The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-17
OIL AND GAS

In the southwest extension of the
Bl1s Creek field IN Elk district. Kan
nss completed No. ON the John O.
shirkey farm. located on Indian cheek.
snd has a very light pump,r IN the
district. Lincoln county. the Big Creek
development company has started 10
drill No. on the Walter Vickers farm.
In Grant district. Cabell county. the
Harshbarger oil d Gas company has
Etarted No. on the George kilgore
farm
In Ten Mile district. Harrison county.
the Moon oil x Gas company's second
test on the Mary IL Atkinson farm Is
Gordan sand. Near Wallace. on Tosser
Leg run. Sardis district. the Carnegie
Natural Gas company has drilled a test
DIT the Dave Flanagan farm through all
sands and Inns light gasser in the
Ftfty-foot' sand. on Camp run. in the
drilled a test on his own farm through
the Gordon sand and has a gesrer with
an estimated CAPACITY 81 10000. 900
cubic feet a day The South Penn OIL
comrany's No : on the J. n, White
man farm is producing 30 barrels a day.
on West Fork river. Union district
ehe Philadelphia Company has drilled a
test on the II. Maxwell farm through
the F1fth sand and has a light gasser.
Light Plumbers In Ditchie.
on Holly run. Grant district. Richie
county. Martin Burke & Sons have drill
ed No. IS on tho II Mount farm through
The salt sand and have 5-barrei pump
or. one mile west Of Petroleum. on
Goose creek. Grant district. Jackson &
Cox have completed a second test on
sasser I'm the Big Injun sand
on the north branch Of Gillespie run
The American oil Development company
fam through th- salt sand and has A
Hight bumper. No ~. the same farm
s. drilling and n @ Gillespie is drtll-
Or Indian creek. Murphy district. the
Carlo c"Tnanv has completed test on
the " r Prince farm and has a show
1or very light Uumrer in the SALT
sand
IN Union district. rIe. SAINTS county.
Sh~ job Smith farm through the Cow
Run send and have du-ter In the
sam. district. Lem White is due IN the
sand AZ test on the John Smith farm.
Deve'oprent wo-t In rieasarts county
s. increasing Tho county has heen
prettv we'll drilled over and there Is
no longer rco-' for anything better than
corresrtf nools
Southeastern Ohio.
Few OF the late competitions on the
only district that is furnishing better
than small producers in the B-rea grit
development near Armstrong; Mills. in
The last completion in tails district -
owed by the Natural Gas Company OF
West Virginia ami ia holding up AT a 1T
tie less than zoe barrels day. From
present indications a south extension -
all thai can he hoped FOR In this pool
In the Corning district Monroe town
ehiI. Perry county, John herman has
drilled No. on the Elizabeth Burns
farm and has barrel puinper In the
Berea grit In the same district. J. 10.
Mccray Is drilling No. on the \ Post
farm. In Bearfield township. Perry
county. Jenkins Il Holden No on tie
James Mcdonald farm has been drilled
through the BeTeat .crit and ~ good for
less than barrels a day
In the Woodsrield district. summit
township. Monroe county. the Emery Dil
Company has drilled 40. 4. on the * \.
buchanan farm thrOush the ksenei sand
and has 5 barre pumper. This loca-
lion f. zoo feet west OF NJ. - on the
same farm. In Jackson townsh -. Perry
county. the Logan NatUrai Gas * Fuel
Company No. 1 On f.~ r. r BENNETT
farm ~ producing li5 barrels O. lay \;
the present time this u t.- Las <cs' dee
tand producer in southeastern ohio.
In Old Territory.
In the old Venice field IN Washington
county the Myers 10 Company mas put
Its test on the 81. J Burgan farm ~
pumping and 10 ~ a better roducer than
Indicated when first drilled Through the
FOURTH sand TIE first 20 hours after
o. war Put 20 pumping - produced IS
barrels IL VIII settle down - about 10
barrels daV