The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-13
OIL AND GAS

So far as extension to the south
OF the BLU Greek pool n concerned
the well on the r. L. McCabe farm.
owned by the United Fuel Gan CON-
pany. Is no longer holding the talent
In suspense. and the prospects for An
extension IL discouraging. One Of the
peculiarities at inis well was the
thickness Of the sand. which was thir.
ty-one feet and greater than any other
well In the pool. Despite the thick
ness OF the sand very little oil was
found Thf hole filled up 400 feet with
fhuid and u Is expected to make Just
2bout such a pumper as the Vernon
on company found on the Vernon
Jarret farm to the west of the pool.
Farther to the south and southwest
Is a hight pumper on the AGREE farm
and II is possible that more light
bumpers will be found between these
two wells. Just to the north OF the
McCabe farm well. the wells on the
Grace f. Myers form got their pro
auction at eleven feet in the sand.
showing the production formation
grows thicker TO the south. Notvith-
standing the McCabe farm well has
been drilled through the sand, drill.
ing has not been suspended.
Defining the Pool.
Development work ND to the pres
ent time shows that the prolific pro-
ducing formation does not extend to
the southeast. south, west and north
west. TO the north and northeast the
prospects are more favorable. IL is
in the last named direction that the
largest volume of new production is
expected. In the central part or the
pool, Davidson & Gates have compile
ted a second test on the Davidson
Gates farm and the well is rood for
$50 barrels a day-much smaller than
the first well on this farm. For the
present active operations will be con
fined to the gusher zone and to the
northeast in the direction Of the gush-
er on the James F. Brown farm. The
last named well is still "bridged, and
has not produced any since last Fri.
day. The late compilations inside OF
the gusher portion OF the pool have
been OF a size sufficient 10 show an
increase in production. These wells
come In so rapidly and are prolific
enough in production to more than
meet the decline in the old wells.
The Gauges.
A list OF the gauges of the wells.
Ci'S" CAOWb Nudl cOiue Vi TIE
older wells have declined to a point
where the combined production OF a
number Is not as great as one on the
I'M farm when IL was first drilled
in. The Ohio Fuel company's Nos.
/ TO .. inclusive. Barth-Schwartz. 912
barrels; Nos. 1 and 2. Grace +. Myers.
$50 barrels; Nos. ] and .. c. G. & W.
f.. Myers. 720 barrels; Nos, 1. 2 and 3,
G. ". White. 1,235 barrels; No. /. Jas.
Jarrett, $50 barrels; No. l. A. z. Price.
$50 barrels: John Mitchell. $50 mar
rels Tin twenty hours); No. /. Chloe
~Copenhaver. 30 barrels: Nos. l and 2.
Davidson & Gates. $50 barrels: Unit
ed Fuel las company's No. 1 on Koe-
rem heirs farm. 7l5 barrels: No. 2.
425 barrels Tin eighteen hours); W. s.
Edwards Oil company's Nos. 1 and 2.
H.. s. Jones. 120 barrels. and Nos. 1 to
6. inclusive. Graham heirs. 2.7oo bar
rels.
Duster in Lewis County.
On Goose Pen Run. Court House dis
trict. Lewis county. the Philadelphia
company has drilled Its test on the
Iohn Kelly farm through all sands
and has a duster. Near Wallace. in
Eagle district, Harrison county. Treat
& Rowland have cleaned out and shot
the No. 5 on the VI. p. Dye farm and
increased its production from three
to forty barrels a day. On Indian run,
Eagle district. the Carnegie Natural
Gas company is drilling a test on the
r. G.. Robinson farm. On Towser Leg
run. Sardis district. the same com
pany Is drilling a test on the James
F. Dye farm.