The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-16
0[L AND Gas

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The northeast extension to the
Blue, Creek field In Kanawha county
shows that il is capsule OF furnishing
arge wells aud from that quarter is
the> most likely source OF the new
production that Is to suppiant the de
Cline In the old wells and maintain or
send tie daily output OF the field to
q higher point than Il has reached at
any time In the past. i
Y The latest completion In the north.
east end OF the field is. the South Penn
Oil company's No. 2. on the Thomas
Bannfster heirs farm. located, 500 feet
North OF No,S1 on the same farm IT
started at seventy barrels an hour aad
for a time looked TO be rs good as
She hest in the fieldsS However; II did.
aee hold up al Ale Peed sat which ID,
ztarted; and I " /. action DOR thesfrst
II hours was 1872 barrels, the average
for the fine named being a little more
than %, barrels aq!fIpur.
i,Due north Of, ne James Fl Brown
farm, on the south bank. OF Eli river
and north OF the Coal & Coke railroad,
the W. H. Edwards OIL company Is
drilling on top OF the sand at an i'm.
'portant test on the NJ. N3Rerricle farm.
The location Is on favorable north.
east line for a producer. The nearest
production is the Ohio Fuel OIL com.
rpany's test on the ]. s. Newhouse farm,
located about .one-half q mile due west.
About lhe same distance southeast, the
W. s. 'Edwards OIL Company has, a
good gasser on the Gosborn estate:
= On the east side Of Elk river. on
the, Coal & Coke railroad right OF way,
the Elkins Development company Ia
drilling In the top OF the sand at its
first OF four ventures on this narrow
strip OF land lying between the rail.
road and. Elk river The location looks
TO be too, far to the west to; catch the
northeast extension. f.
Blue Creek Gauges 49,
/ The old wells are stillsdeclInlng and
3he gnShers are rapidly falling to
lower production. The gauges Of the
farms and wells producing 30 or more
barrels 4 day are;s The Ohio Fuel Oil
company Nos. TO s. Barth.Schwarfz,
$40 barrels; Nos. L 10, +t5.J Grace y Il.
Myers, 100 barrels: Nos. ! and 2, c. C.
&.W. Il. Myers,l 10 barrels; Nos. /, Al
andTs q. WHITE, t,462 barrels; Nos.
N. Keston, 100 barrels; No,
!, James Jarretis 400 barrels No. /.
TSum heirs. farm 100, barrels; Nos. 2
and 3, Ethel Price. So barrels: Z Nos. s,
g., o and 10. Chloe CopenhaEes I;57sl
barrels; United Fuel Gas company,
Nos to ), Keeten heirs farm, $50
barrels; NJ. 2, James ". Brown. 400
barrels lin Ave hours ,No. shut in;
Nos. l and 9. B. a. Wise, 474 Garrelsa
South Penn Oil company No. l, Jane
O. Noles, 1872 barrels: Mol, Bannistau
heirs farm, 325 barrels: No. l, Albert
Myers, 500 barrels, In II hours; Stein,
beck Oil company. No. l, &C. Wiley /
lot, GO barrels; ,MoerseH OIL q Gas
company. Nos..i and 2, Robertson Jar.
rett lot, IFS barrels; Grosscup & Rnm;.
nell No. /, David !. Jarrett 100 bar. I,
res: Davidson & Gates Nos. to- 0.
Davidson G Gates, 1000 barrels: w 81
Edwards Oil Companv Nos. / 70 g.
Graham heirs farm, 1850 barrels: Nos,
1t6i4. q. 8. Jones, 40 acres. $40 bar
rels:. Nos. to;a, L. 8. Jones lots, 400
barrels. and Nos. I and 2. Franks.P.z
Myers, $50 barrels. =
Light Pumper in Roshe County
In SmIthHeid district, Roane county.
the South Penn Oil company. has com.
pleted test on the Samuel Siarcher
farm and viii not have better Than n,
flve-barrel pumper in the Big, lnjun
sand. In the old Moscow. field in Han.
cock county. Thomas II. Reese has
completed No. 5 III the Charles !,
Browne sons farm and has fve.DaE
rel pumper in the Berea grit, ~.
Southeastern Ohio '
Ip the; deep sand territory In Jack.
son township. Perry county, o., there
is quite good deal of new work
starting, more than at any time In the
past year. Ralph Bros. are spudding at
their test on the |. A. Maine farm and
are skidding the rig at No. I on the
W. r. Saffel: farm. The Kenyon OIL
is sDudding at o test on the
William Sweeney farm. The Grove
City Oils company is building the rig
for a test on the Hasa Burns farm. /
and Davis, Gates & Moran pre bnild:f
ing the rig for a test on the Vincent
Studer farm. The Marrow Oil com, |
pany is building the rig for No. 4 on !,
the Mary NARROW farm aud has mat. |
the location for No. . on the same i
farm, i
s In the New StaIisyille-Gor district
in Perry. and Hooking. counties, the
Purvis. Martin. OIL & Gas COMPANY rs |
,fne in the sand at a test on the Cobb.
Bradley farm. The Cove Oil & Gas
company have completed No. 8 on IN,
Samuel Hood farm. The "go.deyiIg.,
failed 10 put off the shot, but they are
Glngerly swabblng, about 60 barrels q
day from the we'll. ~
z In the northern end oi;'the field In;
Hopeweil township, MaSkiasam tcoaRs
ty, the Planet OIL & Gas company's,
we'll on the a. Anlrpm farm s. hold,