The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-28
OIL AND GAS

The week development work in the
west virginia fields Was rounded out
BY the completion OF a near gusher on
county II Is the O'Conneli
Oh company's No. II on the GoShorn
800 barrels = Ssy IN ,ha ~ DE 600 TOT ror
size OF this well will be sufficient to
bring the company's production on the
barrels a day. While an occasional
good well is found in Big Sandy dis
tIlet busters are cutting quite a figure
the ohio Fuel Oil company has drilled
a test on the NJ. Cope farm through all
an Offset To the Freudenberger OH COM
pany test on the Matte Hays farm.
IN bunaio creek. Big Sandy district.
drilled = test ON the Anna Rollins farm
through the Wear sand and lisa a gush-
er. on Jordan's creek. the same com
James +. Brown 1850 acresD and has a
lO-barrel pumper I'm the Weir sand. on
Hackers creek. Hackers Creek district.
LEWIS county. the Reserve Gas company
has drilled Its test on the q. l.. White
iArm through the Gordon sand and has
a light gasser.
Light wells In Roans.
On Henry's Fork. Smithheld district.
kuane county. the South Penn OH COM
nany has completed No. II on the NJ. }.
Snodgrass farm and has n 5-barrel
pumper In the Big lnJun sand. In the
same district. the Roane Development
company has drilled its second test IN
the !. \. Harris farm through the Big
ln!un sand and has al s-barrel pumper
On SANDY u Big Sandy district:
kanawhA county; the ohio Fuel OH
COMPANY has drilled No. IL on the q r.
Woods farm through the Squaw sand
and has a s5-barrel producer In that
formation. On Indian creek. the South
Penn OH company has shot its No. :
on the Albert Myers farm and in
creased its production from 8 To IS bar
rels d day. on Road Fork. Duval dis
ttict Lincoln county. the Holley OIL and
Development company has the rig com
pleted for a test on the John Stricken
farm. In Union district. CLAY county.
the Davenport OH & Gas company -
Shallow Sand wells.
In Lafayette district. Hl-asaut coun-
~. the Log Cabin Ol 4 Gas
has drilled No Is IN the John McFar-
and has = l0-barrel pumper. In the
same district. the Matamoras oil x Gas
company has now drilled It's test on the
,umberledg" farm through the BIG In
fun sand and found IL barren. \ fair
sand.
In Clay district. Harrison county. the
south Penn on company has drilled It's
No. , On the A.. e Hood farm through
~" same district. the Hope Natural Gas
uwpan has drilled a test on the NJ.
Martin farm through the same forma-
ton and has - buster. In Battelle dis
trict Mouogalia county. the south Penn
OH company has drilled No. 2 On the :
X l.anhan farm through the Gordon
pumper. The same CumpanN'S No. : on
the y. j. CoTrotherS farm is drilling in
the top Of the sand.
ON West Fork river. Union district.
Harrison county. the Natural oil Il Gas
company has drilled q test IN the ~. T..
Sidehottum farm through the nfth sand
and has a fair Easser on Lost creek.
Grant district. the West Virginia Cen
ttal ,ias company. has drilled a test on
tho william ". NarhOru farm through
the same formation and has q light
gasSer In hackers creek. district.
Lewis county. the Reserve Gas companT
ha~ completed H test on the j. :. ia o
farm and has u Easser The same COM
UaHy has drilled a test an the -. H..
White farm through the nth sand and
IN courthouS" district. Lewis county.
the Hope Natural Gas company has
farm and has n nfth sand gasser. ON
Three l.tckS run. Hackers Greek dis
trict. unknown parties have completed
a test on the Waters heirs farm anil
have a gasssr IN the stray above the
Gordon ON Leading creek. Troy dis
tfict Gilmcr county. the Troy oil a. Gas
company has drilled a test on the L.. &.
Talbot farm into the Big Lime and
has e ga well ON Fish creek. Spring
Way u-~huTg parties have drilled q test
on the ~. Renner heirs farm through
Drilling and Starting Tests.
on Shiuns fuu. Eagle district. Har-
risou county. the Carnegie Natural Gas
COMPANY has started To- DIM "a test ON
the Lloyd HlStdgs farm. IN Camp run
SdriiS district the same company has
made the location FOR = test on the
l-il'an ltubI" farm ON fiE ELK CREEK.
900 the same district. 4 EretenuttZ s.
building tn' rig Tor e test on the elm
tom Talkington farm. ON Jacob ran.
Ten MI" district tdrNtu q Stfuthefs
az" start uS "a test "n the " ". Cdrviu
farm 'ahUru< Fork. GreenbTeI dis
fr.tt IfuddfIiEe rounty. the Ihtlad-l-
rnfa .nwuar- - starting 20 test or the
William soldier farm
Southeastern Ohio.
con- fh. 'iiv side. iu Liberty town
ship Washington count near PAYNE
have completed 40 3 on the p e.
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