The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-29
OIL AND GAS


credit balance market Is the one topic
discussed by oil men. One hears all
KINDS OF predictions as to how high
~ VIII go before IL reaches thetop.
Inc advance OF seven cents on Mon
day was something OF a surprise and
was intensified yesterday when The
seep Purchasing agency advanced the
quotation for crude OF the Pennsylva.
ma grade another seven cents, max
ing the third since the first OF the
month. and in the aggregate nineteen
cents.
The new quotations are Pennsyl.
sania, s2.19. Mercer (black), New
Castle and Corning, SIZE, Caben.
sl.'s and Somerset. Si.3O. Ragland
was the only eastern grade that WAC
not advanced. Neither the numer-
Gus advance Of last year nor this have
brought an increase OF production in
the eastern fields. The winter
months. IL is true. are not conductive
TO active field operations. but there
are no fields in sights. and il is sim
ply matter as to how much better
the old fields can be made to increase
their production when spring returns.
One thing is certain an effort will be
made all along the line.
Field Developments.
The famous Blue Creek field in Elk
district. kanawha county. West Vir-
ginia, has fallen from the high posi-
tion II occupied early last year and
Is not furnishing anything better than
ilght bumpers. On Indian Creek. in
the southwest extension OF the field.
the South Penn Oil Company has
drilled its No. 3 on the Chloe Wertz
farm, through the SQuaw sand. the
lower formation. and has a show for
l5-barrel pumper. On the same
stream the South Penn company has
drilled test on the w. w. Wertz
farm through the same formations
and has 10-barrel pumper.
On the west side OF the Big Iniun
sand development in Union district.
Clay county. the United Fuel Gas com
pany has drilled a test on the Nancy
Plerson farm through the Big Iniun
sand and has a light gasser. On Joe's
creek, Duval district. Lincoln county,
the Holley OIL x Development com
pany has drilled No. =, on the James
Laws son farm through the Berea grit
and has lO-barrel pumper.
GOOD Producer In Roans County.
The Berea grit pool on Scoffold run
spencer district, Koane county, is the
only development I'm the eastern fields
( mat promises To increase it's produc-
ton There Is a lot OF new work in
nearing completion. The latest COM
pleution T. the Fisher OH company's
a.: on the l. L. Atkinson farm. The
hrst iwenty-four hours aNer II was
drilled into the pay In the Rerea grit
II placed 800 barrels TO its credit
southeastern Ohio.
The southeastern Ohio fields are not
/ ing an Increased production. with
! the exception of an occasional good
! porducer Ia some Of the deep sand dis
tricts. all wells are light and exert no
/ influence on production.
In rails Cor township. Hooking coun-
". tie Plymouth on x Gas company
has completed and shot No. 4. on the
| s!dry ;. Arnold farm and mas a show
i'E "a 90 "r '"-barTel producer. on Lost
run. Ward township. the Onto Fuel oil
company has started 20 drill an impur-
/ tHnt test on the Charles James farm.
! IN the northern end of the field in
3 Pike township. Perry county. Rabbi
. Bros. have completed No. 4. on the / \.
/ Mains farm and has a teu-barreI pump
I er In the clinton sand. In this district
No. !. on the x r. Bennett farm now
more than TWO months old. ~ stilI hold
shallow sand Territory.
Near stockport. Penn township. Nor
3 gan county, White. newton 4 Moore
have drilled tchir ~. - on the II. Van
and have 80 barrel producer In the
~tn'e district. j. -. iiazlett has complt-
tel NJ. 30 ON the j. :. Pidgeon farm
and has barrel pumper IN the came
! formation
/ Near Armstrong; Mills. Washington
I tow usuip. Belmont county. Everett Fer
/ ssSou q go. have drilled So. on the
I william shepard farm through the Kerea
I Grit and have "a buster. making the sec-
, "ui completed on this farm within the
Iast Two weeks. This location ir 200
t feet northwest 81 tho 40 Z on the Roth
E"h farm. No. . on the Rothg-l farm.
ownei hy the Natural Gas Company Of
. West virginia IS ga" 20 get the sand to-
: DAY.