The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18
OIL AND CAS-

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Operators in the Blue Creek field
are pushing development work at a
lively pace. AT the present time there
are as many wells drilling and start
Ing as at any time since the field
showed an extension to the northeast
and southwest. At this time there are
close to one hundred wells drilling
and starting. In the northeast ex.
tension, on the north side or Elk riy.
er, the United Fuel Gas company has
completed a test on the J. E. Hays
farm and has a prodcer good for 200
barrels day. r.' ~ # ~
In the northeast extension on Elk
river the Souht Penn OF Company has
completed No. Z, on the Bannister
heirs farm, located 200 feet south.
west of No. Q. and has 5O.barrel pro.
Queer in the Squaw sand. $n the
southwest extension on Pinch creek
the Freudenberger Oil company gave
Its No. on the Fred Gardner fran
a shot an increased Its production
from 800 to nearly 500 barrels day.
On Laurel run. iSmithfleld district
Roane county, Heasicy & Co. have
completed No. ) on the P. A. Hays
farmland have l0-barrel pumper In
the Big 'Injun sand. In Union distict
Wood county. Mccormick & Co. have
drilled n test on the G. A. Elliott farm
through the SECOND Cow run sand and
have a buster. .Hf ,-H.s.rs. Z
In Pawpaw district. Marion county,
the Hope Natural Gas company has
drilledfits test on the Edgar Toothman
farm through the Fifth sand and has
n light gasser. On Miracle ruin. Bat.
trlle district, Monongalia county. the
Venture on Company has made a To-
cation for a test on the Nancy John
son farm. On Dunkard creek, in the
same district, the Philadelphia com.
pany Is due In the sand at test on
the Bartrug heirs farm.
Blue Greek aGuges
The following wells and farms in
the Blue Creek field In Kanawha
county are producing so or more bar.
rels day. Ohio Fuel Oil company
Nos to 10 Barth-Schwartz. ITS bar,
rels; Nos. and 3 C. C. G. w E. N.Y.
les, 80 barrels mos. and 81. S.
Newhouse, , 100 barrels: Nos. l to 4
Grace Z. Myers, 65 barrels; Nos. 1 to
II G. W. White, 345 barrels; Nos.
and A. p Hays 315 barrels; Chloe
Copenhaver farm Q5 wells), 500 bar.
rels; Nos. l to 4. Thumm heirs, $50
barrels; Nos. and 2 ]. NJ. Young 1886
barrels; Nos. i to 5 Ethel Price 400
barrels; Nos / to14 S. E. Moore, 9S5
barrels; No.1tI. A.. Price, 20 barrels;
Nos. ! and,s2 W. L. Booker, 420 bar
rels; United Fuel Gas company Nos.
/ to 8 kesteR heir, so barrels; Nos. !
to 3 B. A. Wise, 205 barrels; Nos.
to 6 and 8 James F. Brown( ZOOS par.
rels: South Penn OIL company Nos. 1,
and 3, Albert Myers, sos barrles;
Nos. l and 2 Jane o. Moles, 60 bar.
rels; Nos. to and G and 7 Bannlster
! heirs. 1850 barrels; Nos. /, and 9 W.
s. jarrett sos barrels; Nos. !, 2, 5 and
6 U. C.. Myers. 1870 barrels: Nos /
and 2 o. NJ. Jarrett. $40 barrels; No.
II George B. Myers, 40 barrels: Da-
wilson & Gaees Nos. to s Davidson
Gates. 200 barrels; Walnut Creek OIL
company Nos.,1 to Coal & Coke r.
| r. right Of way, 575 barrels: Grosscup;
Rummell & Schabe Nos 1 to 6 David
]. Jarrett lot, $50 barrels: Williams
Oil company No. j. A. Price 60 bar.
rels; Freudenberger OIL company No.
Fred Gardner 448 barrels; No. 1 |.
c. Wertz. 1870 barrels; Ivory C. or.
dan receiver. Nos. l to A Edna Myers,
1870 barrels: Tishewah OIL & Gas
company Nos. / to 6 Graham heirs,
430 barrels, and Nos. l to ) +. S.
Jones lots, 90 barrels. r;
Tank Struck by Lightning
At Morgantown. W.. Va. during a
storm that passed over that place
Monday evening n 35,000.barreis tank
at hte Eureka Pipe line compauy's
station was struck, by lightning. The
tank was full OF oil. but by prompt &C.
ton Of the employees of the company
the fire was subdued. entailing loss
of a small Quantity Of oil and no ser.
lous damage to the tank. a number
of tanks In the eastern fields have
been istrck within the past two
months but I cash instance the loss
has been llght and not attended by