The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-08
oil and GAS.


complstions IN the Blue cr~~k s.is In
ns county are ef frequent es.-ur-
senee and some % tasnn are r.rnlnd~r- ~
vs.oss..rf aSSs ~, IN ih., ssn.4tionHl DE-
me south Penn Oli Cofnpany har eriii~a
IN its Ne on the Bannist.r heirs farm.
sts,,s ~ pseas esa zee barrels the firsi
Nerth Of Elk river. the ohio F-u.i on
.oH pan. aas driilec in = second test on
a. the rate 81 Is earrsi sa .nnss, Toms rs,s
- an offset 20 the Wairut creek al
S'npanys No. s on the coal A coke nj
river TWIN VI IN"
IN the extreme northeast end Of IN.
completed its No. . % IN. u ~ Ns~-
, sios iarIn and !, has iaads rs barrel
n I ~ wiz not male better than a
creek IN The south vest .Tt.nsio,' ,Ss
nited Fuel Gas COMPANY has comple,sd
= Test on the Greene smith farm and the
Vel produced i.o barrels the.first four
teen hours. on the west side OF The de-
NeIopment. the Vernon Ou Company mas
,,omp.eted a second test on the Venom
FOR AZ .srm ana has a producer good
HAny Wells Tearing Completion.
ne hine Creek field has a large num-
per or wells near completion. The United
Fuel Gas Company No. :. Lanes ~
brown: the South Penn oil Company's
no@o. Bannister heirs and No J u. c
I
IN the southwest extension there will be
I'VE or six wells due TO get the sand
within the next few days.
rive miles east Of the Blue Creek field
oConnell a Co.'S No. 4. and the Goshorn
tract Is producing 20 barrels a day This
ven was drilled in two weeks ago and
iouhu its OIL In the Berea grit. opera
.ors nave been greatly Interested in this
STRIFE. and In the opinion OF many IL IL
me toferunner Of a new pool The first
InIee wells completed on this tract
proved gassers in the same formation
OConnell * Co are starting three more
wwelis on the same tract. and to the north
on their own property.
Starting ana Drilling rests.
On Elk river. the Blue Elk on Com
pany Is due 90 get the sand this week at
It's test on the connel heirs farm on
slne creek the W !. Edwards OF Com
pahy drilling tests on the \. Phillips
anu Alfred Philips farms. The same
company is drilling on the s. S. Beckner
ana GoshoEn farms. ON Blue creek, the
test on the A. r. Wilkinson farm ON
Pinch creek. English & Co are drilling a
test on the J. Il; White farm. on the
same stream. che Freudenherger on
company is rigging Up to drill a test on
the Jarrett reserve.
on sosfold run. spencer district. Roane
Cpuht ". the Fisher OH Company's test on
me j. VI. Wilson farm. located east OF
spencer is holding up at isO barrels a
day. on Little Sandy Fork. Walton dis
trict, the United Fuel Gas Company is
drilling test on the Samuel Iittlepage
farm. on Campbell's run. Elk dIstrict
haha"ha county, the Elizabeth OF & Gas
company has the rig completed for a
TEST an the Henry Campbell farm.
=, on johnson creek Walton district.
noane county. the Benedum-Trees OH
company has the rig completed for a
test on the Renjtmin Summerficld farm
me same company IL drilling No. on
the G 9. Paxton farm On Sandy and
Valley Forks. Duval district Lincoln
coin county. tho Big Creek development
company is drilling tests on tho John
/ sugar Tree Fork, the same company Is
que In the sand at "A second test on the
Eliza kearns farm.
Light Pumpsr IN Roane County.
On Laurel run. Smithficld district
toane county, the South Penn OIL com
pany has drilled No. 8 on the EIl<ana
ana has a 10 barrel pumper. In Man
nlngton district, Marion county. pope
Bros. co. have completed No. 5 on the
: g Mcintyre farm and have "A IS bar
rel producer from the Gordon struv
ON Alum Cave rnu. Grant district
Nitcnie county. rutherford Bros. have
n surprise at their No. i9 on the West
virginia tract. At depth OF $50 feet
thrN encountered sand that shows oil
SSnd II is thought the well viii make "a
70 barrel pumper from that level. No
+ other wells in that locality found the
same sand formation.
Tests in Jackson County.
IN Jackson county operators are max
INK quite a determined effort to open a
new field. Ou Bru~hy Fork. Grant dis
$500 W nancy Oll company has tho rig
competed Tor test on %" j. T.. Wells
farm ON Copper Fork. EaVeuwuoI dis
trlct. wheeling parties are drilling a test
I on The j. q. IockhHrf farm ON island
rnu. In The same district. Moore A 90
ar" due in the sand az a test on tie
Francis Murray farm. ON Tanners rnu.
spencer district. Koane county. the com
I Aondated Oh company j. due In the sand
/ az test on tire q J.. Keplfnger farm.
ON lIushes diver. Central district bod
uridF~ county. the ItnuShnro IIght &
1 fafMf nuINHUN las started - drill "A test
/ On tho Matthew Shuttleworth farm. ON
Long run. In the same district. the Car
ntsir NHtural Gas Company IS due In the