The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-03
OIL And GAS

On th- Eiu- Cr,--k pool. in Kan
q ha county there h a lull In com
Ii-fion-. o. dos not Toilo~. however.
that Their u Indication OF a cessation
IN development WORK. The Blu.
Gr..S q strict Is the most active OF
auy IN ths. eastern fields. and by the
sEd 81 an other w-.-K "A number Of
competitions will have been added 20
the let and a part OF them are i'm
pOrtant as TO location. The next well
due To get the sand 40 the Ohio Fuel
OIL company's test on the q. white
farm. located west or the Graham
heirs farm and southwest of the
Barth- schwartz farm. The location
is also a little farther west than any
Of the producing wells in the pool
proper
Since the OHIO Fuel Oil company
drilled in the duster on the $. X. Hall
farm. located southeast OF develop
ments there is quite a little specula-
ton as 10 effect IL will have on pos
sible extension to the east and south
Of production. TO the south OF the
gushcr district. the small pumper on
the Van Camp farm would indicate
that the producing limits can be ex-
tended in that direction. There have
been sixteen wells completed In the
Elk district development, and the Hall
farm test is the first total failure.
The AGREE, l.. Schwartz and T. r. Mel
ton farm tests are light bumpers. The
Hall farm test is the only one that
rhuts off an extension in any direc-
lion.
Shallow Sand Wells.
In Clay district. Richie county. the
West Virginia Light 4 Heat Company
has drilled IFS test on the John Corbin
farm through the big lnjun sand and
has a small gasser. In Union district
Peasants county. the Beechwood Oil
Company has drilled its No. 9 on the
Gallaher heirs farm through the salt
sand. and has a light pumper
On the north fork OF Hughes river.
I'm Clay district. Richie county, the
Philadelphia Company is due In the
sand at test on the J. &. Jones farm.
On Cave run and Dutchman run. Muir
ply district. the Southern Oil Com
pany has made the location for No. 3
Daniel Wilson. and Braden & Belts
have made the location for No. , on
the r. T. Davis farm.
On state fork. Warrington district.
Marion county. the Burt Oil company.
after finding "A light show of oil In the
3o-foot sand at its test on the l.. Free
land farm. have drilled IL TO the
Campbell's run sand and have de-
veloped strong gas pressure in the
lower formation. From the lower
level the test showed rock pressure
of $50 pounds.
The LEGAL Fields.
In the local fields busters are prom
inent in the late completion. At
Perrysyille. Allegheny county. Kis-
Caddeu * Go. have drilled their test
on III" Ivory farm through the third
sand and found II barren. They are
drilling 10 the sourih sand In the
same district Miller & Rynd have com
pleted and shot their No on the
George II. Ryud farm and have a
duster. In the Bristoria field. Greene
county the Sheridan OIL and Gas com
pany's No. on the y. J. Headlay farm
ia holding up at ll5 barrels since il
vas shot.
Parker & Edwards Buy Production.
The first sslr of producing property
q any Wa gu.tud" that has been made
in Butler county for several years has
just been con animated. the Parker &
Edwards on company or P!ttsbueh
heinz III" purchaser The properties
liz IN Clcariield township. Butler
county. ia what :. known as the
CayiesviIln field II property trans
ferred was operated hy the Flick oil
company n U-.',r and comprised
leases in ri" S,!,r" Mcbride. Henry
McGr.l.. Mr. Titus. Mrs O'Brien.
Butler Savings bank and Greene heirs
farms. in al NOR" than 600 acres
There ar" - producing wells on the