The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14

Big Sandy district. Kama ~ na, 'coll
there is enough new work being cons
pleted OF sufficient productiveness to |
Offset the decline in the old wells. The
production Of the pool is now 9 little
aboye 1.2OO barrels day. This Del
and she one on seatfoldl
run. lin Spencer district RdaBe lcoun-
ty, are the only two in West ytrginta
that are holding their own.
On blackberry run OF Failing Roek
creek, Big Sandy district, Kanawha
county, the o'Gonnell OIL company has
drilled No. 10 on the GoshornN heirs
tract through the Berea grit and has a
producer good for $50 barrels a day.
This location is only 1876 feet north Of
the South Penn Oil company's good
producer on the D. r. Carnes farm,
drilled in two weeks ago and stin
holding up at $50 barrels day. It's
initial production was about 600 bar
rels.
On Elk river in The northeast exten
sion OF the Blue Greek field, the Sum
nit OIL and Gas company has given It's
No. / on the C. e. Hays farm a .shot
and increased its production from 50
to 80 barrels day. On Porter's Fork,
Duval district, Lincoln county, the Big
Creek Development company has
drilled No. 6 on the Robert Fowler
farm through the Barea grit and has a
12-barrel pumpcr.
The Union district, Wood county
the Carver Oil company has drilled .
hest on the James o'Brien farm
through the second Cow Run sand and
has o show for a 1O.barrel pumper.
Roane County Competitions.
In s,nithfcld district, Rome coun
ty. the South Penn OIL company has
completed second test on the $. anc
S. Starcher farm and has a light
pumper in the Big Injun sand On
Henry's Fork, the Carter OIL COM
pany's No. 40 on The P. A. Tillman
farm has been drilled through the
same formation and is good for 10 bar
rels a day. On Scarfold run. Spencer
district, the same company's No. 6 on
the ]. o. Boggs farm produced 26s
barrels the first "a hours.
In Elk district, Ttoane county, the
United Fuel Gas company has drilled
n test on the Carpenter farm into the
Derea grit and has very good gasser.
On Jones run. Eagle district. Harrison
county, the Hope Natural Gas com
many has drilled a test OH the S. p
Doggess farm into the squaw sand
and has q fair gasser.
On West Fork river, Eagle district.
G. c, Irwin & Co. have completed
test on the Martin Brothers farm ant
have a gasscr in the fifth sand. Or
Mill Fail run, Warrington district
Marion county. the Philadelphia com
rany has u test on the T. N. Flemint
farm through the Gordon and has
q fair gasser.
Drilling Deep Test.
On Carders run, Doothsville district
Taylor county, the Grafton Drilling
company has drilled its test on the
.'ames Riley farm through the Cow
Run sand and found nothing and Is
now drilling for deep test. They
ire now down 1850 feet and have
found no sand formation since going
through the Cow Run formation.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side near Stockport,
Pcnntownship, Morgan county, White,
Newton & Moore have drilled No. ~
IN The A. Smith farm through the Gov
Run sand and have a ftve-barrel pump
IL. In the Rtas Run district, ln1e
rendence township Washington coun
~, !, Thoreniley & Heater have started
10 drill No. 10 on the Eckart heirs
rtrm.
Near Fairview, in Ohio township,
Teaver county, Pa, H. D. Dawson has
drilled a third well on his own farm
Trough the Berea grit and has SHOW
or very light pumper.
Drilling for Gas in Cambria.
Near Chess Springs in Rtchland
0wnshfp, Cambria county, the Peoples
Natural Gas company has drilled a
est on the Maloy farm through the
sand and has a buster. They gave the
) ell shot of 1870 quarts, but 1t did not
Increase the showing Of gas when first
lrilled through the sand. Near Evans.
,ille, in the same county, the same
county is drilling two tests. If the
'eoples company can find gas field
I'D in that section 1t will be worth
While. At this time the; greater part
II the gas used to supply its patrons