The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-06
OIL AND GAS

West Virginia oil operators are lin
Grill. The present price OF crude has
stimulated work In the old neld and
aecentuated the search for new pro-
% TO the opinion thai there ar. better
chances for new production In this
STATE state , than in amy other OF IN. eastern
on LeasheIwood run. Big Sandy dis
trict. ksnawha county. the Falling
Rock Camel Coal Company has COM
has a fair gasser In the Berea grit
This location is two miles west OF No.
on Sn t ss. aons i Ian Spencer district,
Roane county: the Ohio Fuel OF Com
pany has drilled its well on the W H.
FOOL lot through the persa grit and
district. q. l.. Cabot has now drilled
his test on the Harpole- Mcintosh farm
Considerable gas ana a light show o Of
LAGht wen IN 1itchis.
Rsehie county. the 1 American saS OH bet
velopment company has completed AMI
shot Its No. on the J. l.. Mullenax
pumper in the sslt sand. Development
work In this county shows q rapid in
crease and operators are hopeful OF
ta ~. o; s91 DE new pools or extensions
On Sycamore creek. Union district.
harrfson county, w. IL. Maxwell has
has a fair Easser in the Gordon sand.
No 2. on the same farm IL due In the
sand. On West Fork river. Freemans
creek district. Lewis county. the Re-
serve Gas company has drilled a test
on the Anna e. Barb farm into the Big
Lime and has a show of oil. Drilling
has been suspended and It will be test
ed
ON Smoke Camp run. in the same dis
trict. the Hope Natural Gas company
I'D R4f m ha L q.
fair sssser.
MS 9n MTSels sou5ST b., bs' vs, district
company's No. 4 on the Nancy OHM
eon farm has now been drilled through
ieis a day. On " Fish cteeS' Liberty S dis-
trict. Marshall county. the same com
pany has started to drill a test on the
Big run. Marion county. the same com
Inny has made a Location for a test
on the Daniel Frseland farm.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
Development work ~ again starting
In Church district. Wetzel county. ON
Long Drain run. the Carnegie Natural
on the J. r. Horner farm and has made
locations for tests on the T.. Higgin-
lothian. Eliza Hummel and Thomas
Roane county has as much or more
experimental work starting as any
ether county. ON Seafrold run. spen-
Will be due in the sand this week at a
test on the Margaret Wine farm. The
srme company IL drilling No. ana
has rigs and locations made up To No.
u on this farm. On NAncy's run. the
same company Is drilling test on the
T.. T.. Cross farm and has part OF the
i'g material ON the ground for "a test
on the Margaret Starkey farm. on
Spring Creek. the United Fuel Gas com
any IL drilling n test on the !. y. Cyst
or farm and IL rigging up on the II.
u. Wright farm. ON Reedy run. Spen-
GER district. the Carter Oil company Is
LviIsi1sr and ~ N. Gle cieve en- sns Farms TTmS
ON Spring Creek. smithfield district. the
Columbia OIL company Is rigging up To
orill a test ON the John =. Banuou farm.
ON Tanners run. Spencer district. g. l..
Cabot has the rig completed for a test
o. the norman Wines farm. On Spring
creek, Con 4 Heck are down 1.soO feet
ON the Mimi -. simmons farm ON
/ the Little Kanawha river. IN Center
district. Calhoun county. the Southwest
or the Elias Yoke farm and fishing for
= string OF tools.
III. a.sr Southern us Ohio: ....
eastern ohio did not begin the new
4 ear with any leading Attractions D.-
velopmcnt work in the northern en- J
OF the field in Muskingum. Licking and
! Perry townships IL rather discourage
ing. In HoPewell township. MuSkin-
gum county the columbus Gas Fuel
company has now completed and shot
it's test on the r. T.. Day farm and will
rot have better than n 5-barrel pumper.
1 In Hopewell township Licking county
the Arkansas OH * Fuel company ha .
at last succeeded In completing its test
IN the Flint Ridge coal company's land
and has q duster. little show Of OIL
but not enough To make paying pro-
/ Queer
| In Reading township. Ferry county.
The ANelon OIL n Gas company has
completed q test on the \. r. Denntsou
Farm. located thre.-fourthS Of a mile
| northwest ~ the Carter OIL COmpa ny =
/ light gasser on the W \ Johnson
farm. and has fair Casser In Jack
son township. Perry county. ]. r. Fur
Wis has started to dril second test
ON the c A \ -. Polling farm
Shallow sxand Territory.
! In Marion township. noble county.
The Summerfield Gas company has com
/ Tleted a test on the :. - McChntpck
I iarm and has n gasscr with a capacity
J 81 5000 200 cubic feet "A dav The
B same company r. starting test on
! the J. : Rowland farm. located one
mile northwest OF the gssser on the Nc-
I Clintock farm
: In the New Matamoras district.
/ Grandv'ew county. the knight OH COM
lany has drilled test on the Il Wilson
! farm through the Cow Run sand and
4 has show FOR or S-barrel puniper
- the Lowell district salem township
I Icgard Johnston have drilled "a test
/ on the william Crosse farm through IN.
! s0O-foot sand and have q buster In
/ Aureltus township. !. =. ward has COM
pleted % - on the william Harvey
farm and has = light pumper in the
Buell. Run sand
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