The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-21

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lake out the Rink, and II has been
abandoned.
Deep Test for Tuscarawas
Drilling deep tests is,Yery much Of
feature in the eastern fields. They are
confined to no particular locality, but
extend from Mexican county, on the
north to the southwest part of West
Virginia. Tuscarawas county is 10
be the next. Five miles southwest Of
the Plub Run Development in Harrison
county, o., some parties, calling them,
selves the Deep Sand Drilling com
pany, have the rig completed for a
deep test on the William Houk farm,
located in the eastern edge of Tus-
caravans county. They proposei$to
drill this test to a depth Of 5000 Feet
unless a paying bfSdGcsr is fohnd in
some ofthe-upper formations To the
northeast, in Harrison county, the oil
Is found in the Berea Crit
The recently completed deep wells
near Tiftin are, attracting the attention
Of Pittsburgh operators. Some have
Visited that sectlOhebut' found the ter.
ritory in proximity ak under lease.
The Sun OIL company.liof Toledo, O.,
made the first dlscoyery3of oil intthe
Trenton Rock, at d depth0greater than
It had preyiouslytbeen' found in that
formation.
~ West Virginia II
! Phe Blue Greek pool; the stellar at.
traction in West Virginia, failed TO
get to the front With any new gushsrs
and no new wells Of Importance as to
location are expected in for few
days. To the northeast of the pool
there is more new work starting than
lp any other part Of the development
The. United Fuel Gas company is build
Ing the rigs for Nos. 2, 3, and 4 and
has locations made for Nos. 5 and G
on the J. F. Brown farm. The same
company is building rigs for Nos 2 and
3 on the r. E. McCabe farm and the
test on the B. A. Wise farm has start
cd to drill. The samecompany is drill.
Ing test on the W. e. Cart farm and
Nos. 4 and ) on the Keenet heirs
farm. The South Pen Oil company Is
building rigs for two tests on the Ban
hester heirs farm located between
the producer on.ithe James F. Brown
farm and the pool. The same COM
pany is building rigs for two tests on
The Albert Myers irarmsand two OF
Jane o. Moles farm,
In Spring Greek district, Writ coun.
ty, the Clark-Hines Oil & Gas com
pany has drilled test on the Benja.
min Tucker farm located on Ann
Moore Aun, through the Cow Run sand
and has duster In that formation. 1t
is now drilling to the Salt sand
In Ravenswood district; jackson
county, the South Pen Oil company has
completed and shot It's test on a small
lot and has duster. The casing has
been pulled and the hole abandoned.
In Union District, Wood county. the
South Penn Oil company has complet'
ed No. on the Archie Elliott farm
and has 10.barrelpumper.
The Blue Creek Gauges
The production Of the Blue Greek
pool as shown by the following guages,
is as follows; OHIO Fuel Oil company
Barth.Schwartz farm, 596 barrels;
Grace E. Myers farm, 50 barrels; G.,
W. White farm, $50 barrels; C. G. Al
" E. Myers farm 2O5' barrels; Jane
Jarrett lot, 1886 barrels; A. F. Price
farm, SIS barrels tnlS hoursl; John
Mitchell farm, 297 barrels; ]. N. Kee.
ten farm, sos barrels! United Fuel
as Company Keeten heirs farm, 1000
barrels; DavtdsopGates farm, 100
barrels; Wilson Geo. Wiley lot, lis
W. s. Edwards Oil company
T. S. Jones farm, 160 barrels; apdl
raham heirs farm, 1900 barrels.
Island Well Slowing Light 4
Due. north OF the Blue Creek pool,
IN the Bessie HALL farm, located on an
sland in Elk river, and comprising sis |
lcres the Ohio Fuel on company has
lrilled. its wells eight: feet into the
and and it Is showing for q light pro-
lucer. This location IS the farthest
forth of any we'll ona direct line with
he main pool aud looks like, 1t Is
OGated on the northern edge.
STANDARD Credit Balances
OIL CITY, Pa, March 20.-Credit
alliances, $l.5O. Runs. 1S0,O52 barrels;
lyera'ge, 13O,O5l barrels Shipments,
9l,952 barrels; ayerasc, liS9l5 bar
OILS.