The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-19
OIL and GAS

The southwest extension OF the Blue
Creek field In Kanawha county contln.
ues to furnish good producers. The
production OF the field, however, is
not increasing to any great extent. Tile
decline OF the wells In the older part
OF the development is quite hesvy and
does not give much chance for a
change in the aggregate.
On Pinch creek, In the southwest
end OF the field, located 600 feet south
OF Grosscup, Rummel & Co.'s No. 3
on the David ]. Jarrett farm, the Freu.
denberger OIL company has drilled in
a. test on the Fred Gardner farm and
II is flowing at the rate OF % barrels
an. hour, The South Penn Oil COM
pany's No. 2on the U. c. Myers farm,
located on Pinch creek, and 500 feet
north of No. | on the same farm, is
flowing at the rate OF 30 barrels an
hour.
Operations are increasing rapidly in
kanawha county. At the present time
there are about 125 wells drilling and
rigs up in the county. Nearly all are
located In the Blue Creek field. but
there is lar egamount OF unexperi.
mental work under way and starting
in other parts OF the county, SO far
removed from the Blue Creek field
and to scarcely hope for an extension.
or this class OF work new pools are
hoped for, rather than fndig extern.
slons.
s'eu Greek Gauges
The gauges OF the Blue Creek wells
and farms producing 80 or more bar.
rels day are as follows: Ohio Fuel
OIL Company Nos. l to s. Barth-
Schwartz, 2lO barrels. Nos. l to 5,
Grace E. Myers, So barrels; Nos. /
to 10, G. W. White, 1878 barrels:
James Jarrett lot. 80 barrels: No.
Thumm heirs, los barrels; Nos. | to
. Ethel Price, $40 barrels: Chloe
Copenhaver farm III wells), 1,74O bar
rels; No. J. NJ. Young, $40 barrels;
No. A. P. Hayes, $50 barrels; United
Fuel Gas Company Nos. l to Neeten
heirs, 300 barrels; Nos. l to James
+. Brown. 1910 barrels: Walnut Oil
Company No. | Coal & Coke r. R.
right of way, 300 barrels; r. D. Hes.
lep, No. | Vernon jarrett, Go barrels;
South Penn Oil Company Nos. and
Albert Myers, 1,105 barrels; Nos. to
! Bannister heirs, 1,795 barrels: No. l
w. S. Jarrett, 5l2 barrels; Nos. l and
U. c. Myers. SS5 barrels: Moorzell
OIL d Gas Co. Nos and 9 Robertson.
Jarrett lot, 90 barrels: Grosscup, Rum.
nell & Co. oNs, /, 2, 3, 5. 6, David ].
Jarrett, 1850 barrels: Davidson &
Gates Nos. to I Davidson Gates, $40
barrels; Williams OIL Company No. |
j.. A. Price. so barrels; w. S. Edwards
Oil Company Nos. to Graham
heirs, 425 barrels; Nos. l TO 4 E. S.
Jones 45 acres $50 barrels: Nos. to
3 E. S. Jones lot, 700 barrels. and Nos.
LIZ and,4 Frank P. Myers, $50 barrels.
On the Monongahela river, In Man
nington district, Marion county, An
thony Bowen & Co. have completed a
test on the A. Bautlow farm and have
a buster In all sands. On Little Paw
Paw creek, Marion county, the Hope
Natural Gas company has drilled n
test on the Tenant Wilson farm
through the Big Injun sand and has u
gasser.
On West Fork river, Coal district,
Harrison county. the Hope Natural
Gas company has completed n test on
the Stout-Randall farm and has a gas.
ser in the fifth sand. On Tabers run,
Simpson district, the same company
has drilled test on the Belle Payne
farm through the Big lnjun sand and
has fair gasser. The recent rains
came none too soon for this district.
Even though 1t is early in the season,
many wells had been shut down on
account of having no water.
| On Stilwei creek, Union district,
Wood county, the Byers OIL company
has completed No. Son the Charles
Elliott farm and has a light pumper In
the second Cow run sand. On the river
II front. In Williams district Uhl e. Nc.