The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-23
OIL and GAS

The weeks development worn IN
the West virginia and southeastern
Ohio re,1s elossd about festureles.
Light producers we're the best that
any Held bal 20 Offer. Blu. Creek =
no longer sensational and develop
ment work on Fsninx Roek creek.
east OF the Blue Greek fields has not
Tar enough advanced TO give an In
timatisn 80 60 the probable produS-
ing area OF that pool.
West Of Eik River. In Elm district.
kanawha county. the MononEahel.
on 4 Gas company has now drilled
test on the John Scatter fam
through the Bsrea Erft and foun I
nothing. This well was drilled TO n
depth OF ..0se feet. Both the sauaw
sand and the Berea grit were found
very broken. The well has been ~
garded as enc Of the most important
drilling with a view to nincing a
southwest extension TO the Blue creek
field.
on Jesse run. ten miles south ~
howelis run. pumping station In Lee
district Calhoun county. the Carte
OH company has completed a Wild .
cat on the u. ID Anderson farm and
has duster In the Bsrea grit. on
Alan Cave run. Grant district. Rftch-
10 county. Rutherford Bros. heve
completed No. 20 on the West Virgin
IA Petroleum tract and have n pro-
ducer goof for 10 barrels n day at a
depth Of 27s feet.
In the 81. ary's district. Peasants
county. tbs Mononsahela oil company
has competed No. IS on the Thomas
Wagner farm and has a producer
good Cor - barrels a day In the Cow
Run sand. on the North Ford Of
Hughes river Murphy district. Ritch-
L.. county. the Elm Hill OIL COMPANY
has completed n second test on tho
j. r Deem farm and has a 5-barrel
purnper In the salt sand.
Gsssers in Lewis County.
ON Gee Lick run. Court House dis
trict. Lewis county. the Reserve Gas
company has completed two tests on
the J. l.. FALL farm and has n force
OF Rasssrs iit the Gantz sand. On
Stump LICK run and Limestone creek
In the same district. the same COM
Iany has completed n test on the Gs
II. Butcher and y. Il. Wheeler farms
and both IRE fair gassers in the NTH
sand. The Reserve company is drill
Ing and starting a number OF wells
In Lewis county.
on Pole Camp run. Union district.
Harrison county, the Hopte Natural
Gas compan' has completed n test on
the c.. g. Mckinley farm and has a
gasser I'm the Gordon sand On West
Fork river. the Philadelphia company
has completed a well on the !. o. -.
+. cemetery lot and has a gasser In
the Fifth sand. on the same stream.
in Clark district. the Clarksburr
Light a Heat company hts n Fifth
sang gassar on the Adamston Coal
company's property. on West Fork
river. in Urion district. w. q. Ken
nedy has completed a test on the l..
r. Hun farm and has a Fifth sand
gasser.
on Beech Lick run. Greenbrier dis
! trict. DodGr.6ge county. the Hope
Natural Gas company has drilled its
test on the Edgar Dawson farm
! through the Big InJun sand and has a
good show OF oil. II will be tubed
and tested.
on Snake run. Greenbrier district
Doddridge county. the Watson on
company IL due In the Gordon sand
at n test OF the :. p. Sutton farm
The same company IS building n rig
for a test on the w. v. Medley farm
| on the Same stream. Randolph & Co
are starting a second test on the j
n. Sickle farm and Is down 1901
feet at test on the Nancy Bland
farm.
In centerville district. Tyler coun-
~. the Philadelphia company has
completed sassers on the Mary Mer-
rift and Conway Sisters farms. The
Carnegie Natural Gas company has
completed ghssers on the y. Joseph
heirs farm and tho Charles Moor