The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-04
Oi.lIl ANDCAS

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The town lot development in Can
oIsbnrg, Washington county, Pa, has
been increased rapidly and another
ghnostis assured by the drilling Of the
well on the Potts;Crumm lot, by Potts
Bros e Fife. The we'll was drilled
lRto tue pay last Saturday, and when
ii lew feeti n the sand began to spray
oiI at the rate Of five barrels an hour.
Monday evening 1t was drilled little
dseper and at nine feet in the sand 1t
began ito flow at the rate of 20 barrels
Z an hour. and yesterday morning was
holding up at that speed. This is the
nearest approach to gusher the town
LOT development has presented and
the result WILDE to harry the compile
tIoh Of the wells now drilling and in
sptre the stirling of more new work.
areen1ee & Co. have drilled their
w3ll on the James Little lot into the
i;iy and tits showing for better than
Igt barrels day. There are still a
tldzenwells drilling and as many more
Iigs up and building. The excitement
las reached that point that any one
owning a lot large enough to hold q
standard rig can lease 1t and get lit
ifTeEbonus.
Northeast OF s0akdale, there is still
SON uncertainty es to the status OF
tie Geiser OIL compapy's well on the
/ McDermott farm. Yesterday they ran
the bailer and agltated 1t for short
time and IL again started to flow, but
quit after putting fourteen inches q
oilsin the 25O.barrel tank. Pipe line
eonpection will be made in few days
and Ii viii then be drilled deeper.
At DaG City, Allegheny county, the
DinE city OIL and Gas company (local
talentj has completed and shot a test
on the 'schdeidementel farm and has
a snow for a fiye,barrel pumper. In
the, same locality, ]. J. Sheridan &
Coz are due in the sand at a test on
the Phillip sorgel farm. Pence & Co.
hive a rig UP in the A. Wright farm,
and8the Altoona OIL and Gas company
has rig completed on the Mohn farm,
81 West Virginia.
IN Eilti district, Kanawha county, W.
ya The Hamilton company's test on
t6e Blue Greek Land and Coal com
rianys farm. located 5000 feet east OF
tite BartN,schwartz, producer and q
900 feet northeast Of the producer on
the Grace yEE. Byers farm, is flowing
200 barrels a day. Kanawha county
and this new Development is more
generally discussed a. this time than
any other section in the eastern fields
The possibilities of the development
nt a pool OF some size are growing in
fagof and II one is to judge by the
amount of new work starting holders
of leases are quite sanguine that it
win cover no small area. This is evil
. danced by operators starting test wells
fur IN advance Of production.
Near Calcutta, Jefferson district,
Pieasants county, Ira Williams and
co. have completed No. A on the John
Schumacher farm and have a very
lixht pumner In the Cow Run sand. On
Spring creek, Smithtleld district
Roane county, the Heasley Oil com
many has completed No. / on the s.,B.
Kinkaid farm and has 25-barrel pro-
daeef in the Big Injun sand.
On Buffalo Lick run, Elk district,
Kanawha eoppty, Fthe Hamilton com
pany is due in the said at a test on
the Graham heirs farm.
ON Elk river, Union district, Clay
county, the Jacks Bend OIL company
is down LBS feet and fishing for q
string Of tools atitstest on the D. Is