The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-10
OIL AND GAS.

The setting down OF the credit balance
market and the cold weather caused less
interest to be taken than in the frst OF
the week when Il was advanced twice
Tor a total OF ten cents. liking the pres
ent quotation at s2.5O for crude OF the
pennsylvania grade. The cold weather
proved a handicap To work in the Fields
and In many localities drilling opera
TONS were suspended.
Nothing better than light wells are
now found I'm the southwest and north
east extension OF the Blu Creek lreId
west the south Penn oil comPany has
the Fred Gardner farm. on Elk river.
ana viii not have better than a b-bar-
rel pumper from the Sduaw sand. In
tue northeast extension on Jordan's
Creek. Big Sandy district. the Ohio
fuel OH company has drilled a test on
NE + 7. Coleman farm through the
Squaw SAND and has "A buster. This To-
cation Is one-half mile northeast OF the
south Penn OIL company's No. I on the
Hays-Davidson farm. and shows the linn
IL OF the producing formation in that
direction have been reached.
Light Producers In Roane County.
On Poca river. Smithheld district.
Roane county. the Fisher OIL ompan
has now completed and shot ITS sec
ana has a l5-barrel pumper ON the Big
mum sand. In the same district and
OIL company has drilled No. :. on the
+. i. Dye farm through the Big Injun
sand and has a show for a lO-barrel
pumper.
On West Fork river. Clay district.
Harrison county. tho Hope Natural Gas
companys test on the =. NJ.
iarm - not as ogod as indicated when
drilled into the fourth sand and started
10 flow at the rate Of so barrels an hour,
The last guage shows IL producing $50
barrels a DAY. In the same locality. the
philadelphia Company.s Nos. 4, y and 10.
OIL ~ on the Lucas Bros. tract.
are holding up at $40 barrels a day. and
Nos- u ana u on the same tract. com
rels = day.
The prospects for a pool OF appreci-
able dimensions are promising. ana de-
Nelopment work Is increasing.
Drilling and stsrting Test wells.
In Kanawha. Boone and CLAY Coun-
ties a good deal 81 test work is under
way and starting. and for those who
arc anxious Tor new producing territory
TINS. on Cabin creek. Cabin Creva ms
triCt. knuaW Ia county. :. \ Moore A.
80 are drilling a test on the stevens
liver. IN Charleston. district. the ProvI-
dent OF and Gas company - down I5.-
80" feet al a test IN the raw ford-Ash-
district. Crawford 4 Ashhy are drrIIinE
a. l.enO feet on the kanawha Land com
pany's tract.
on Camp creek. scott district. Boone
country. stephenson * 60. are down
900 Feet at a test on the Pryor-Aiien
farm and hshiug for n string ~ tools.
ON Jake branch. sherman district, the
Guyan Oil company b. drilling n syst
on the P%Tichard- Robinson tract. ON
Mud river. Laurel iiil distrlcr. lincoln
county tire Jennings oil company j. dril-
Ing = test On TIE Martin Adkins farm.
on Cow Greek. reays Valley district.
putnam county. the Dunbar Develop
ment ,0mpsny has drilled its test on
The Peari Phillips far mthrough the
Big inJun sand and has q lose or salt
water. on Birch Run. Union district.
Ilay county the Peerless Carbon com
pany j. drilling a test on the Craig a
sons farm. IN Plum orchard Creek.
Ripley district. Jackson county. the Plum
orchard OH and Gas company 10 doWn
] 80 feet az "a test on the isaac Chan
Cev farm. on otter creek. Jefferson
district. Nicholas county, the Lackawan-
ed 20 drill a test on the J. ". Shelton
farm
on Tabors. creek. Butler district.
wayne county. the Tabor Creek Off a
Doc Frazier farm. ON MiUer's ForK.
ff0ueWau district. Jackson county. the
location on The 80. o. Phelps farm ant
iu Butler district. has a TX completed
on the Reed farm
Southeastern pho.
tn the deep sand territory. IN Taiis
Gore township. Hooking county. o.
inc crartiers OH romnsn rsa drifisJ
SO. 90 on the UoctdnE Products prop
erfv through tie clinton sand ana has
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This location De- 1895 feet soutnWest
of the plymouth Ul a Gas company
80 o. on tHs Mary = Arnold fsrm.
In the northern eu1 % the deep sand
territory. iu Perry Township. ifcEiuE
40 Everett OU q Gas c1mpan
NaE canNletef 81 second tcHt nu fhe
James Leathcrmau fairs and TIE hole
has nlied 1r con feet with nuid 90 VIII
mako o. Nert lEHf rumper. despite The
fact fhry found - feet ~ clinton sand
tr trf veil
in Jefferson TOW rsHlp. Nobie county.
Mcconnell a Morris Rave drilled r. fcsf
the james Gordon farm through the
Herea Grit and Rave e light uumper tn
saIenf fuHuaiiI. MaaHIuufur fuuufN
sNaTrT a fHfnr have fur fNT completed
so OIL nn 600 IIfius WCffurt farm
producer - D~orssyvius.
Orr .h~ uuraeNtlue field. AUerferv
cunts ga Ale. Walfcr 4 Co.,. have
drilled a aeruud test ou tIe Cochran
Ieifa farm through che 1000 foot sand
snf sfn rruhshlv have a tD-hsrrcl
rumuer after shot
Tile latest report from the camel
Ilofk Company veil Hf ttruel CTS.
Morgan .fuutf. kH. save lfH produt-
ID. 80 H.Mm HHm. mHn. HmmmMHM m A.