The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-12
OIL AND GAS

The recent advances in the credit bal
hhce market has once more stimulated
development work IN the local fields and
causing operators IN the lower eWst Vir-
sinia and south western Onto field 20 put
forth their beet efforts 20 complete az
weather gets bad snd makes the roads
impossible. II Is not expected that work
IN the southwest Pennsylvania fields will
bring anything better than light pump
ers but II the market continues 70 ad-
tance they VIII be acceptable and opera
tors are closely investigating the iOcali-
ducing wells.
Two miles southwest OF Carnegie, near
i,ower HUI Allegheny county. Kccher
broe Beck are starting n test on the
Clark p acres. This lncatlon II In Ito
vicinity of the Bower IiiII on cornpsry'.
Test. completed two months ago. in the
same districts. Ftnnezun n Co. have
drilled test on the ". J. Fryer farm
fifth sand. ". G.. Kennedy q 90 have
.tIlled u test on part OF the same farm
buster. The Peoples Natural 0as Com
psny has "a rig up for Il test on a. part OF
~ , same farm. Near beaver Roads. on
drilling test on tho john TOpker farm.
West Virginia.
- IN the rortienst extension Of the Blue
Sreek HELD. IN Big Sandy district. ka-
nawha county. tho Ohio Fuel on Com
pany has completed and shot It, No. 3
on on, the = T Wood farm, located on
RES the ensuing - hours. In the sams
extension, the South Penn OIL Company
gavo IS test on the Jesse James farm a
shot and Il - reported 70 be good for
100 barrels q day or l\ter
on Rock branch OF Rock Creek. liar
per district Roane county the jarvis
John Jarvis farm through tue Big fnfuu
sand and will uut have better than a D.
Gasssrs in Lewis and Harrison.
IN the Fink pool In Freeman creek dis
ttlcts Lewis county. the Hope Natural
Gas Company haS completed n tcst on
me \. W. Priest farm and has Casscr
I IN the Gordon sand In the same pool
ana IN the same district. the Phtladcl-
phia COMPANY has drilled a test on the
\ tharerount farm through the Cor
ion and has gHSSrr. lu Hackers Creek
nlstrici. the Reserve Gas Iompanys no
2. on the James Jarvis farm ~ down 10
90 barrels a dag.
ON Lamberts run. Easle district. Har-
| rlson county the Hope Naturaf Gas
company has drilled test on the T. J
irummond farm through TIE Gordon
sand and las Easser. on Shinn run.
LAY district. the philadelphia Company
has completed test on the y. H. Rog-
CESS farm and has "A rasser In the Hia
ln1un sand. on the same stream. the.
sig lnjun on Company has started to
,artcr Robinson 4 60. are drilling On
the \. " Hess farm. j. ~ Huru,r a
co. are drilling on the Lowe heirs Farm
~ the Moose bil 4 Gas Company has a
rig ur Ou tho o. O. Richardson farm
ON Long run. CenferviiIe district. Tv-
Ter county. the ''aruegie Natura1 Gas
company has drilled test ON the T. D.
Pratt farm through the Zig Gniur sand
and has raSsar. ON Middle island
creek McElroy district. the Philadelphia
+ company has completed and shot test
ON Tine John Mercer farm and has o.
gasser in trc big iuiuu
on kagars run. Mcclellan district.
. buddrldge county. tho Hope NaturaI Gas
Company has drilled test ON the Peter
Ash farm through the Mason sand anil
FLINT creek. Grant district tn. same COM
pHuF Isl starting a test on tlr NJ CO. Hos
shallow sand Producer.
on sugar craaf,. Union district. pleas
ants county. fr- MpuonrtieIa biI conn.
rHuyr so. I'D uu the Thomas Wagner
farm f. holdins 40 az 200 barrels q dav.
ami 20 ON fhe same farm. ! e. iHrrIn-
tufNHm plugged their 80 @ 80 f.nE- fs.f.
m ne o. 81. wsrner farm ara nave
novel the TX The Same IHffIe- uH.r
started second te-t ou tIe liar, ey
~ 2. Tyler county. N'r"Iitn hros are
rIFgiuE up az q second tDst ul fhe 3D. IS
SH'nn farm d. nilugucs river. central
d.sfrI. O. IulirIdrH county. tine f'nIIaIci-
{ "a Company IT. drilling a fest of tlr
l.ti'fr tiuF" i.Iffu. ine same company is
dfiIlInr. at 5000 feet ou tHs james Carr
f.rm tn 'Iar Goal anf itEie districts.
Harrison county. tho Homo a>flru G.t
company la- made D.. alton fnr f--f- o1
..' p. - isfrN .I.. .-.r. auint ~. Iffi'I. :.
81 Brooks. e. D.. Martin AMI q 81 fieI-
Southwestern ohio.
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Indication fur rrw T1u. ur rather Iu
extension OFT trc nd fHu.f.u r 'itr fs'i
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t.a Do q H|ifk fI.r. .. tui.iu. rr goo
H.r' Ifr .- 'nn..rtrinE fur EnIi-
s.. or D.. eos Ir fftf i1.ai'f. Tnef. Is
.tf" new work start q In t.tt