The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-11
oil AND GAS

l. zero Weather IS Cdusln6' d ulhpel-
ance to operations in all fields where
the precaution has not been taken to
bury or protect water and gas lines.
In good many districts where work
has been shut down there will be no
effort made to start up till after the
weather moderates. In Elk district,
Kanawha county, several important
wells are past due in the sand.
On Coburn's run, Ten Mile district
Harrison county, the Hope Natural
Gas company has drilled a test on the
Daniel Childers farm through the sand
and has fair gasser. On Lost creek,
: Grant district, the Central Develop
ment & Really company has the rig
completed fol-, test on the B. F. and
A. NJ. eShuttleworth farm. On, Sims
run, Hackers Creek district, Lewis
county, the Raven Carbon company
has the. rig completed fora test on the
|. NJ. rMcWhorter FARM le ,up al
Shallow Sand Territory. Il
On French creek, in Eureka district,
Pleasants county, Moss shrier & Co..
have drilled a second testton the Ham
nett, heirs farm and have a light
pumper. On Bens rum Union district,
Arson Iutz has drilled, a test on the
Hoeran heirs farm through the Big
Injun sand and has a, very light show
Of oil. rseb. .ai ",
test on the ]. L, Broftprd farm through
the Cow Run sand and have ,duster.
In the. same district, George NIickIe e
Co. are starting a second test on the
c. Ri Baker farm. Across the dividing
line, in Union district, Tyler county,
Schlagel & Freid are drilling No. % on
the ]. S. Wells farm. Claud Coville is
driing in the sand at test on the L.
Barkwill farm.
In the Blue Greek development in
Elk district, Kanawha county, the
Ohio Oil company has the rig COM
pleted for a second we'll on the G. w.
White farm. In the same district, the
Hamilton company has the rig COM
pleted for a second test on the Graham
heirs farm On Pyles Fork, Manning
ton district, Marion county, the Ven
tuve Oil company G Hartman are due
in the sand at their test on the Isaac
Freeland farm. The Fisher Oil com.
pany is due this week at a second test
on the John Glover farm. Kirkland,
Harris & Co. are starting No. on the
Scott Arnett farm. 45 80
III. Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in Hope.
we'll township Licking county, Ohio,
there is no let up in activity, despite
the fact that the test on the William
Weakley farm, located 900 feet north
east of the NIcCracken farm producer
came in very light The new work
under way and starting is pretty well
distributed around the two producing
wells and by the end of the month 1t
will be known If there is an extension
to the producing formation. North of
the, No. McCracken, 1000 feet, e. H.
Everett & Co. are due in the sand at
test on the Amos Crowler farm. Two
miles southeast OF No. McCracken,
the Columbus Gas G Fuel company Is
due in the sand at test on the Ru-
dolph Iden farm.
Two and one-half miles south of the
same well, the same company is down
800 feet at a test on the j. D. Gard
farm. Three miles south, the same
company is drilling at2,2O0 feet on the
]. R. Humphrey farm. South of the
No. 2 on the McCracken farm, 1000
feet, the Columbus Gas & Fuel com
pany has the rig completed for test
on the ]. NJ. Gartnail farm.
III Hopewell township, Muskingum
county, the Planet Oil & Gas company
is starting a test on the A. Ankrom
farm, located 1900 feetenortheast Of
the No. 2 on the Johnson.Cone farm.
In Peasants Collage and Morgan town.
ships, Knox county, the Ohio Fuel Sup
ply company and the Upham Gas COM
pany are doing good deal Of work.
Gas is the most that can he hoped for
in these townships. In Laurel town.
ship, Hooking county, in the Gibon.
vile district, the Ohio Fuel Supply
company, the Columbus Gas & Fuel
company and the Central Contracting
& Finance company are drilling six
wells.
OIL CITY, Pa, Janai0s44Credi bal
lances, $40 Runs 144,20e; average