The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-22
oil. AND Gas

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Decent resuI cbsaiaed IRON ri
;yelopnent work 81 West VII:
ginia fztds are not OF gsh q nature
as to inspire greater activity than
has been witnessed for many months
IN some Of the old districts few
fairly good producers are found but
the number is small as compared
with the light wells and dry holes.
Near Cross Roads. Battelle dis
trIct, Monokalia county, the South
Penn Oil company has drilled Nc.
! on the a. j. C0rFothers farm
through the fourth sand and found
it dry. A light gas pressure was de-
vcIopcd in the CamphcIls Run sand
aud i, is nov drilling to the fourth
sand. On Miracle run, in the same
district, Tie same rompauy's 30. :"
on the l.. Y. Tenant farm is still
h0ldinS UP AT 40 barrels q day.
On arclcrs Fork Of Fishing creek.
Grant district, Wrtzel county. Tire
Hope Natural Gas company has drill
ed Il tcs, on the Mary Yos; farm, To-
Gated in defined territory. through
the Big Injun sand aud has a sbo"
for 4 10 or IL barrel pumprr. Two
and onr.haIf miles east OF Manning
ton. in Warrington district, Marion
chunly, tn" South Penn Oil com
paNy has drilled No. 4 on ;hc Charles
II. IIibbs farm through the Big IN
jun hand ana developed a light ga"
pressure. 1t was then drilled
through all the lower sands and
found nothing.
In Magnolia district, WctZcI ronnr
IS. the Bcncdum-Trccs Oil company
has drilled test on the EVA. VII
Ifams farm through the fifth sand
and has II buster. In Elk district.
Iianawha county. the South Penn
oil company has drilled It's test on
the Mary S. Dodd farm through the
Zig Injun sand and has fair gasS-
or. This location is four and one
half miles north Of the, same con-
pany's test on the William a. Good
all farm.
Iirht Wells in Harrison County.
On Rock Camp run. Sardis dis
trict, Harrison county. Treat n
Rowland have drilled their test on
the D. G. Louchcry farm through
the Gordon sand and have IL u bar
rel pumpcr. On the same stream
and in the same district. {. y. Bar
ron & Co. have drilled their test Oh
the john Sandy farm through tho
fourth sand and have a - barrel
producer. in the same district, J. I.
Miller & Co.'S No. > on the j. 7.
Lanhan farm is holding up at ITO
barrels a day.
On the waters of the Poca river,
SmithfrId district. Roane county,
the Ohio Fuel Oil company has conl-
plctcd and shot its test or the J. W.
Kelly farm and has q show for 1
so barrel producer in the Big Injvh
sand This location is 500 feet east
OF the South Penn Oil company's No.
IS on the Andrew Parks farm.
Near Shinnston, Clay district.
Harrison county, the South Penn
Oil company has drilled its test on
ND! Mary c. Lucas farm through the.
Bayard sand and has 5 barrel pum-
per. Netting was founl in amy
of the upper formations.
On Warriors Fork, Warrington
district. Marion county, the Carnc'
gle Natural Gas company has drill
ed it's test on the +. SniGCr farm
into the Zig lnjun sand and has Il
gassCr. on Mill Fork, Birch dis
trict. BraXLOn county, the Virginia
Development company is down LOO
feet at its test on the l.. Z. Sn0d-
grass farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory, north
cast OF the Cooksvillr pool in Clay
district. Perry county, O.. the Wild
wood oil company has drilled its
test on the Peter Archer farm
through the Clinton sand ana has Il
dusrrr. The location is about ono
half mile in advance of the prnduc-