The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-01
OIL and Gas

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After season Of very light wells,
West Virginia has come to the front
with very good producer--the near
est to gushcr for almost a month
1t is owned by j. II. Miller 4 com
pany, and is Il second test on the J..
l.. Lanhan farm, located on Rock
camp run, Sardis district, Harrison
county. 1t was drilled into the Cor
don pay last Saturday and the first
twentyfour hours produced 445
barrels and e"secOnd twenty-fOur
hours, ending at Z o'clock yesterday
morning. $50 barrels. 1t is located
inside of defined territory and in 4
section in which some very good pro-
ducers have. been found but none Of
the magnitude Of the well Just drill
ed in. 1t las been good many
years since Harrison county has fur
nished a well Of the size Of the one
On the Lanhan farm. j. 7. Miller is
the principal owner Of the well anu
some natives have small interests.
On Miracle run, Battelc district.
MOnOngalia county, the South Penn
Oil cOmpany's No. 3 on the l.. Y.
Tenant farm, il holding up at $50
barrels Il day. On Birch run, Union
district, Clay county, the Ohio tuc1
! oil company has started to drill Il
wildcast on the Ohio Lumber COM
pany'S tract. On Blue creek, Elk
district, Kanawha county, the United
Fuel Gas company has the ris com
plctcd for Il test on the j. NJ. Mace
farm. On Sand run, Big Sandy dis
trict, the same company is starting
Il test ON the Kate Huffman farm.
Gaser in Gilmer.
On Tanners fork. DCKalb district.
Gilmrr county. Patrick Mcdonald u
company have drilled a test on the
r. j. Yoke farm through the saI1
sand and have Il light sasscr. On
LcmuclS run, Sheridan district, Cal
houn county, the Hope Natural Gas
company has completed test on tit"
Nv. 4. E1ryner farm and has gas
ser in the BcrCa grit. On POca river
tSmithficid district, ROanc county, the
Ohio Fuel Oil company has n"W
completed and shot No. 5 on the Ben
jamin Symmetrical farm and has i
30-barrcI producer in the Zig lnjun
sand.
On French creek, jefferson district,
rleasantS county, Campbell 4
Browse have drilled their test on the
David Carmichael farm through the
salt sand and It has good gas pres
sure and is spraying some oil. On
Driscor run, Williams district,
Wood county, Gallagher 4 BOOkman
have now drilled No. s on the Re
brcca Bookman farm through the
salt sand and have a very light pump
err. On Freemans creek, Freeman's
creek district, Lewis county, the
Philadelphia company has drilled its
test on the G. W. Waggoner farm
through the Gordon sand and has n
gasscr with capacity OF six million
cubic feet Il day.
On Jeffrcys run, McElrOy district.
TYLER county, the Hope Natural Gas
company has completed test on the
II. r.. Pratt farm and has gasscr in
1.-THE Big Injun sand. On Big Flint
creek, Grant district, DOddridec
county, the same company has drill
ed test on the S. i. Williams farm
into the Gordon stray and has fair
gasscr.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
| On JOcS creek, Sherman district.
Boone county, the Carter Oil conf
pany is starting tset on the Wini-
rredc Coal company'i property. On
Mus river, Washington district, Ste
phcnsOn 4 company are due IN the
sand at test on the Little Coal
company'S land. On Spruce fork in
Che same district, Yawkcy Il COM
pany are drilling test on the Hop
kins-Whitc tract. On Leading creek,
Troy district, Gilmcr county, j. T.
Carter & company have drillad a test
on the Eliza Kirkpatrick farm 70 a
depth Of 1850 feet and have shut
down. On Sinking creek, the Hope
Natural Gas company is starting 4
test on the II. 2. Woofter farm.
On Scarrold run, Spencer district.
Rome county, tho Fisher Oil com
pany has tho rig completed for Il tcst
on Tie G. S. VaNl9le fern, On Rccdy
Icrcc,, Curtis dlatrict, the came conf