The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-04
OIL AND GAS

In the northerH cad % the deep
sand territory In southwestern Ohio.
here Is very little announcement 20
De derived from the late compilations.
In HoDeNell township. Licking county
he Columbus Gas 4 Fuel company
las drilled its test on the : j. Iden
arm. located one-half mile from the
same company's Hight producer on the
susan lden farm. into the clinton
land aud has show for a light well
In Franklin township. the Benedum-
Iress OH company has completed and
shot It's test on the Edward Arm
EfonS farm and ~ IL showing for a
very HEht pumper IN Hopewel town
ship. Musklngum county the Planet
OlI company's Nos. ! and .. on the A.
J.. Ankron farm. both old producers.
sre hoIdlnE up quite regularly az 100
barrels a day.
When the excessive cost Of drilling
tAe deep sand wells is taken into ac-
count, u can scarcely be claimed that
NE northern end Of the deep sand
Held Ia attractive. certainly not to the
operator Of moderate means Under
tne favorable conditions the com
Plelon Of dry hole Is not less than
5000. IL can readily be- understood
Neiopmeut Of the territory belongs 10
those who can stand the loss. The
clinton sand formation In the north
ern end OF the field has not proven
regular and the wells that have found
production are scattered over a large
area
In the lower end Of the field in Coal
township. Perry county, the Charters
OIL company has the rigs completed
Tor Nos - and 80. on the Hooking
PRODUCTS company's property. This
company Is 40. %, on the same prop
cry, completed TWO months ago, is
sun holding up at 40 barrels day
ana Is the only well in that district
day
Shallow sand Territory.
IN the Cow run district In lndepen-
dence township. Washington county
the Charter OIL company has drilled
It's test on the II. Gift farm through
the Berea grit and has a buster. A
hight show OF oil was developed in the
keener sand and IL will be tested I'm
mat formation Walter Brown & com
pany are starting a test on the Eph.
Sam Cummings farm.
Near Stockport. Penn township
morgan county. J. 4. Henne has com
pleted No. s. on the W $ q " Ham
tarm and has a 5-barrel pumper In
the Cow run sand. In the same local
ity. j y. Hazlett is drilling No. % on
the J. :. Pidgeon farm
West Virginia Operations.
IN the old Moscow field. In Grant
district. Hancock county. W Va. X.
VI. Cowl has completed No IL on the
Hutson heirs farm and has light
pumper in the Berea grit At War
wood. Richland district, Ohio county.
the virginia OIL a. Gas company has
completed No. on the Graeb farm
ana has buster I'm the Berea grit
On Potato Fork OF Pinch creek. I'm
The southwest extension OF the Blue
Creek field in Kanawha county. the
south Penn OIL companys No 6 on
me W. :. Jarrett farm Is producing
boo barrels "a day on Pinch creek
). the ONO Fuel company has completed
ana shot No. : on. the Spencer =
Moore farm and will not have better
thhn l0harrel pumper Nos Z and
. on the same farm were shot and
their production increased from 20 10
lively.
In the northeast extension. north
or Elk river. the Sand Sun Oil com.
Lany mas completed a test on the &.
r. Nray farm, located 1000 feet east
OF inc same companys test on the &
a. q ID + Wray farm. and has a 10
barrel pumper.
On Crab run. Murphy district. Rlt.
chle county. the r Wilson OIL q Gas
company has drilled No. On the \
r. Sihlih farm through the salt sand
ana mas gasser with a capacity OF
"OO.uou cubic feet "a day. On the
north FORK Of Hughes river Grant dis
trlct The jenkins OH COMPANY has
started 10 drill test on the Samuel
Iiaih"ld farm. on Dog run. Murphy
ul-'5lci. frlmler a Co. are due I'm the
SAND on thcltitchie county Door farm
ON tho north fork OF the Uugbe,
river. clay district. the Hone Natural
HaS company has made the location
: LOT 20 test on the Martin McMullin
farm. ON WiEuer run. HickIe Bros
nave me rig completed Tor "a second
I'~t on The Charles Wolfe farm on
St"warts run. s g. Cri,s rs buildlng
me rig Tor second test on the Geo
blackburn farm
Late Allegheny County compietions
Near Tnderclin Allegheny county.
Pa. James +. Hughes has an shared
pumper az his 80 q on the William
Hartz farm. AZ PerrysviIle. y
Hart q Company have completed a
test on the u. Aston farm and have
buster Near KeoWn station Miller
& Rynd have the rig completed for a
test on the ID. Good farm. At Dorsey.
V'le. Tho National OH 4 Gas COMPANY
has fhc rIr completed FOR "a test on the
Cochran heirs farm
AZ wexford. r. o. GII.spi..s SO r
On Tho Joseph Hrnoker form iu hold
inr uu Hf fH barrels % dar. rr tho
Same district. !. Oh. Fowler & oornu,U.
Ent "r. OBJ %. sam. kind 40 .t- f.sf
on rho Drur'r heirs form tn. same
COMPANY is Que ir OBJ. sand 20 a. f.gt.
on Poo William rrartHn farm
80 Ium 'If.. o. IS Hraam a. come
pan. have completed <u Ur +f.
VIM freram farm frI ft.. a. --Htrrsf
T.Wr'r Ir fr. .Hrr. district crease
a TIrdr Hfrs tHuu'.f0g a test nr fna
sfa~nr UrYs rrm IrI have a dust
or N.Hr baden. H4rHIs1r q Company
h1.. Completed a t.sf ON fh. ffaif
fIrm and hIrr H 1uafsr 80 Is.f.-
dl' D. D. Nr.ehf. f.af rr fh. John
Kohl. firm d. l I4afer.