The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-14
OIL AND GAS

The usual numbe. OF wells were com
iIeted an the eastern fields during the
however. did not bring any staT,linS Ts-
,ults Light wells were the rule In all
districts and Il is the present market
an ali sections rather than the volume
OF new production that IL being secured
from the various fields. In the way OF
new operations IN widest territory. the
lower counties or West Virginia are
Receiving the most attention. There IL
nothing IN field developments TO iudi-
cate thut y new source OF crude OF the
nigh grade i available in the near fu-
tute- The old nelds axe presenting
i"th.ng better than light bumpers anu
IN" FIELDS discovered during the pas;
Two years have been gully defined
The shallow sand territory on Sugar
creek Union District. Peasants county
". Va. has come 10 the front with an
other good producer. the FIRST In "A num-
Der Of weeks II il A q Higginbotham
nei iariu. and - "a natural producer good
Tor 80 hSrfe~ Al Gay. Union district
~ ~ ms '"Nntl that mas
teen funishine ANYTHING better than
lleht bumpers for "a number OF years
] h- oil l. developed ia the Cow Run
saud and the expense al drilling - very
] ght aS CuWpa ed with tn. deep sand
territory 90 Harrison Marion ana Mon
uugalia counties.
on Middle fork Of E"sdy creek. three
miles south Of Reedy. in Kesdy district.
koaae county Whsteh II 4 HesS.ey hsv-
drilled their test ON the Gun-HIcks farm
buster IN thai ana All Of IN. upper
sands III" well has been abandoned
GA the same stream. 10 curtis district.
th- Garter o.. has drilled e
test on th" 'I'Nrr Parks farm through
the salt sand and has "A I5-Jarrcl pump-
81 iu ;haf formation
on Dos Wool sun. % Failing RocL
creek. Lag sandy distrirt. kantWh-
county. n" raining Rock camel Coal
company has drilled No. 30. on its own
tract through tho Weir sand and has
90 D barrel pumGer. The FALLING Rock
s'ct on S~'w~ {" nav" reached and pass
wei q 0mi!et'd duI.lg the past Two
week. h',~ al been Light prniucers.
n-r county. the trud" oil Wpa mas
shot and cleaned out Us 30. on the
g. W. SVisher farm and ~ Is %produo-
ins : L. relS % day from the f.g InIun
sand ON Tcu-Mle creek. Sardis dts
triCt. Harrison county. the Philadelphia
company has drilled is test on tho John
has a Easser.
on Morrison run. Union district. m
company has drilled IL test On the r.
' Lowtter farm through the Gordou
card aud has q light show or Oh. en-
West Fork river iu the same district.
ing NO Z oH m. 81. a.. S3d.bnttom farm
IL the old . ~tri"ts OF Harrison rouu-
nan ih sh} .tI"r part of West VIRGIN
81. ON Ten Mile creek. Satdi- district.
MORGAN q >r~i"n hay" mad" a." In-
fFrr. en- West Fork river. zoo Tu4on
district. The f'GfIadci ghia company e
starting d test on 90, D. = 1"nIndan,r
o.. 1.t'le Camp run. sarI.s district.
we van tht'. ''g OMAN Dis drill-
n e same stream. Ih"uts Miller
i"- tie riE 'umpIrt'i foI 90 t-~f ut tho
John I.frrzr farm con- T-U-Nflle creek.
]. 4 Butcher has rr timber or tho
ground Fog H Test NI fL| Mary Hes
Farm on fir FIX creek Parrish q
We a." stating "a @",ord test on
stream. \ i3Iff-frltz t- ieh. ~ 80 D.
%" feet ou 'r' Clinton I~.l.trEf4u farm.
2 ''fh-- RON Ten-Nt" district Ran
dolrf a l"u'N'r ore placing rig tiWl-
sre for % test on TIE J ' Egtltck farm
tr fo'k camp run. ss-aio district.
Ee1rdum ~ Tres arc starting SO. ,
Jacobs rIn Tcu-M'l~ district 'a~Wiu
4 strnthers are due in tho sand - O
on Skeleton run. Mcclellan diefri~t.
i"ffrtdgr county a.. Dame D.l COME
peny Is lue 10 the Hx lnjun nd ct o
test IN the D ia Wsth heir- farm con-
luckeyt f0rk. irFefi -isT afff.f. tho
ihlaisIpna roulan, d1iLng 'rftS
S.aiiSer f.lm a., iSs .~. N,-.,m
Randolph 4 cu~Iar. ar' FtI fshinR
a. their test ou trs Wm Sfu'ir- farm
are D." ir ne ~ injur sand or the
~ - ftutflsr farm ON snake run.
Ira.n'r tr1t nay rg~ .omple'sd Tor
terms The SAM PARTIES ore tuf1dinF
tre rig f0r O. tot orr Do" = DOUGLASS
~ Hirrt~sr er-.t M-an-irgton dis.
f~frf NHrIur COUNTY fns ffaimar bI
or PAM affrr a sF"frIrffi 0ef.nE Sob.
new hole Dr State furS tho C1rueglr
Eafgra Gee company Dr. down 500
fs.f at fest nr fIs IS W Jones farm
ard s gEns uI AZ % ts-t Du the isfsei