The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-06
OIL AND CAS-

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The Blue Creek field will have to
furnish better producers than the last
compilations to prevent marked de-
cline in the production of the field.
Each successive cay shows falling
on in the gauges and the average size
OF the wells coming in is so small
that they can only in part supplant
the decline in the old wells.
The southwest extension OF the
field continues TO furnish the best
producers. In that part OF the field
on Pinch creek the Ohio Fuel Oil
company has completed No. on the
s. s. Moore farm and It produced 1916
barrels the first "a hours. In the
same locality the South Penn OH com.
pany has completed No. on the
Fred Gardner farm and has pro
Queer good for 100 barrels day
On Pinch creek the United Fuel
Gas company has completed No. 4
on the Wlse-Harrah, located 500 feet
south OF No. 8 on the Albert Myers
farm. and has 45.barrel producer.
The South Penn OIL company has
drilled in It's No. 3 on the U. C. Myers
farm and has show for 2O.barrel
pumper.
In the northeast extension on Elk
river the South Penn OIL company
has completed No. II Oh the Bannis.
ter heirs farm and 1t produced 60
barrels the first "a hours. On Blue
creek, 500 feet east OF No. 1, the Ohio
Fuel Oil company has complied No.
3 on the ]. H. Copenllayer farm and
VIII not have better than 1O,barrel
pnpper. Il.
= New Work in Clay County.
Clay county Is forging 10 the front
With new work and 1t Is all import.
ant rs TO location. In Union district,
he kcontz Oil and Gas company has
started to drill a second test on the
It. n. King farm. The same company
&as the rig completed for q. second
lest on the c. H. Sample farm, lncat.
ed 1000 feet east OF No. l. The Birch
Run OIL company has the rig com.
pleted for No. 8 on the H. N. King so
acres. The Davenport Oil and Gas
company test on the Frank Cox farm,
located 1000 feet northeast Of No. l
on the c, II. King farm is good for Is
barrels day in the Big lnjun sand.
The Blue Greek Gauges.
The gauges of the farms and wells
in the Blue Creek field are as fol,
.ows: South Penn Oil company Nos!
/ 2 and G. Albert Myers, $40 barrels;
Nos. ! to II Bannister heirs, 100 bar,
rels; Nos. and 2'W. s. Jarrett, 27O
barrels; nos. l 10 G U. C.2Myefs, III
barrels; Nos. to 4 Fred Gardner, 1896
barrels; Nos. 10 8 o. NJ. Jarrett, $3.50
barrels; No. George B. Myers, 65
barrels: No. H. T. Cline, las bar
rels: Ohio Fuel Oil Co. Nos. to 10,
Barth.schwarts 80 barrels; Nos. 4
and 2 C. C. and w. E. Myers, so bar
rels; Nos. and Grace E. Myers, 65.
barrels; Nos. l and J. NJ. Keeten,
100 barrels; Nos. to 10 C. W. White,
sos barrels; Nos. to 10 A. p. Hays,
I25 barrels; Nos. to J. H. Copen.
haver, 500 barrels: Nos. to IL Chloe
Ccpenhaver, 400 barrels; Nos. 10 .,
:hGmm heirs, 80 barrels; Nos. toi
) ]. VI. Young, G1O barrels; Nos. l to
% Ethel Price. 1870 barrels; Nos. to
) S. S. Moore, $50 barrels; No. 2 ].
\. Price GO barrels: No. 2 w. l.. Book.
or. 100, barrels; United Fuel Gas com.
pany Nos. 10 10 James F. Brown, l.!
l20 barrels; Davidson y Gates Nos.
| to s Davldson.Gates, $50 barrels;
Walnut Creek Oil Company, Nos. /
to 6 Coal and Coke railroad right O.
way, 40 barrels: r. c. Hes!op Nos. !
and Vernon jarrett. 60 barrels;
Grcsscup, Rummell & Schwab. Nos
| and 2 David ]. Jarrett, 500 barrels;
Nioor"ell Oil and Gas company's Nos.
and 2, Robertson.Jarrett lot, 60
barrels; Williams Oil Co. No. l J. A.
Price, IS barrels; Freudenberger oil
company, Nos. and Fred Gardner
$50 barrels: Nos. l and . Slack heirs
60 barrels; Ivory C. Jordan. receiver
Nos. ! to Edna Myers. 345 barrels;
Tisewah OIL and Gas company Nos.
| and 2. Booker heirs, 95 barrels: W.
g. Edwards OIL company Nos. 1 to c
Graham heirs. 300 barrels and Nos.
l TO 8 E. S. Jones lots, IS barrels.
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