The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-20
OIL AND GAS

Eastern operators are on the alert for
hope. principally on West Virginia far.
ssnsiy eompisted bold GU, lit ii,,is ' er no no
Boone eounsS the 6us sssr0 o;I s,ss.:sS
nas completed It's test on the Prichard.
robertson tract and has q duster. boone
but there are t test @eifs dri iis 'i sna
~, staitins that are regarded important as
The Big Creek Development Company
Is pushing development work in Duval
district on Straight Fork this company
farm snS has has on grs sss !. os sssPa
Is barrels In the Berea grit on Porter
YORK, the same company has cong leted
has an barrel pampe nser Ths saT T1a a foa
40. on the same farm has been COM
p psb% on JSes sIeek the same com:
on the W: :. keetins farm.
on WIN creek. Elk district. Kanawha
eosin,y; located Tour miles north and
the South Penn OIL CompanySis down
LOCO feet at a test on the L. A. woodail
Writ county. o. =. Grow has drii Hir No.
81 on the Rathoone oil tract through the
Cow Run sand and has barrel
Light wells In wood County.
In Cni9n district. Wood county. the
through the second Cow Run sand and
mas a light pumper. Richardson &
Is. Kelly heirs farm ana have a 10 bar.
rel pumper. The Big Four OF Company
has now drilled its No I on the s r
Alleman farm through the second Cow
Run sand and has a buster The New
1ork petroleum Company 10 drilling No
on the Benjamin Putnam farm. Oper.
ATOMS IN the shallow sand districts in
Wood. Peasants and Richie counties
are increasing. In the first two counties
the new work Is confined to the old dis
trlcts and the prospects for anything
better than light bumpers are not very
promising. 1t Is shallow drilling to the
have a value that would not be consid-
tricts
In smithfieid district Roane county.
the South Penn OIL Company has COM
pleted Its second test on the g A Dav-
idson farm and has very light pumper
IN the sig lutun sand. On West Fork
river. Clay district. Harrison county the
Philadelphia company's No. IS on the
Lucts Bros tract is holding up At $50
barrels ad day. Nos. to IL on the same
| tract are producing zoo barrels a day.
Near Raymond city in Poca district
futuam county. the Poca River oil *
Gas Company has conn leted a wildcat
on the Everett Melton farm and has a
dustsr In all sands. ON Buckeye Fork
Ten-Mile district. Doddridge county.
Trainer Bros are rigging up at a test
on the w. V. Medley farm. Randolph.
ward x co; are rigging up at a test on
tne w L. Stutler farm. on Snake run,
the same parties are drilling No on
the J. II. Stickles farm and are starting
No on the same farm.
on Dog Comfort creek Grant district
Richie county. the Carter oil Company
- drilling its test on the John <urrough
farm TO the lower sands. Nothing was
! found in the Keener or upper :orms-
tons. ON the south fork OF Hughes
river, Murphy district. John Roberts mas
started To drill test on the J. ID. Lem
on farm. on Dutchman run. II. H.
Burke has made the location for "A test
on the Wilson Bros farm. on Leather
bark run. the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany il starting a test on the c. L. Nica-
foose farm and one on the VI. l. Balm
ger farm.
Drilling Tests In Lewis.
ON Middle run. Court House district
Lewis county. the West Virginia Cen
trail Gas 60. is due in the Gordon at n
test on the q. y. Gibson farm. The same
company has the rig completed on the
{. n. Nandevort farm. The Philadel-
nhla cOmpanN Ii drilling tests On fha