The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-04
OIL ANDEGAS.

Virginia ana SOutneaStern UnlO HeIuS
are all light or dry holes. The latter
are figuring rather conspicuously in
all districts. There is no district un-
Ter development that can be regarded
Us capable OF furnishing any number
OF large wells. Now and again the
Weir sand territory in Big Sandy dis
trict, Kaaawha county, w. Va, and
the deep sand territory In southeast
ern Ohio comes TO the front with
producers better thap the average.
In the northeast extension OF the
Blue creek field on Sandy run, Big
Sandy district, Kanawha county, the
Ohio Fuel OIL company has completed
its No. IA on the G.. r. Woods farm
and has better producer than has
been the rule OF late competitions III
that district. The first "a hours aft
er 1t was drilled into the pay 1t pro-
duced 40 barrels.
In the yellow creek field In Dekalb
district, Gilmer county, the Revere
OIL and Gas company has drilled It's
No, 4 on the W. H. Ayers farm
through the berea grit and has Il 10
barrel pumpcr. In the same locality
the Eeastern on company has the rig
completed for No. on the l.. A.
Hartman farm. On Days run, Clay
district, Monongalia county, the Day
brook Oil and Gas company mas
drilled its test on the Cook heirs
farm from the Big lnjlIn to the nun
sand and has II show for 5-barrei
bumper in the latter formation.
In Sardis district, Harrison county,
the Hope Natural Gas company's No.
2. on tie H. NJ. Garrett farm, has de-
cliucd to 100 barrels day, the first
time it has fallen below 200 barrels
since it was drilled in two weeks ago.
On Rock Camp run IN the same dis
trict, Shoffer Bros. have drilled their
test on the Heldreth Fletcher farm
through all sands and have very
light show Of oil and gas.
Light Well on Falling Rock Creek;
On Falling Rock creek, Big Sandy
district. Kanawha county, the O'Con-
nor Oil company has drilled No. 22
on the Goshorn heirs tract through
the Weir sand and the hole has filled
IN 400 feet with fluid. It Will make
a 20 or 35-barreI pumpcr.
On Skeleton run, Mcclellan district
Doddridge county, the Demo Oil'com-
pany has now drilled its test on the
Eliza Webb farm through all SANDS
ana has a dustcr. On Fllnderatlon
,un. Ten Mile district, Harrison coun"
", the same company is drilling IL
test on the NJ. ]. Holdren farm. On
Jefferson run, McEIroy district, Tyler
county. the Philadelphia company
has drilled test on the ]. NJ. Smith
farm through the Gordon sand ana
has light gasser.
On Shinn run, Clay district, Harrl'
son county, the Big 1njun OIL COM
many has completed No. 4 on the ST.
las Ogden farm and has a gasser IN,
The Big Injun sand. On Rock Camp
RIM. Sardis district, A. W: Agnew mas
drilled his test on the Margaret Me-
Intvrc farm through the Big lh1W
sand and has light show OF Oil.
On Sycamore creek. Curry district
Putnam county, Leidecker 4 Com
many are drilling u test on the J. NJ
Chancey farm. On Gillespie rum
Grant district, Richie county, the
american Oil Development ,companys
No, 6 Oh the Sarah L. Mulline% larlE
is good for ten barrels in the salt
sand.
Drilling Wildcats.
In the lower cOu1ties many test
wells are starting and drilling. the
,ood roads and fine weather have in
spired operators to make the most o.
the remaining months to prosecute
,he s.ach for new producing tern
tory. ..,
Drilling tests, however, are no"
confined alone TO the lower cOullIleS'
In the older districts operators are
searching for extensions to the o'o
fields, On Stewards run, Clay dlS-
trict Richie county, the Imperial vi
and Gas Products company Is starting
- tcst on the b. McGinnis $50 acres.
lon the same stream, the Jersey vi
comnany has u rig up on the A. "
Robinson farm. On Whiskey rum the
rocahontas Oil and Gas company Is
drilling Il test on the W. J. Vince
farm and Heinselman Bros nave
made the location for u test on tue
H. D. ScoHeld farm. On McFarlan
run. Murphy district, V. L. Darby q
Sons are rigging up at test on the
Iiaucht Bros farm. On Indian creek
III. cairo OIL company is rigging up
ot test on the j. j. Morris farm
and on Grass run, the Hope Natural
Cos company Is building u rig on tile
{. NJ. Welch farm.
On Owens fork, Clay district Har'
,ison county, the Fifty-Foot Oil conf
pany has started to drill test OH
the A. c. Morris farm. On shlnn run
.,,o n;o Iniun Oil company is drill