The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-19
OIL AND GAS

Discoveries at the weekend were no
more interesting In the eastern fields
than at any time during the early part
OF the week For a number of weeks few
large producers have been completed in
any section but the nummber Of com
pletiOnS and the wells under way and
starting has seldom been exceeded at
any time in the history OF development
work In the eastern fields. There have
been times In the past when operators
were not attractive but At no time when
there was so much activity In all fields
and the desire for new production 20
great NJ now. ~ no time since the
general EFFORT made To ind new pools.
In West virginia op-~orS are drilling
Wildcats in many COUNTIES that have not
hitherto been accepted as likely 10 fur
nish new production. II some OF these
counties are not brought into the pro
ducing column ~ will not be the fault
Operators in the lower West virginia
counties are declininG since the Blue
creek neld in kerawha county has been
defined and SO nearly dee Vloped. Lincoln
county - completing "A good deal OF work
all located Inside OF def. Elte limits. on
sugar Tree Fork. IN this county, the
Big Creek Development company's No. 3
on the Peter Woodrum farm. located In
Union district. has been drilled through
rsls a day The big Crock DEVELOPMENT
company is composed % Detroit cap
business. i m" principal operating corn
pany IN Lincoln county ana It's property
IL one % the most valuable In the east
ern fields.
Shooting Old Wells.
In the Blue creek field. In Kanawha
county. theer n now much attention
given 10 keeping the old wells producing
as starting new work Shooting some
OF the old wells Is a daily occurrence and
IL pracuced by all OF the operating com
psnies The wells In no other held lave
l Ia Nj - f.rh
plosive ruid a. IN Knuawns county. on
JordanS Creek. Big SANDY district. the
second test on the Lewis Woods farm
through the SuuaW sand and since giving
" shot has snow for very light
Greek field. III" w. : Edwards on com
pnuy has shot 80 , on the lewis J
Graham heirs farm and increased iiS
production fiom I've TO 10 barrels and
the Uaitcd Fuel Gas company has 81 81
and rreased It's No. on the "! Sc
farm. Ua"n drilled a year ago was one
Of he large wells IN the field.
Good Classes at Cameron.
=. Inside Inside Of ,te .G,orporatIon limits OF
Neuno have driIlet Their we'll on ~.
Iis"n town lot through TIC Gordon
sand and nave developed IN that fnrfra-
ton Ga:ses wif1 an estimated cap4sitv
G.: -.onoo"" cubic feet dan. In q.
sam" district. ~" crawford OIL & Gas
g. crawford farm Ia Webster district
. - wheeling Natural Gas company.
sH1Sidiafy Of t1'' Manufacturers Light
q He't COMPANY. is du" IA the Gorion
a. second test ON the g. VI Phillips
farm re FIRST test on this farm was
dri!l-d &" depth 81 3.57S feet and
"u Long Drain run. Church district.
Veto! county. t!V Hope NaturnI Gas
llsSkirs farm through fre rfth sand and
tas q HSht r1sser ~ ilot run. Man
! - m.ng n 90. has dr lied their test on
the - RS harrison farm through the
hlE ln'nr snni and have q snow FOR
t4lla district. Morong1Hs county, -.
Manufacturers Light 4 ifea. co.apnnv
Is fIill'ne No. u on the william KIN
on 'vyo''s run Gran, district. wo,z.l
Scr,,Iin,tT -" Sanswr< OF c"mpsny has
re feet into tie Eig Ini'n sand snt
has developed no ol or sas n nothing
i found IN - Rig Irtun 81 viii be
fril!ed q he Gordon sard on Fishing
creek. -" Park'- 4 FIwarts OF com
Eany IS down roo feet ~ 80 on tho
:. Fr'1cis farm on Pickenpaugh
location for '"st or tho ! D. Srsf-
gre" farm On NortH York. to car
- 'iF f'r "a '"st on g." Roland Barr
Drilling ana Starting Tests.
ar,n m '!'. - -, cunt there large
n'i s'art're Nu if4.4e,- r1r T.,. Mic
Hsiri"' o." i...f p'i q C;,- company
my f9-r. yr 1i-ass ran. Treat x
~ ''rl are s'lN "sf M Or 'rsi- test
~ w. Marsh farm ON Jacobs
~, "a. o. Sf-r'."-s .ero started
.. 'riN 'rei- fest on tho W o. sar,fr
fl'ui. On f'i!. tc-tsfnr run --re.e
z -. are Due So e." sans On no = D.
%. ~ skeleton -un. N.CI.uara district.
100 n" Count. 'f" Dam" ofi rou..