The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-13
OIL AND GAS

VIII ANU ua ~
The Philadelphia company's new
strike. No >. on the Lucas Bros tract
locatednorth o. ShlnniEton. Harrison
county. W Va. II the latest gusher
10 arrive In the little mountain state
The nrst twenty-sour hours after II
was drilled into the fourth sand nay
II produced loo barrels At the pres
eni market price o. crude fSfs5j the
money value Of the first DAYS produc-
ton amounts 10 1890. Al that rate
u VIII take but a few days 70 pay
back the money invested II looks
quite favorable for the development
OF pool in that vicinity. The Phila.
ueiphla company. the Hope Natural
Gas company and the South Penn OIL
company hold leases on about all OF
the desirable territory In that locality
The Hope eompany's test drilling 10
! tthe north and east OF the Eusher will
be due In few weeks. and viii show
N the producing formation extends IN
that direction
New Producers In Roane.
In the Berea grit development on
seanold run. Spencer district Roane
county. two new producers have been
drilled In. The Carter OIL company's
No ,. on the J o BOggs farm. located
500 feet west OF 40. 4 has been drilled
through the Herea grit and produced
lZO barrels the first tWenty-four hours
II has not been shot. and after Il has
been given a dose OF the high explo.
slve huid. will increase it, production.
The South Penn on company's No. 4.
he.
completed and viii make "A 20 or 80
barrel producer.
In Smithield district. Roane county,
the Knapp Oil company has drilled its
test on the +. j. < A. 4. Baker farm
through the sand and will not have
better than a 10-barrel pumper. On
Sugar Creek. Union district, Peasants
county. 4. g. Higginbotham d Co.
have drilled a second test on the A. J.
Harvey farm through the Cow Run
sand and have a duster
Light Wells at Blue Greek.
On Indian creek. in the Blue creek
held, In kanawha county. the South
Penn Oil Company has completed
second test on the Chloe Wertz farm
and has very light pumper in tho
Squaw sand. In the northeast extern
sion, on Sandy run. In Big Sandy dis
trict. the same company has completed
Its No. 4 on the nc Coleman farm.
and viii not have better than a 10
barrel pumper In the Squaw sand. In
the same field Ahner & Bennett nave
shot their test on the KendalFisher
farm and increased its production
from 40 TO 100 barrels a day.
Light Wells In Peasants County.
In Union district. Peasants county
Schlagel & Fried nave drilled No. .
ON the ii. d. Riggs farm through tho
MaNon sand and found IL barren. A
light show OF oil was developed IN the
Cow Run sand and they will test At
that level. This determination Ia in
keeping with the general practice IN
these later days. Any well that shows
oil Is thorough ytried out before 1t Is
abandoned
ON Fishing creek. Grant district.
Weizee county. the kanawha OIL Com
pany has completed and sot its ser.
Ond test on the J NJ. Lowe farm. and
has light GasCr in the Gordon sand.
This location Is one mile north Of
Jacksonburg and is somewhat impor-
tdnt as TO location. In Murphy dis
trici, Richie county. the Washburn
on Company has started 10 drill No
. y oh tue =. ~. Nlcheison farm.
Southern Ohio.
he new deep and sand pool iE
Reading township. Perry county, OHIO.
Is not maiu aiming It's previous h!gh
production. There are now eight
wells iu the pol producing nfy OF
more barrels a day. Three weeks ago
tho same number Of wells had an ac.
Erefate production Of more than ! .orl
barrels da.. The indications NJ this
a No
jackson township the Rico OH a Gas
company g No. o. on the d. A. Clark
iarm. has dropped from 100 TO so bar
rels day. lu Pike township the 10.
gan Natural Gas * Fuel cJmpauv's
test on the Bennett farm is holding
up az about 100 barrels "A day. INC
advance in tie market has stimulated
new Work iu nearly an OF the old pro
1lclhs Teciion- In Jackson. Pike and
Coal townships. Perry county. and loo
hush creek township. Fairfield conn.
n.y. mere ls more new work under way
ana starting than az any time I'm fhp
past TWO or three years. u Is expen.
ave territory % develop. and during
.le period VI % low market operations
Another We'll Due az Saginaw.
Fltisburch<rs lnfcrarfod in territory
90 the vicinity Of ~aCiuaw. Mich. were
on the an&ioue seat yesterday await
ING the result OF the Saginaw Valley
lhNeiupmrrt 'ompany a Third test.
which was reported drilled i'm the
sand ana r.lrinr ffa depth 40 which
tnn first well got IT, frat go. The sec
"nd tcst. drr lu tho formation ir the
Ir-t well got If= ou ls reported drill
Iiur af 5000 feet. lrI 90 that a.uft
is said '1 has. Developed H. little coll
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