The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-21
OIL AND GAS.

iOohluk territory Tor new
production Is in thaa locality and the
! propects have been considerably en-
HANGED by the Union Furnace OH com
pany drilling its test on the II. l.. and
J. q. Woodward farm through the Clin-
ton sand and giving 81 a shot in that
formation After shot the well respond
ed by producing IS barrels the ensuin &
Is hours. The location is the farthest
south OF any well completed in the pool
and holders OF leases on that side are
much elated over the prospects for get
ting inside Of the producing area. The
new strike viii be good for 10 or more
barrels a day and will stimulate develop
trict
Two miles south OF New straitsville.
on Lost run. Ward township. Hooking
county. the Fisher OIL company has
drilled its wildcat on the Charfes A.
James farm through tie clinton sand
ana has buster. What li:tlc sand was
round In this well was close and hard
and contained no oil. The location is 500
feet north Of tho ohio Fuel Supply com
panys test ON the Buckeye Coal COM
I panys proptry. The Ohio Fuel company
/ Is drilling a second test on the buckeye
Coal companyS property. In Falls Gore
company is drilling "A test on the George
W. Nixon farm and the Hooking OIL
company is due in ihe sand at a second
test on the Mark Burgess farm.
Shallow sand Competitions.
l In the Woodsfeld district. Malaga
/ township. Monroe county. Ohio. staudt
4 Smith have drilled their No. 9 on the
/ Charles Clause farm through the Keeper
sand and II producing al the rate Of 100
\ barrels day. This i the best producer
I completed Ia Monroe county during Ia p
I past year. The location * 1000 feet
I south OF No. ! on the same farm. a light
producer The finding OF these occasion
: al coOd producers I'm Old territory is the
the incentive for so much new work in
] old territory. II has been a good many
wears sine" Monroe county lost prestige
7 IN supplying new production and IL ~
not likely that u can come back
~ the R.as run district Independence
township, Washington county. Yost, Ber-
y ~ 90. have drilled u test on the NJ a.
HeHgle farm through the Big InIun sand
and have "A buster. In the deep sand ter
/ ritory. In Pike township. Perry county.
the Columbus Gas and Fuel Company's
| Nos. !. and 3. u. T.. bennett. are hold
1 ing NJ at 40 barrels and Nos. !, > and y
:. ~. Henry. at 20 barrels. The Planet
/ .hl 'ompanv's No. on the a. ". King
/ farm Is producing Go barrels a day All
AVE been Completed a number Of months
ana eNsmplity the STAYING qualities Of
2 the wells in tat district.
Many oaEsers in West virginia
I . Many or IN" competitions iu the We
Nlisnf fields result in -asSes. The
+ companies operating FOR gas show IN
'reaS"d activity at this,ttn1e ana ave
meeting witt good success. wing asSur.
auce that There viii be an abundant sun
. ply 90 meet the dem .tuds during the com
INK winter T..sf largest COMPANIES are
now looking To- the West Virginia fields
? 10 supply tie greater part Of that pro-
ON states Fork. Warrington district.
Maiuu county. the 'aucgie Natual Gas
COMPANY has drilled IT. test on tho S
W. Jones fara through tire N1Non sand
aud haS q fuir Eusser. \ caeSer ia Ire
MaNon in that district iS "a new depart
uie. Roth oil and gas wells previously
completed get their production iu the
lower sands
ON Fish creek. Churcl district. Ws;zel
county the Nauufarfur.r~' IiElt and
f"dt 'nuTarv has drilled its test on the
~ II. Miliikeu farm through all sands
ali az "a duet"r. After driliing through
10" regular sand formations aud finding
nothing 10 was dec!drd Co make Ia % deep
ffst Aud u vas drilled 90 q total depth -
$40 fc"'. y" SAM formation ~ an,
J < '-d was FOUND after Passing through
Do Ireeuau~ crock dlst-ici. Lewis
county tn" frilsde irHia company mas
/ drilled iis test on t.- g. =. Priest FARM.
through an sands and Fas - duste- Tn.
f1le ras been abandoned ON sand for...
Court House district. tho Hope Natural
Gas .'mrauy has drilled IT, t.st on the
'ft Htilry farm through tho rim SAND
ati hds e. FAIR Ff~ser. Tho saline cum
l1nt IaH Tire riG completed frr n test az,
l" we We! 1oldS farm and has started
~ driu r. test uu tae Jackson Arnold
farm.
Drilling ana Starting Tests.
/ t 500 I.fN, ~ w" oId diTtrictF
starting or drilling Harrison county
has more undeyeigrcd territort thlt =
gnv oth"f county 300 TIC state Or Wet
p" rftsr. Union district. Tho Ncspsr
''t n hl'fas rnIuruuy D. starting test
~iset Gran, di@iir -. the ws-t viIE IN
.h ffufrIl ttas company fs building tts
tiE for test on the Wesley VI BIRD
ou sycamore creek. Union district.
fHn ltesrrve fsHs company b. drilling
kin teir- farm on SAND fort feWis
county. Tho Hope Natural Gas rnruuarlv
~. gIilled ii- iest on The BIRD Burn-
has FOUND nothing tu Rock tsarru
rgn satdis distinct Harrison COUNTY
ie,t on H. ilstShsr Yiieidr.fp fs ssl az ,. a.
the slre stream o. n Harrsu has male
the location Tor test on the 4.
rfi feirhi1 company is amin te.is
on ii" Smiih Bros and " Pitcher
gar Allen Poe ifs characters are .ft
human. aIi real. Ht memorable iis
rIak" ir"m live. which ie The supre-
Wref .ff OF the stnry.tcIler.'
"tf tnIt a rlHywrIsnt Who was t-es.
fnf Dr. "rIr tue ~ tYc writer wro pos
tses'e tfr r"Wer Co. enter into me lives
Uf diverse rIfrn. efra and vi Ho know a ev-
H.tf Row each would act under the
stress uf tIeir surroundings o. bel Tho
essential r'if - tre dramatlst. rossesa-
- in F.nircf degree hB the actor. ans
from wr.t 1sVe read of WUeva mas
neilsW DOB rcrfinT. 7 can readily believe
Hi pc would nave proved r. vurreraful
Fi".I ~ r'riry. in fhe stories YOU speak
90 ere are two which especially illus
irHfr fIie dramatic element 200 nfa w.nrg
srtrtr Mr. CLARK" an absorbing
70 Idf ~ H nar who fFhta against Ir.
|erIffu dirFruHriH. AMI = Neat Ere-
ar rNuulaIffiE conceived drama az fv.s
sisters. Tire lrnnaft. value ~ She fa
Ne nr enhanced HV fnf UufuefV speech OF
tir nlI farmer. tho father ~ frs two
rffIa. u.u tells Do without realizing Ifa|
frltEHdF THESE fuD stories alone are
sufficient o. give Riley place among
great prose writers. even ~ hc Had ncVet
written any poetry
VI MIfF hna just consented Co the
publication % flrnt ~ his hest stories
They have 600 been Included fn one hand
some cloth bound volume ana this uridNe|
edition ie now HfIrr dtsfrthufed hv great
daily new arHUfra ln re- country Wide ,Ia
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