The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-20
OIL AND GAS

Development work IN the West Vir-
giuia and southeastern Ohio fields Is not
b introducing any large producers. For
few DAVIS the average sire OF the com
pletions IL small. on West Fork river.
u 'iay district. Harrison county, the
Philadelphia company has drilled No. 3
on the Martha Vincent farm through
the Fourth sand and has 25-barrel
producer. Early Ia the year this was
one Of the most promising districts In
West Virginia.
on Warriors Fork. Warrington dis
No. on the John \. Hess farm and
Injun sand No. on this farm. COM
pleted Few days ago. is holding up
u 40 barrels day. The Clayton oil
ham farm Is producing 80 barrels "A
In Webster district. Marshall county
The city < suburban Gas Company has
drilled 40 on the T V. Elder farm
through the Big Injun sand and has a
lev county. barber q Barton have
drilled a test on the T. Morrow farm
though ne Biz ini9n sand and has "a,
cubic feet day. In the same district.
smith " Co. are drilling test on the
Harrison county Gauges.
In Sardis district. Harrison county, the
gauges Of the wells producing 100 or
Miller n 90. No. . J. r. Lanhan. 240 bar
rels. South Penn OH Company No 7
Alice .. Bean. 1o5 barrels. Big Elk oil
Company No. 2 -. r. Smith. no barrels:
and Hope Natural Gas Company No H.
n. Garrett l65 barrels. Grove & Parish
sot their No. I on the X. ". ogden
farm and increased it's production fro-n
90 TO so barrels a day. 40 on tho
same farm T. holding up At 100 barrels.
New work s. starting in Peasants
county ON cave run. LAFAYETTE district.
the American on Development Company
and the south Penn oil Company are
drilling No IS on the J. r Cross farm.
Hoo cal
drilled their test on the :. a. Cross farm
90 a depth Of 500 feet and lost the tools
and have shdded the rig and started "a
new hole. I'm the same district. the
Jennings oil Company s. rigging up -
drill "a second test on the J. T. cross 30
acres. The American OH Development
Company adm the South Penn Oi Com
Iauy are rigging up AZ No. i6 on tho J.
=. cross farm ON sugar creek Union
district. the Monongalia oil Company IN
starting No = on the Thomas wagner
farm.
That BraKtou County Test.
NJ h'- yale. otter district BrnNton
Company test ou the Paulire r. Snod-
Grass farm 81 light on producer. but
very considerable easser. Tie well
~ e cay agitF = fnur million cubic feet
or EIs daily and ie spraying of al the
rate Of Eve barrels day from tie salt
i,i Tire depth - the we'll ls 15fT
on Laurel creek smithaeid district
t''tre county. The ohio Fuel Ou COM
p1Iy has started % driu No Z on the
j. Vt. COX ftrru. 1u uion district Clay
,opnt{ NJ Koo-tz. on y Gas company
SHfuulcF farm. ON Jordnrs creek Rlg
sandy district. kHuawha county the
south Penn bil company gave ite 80 ]
or %" james stafford flr-u a shot and
ln. fcaFel it- production from three 20
D barrels. and 500 on tie lessee
Jones' farm ard increased ft- product
JON from four 90 % barrels q fay ON
E'ufusk F-tr.h. sheridan district Lin
COLIN county. TIE Four Nil on company
.Ht the riE completed Tor "a second test
ou fhe Hurstnu clay farm. Iorafa1 one
f'' "nH-'n'f rl'i"t f'rfheast % SO.
"r tie Same frrfu
Southeastern Ohio.
Iu fNe deep .Eird TERRITORY fr e1rfr.
eastern 'Hiu iu Jackson township Ter.
Dbl county. tle ohio central Dff ,'arrrs-v
Nr. completed So or Tho NaiIfs Roy.
.IfN COM ANY,. rrOrerfr and bras a show
f'r I" OPP o. barrel urwrsr fr rho G'II-.
tom sand. Iu Pike township. the t'oflr,.