The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-18
OIL AND GAS

The latest competitions In the West
Virginia and southeastern Ohio fields
show nothing better than light pro
ducers. Sardis district. Harrison coun-
~. West Virginia. IA attracting the
most attention. A northern extension
To the Gordon sand development near
Callace Is now assured. North and
two miles in advance of develop
ments., between Big and Little Elk
creeks, j. w. Agnew & Co. have now
completed their test on the T.. q. Ben
nett farm and have a producer good
for 40 barrels a day. While not as
large as some OF the wells on Big
Elk creek, in the same district. II l.
important as to location and opens
up stretch OF territory to the north
that will furnish room for a lot OF
new work
On Flag run. in the same district.
the Carnegie Natural Gas company
has drilled its test on the Eliza Moore
farm through the fifth sand and has
light gasser. The gauges OF the
wells In this district producing 100
or more barrels day are as follows:
South Penn OIL company No l: A. C.
Bean. 14O barrels Grove & Parrish
No. .: X. w. Ogden. 100 barrels: Big
Elk Oil company No. .: G. 7. Smith.
80 barrels: J. T. Miller & Co. No.
:: J. T. Lanhan. 100 barrels. In Ten
Mile district the South Penn Oil COM
pany has completed No. on the !.
X Dennison farm and has a natural
producer good for 10 barrels a day
in the Gordon sand.
Shallow Sand Territory.
On Mcfarland creek. Murphy dis.
trict. Richie county. ]. T. Carter a
Co. have drilled their second test ON
the ]. c. Braden farm through the
salt sand and have a buster. In the
Burning Springs district. Writ coun-
". located at the head waters OF Two
Mile run, Robert Porter has drilled
test on the Ruble farm through the
second Cow Run sand and has a very
light pumper
In Union district. Peasants county.
the Todd Oil e. Gas Company has
drilled No. on the Samuel Zane farm
Through the MaNOn sand. and found II
barren. IL is now drilling to the Big
lnjun sand Shooting new life into
the old wells In the Blue Creek field is
sull the practice. and is required 10
Keep them from quitting. The Ohio
Fuel Company has shot No. on the
Chloe Copenhaver farm and No. l on
the j. II. CCpenhaver farm. The pro
duction OF each was increased from
TO 10 barrels a day.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in south
eastern Ohio. in Ruch Greek township.
Fairfield county. the Glover Oil Com
pany has drilled its test on the G.. W
o Hara farm through the Clinton sand
and r. produced 40 barrels the first
- hours. In Richland township. e.
NJ. Root & Company are starting test
on the Thomas Reed lot. located 400
feet north OF the Toledo G. Ohio Cen
trail Railroad station NJ Nashville
Werlich & Noldon's No. on the Mary
Young farm Is holding up az 90 barrels
a day.
In Hanover township. Licking coun-
", located south OF the Licking river.
Whitehill & Heasley are starting a
test on the Frank Fluhart farm This
test is located 600 feet northwest Of
The production on the Edward H. Ev-
erett farm. I'm the Crooksville pool.
in Perry county. the wells are show
ing creditabie staying qualities. En-
cry & Company's No. /. ]. 4. Watts. is
producing 90 barrels. The Chicago
oil Company. Fuller & Howe's Nos
> and 3. Catherine Waltmire. are hold
ing up at i25 barrels. and No. on the
David Amer farm is producing a bar
rels day.
Shallow Sand Wells.
South OF Alliance. in Fairfield town
ship. COlumbiana county. the London
Petroleum Company has drilled a sec
ond test on the NJ Henry farm
through the Big Injun sand and has a
duster One mile east OF Homework
I'm Knox township William A. Baker
has drilled "A test on the D. H. Klof-
henstine farm through the Berea grit
and has a light show Of oil. In the
same township. inside of defined lin
its. A. l.. Johnson has COMPLETED No.
s on the owen Brooks farm and has
show for a very lighr pumper.
Near Knoxville. in Knox township.
jefferson cunty. VI W. Graham 4
Company have completed test on
tho l. II. 4. Pettinger farm and have
a light pumper in the Berea Grit In
the same township. the Gladys Oil
Company has completed and shot a
second test on the Charles A. Elliott
farm and has a five-barrel pumper I'm
the Berea Grit.
Southwest Pennsylvania
In 10 East Finley township. Wash
ington County. Pa, the Manufactur-
ers Light & Heat company has drille,
No. on the Caroline Clark farm
through the fifth sand and has a show
for a 10 or Il barrel pumper. on
Crowns run. and midway between tho
Crows Run field and Conway in Boa
Yer county. Volkner Bros have drilled
test on tho william Barto farm SIX
feet into he 100 foot sand and have
developed a fair gasqer. In the old
Muddy Greek field In Muddy Creek
township. Butler county. tho South
Penn oil company has drilled test
on the Lawrence farm through all
sands and has custer
IN Forward township. Butler coun-
~. there ia considerable new work
IIsrtrug q Company have completed
q second tosf ON Tho Bonhm farm and
have show for n light numpor fn
the old Evans city field. Turner a. Cn.
ara drilling test on tho " S.
Waldron farm. ORR nearly au a. La
old district there ie moro or le.s ap-
fivitv and Bufir- county promises
considerable development work OIL