The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-18
OIL AND GAS

Late competitions IN the West Virginia
and southeastern ONO fields furnish u
large number OF Iight PRODUCERS and all
located in old territory. On DOG Wood
run. Big sandy district. Kanawha county.
the Failing Rock Camel Coal Company
mas drilled its No. 40 on its own prob
erty through the Weir sand aud viii
ha AYE % barrel producer.
IN straight fork. Duval district Lin
coin county. the Big Creek DEVELOPMENT
company mas drilleI No. on the Albert
AM farm through the Berea grit and mas
Stnlthfield district. the South Penn Uii
SSonpany mas drilled No. On the J. "a.
Rays farm through the Big injun sand
n. salt Sand froaueer in Wood.
WI Ma.heT creek. Walker district.
. on the Charles Beane farm into Inc
saIi sand and has developed a good show
ton and later drilled TO the Big Iniun
sand. All Of the wells in that locaiity
sol their PRODUCTION In the lower sand.
In the fourth sand development in
Clay district. Harrison county, the pail
due!phia company has drilled its No. IS
on tne Lucas brothers tract. located on
W est Fork river. through the fourth
sand and mas a buster. making the sec
ono thls company mas completed on this
I nc within the rast month. ON Cove
county, the same CONF any mas drilled It's
test on the George Merit farm through
the Gordon sand and mas "A gass-r with
a capacity OF *,Opp.UUt CUBIC feet A day
- south OF the old Shinnston pool in
H tSS es,r,eii Harrison county. the
driled as test on the II VI. Monroe
Ian M through the Bayavd SAND and the
mole has lied up -SU feet with nuid
~ was a light pumper. In the same
ulstrlct unknown parties have drilled a
test on the u ". Anderson farm To the
Near BlandviIie. Nest Union distric.
l)oGdridge county. Joseph r Ira n-r
haS drnled test on the Trainer hears
farm through the Zig lnJun ana has
don sand.
"a, ..newood district. jackson coun-
y. Miller & Co. have drilled a wildcat
through the Berca Srit and found notn-
'nS. \ light show OF OF was developed
IN the Cow Run sand and u was plugged
below that formation and given A snot
IN the Cow Kun ana IS showing fpr "A
iroauc"r from that level. Jackson coun-
~ has had consider able test work anil
lght showing n the COW Run sand WIS
the only result
so-lneastern Ohio.
Four m les southwest ~ Beaiisvil'e
IN SunbeTfy township. Monroe county.
-. the Natural Gas company OF West
y lrSiniA mas what ~ thinks q" be the
70. eiunner - new keener sand pool
7 ne well = located On the \ T.. ShriVer
farm south o. the Belmont county line
u has been drilled i've feet deeper into
the keenei sand and producing 5
iairels OF oii and so barrels OF water a
ny ne same company has made the
location FOR a test on the P.tman farm.
located zoo feet north Of the Shr'ver
farm producer The nearest product
Ton Is four miles north 90 Beallsvllle
and ~ found IN the salt sand.
Near Armstrong Mills washington
'Sc,ufe, Lsh, o HH lea, COMPANY me H1 Rs
d-il 81 it test On the Jacob Moore faru1
through the Bsrea grit and has a duster.
east % the A!l,don!a Ou corrparv's test
q, y NJ Hauran l'e. Ains fnim Inc Bos-
ton fam Nos and RANKIN Nos /
=" 2. owned nv the Natural Gas COM
pany Of West Virginia ere huid ng lYl
80 81 and ." barrels respectively.
NJ mon furnace. Starr tpwrshi p.
Hooking county. the drilling IN 81 the
.i"- o. rTHr" C'l 'u-upany's test on the
Woodafd farm o. awaited with goo
u was drilling tn the top 90 're clinton
Anc tler important test drilling on tie
top ~ tho s~nI - tho FISHER Oil COM
Tany's test On the James farm. located
ment IN Pike AMI Jaskson tpwnzfIts.
wells duo 900 tIe sand. Few wei'e have
been c'up.eted TO- that Part - the field
southwsst Pennsylvnnia.
The beet ~ the most recent comg'e -
tiore ir INC s"3fhwss' Pennsylvania
fields o. no Mv"r- Nil conn any d. nos on
Washington county Tlo vel has heen
dritlcd fhrpIgr tie fouftI s4nd and iq
estimated 9" to good for 20 barrels
>ear porseyvile ALLEGHENY county.
AlcN valley and Henry NurIork have
drilled test on re Henry Mlriork farm /
through fre Co. foot sand ana have a /
show fpr 80 or o. barrels pumper n /
fr seldom tNaf the farm owner Has to
hut n frev can get more VOLS ~ TINS |
Kind Mr Mvrdo.N VIII have no occasion J
90 regret Dob venture. There is quife q J
little new vo-N seven or Gig wells |
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