt time In the history Of the
- = "a tho HIMa - he 80.
nished such prolinr producers.
Starting and Drilling Tests.
on Eik riter Elk district. kanawha
'ounty. the W. : edwards oil company
for merly tine Hamilton mpan Is
down Loo feet 81 n test on a." Cos
horn farm. ON Indian creek. in the same
completed for tests on the NJ. \ Mathey
and y. W. Lavender farms. On grape
Vine ran. Poca district. Kanawia
county. the ohio Fuel oil company has
the rig completed for a. test on the r,
l.. bogeeaS. farm.
On Straight fork. puval district. Lin
coin county. the Bis Creek development
iihl farm On Porter fork the same
company is due iu the sand ~ No. : On
tie = W. Midkiff farm. ON the same
stream 80 .. on the " G. Kingery farm,
~ due IN tire sand.
| on Johnson creek. Walton district.
l;oane county o." ohio Fuel OIL com
pauv ~ rigging up 10 drili "A test on the
Daniel Summerreid farm. en- POGO
} liver. %SUtthfeii district. the Gisher Oil
.'mpary has drilled tts te-t on the r e..
Whitehead farm 10 q depth of enN0 feet
sAd j. smut down fpr easing
t1 quake FORK. Warrington district.
Marion counfy. the carnegie Naturs.
t,t- las started 60 driii u test
"n to NIlliaw shaw form On HE f.r
f"s ~lIflsfeirhla Company f- drilling 4
fesf ur fl" : Jones farm ON Little
sfur .ow0sny is due fn the -snt - "a
to- on fne g. DO Tate fam ON NsIsrs