The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-05
OIL AND GAS

The crude oil market continues its
enssinx agehcy at IT. opening yesterday
morning put the price Of all eastsrn
s srsss. s. ssc.p. ssn:S.ss ana R.si.aS w
cent. and the latter was advanced from
t1ss to si.3S. The present prics quoted
s Tor the sssious Trades Of crude in the
vania- <7c: Mercer fbiack). New Castie
and Cornins. s3.oo: Cabsll. SieT: somsr-
$500: SCI; sifs and Eaxl.nd Ioe; win two
nignest price quoted for crude Of the
fennsylvania grsde In thirty-five ysars
me P1duc:rs and Refiners Company
mao oeen Keeping seven cents in advance
OF the essp purchasing agencys quota
tions. but yesterday remained Station
sr s miek ing . the pr,ss quoted BY both
and operators the rapid advance OF the
market has been OF such interest that
bsy o h asveiSpmsnts for the time being
win again be eentsre6 in field develop.
ments and each reported new STRIKE re.
ceives the closest scrutiny.
1aaf Gro1nosr IN 2sans oouzsy.
On scaffold run. Spencer district.
Roane county. the Carter OIL Company
mas drilled Its No. on the W. J. David
2 SO barrel producer On Hsnry:s 81" Fo a
Smithfield district. the same company
has drilled No. 81 on the p. A. Taiiman
Will not have better than a s barrel
Cor ON spring creek. Spencer district.
on the Minnie b. Simmons farm into
the Big Intun sand and have developed
a s,s snsssr with 2 capacity Of . million |
lease ON this farm is in dispute ind
the United Fuel Gas company has en-
session P.nSiSs ahe ou &c 5n pos
&c, on Posa river. walton district. the
S ss. eS ON sSs has Ta:s %
acres and has Is barrel pumper on
i Job s,ni;. 'ereek; smithtield district.
drilled No. ~ on the ii, B. sarasn,
iarm. through the Big Injun sand and
''s-s the same kind or n pumper.
xanavhava County.
On Falling Rock creek, Big Sandy
district. hanawha county. the OCon-
nell Oll company has drilled No. as
on the Goshorn heirs tract into tine
barrels the first 10 hours alter the pay
HA, tapped. On the same stream and
an the came district. the Bull Moose
on company has a. Illeu its test on
the Whitaker tract INTO the same form
ation anu mas sasser wan a ca,a.i,y
a his location Is 700 feet southwest 81
No. Is.
ON West Fork river. Clay district.
pany has drilled No. ~ on IN. Lucas
bIos tract into the fourth sand and
!,s Is GOOD Tor $50 barrels "A aaS. Tine
respects Tor considerable new produc-
tIon form tina section il quite promis-
lag. There - considerable new work
s.artihg IA the vicinity OF the Lucas
Another kentucky Dustsr.
the new developments near Can
mel city. Morgan county, Ky. local
,Sien. mas completed IA test well at
mile southwest OF IN. good erodu vs1
at the Camel block Coal conpany's
mines. ana has a buster. TINS As me
fourth well completed since the first
wen competed ny the camel Block
Gal company on its onw property
rms a ms Well since II was drilled deeper
REFS q day. Holders OF territory To the
noIth and northwest ar. expecting 10
mop p eh a.n a., to the north and
pi escnt developments there al. twn
'.St wells starting.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in Falls
Tore township, Hooking county. o. M.
Fisher OIL Company .s swabbin, i1o
barrels a day from ats test on the J. r
;;>uter farm. owing To their failure TO !
io"tr the oil in the mole below l. 900 feet
by s~abbing they have NOT given the
wei a shot. From the showing the well
mas MADE IL looks to eb the best producer
vOnnpirted In that end OF the held for |
ON Lost run. Ward township. Hooking
county. located one and one-nalf miles
n"aFly due south OF New StraitsvIIle. 10.
fuINis-Martin oil A. Gas COMPANY has
drilled test on the James ! Tracey
Iarin through % feet OF clinton sand
ana mas a buster The sand was of a |
larry good quality but contained no |
IN the northern end OF the field in
Ne"ark township. Licking county. loc.-
20 eiEnt miles northwest OF Newark, the
Everett Gas OH Company has driilet
a test on the James James farm through
the clinton sand and has a large sasser.
Shallow Sand Wsus
Near tiarrietteville, Enoch township
Nonl" county. VI. Spesry a. GO. nave
drilled No. 81 on the John EettlnRer
farm through the Buell. Run sand and
nave ~ light pumper In the same dis
trlct. IA the same county. in Fix town
snip. Roland n Phillips have drilled No
= on the l. L.. I.Ovett farm through tho
s"ener sand and have a duster
In Jefferson township. Noble county.
the gallagher Oh Company H. drilling
No. 3 On the Sarah \. Gallagher farm.
n Aurelius township. Washington conn
y. l. Philips y 90. are starting 40 II
on the Lucille Phillips farm. in jackson
townsEip Perry county. the KENYON Oil
Gas tompany's test on the klingler
heifs' farm mas declined to 90 barrels A
DAY.