The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-01
OIL AND GAS

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long as this condition continues there
IS no possibility OF the production OF
the field declining. In the older parts
OF the development many OF the first
wells completed have declined 10
very small producers. but the new
wells are OF such size as to more than
offset the decline. Should the wells
now nearing the sand to the north.
asst result In as good producers as
their location indicate the production
OF the field al the close OF the week
should be higher than at any previ-
Gus time.
To the north OF the pool proper. on
Blue creek, the Ohio Fuel OIL conf
pany has drilled in Its No. 8 on the
Ethel Price farm and 1t produced so
barrels the first two hours thereafter.
On the. west side, south OF the c. W
White farm, the W. S. Edwards Oil
company has drilled Its its No. 2 on
he F. P. Myers farm and It produced
go barrels the first two hours.
The Gauges.
The gauges OF the best producers
n the Blue Greek field are as follows:
Ohio Fuel OIL company Nos. 10 s
5arth-Schwartz. 227 barrels; Nos. b.
aud Chloe Copenhaver. 2,522 bar
.els: Nos. 2; 3 and 4 C. W. White, 22i
barrels; Nos. to 4 Grace Il. Myers
| 1877 barrels; Nos. and 2 C. C. and w.
=. Myers. $50 barrels; Nos. / and 2
A. Z. Price. 81 barrels; No. l ]. A.
Price, 1871 barrels; Nos. aQd 2 J.. H.
Keeten, l6l barrels; No. / James Jar.
rett lot, sos barrels; No. Mary .Kee-
ten lot. 65 barrels; Grosscup & RUM
nell No. David j. J Tett, 10 bar
rels; Steinbeck OIL company Wiley
lot, so barrels; Moorzell OIL and Gas
company No. Robertson-Jarrett lott
1875 barrels; South Penn Oil company
No. Jane o. Moles, 4Gl barrels; Da-
wilson & Gates Nos. to 4 Z. s. Jones
Is acres, 2l0 barrels; Nos. to 6
Graham heirs, 1856 barrels; Nos. !, 2.
3 and 6 E. S. Jones ~" two and one.
half acre lots. 3,245 barrels. The
Ohio Fuel OIL company's No. on the
Thrumm heirs, and the United Fuel
Gas company's No. on the James F.
Brown farm we're both shut In.
Shallow Sand Wells.
In Union districtl Peasants county,
Gallaher & Co. have drilled their ties;
on the l.. W. Boley farm through the
Cow Run sand and found. II barren. 1t
will be drilled TO the lower sands. On
Little Flint creek, Grant district, bod.
dridge county, the Hope. Natural Gas
company has drilled n test on the Jo-
seph Costlow farm through the Big In;
jun sand and has light gasser.
In Mcclellan district, the Phlladel.
phia company is drilling In the sand
At test on the R. L. Allen farm. The
same company has started TO drill 4
test on the ". P. StrosnIder farm. In
McElroy district, Tyler county. the
Carnegie Natural Gas company is
drilling test on the Alva Gregg farm.
The same company Is drilling tests
On the A. T. Nichols. David Elder and
J. ". Lemasters farms. In Ellsworth
district, the Melrose Oil and Gas com.
pany has started to drill test on the
J. y. Aakrom farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the western end OF the deep sand
territory in Falls Gore township, oniv.
the Fisher Oil company has drilled lie
second test on the LATE Howdyshell
farm sixteen feet into the Clinton sand
aud the hale has filled up 1000 feet
with fluid. 1t will be good for 50 or
more barrels day when shot. In
the western end OF the field there are
now seven wells. each producing so or
more barrels day.
In the old Bremen field. in Fairfield
county, there Is some new work start.
Ing, the first for q number OF months.
In Tyrus Creek township, the Carter
OIL company has started No. 3 on the
IT, Henry farm. The ParVIs-TurRer
OIL and Gas company mas started No.
on the W. s. Turner farm. This
cOmpany's No. on the Sarah McCan.
dish farm is due In the sand. The
Carter OIL company's No. 2 on the j.
W. Purvis farm. completed three
months ago, is holding up at 60 bar.
rels' a day, and is the only well in
the old field that is producing so or
more barrels a day.
In HopeyAll township. Musklngum
county, the Planet. OIL and Gas com.
pany's's weldon the Ankrom farm de,
clined suddenly in Its production. the
gauge for last Monday being AZ bar
rels, The cause. Il. was discovered.
was a leak in the casing. and when