The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-13
OIL AND GAS

In the West Virginia fields new pools
are not coming up TO expectations. Tne
! curtin sand pool north OF Shinnston.
On West Fork river. Ciay district. Harm
months ago. when the Philadelphia
t"mpany was drilling In gushers On the
lucas Bios' IaeL TINS company has
guSt drilled Its No. ~ on the Lucas
LrOs. tract through the Fourth ami
fiith sands and has a buster. While
tins II the hrst buster this company
tus encountered on this tract. IL makes
IA fourth that has been completed an
IN" development within the past three
weeks.
IN Lemuels run. sheridan district.
calhoun county. NJ. r. Crowley has
farm through the Bered grit and found
Il barren. When tnc big lnJun was
uIliled through "a gas pressure esti-
mated ~ SOC. 900 cubic feet "A day was
developed. TINS well Is heated On.-haIf
Lille west and a little north of the
south Tenn Oil C~umpanYs No. . on
In Pawpaw district. Marion county.
me FAifmont Gas Company has drllle 4
lhe f1fth sand and has a fair gasser.
On the 1913 run. Huntington district.
The Manufacturers Light a. Heat Com
lany is down Loo feet at "a test ON the
Daniel freeland farm. ON States FORK
the Hope Natural Gas Company * due
Ia the ruth sand at a test on the J. l..
lays farm. ON Flat run. e. r.. Flem-
ming a Co. have finished iggiu up
and have started 10 drill II test on the
49, 70 - ia
on Long Drain run. Church district.
NNetzel county, the Hope Natural Gas
company is drilling tests on, the I. NJ.
1taskius and X. l. MerrineT farms. On
The lett fork Of bunkard creek. Bat
telle district MonOugaIIa county. the
Philadelphia Company - drilling "a sec
md test on the Jasper ShriVer farm.
In the Fall Rock Creek development
Big sandy district, kaunwha county.
ing near the top of the sand at a test
on the \. r. Carnes farm. ON Blue
,reek Elk district, the United Fuel Gas
I"iupany - due in the sand at Il second
test on the Thomas CARPENTER farm.
fhc same company * drilling tests on
the White aud Anna Rollins farms. The
same company Is due IA the Squaw sand
on the J W. and ;. J. Woods farm.
Good Producer on Falling ROCK.
In the Falling Rock creek develop
ment In Big sandy district. kanawha
county the O'COnncll oil company has
drilled its No. l6 ON the Goshorn ehirs'
ducer good for 800 barrels a DAY. RMS
II the best producer that has been COM
Ileted in that district for a number OF
On blackberry run. in the same district.
the south Penn Oh Company has COM
'arnes farm and will not have better
t1an "A 20 barrel pump-r In the Weir
sand. ON Blue creek, FIX district. the
suutn Penn company has completed No.
! on the Squire Matheny farm through
a. sands and has "a duSter.
on Falling Rock creek, the South Penn
Company has drilled No. 10 on thee Blue
creek tract through all sands and has
a gasser in the Wier formation. ON
Middle Island creek. Centrevtlle district.
Tyler county. the Hope Natural Gas 60
has drilled "A test on the II e Cuuber-
ledge farm through the Iunkdrd sand
AM has a show FOR a light puurper
On Jakcs run. clay district. Mouonga-
liza epunty. j II McpCrmott has drilled
his test on the = VI R~rookovsr farm
through the Big iuJun sand AMI mas a
light show OF OIL 10 the Scarfpig Run
district. RaOne county. several wells are
due IN the sand The locations ale m
cid OF defined limits and wncn compile
ted should lucreass tie production Of
the pool
Southwest Pennsylvania
At tanpnsburg. Washington Cpunty.
Pa. Potts Bros q FIFE have drilled their
test on the g. II 'pIuurs lot through the
Pun sand and have a good ga~ser THE
wildwood on DowTauy's test on the
AicNarry farm vii not get tae sand be-
Tore the middle 81 next week
Not Common Carriers
TIC Contention that the Prairie bl n
Gas company was not q temuIou ,trr.er
las been sustained ny the gprs.cerce
court boy a decision sent out t-~m Wash
trrtnu Yesterday The same question
was involved lu the case uf tLe ohio Oh
tomTarF.
Tr, |n.luct.ou was obtained from the
court which asid That COM