The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-31
OIL AND GAS

Light producers ara the best the
late competitions in the eastern fields
nave TO offer. There are very few dis
,Ilcts that are capable OF furnishing
iSrge producers and just at this time
there seems 20 be a lull in completions
IN these districts. In good many
districts field work has been temper
ariiy suspended and will not be re-
Ssnmed VII after tho first OF the year.
With rs rigs and 4e7 drilling wells
IN the southwest Pennsylvania. West
virginia and southeastern Ohio fields
mere Is no indication OF lethargy on
the part OF operators.
In Lafayette district. Peasants
county. the Concrete oil Company has
drilled No. is on the w. F. Mcknight
mas light pumper On Big Run OF
TANNERS Creek. Troy district. Gilmer
county, Arbuckle a Holden have
drilled their test on the A. {. Hard
man tarm through the Big Iniun sand
ana have light gasser in the same
district, the CRUDE Oil Company has
drilled No. - on the ID. W. Hinseman
larH through the same formation and
nave 4 ligh; snow % oil
The Hope Natural Gas company Is
que IN the sand AT a test on the a. B
push farm and has the rig completed
] TOT second test on the James Mat
the"s farm. On Big Knot run. Murphy
ulstict. Ritchie county. the Hope Nat
ufal Gas company has drilled "A sec
ond test on the !. 7 Reeves farm
through the MaXon sand and has a
Sasser This location Is 1000 feet
southeast OF No. / on the same farm.
Light Well in Roane County.
On Trace Fork. Smithheld district.
hodne county. the South Penn Oil
company has drilled No lG on the NJ
J. Snodgrass farm through the Rig
lnjun and has a five barrel bumper
q On Katy Lie. a
Harrison county. the Hope Natural
lIas company has drilled "A Test on the
l. VI. Dettro farm through the fourth
sand and have light well The well
was primarily drilled for gas Adioln-
ing the FettrO farm Strothers Bros A
company are building the rig for "A
test on the Strothers Bros. farm In
Ten Mile district Treat A Rowland
are due In the sand at a test on the
I. ;. Despard farm
Southe sstern Ohio
In the deep sand territory in south.
eastern Ohio in the Union Furnace dis
| trict Starr township. Hooking county.
me Logan Natural Gas a oil company
mas completed and shot it, No on
inc Andrew n Ida 4 Reiuscheld farm
ana mas hiteen barrel pumper. This
location Is COO feet north Of No and
/ was drilled 10 a depth OF 3.204 feet.
In Green township. Hooking county.
j =. Purvls has completed and shot "A
| test on ms own farm and has a show
Tor 2 very light pumper in the Clinton
sand. In the CrOoksville district. Har-
rison toWnship. Perry county. the Chi
caeo OIL company. Fuller 4 HoWe's
No. " on the Davis Allen farm is hold
ing un al l2J barrels DAY. The same
rampanN Nos !. - and 3 on Tho Cath
erine Waltmire farm are producing lss
barrels and Emery 4 Company's No I
on the J. \. Watts farm CO barrels.
In Pike township. Perry county the
Columbus oil & Fuel company's Nos.
: and on the y G.. Allison farm are
holding mp AZ 104 barrels % day.
Shallow Sand Territory.
In The CadiZ district Harrison coun-
~. :. u. Hedges a Company have
drilled a test on the j. = Hall farm
through the Berea grit and nave a
natural producer EOod for ten barrels
day. This location is 1000 feet in
advance Of The same comu9ny's test
on the LauGheridge farm.
Near HOokstown. Greene township.
Beaver county. Pa. HookstoWn par
ties have drilled test on the n NJ.
f Campbell heirs farm through the
Berea grit and have q show for five
barrel pumper