The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-27
OIL AND GAS

for more than a week the town lot de-
veiopment at Canonsburg, Pa, has been
furnishing nothing better than light
bumpers and quite "A sprinkling OF dus-
tiers. Just now there seems to be "A
change for the better Potts Bros. Fife
* 90. have drilled in their second test
on the Highfield lot and have a show
Tor good producer. The same parties
nave drilled In a well on the Chestnut
I0t ana nave show for a good producer.
4 me Monongehela OIL Company is drill
ing In the sand at a well on the II. Have
lin lot and the indications favor a good
producer
The Manufacturers Light q Heat Co.
mas drilled its test on the Kate GLADDEN.
lot into the sand and has a show for a
very light pumper. The Freehold OIL a.
Gas Company has drilled its test on the
James Tannehill farm through the sand
ana mas buster. The last named well
Is one OF the firsJ completed on a farm
1 expecting an extension outside OF the
town lot development Many OF the old
wells on town lots have dropped down
to light bumpers.
west Virginia
interest In the Blue Creek field in Ka-
hawha county Is not so great as a few
weeks ago when test wells located in ad-
vance or developments were coming In.
| Ihere VIII be revival OF interest when
the wells now drilling to the northeast
reach the interesting stage. This will
not uanspire for about three weeks In
side OF present defined limits new wells
VIII be coming In from time to time an
some Will have high initial production.
| The W. :. Edwards Oil Company's well
on the +. :. James one-acre lot located
In the northeast part OF the pool pro-
duced about $50 barrels the first TWEEN
y-four hours after IL was drilled into
the pay. hTe size OF this well was suffi-
to L.
ton or some OF the older wells In the
pool The gauges for the twenty-four
hours ending ~ o'clock Yesterday
morning were as follows: Ohio Fuel OIL
company Nos. to s Barth-Schwartz
/ go barrels: g. w. White No TO ? ESQ
barrels: No. l Grace Myers. 20 barrels:
Nos. ] and ?. g e. a. W. r Myers e09
barrels; Chloe Copenhaver No. 2 30 bar
rels. James Jarrett lot. 1853 barrels: No
a. r. Price. SIS barrels: No. John
Mitchell. 21O barrels; No. ]. l. ~ Keeten
heirs. 40 barrels. No. Stelnbeck lot
$50 barrels; Davidson 4 Gates Nos. to
Davidson Gates. $40 barrels; W. : Ed
wards oil Company Nos to T. :
Jones. l40 barrels; Nos. l 10 Graham
heirs. 1850 barrels: No. I r. :. Jones
onc-acre lot. I $50 barrels
Roans County Compilations.
on Molden run. or POGO river Walton
district. Roane county. the ohio Fuel OIL
Company has completed and shot its test
on the Daniel Summerfield farm and
has 20 barrel producer in the Big Iniun
sand. This location is 500 feet north
east OF the same compaiS's test on the
Keffer heirs farm.
on Laurel run. Smithfleld district the
South Penn OIL Company has drilled it,
No. 4 on the Mary NJ. Smith farm
through the Big 1niun sand and has a
show for n 10 barrel pumper In the
Sandyville shallow sand pool. in Raven
wood district. Jackson county. the South
Penn OIL Company has completed test
on the I ". Adams farm ana has a
duster in the Cow Run sand. This loca-
ton Is 500 feet east 81 the same COM
panr's Hight pumper on the II. NJ. Baker
farm.
In the Moscow district Hancock coun-
~. william Babb & co. have completed
q second test on the James Morrow farm
and have u buster This location is one
fourth Of n mile east Of the first test
on this farm. On Lamberts run Earir
district. Harrison county. the Hope Nat
ural Gas Company has drilled it, test
on the = J. Morrison farm through the
Gordon and fifth sands and has a light
gasser.
Drilling Wildcats.
! ON Bethany creek sheridan district.
Lincoln county. SWisher q Elkins are
down 1900 feet at test on the Marion
Hager farm. o. Mud river. Carroll dis
trict. the Jennings oil Company has the
rig completed for test on the Johnson
farm. on Porter creek. Union district.
Clay county. the Koontz Oil a. Gas COM
pary is down 1900 feet on the g. r
samples farm.
ON stilWcil creek. Tnoiu district. Wood
county. the H-crs Oi Company d. drill
lnE second test on the charles Elliot;
farm. on Mcklm creek. Lafayette dis
tflrt. Peasants county ~ D. Porter f.
due in tae sand 90 TEST on the a. n
Mason farm. on Broad run. Wash ms ton
county. Covolie a H0ney are starting
test on the James Robinson farm. Or
Little Kanawha river Newark district
Writ county. Cunningham a Marsh are
down $50 feet 20 test on the = " Tay-
lDr farm and delayed with r. crooked hole
Dustsr south Of Cleveland.
Ever since the NewburE Brick a clay
Company drilled in well IN lts own
property on SewhurE. r. suburb ~ 'lete-
Hand. N. n good deal ~ interest has hsrn
entered ln that section Several weeks
rF0 The Carriers Ou company a craig
iflIef In vel ur the Fisher farm.
IIn"afrf several miles south ~ Neehurr
md rHf Urhf producer. The we'll was
shot ana puf f1 pumpiua. bot theg br0Fe
rHrr rHrf uf fIr warrinsrv before they
F1f RI Irr nu Ita probable production.
a mIIr south 90 Neun.rr the Metro.
rnutan fptfne Company res druIeI
vol trrnuEH frs sand in uhich fhe Nee
hurr uff 60 ffs rrn1urtion an1 haa
duafrr ff Ia now fr.lllnE % fIe llInfHn
sani West of fne NewburE produce
600 feet ffe onto ull Company ia lre
In f.e sauf nf veil su r. fen.arre inf