The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-31
OIL And GAS

tOT Cfuoo VI inc FouusyN4uiA Bf3oe
81 cents since the hrst year. The
quotations posted By the Seep agency
for the various grades produced IN
the astern fields are a. follows: Penn
syivania. &2.33: Mercer (black). New
Castle and Corning. el.ss: and Cabell
S1S3. Somerset and Ragiand remain
at $1.31 and 20 cents. respectively.
The recent advances have followed
30 rapidly that producers and opera
tors are amazed. AL express the
opinion that 1t win go higher. The
more conservative decline to venture
an opinion as to how much higher It
vii lgo on the preesnt advance. The
more optimistic do not hesitate to
place the figure rs high rs So. The
last named guess seems too high.
even II present conditions continue.
The key to the situation probably
rests with the operator and the sue
cess he has In finding new producing
quite sufficient to cause operators in
all sections to make the greatest ef-
fort to search out new territory. The
problem that now copfronts operators
at this time Is the most likely place
to find a new field and In q short
time they will bring the nuid to the
surface.
Producer In kanawha County.
The development on Falling Rock
creek. Big Sandy District, Kanawha
county continues to furnish a periodi-
cal good producer. The latest compile
ton Is the Falling Rock Camel Coal
ccmpany's No. 30. on its own property.
The well has been drilled through the
sand and 60 estimated 20 hA uoo1
for $50 barrels a day. The location Is
coo feet northwest of No. 20 on the
same tract. There IN a good deal OF
new work starting in the district and
operators are adhering closely to the
north and south line. In some instan-
ces a slight deviation to the east or
west has resulted In gas wells or dry
holes.
In the southwest extension OF the
Blue creek field. in Elk district. Ka-
nawha county. the South Penn Oil
company has drilled No. 5 on the T.
l.. Slack farm. located on Pinch creek.
through the Squaw sand and has a 20
barrel pumper. On Road fork. Duvan
district, Lincoln county. the Big Creek
Development company has started TO
grill No. Z, on the F. Bell farm. On
Tango creek the Holley Oil and de-
velopment company Is drilling No. 8
OF the James A. White farm.
Buster on SeaffoId Run.
In the Berea grit development on
Scanold run. Spencer district. Roane
county. the South Penn OIL Company
and the Fisher OIL Company have
drilled a test on the L. f.. Cross farm
through the Berea grit. and have n
buster. This we'll is a wildcat. drilled
by the South Penn Company and the
Fisher Company jointly, and is Ioca-
ted one mile northeast of production.
In Center district, Calhoun county.
the South Penn Oil Company has com.
pleted a second test on the Florence
Pell farm and has a 10barrel pumper.
On Ann Creek. Spring Hill district.
Writ county. Clark. Hines & Devore
have drilled No. on the Emma De-
wore farm through the salt sand and
have a buster. This location is 1. 900
feet northwest OF No. l on the same
farm.
In Proctor district. wetzel county.
the West Virginia Gas Company has
drilled a test on the J. V. Blake farm
through the Mason sand and has a
pounds rock pressure the first two
hours after 1t was shut in. On Ian
tation run. Otter district, Braxton
county. the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany has drilled its test on the Silas
Carr farm through all sands and has
a duster.
Good Producer in Harrison.
In the fourth sand development or.
West For river. Clay district, Harri-
son county. the Philadelphia company
has drilled No. IL on the Lucas Bros
tract into the fourth sand and IL IL
flowing at the rate Of Is barrels an
hour. This is the fourth good produc-
er the Philadelphia company has com
pleted on the tract. Nos. s. 2 and
10 are producing $50 barrels "A day
Southeastern Ohio.
Near Junction. pike township. Perry
county. Ohio. the Ohio Central OF
company has drilled No. on the
Weible Royalty company's farm
through the Clinton sand and has a
show for 25-barrel producer. In
the same development the Columbus
Gas and F-uei company'a No. I. r. y
Bennett. and the Rico OH and Gas
compsny's No. >. u. A. Clark. nre
holding up at - and 20 barrels. re-
spectiNely. In the lower end ~ the
deep sand field. IN Salt Iicktownship.
Perry county. the Hazelton OIL com
pany II driliingN o. 81 on the IIar-
rison Hazieton farm.
In the shallow sand territory. near
bartlett. Wesley township. Washing.
ton county. the Congo OF Company
has completed a secondtest on the A.
\. Goddard farm and has a 5-barreI
pumper In the Berea grit On Bear
run. Lawrence township. Washington
county. J. T. Campbell q 90. have
completed n second test on the Blszicr
heirs farm and have light pumper
In the Mitchell sand.
In the Bakers run development J..
Seman a Go have completed a test
on the q. Y. Miller farm and have a
show for Hight DnmTer IN the second
Gov Run sand. In Marietta township
the Shankiand oil Company has com
picted No on the J. &. Ermllck farm
and has n buster