The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-13
OIL AND GAS

WIN III the NeSI H.
ginia and southeastern Ohio fields was
tniiyened at the week end by good
producers Tbs early part OF the ~
Producers In all fields and but "A 10
at best one OF the drawbacks for COM
letting new work was the heavy rains
Iaunieation from many OF the outlying
districts. From now until spring op-
ed by bad roads. and this viii eause a
delay In starting much important test
work in the West virginia districts.
Carter on company drilled in il. No.
= on the J. y. BogEs farm. located
on Reedy creek. in the seanoid run
and secured a producer in the Berei
sfit good for soO barrels a day. natural.
. ahIs ie eSmbs Is 500 feet IVES. of the
farm There IL no other section OF
West Virginia th"t looks 20 promising
hsre a" grit nqIrG pool in PrG speneen a al sae
ltoane county. There Is a long stretch
OF territory TO the north and north
been found In that end OF the develop
ment. There l. more new work start
ing than i'm any other part of the state.
Gassers In Lewis County.
In the old Fish creek pool. in Free
mans Creek district, Lewis county. @.
.. Determan q Co. have drilled a test
on The w. W. Hull farm through the
In the same district and in the came
pool the Hope Natural Gas Company
has completed a test on the John Fall
Ion farm ana has "A fair gasser in the
same formation.
on ranners creek. four miles south
county. the Hope Natural Gas company
has drilled "A test on the -. l.. Cam
Gen heirs farm through the Keener
sand and has "A good gasser for that
locality.
Harrison county IS furnishing more
gassers than oil wells. ON West Fork
I'm Yer. I1aTk district The sla kahnN1
Light and Heat company has drilled
a test on the Adamston Coal and Coke
ION and has "A gasser In that forma-
ZION on sycamore creek. W. Il. Max
well has drilled "A second test on his
Swn farm through the same formation
and has "A fair gasser. ON Morrison
run. Union district. the philadelphia
company has completed a test on
l25-acre piece of the W. u. Maxwell
farm and secured IA gasSer.
ON Tar Kiln run. Mcclellan district.
poGridgs county. the Wheeling Natural
Gas company has drilled "A test on the
:. l., Saddler farm through all sands
and has a buster. on buckeye fork.
ieny f. due IN tho sand at n test on
the l.. \ Adams farm. ON the samo
stream tn Philadelphia company ~
ter V Ross FAR mand has made the To-
'a'ion FOR a second test on the same
iarW.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
The desire Tor new producing tor
ritory - "a great that there H. moro
y less interest centered In all test
y Nun aar, nun ana star,ing- on ni5cn
county. Randolph < 90. are due In tho
sand - e test on the Edgar Mattheny
tHrm- On the same stream the Hone
Natural Gas company has located a
test ou the Freeman hsir~' farm. ON
DRY FORK IN" same company - start
ing q { - on the Henry Nutter farm.
pu TuIfl' fork. Union district. Utrri-
SON uuu a." Philadelphia company
'HS il'd" "a l%''atiGn on On" D. ! Cof-
i~endHu"r farm. ON Morrison run the
suuf' COMPANY has started tu driII a
te-t ~ the Mary l. Patton farm.
ON Broad run. Hackers Creek district
Lewis county. tl" G~a-usE.c %,,--ni
Gas company is drilling test on the =
NiW.r am jacob Funk farms. ON
trict. tho iIYu. Natural t;aS company
f, down 2nn" feet at a test ON tho =.
; 49, f,rm ON Sand fork the sane
the =. e. ~Jnnru!aror farm.
Pennsylvania Tests.
In l!iilr snutnhu creek. Perry town
emp. Gfn'rr county. the NfuuonE. hrlt
on nd Gr~ company ma. drilled H.. tes,
on The Luther FOX farm through all
md aui i.,+ t du~tet This test was
,Iiiird O." 70 i"''l depth a.: $3.50 foot.
on Indian cierk. Wayne towuzhip. the
q hiin'', rhia COMPANY * drilling q tc-t
o. m" Hill farm.
Southesstsrn chio.
tn" poor fuwiu made hy tho south
EASTERN n"i1a during 'h~ early part %
! lose IS me- w.-t / ina %a,ursI go
company ~ West VIRGINIA securing a
u~rar-eu-'cr wurn 30 driIled 10 itS SEQ
"ud t.st IN 800" 7; Q roStop farm. lo-
| cuf'i boo 90" now t.eten grit d.yeiou-
t' ~ 10 Washington township belmont
county As soon l- tho i'm taprs1 tho
't' va began u" h"W 80 tho rat"
OF tHft''- "n hour and looks to 10
tNnsl fHr 700 uf moro l4rrof. a faE
Ksntaohy Developments.
I'ff.l IfEN uIHTafrf nave. been 1sms-
VIVA interested ir tI. we'll that wae
''|'l.i Don t month "r stN weeks ago Of
canned 'Itt. Morgan county. Eerfuck-
IN' Vol WAS reported ~rrndUsfu. go
.H fffIr 90 dHN and when visited ht SOME
~ii'-tutrh "u"rnt"ra % was found to
To- doing Hl thnt w's ciaimnd fnr 10
late report -.ff- fI. VOL g. sfiil hold
fuE un 80 60 barrels. TIL" cI"wirg Of
OBJ" rfr' VOL vns quite good enough
Gated 5000 foot north OF 90. proIlcer
Wa drill'd iu Yesterday and IS ye~v
rtfie better fhau 70 drv hole. n It
rit- 10 producer go 81 DO VIII %" very
Ther" g. another te-t drilling nearer
~" producer and iz due Co ret tho sand
90 any tIr" Some four or five wears
tnr's lu Y1tIuc" ~ the produce md
fta ift hole ono is located goo foot
r"ufnw'-f of tls producer % viii 10
Som" i'w~ before either f. due o. cot
IT,. rrade 81 tho oil found ir rho
r~fniurtur Vel o. tho same Hs that
found 600 the Illinois nsii AMI was d.-
f'iuf"I 80 a depth 81 1000 foot % b.
o. natural producer never having been
'f"f Operation Hr. .nuffeUffv ernrcf-
ing 'hf fwu taefa drilling o. tho aputh-
vest Will come ir prndurera nrd whom
t'"r r-Hr fh" sand viii Do rlpaeiy
IN nNI nmnrV