The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-29
OIL AND GAS

The greatest excitement prevailed for
a time yesterday morning, when IL was
reported that the Vernon Oil Company's
well on the Vernon Jarrett farm. located
. mile west OF the Blue Creek pool. In
kanawha county. had been drilled In
Tuesday night and flowed 22s barrels
the first two hours. Later the reports
showed that the first was In error both
N to location and ownership OF the new
well. The well drilled In 10 owned by
the Ohio Fuel OIL Company. located on
the Jarrett lot and well within the limits
or the gusher zone OF the pool. and south
or the same company's No. on the c. G.
and w. Z. Myers farm and east OF the
Edwards OIL Company's No. on the
Graham heirs farm. The well that was
reported In on the Vernon Jarrett farm
10 located q mile west OF the pool near
Elk river. and will not be due to get the
sand before Saturday or early next week
To the northeast OF the pool. the Ohio
Fuel OIL Company's Nos. l and on the
Chloe Copenhaver farm have been com
pleted. No. 2 II reported to be good for
70 barrels dsy. No showing for the
same kind OF producer but deeper drill
Ing developed q second pay and the we'll
10 flowing steadily. The well on the
Jarrett lot 10 flowing at the rate OF 100
barrels an hour. Owing TO other wells
In proximity having been in for some
time and having had q strong pull on the
producing formation. Il Is scarcely ex-
pected 10 hold up for any considerable
time at its initial production.
Tankags and transportation facilities
IN the field are again congested. The
| William Edwards OIL Company's $4,000
barrel steel tank Is full and another I'M
der construction will be completed by
next Saturday and the grade for ono Of
$4,000 barrels has been commenced. BY
i
Line Company will have It's four-inch
line completed and be IN shape 20 handle
| about 1900 barrels a day. The older
wells inside OF the pool begin TO show
some diminution in production. but
scarcely as much as expected when Il Is
known that they are located on a small
area.
To the northeast OF the pooI IN.
United Fuel Gsa Company's well on the
James +. Brown farm. which was drilled
In last week and caugth fire consuminx
the rig and tanks. has been connected up
and was opened for a short time yester-
cay and flowed at the rate OF rs barrels
an hour There is but one tank compile
ted az the we'll and two others building
The owners are getting material on the
ground to rebuild the rig
On Fa!len Timber run Grant District
| Wetrel county. -. 3. Snyder Il Co have
] completed and shot their No & on Tn.
smith-E dseil farm and have a 10 barrel
pumper in the Gordon sand on Point
Pheasant creek. Ellsworth district. Tyler
county. the Melrose oil a Gas Company
II drilling a test on the Arthur Akron
farm. ''''
Southeastern Ohio.
IN the caldwell district Rrookfield
township. Noble county. T. J. anderxrir,
and others are drilling n test on the n
sa1Iher farm: In the same district. in
! Nonie township. IT, u. Turtle a Co. have
nrilled test on the Fulton farm,
/ through the Berea grit and have a du,.
! Ter In the same locality. Chris Mckee
haS the rig completed for a test on the
I l>arrack farm.
IN the Reas run district. Independencs
township. WASHINGTON county. ThornIlv
Heater are drilling n second test on
nc FINEST ehirs' Farn. In tHe same dis
I trict Hildren & CO. are drilling ano,b.,
I test on the T. Patterson farm.
In Hopeweli township Licking county
~ 'h- deep sand territory. the Columbus
'a- = FUEL Company has drilled it, ,..,
o" the }. A Humphrey Farm through -.
intor sanf and has a show Cor q lirb,
W." This l0ration - southwest y, IN.
producer. completed last month or
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