The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-09
OIL AND Gas


Theirs is little new development
!outh OF Welsburg in Buffalo district,
Brooke county, W. Va. that is attract.
ing little attention and furnishing
some very satisfactory producers. The
latest completion Is the Horse Shoe
OH company's test on the Campbell.
Wells farm. and Is estimated to be
GOOD for 40 or 50 barrels a day IN the
Berea grit. This location Is 1900 feet
northeast OF the Rockledge OIL com.
pany's good producer on the Absolein
Wells farm. There is not room In that
locality for pool OF any considera.
BILE dimensions but the little streak
promises good prducers.
On Spring creek. Smithfeld district.
Roane county, the Columbia Oil coui-
pany. OF West Virginia, has drilled a
second test on the J. S. Brannon farm
through the Big Injun sand and has
a show for lObarel pumper On
Scafford run, Spencer district. G. l..
Cabot has drilled test on the J. W.
Donaldson farm through the Berea
grit and has gasser. On Tanners
run. In the same district, the United
Gas company Is due In the sand al .
test on the John Kirk farm. On the
same stream Con Il Heck are drilling
1 second test on the Mary bowman
iarm. On Scaflold run the Fisher OF!
company has drilled test on the S. T.
Evilsizer farm through the Berea grit
and to depth OF 1892 feet and has a
duster.
Fair Producer in Lincoln.
On Straight fork. Duval district. Lin
coin county, the Big Creek Develop
nent company has drilled its No. II .
Oh the NJ. Spurlock farm through the
Berea grit and has show for a 80
barrel producer On Barnes run. Sar.
dis district, Harrison county. the Wesi
Fork OIL company has drilled 4 sec.
ond test on the D. B. Orr farm through
the Gordon sand aud has duster
At the headwaters of Whskey run.
in Gran, district, Richie county. the
Bankers Oil company has drilled a
test on the Lee Horner farm through
the Big lnjun sand and has n show
for Il 25.barrel producer. This location
is one.half mile east of the old pro.
ducers on the F. L, Hamilton farm. Or
Goose creek Grant district, the Fry.
mier Oil company has now drilled its
test on the Charles Simmons farm
through the Berea grit and has dus
ter In all formations.
On Grass run. Murphy district. the
Hope Natural Gas company has drill
ed test on the p. J. Fling farm through
all sands. A light showing OF gas was
developed in both the Big lniup and
Eerea grit and it will be shot in both
formations. On the south fork OF The
Hughes river the Elm Hill OIL com
rany has completed No. i on the John
Deem farm and has lO.barrel pump
err In the. salt sand.
On the river front In Williams dis
trict. Wood cunty. II. II. Uni has drill
ed No. s on the A. l.. Reynolds farm
through the Cow Run sand and has =
l0.barrel pumper
Ouster in Taylor County.
On Hustled run, Boothsvlle district,
Taylor county. NJ. J. PintZ & compan.
have completed and abandoned theil
test on the Wiley.Winters farm. TIL"
well was purely a wildcat and wa
drilled through all sands but found
neither oil or gas. On Pole Camp run
Union district, Harrison county, the
Hope Natural Gas company has .drillcC
test on the NJ. S. Bell farm through
the fifth sand and has light gasser
On Warriors run, Warrington dis
trlct, Marion county. the Hope Natural
Gas company has drilled its test OH the
Maxon sand and has 5.barrel pump
er In the same district the Marsh Oil
and Gas company Is due In the sand al
. second test on the George Hawkins
farm. The Hope Natural Gas com.
pany Is drilling test on the james
Wood farm and No. 3. on the +. A.
| Blackshere farm.
Gasser In Lewis County.
On Hog Camp Run. Freeman's
Creek, Freeman's district, Lewis
county, the Reserve Gas Company has
drilled n test on the Lloyd Talbot;
larm through the fifth sand and has ::
gasser. On Camp Creek, tSonewal'
district. Wayne county. the Columbi:.
Gas Company has completed test on
the William Tabor farm and has dus
ter. Doddridge countyetaoincmiwyl'
ter. At HeathOuse Fork. Greenbriel
district. Doddridge county. Agnew Il
Mathers are due in the sand at test
on the Sperrey-Chadwell farm. On
Pine Grove and Middle Forks. Cove
district, the Hope Natural Gas Com.
pany is starting tests on the N. e,
Williams and II. c. Bode farms.
On Scaffold Run. Spencer district,
in Roane county. the Fisher Oil Com.
pany Is due in the Berea grit at ties,
on the Margaret Starkcy farm. On
Whickey Run, Clay district, Ritch'H
county, the Pocahontas Oil and Gas
Company has the rig completed for a
tect nn ,ha w 7 Uinoa farm,