The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-11
OIL AND GAS

The little Berea grit development
at Beech Bottom. Buffalo district.
Brooke county. w. Va. is furnishing
nothing better than light wells
When the first wells were completed
some had a production OF more than
100 barrels a day. The Horse Shoe
OIL a Gas company has drilled its
No. on the J. &. Wells farm through
the Berea grit and has a show for a
90 or IS barrel producer. In the same
district. the Rockledge Oil company
has completed No. on the Halle
and Miller Wells farm and will not
have better than a Is barrel pumper
Both are located inside OF defined
limits.
In Liberty district. Marshall coun-
ty. the Lee OIL & Gas company has
now completed and shot its test on
the Charles Carr farm and has q
show for a 5 barrel pumper In the
Gordon sand. In Center district, Wet
eel county. the Hope Natural Gas
company las drilled its test on the
X. J. Anderson farm through the Cor
don sand and the hole has filled up
900 feet with fluid. II will make a
fair pumper
On Miracle run, Battelle district,
Monongalia county. the South Penn
OIL company has now completed It's
second test on the J. & A. Fox farm
and at III feet in the Big Injun sand
has show for 40 or 50 barrel pro-
Queer. On Murphy creek. Freeman's
Greek district. Lewis county. the
Southern OIL company has drilled a
test on the Cordelia AZ NJ. l.. Butcher
farm through the salt sand and has "A
show for - barrel pumper.
Roans County COMPETITIONS.
In Smithfield district. Koane county,
the Fisher OH Compan has drilled No.
on the ID. i. kincaid farm through the
ing lnjHn sand and has yer light
pumTer. In the same distric. the south
rem OH Compan has drilled TO. ON
the NJ l.. Ferrell farm through the same
formation and has IA 10 barrel pumper.
ON spring creek. Smithfield district. the
Columbia OIL Company has drilled No. 2
on the j. y. lSranSon farm through this.
Big lnjun sand and has a 20 barrel pro-
u S on the same stream the Ohio
uel on Company has completed a csc
ond test ON the "a. ". Douglass farm
and aud has a 10 barrel pumper
On spring creek. the South Tenn OH
company has completed the rig for a
test on the y. NJ. Thompson farm ON
TIE same stream. the Colum OIL Com
Iany has completed the rig for No. or
the j. : Brannon farm. In Union dis
trict. clay county. the koontz on a Gas
company has started to drill No on
the j. y. King farm. Ia Sardis district
Harrison county. the Hope Natural Gas
Conn any's No. on the n. NJ. Garrett
farm e. holding out at IO5 barrels ana
The Big FIX oil COmpany's No 1 ON m,
AVA Robinson farm At il5 barrels a
day.
WIN Driu in wet-eI County.
eonlauy mas been organized. COM
posed OF l'rtsburghcrs and to l.. known
as the Gordon sand Oh t'otnuauv anJ
will operate In Center district Neteci
county, W. Va. Tie company has Sc
cured leases on more than 600 acre. In
enter district and after the first OF the
year VIII start two test wells Tho
properties secured have never been test
81. The greater part OF the leases tak,-
are on property that Is owned by "A num-
Der 81 heirs and the title was someW hat
ciouded and during the early days Of lie
Nelopments In Center district and IL was
NOT leased The technicalitiss having
been strengthened out the new company
viii proceed TO test aud devotion m,
property.
Southeastern Ohio.
IN the deep sand territory in south
eastern ohio In Rush Creek township
aiTiisld county, the Carter OIL com.
any has completed 40 4 on the 4; D.
Mc, aldish farm and has a show for a
r" hafrci producer IN the clinton sand
south Of the corporate limits of I:r.u,.n
ia the same township. the same COM
poiy has completed its test ON the Ito-
neec@ cummings farm and will not have
better than barrel Jumper
Ihe kodcnefcr bil a Gas COMPANY O..
aFlihuE test ou the Lou Grove farm
located midway between Sos 1 and =
drilied by. the ohio Iucl supply COM.
pahy during the exciting times ~ Iir..
men Both - these wells were ver,
hight and were pulled out
Shallow Territory.
10 tho shallow sand territory near
STOCKPORT Pom township. Morgan conn
~, low man Bros. have drilled No
iu the j. stokes farm through "a.
i'eeker sand and have "a s-barrei nunu-
'r. one mile south Of rcuuNttIs 'ln the
sam" township. ". J.. Hosis has drilled
/. t'.t on The James Emhrosr farm
through tho same formation aud has "A
very light pumpsr
Near Mineral. Rome township. Atb-
ers county. Mulrry Bros A. Sfew5rf
have drilled 40. 81 ON the j. "a Nfur.r
farm through tho Cow hun sand Ia "a
depth uf az feet and have ID du.t.r
erwin a GO. are drilling re- test on tie
,gcA farm and unknown PARTIES are
tNhiuE 90 test on the o. 1--we frrf,.
Southwest Psnnsylvania.
N"fth uf Toe Oh Carson pool fu Han
over township. HEAVIER county o. a.
3 ~ g. % Andrews have drilled fb.Ir
80. "u their own farm thruuen the
I''rr1 rrIf sui have fU.barret rur,r.
o.. Northeast uf WiliwplI. near ~.
NI'rhsrt .liutlcr county line. " t s.u.
l"eIie bias drilled o. test on the sbrrt
fflfn through tho fhirI sand aud fnuDd
Do barron ril vHe expected loo tho fbfri
sand. but Co., make the test romrtete