The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-18
OIL AND GAS

Inside OF the Blue Creek Pool. IN Ka-
nawha county, some or the late compile
lions are coming light and for the pres
ent at least no increase In production
Company has completed its No. J on the
Keeton heirs farm and IL produced Is
barrels the first 20 hours. The first two
among the largest producers I'm the pool
and now have a production OF 7s5 bar
rel. a day. The Ohio Fuel company's
producer. credited with AIS barrels tho
first seven hours.
The last reported gauges OF the wells
lows: Ohio Fuel OH Company. Nos I TO
8, inclusive. Barth-Schwartz $40 barreisi
Nos and ?, Grace +. Myers. 81 barrels,
Nos. J.. ? and 3. @. W. White. l.O3t bar
Myers. $40 barrels: No. 1. James Jarrett
lot SIS barrels; No. ]. John Mitchell. 10T
6es barrels Tin Is hours; No. l. ]. ".
keeten. as barrels Tin : hours): United
Fuel Gas Company. Nos. ! and ?. Keeten
wilson n Gates. $40 barrels: w. g. Ed
wards OIL Company. Nos. 1. 2 and =. r.
$. Jones. EOS barrels; Nos. l 20 6. era
ham heirs, 2.6l0 barrels. and No. /. John
Wylie lot. i2o barrels.
Fourth land Wei in HARRISON
On the west side OF West Fork river,
Eagle district. Harrison county. the Hope
NaAhNA oah Company mas 0Fllltu ~ leNN
on the Samuel Hood farm into the fourth
sand. and the hole has filled up 1000
feet with fluid On shian run; in the
pany'- test on the A. A. BoEgess farm
10 producing 50 barrels a day.
In the shallow sand territory. near
county. Ira Williams and others have
drilled a test on the John Boley farm
through the Cow Run sand and have a
buster. The wildwood OIL Company has
now drilled No 4 on the MaNnn-HakNr
farm through the Big In1un sand and
has q light sasser. In the Eureka dis
trict the Virginia OH Company has COM
pleted No. s on the p. X. Bills farm and
has a 5 barrel pumper In the salt sand.
The Parker OIL Company's No. 3 on tho
II. J. Nash farm is n light pumper in tho
same formation.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
From present indications. validating
10 soon TO become a feature In West Nir-
ginia- AT this early day there f. a good
deal OF experimental work starting in
various sections. Not a little OF the
contemplated work IL located outside Of
the beaten paths that old time operators
have adhered TO for 40 many years.
Theories and traditions are likely TO he
ignored during the remainder OF the year
and the more venturesome will try out
territory That has long been regarded as
condemned.
The section 20 first claim attention 4.
In the southwest portion OF the state. In
counties adjacent to aKnawha- Clay and
Wayne counties are thought 20 be the
most likely 20 supply some new produce
ing territory and the activity Of leasers
In these counties will bring them 10 IN,
front with q large amount OF test work.
u took more than three years and the
drilllng OF more than SO test wells IN
nav county before the Blue Creek
! pool was discovered.
To the northeast nearer some or the
Old producing counties and on the east
side OF the general trend OF the north
east and southwest line OF production
several counties. among them Upshur
ana BraHton. are In for a more thorough
testing than at any time In the past. In
the last named. the Hope Natural Gas
Company has started 10 drill n test on
ne W. q. kniEht farm located on
Hyers run. IN salt Lick district. Within
the last three months the Hope Com
pany has completed two dry holes in
that district In Lewis county. the ras
well drilled - a test FOR oil - vel a.
Ear % steep camp run. court HOUSE
d%lstrict. the Philadelphia Comnany 80
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hole hss ben plugged and abandoned
On ldtus Laurel creek. Talon district.
driulns = test m the a N.risn fsrn
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