The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-20
OIL AND GAS

Operators in all fields are taking AL
nantase OF the good weather TO com
piete the work under way. All are an
icipaung the time when IL will not be
possible to keep W development work Al
the same speed as has prevailed for so
many months. At present the work in
All fields IL OF tho routine order New
Fields are not In evidence and with
nothing but territory In the old districts
70 develop operators will be content 10
slow down TIL spring
On Big Elk creek. near Wallace. Sa-
dis district. Harrison county. Grove q
Parrish have drilled their test on the X.
". ogden farm through the Gordon sand
ana nave producer good for 20 barrels
Jay. rms well Il located In "A section
thAt has for some months been furnish
ing producers far above the average
Near Cross Roads. on Miracle run. Bat
GSs,i. Ii-ulct Monongaiit county. the
south Penn OIL Company has drilled No
> on the A. j. Carothers farm Through
the Gordon sand and has a show FOR a
- paTrel producer. In the same district
the same company has drilled No 6 tho
Sdtne farm through tho Gordon AZ A
uePth or 1906 feet and has % barrel
Light Pumper IN wetsel County.
on Failing Timber run. Grant district
Nezel county. the south Penn OH 90
mas drilled No. L on the Cosgray-Stew-
art Farm through the Gordon sand ana
VIII not have better than a barr.l
bumper. on Long rnu. Grant district.
it.ltchle county. the Bando OH COMPANY
L.
Farm through the salt sand ana has ,
very light pumper
Near California House. Grant district
l'ltchle county. the Southern Petroleum
tarNert farm through The Salt sand
ana came very close % getting "a dust
com, On ,t fIint run; Clay district, Writ
TEST on tho John FUR farm TO a depth
OF heventy-siN feet and have "A SHOW Of
OIL Tho showing at this very shaiI,N,
f|WI HNrasa
pended 10 make a test before drilling
deeper. 7
Producer in PLEASANT.
on sugar creek, Union district, Pleas
on company has dIlH-,t- No. on Inc
solomon Bills farm a. rough IN. Cow
H tsun sand and has "A lO-barreI pumper.
't. b."r Fork IuNal district. Lincoln
county. tho BE Creek Development
company Is drilling so. Z on the Nfarg.-
frt Fowler farm aud has the rig COM
farm. On Pinch creek. ELK district. Ka-
nawha county. the south Penn on com
farm has stopped producing and was
gwen a snot. ana q responded by pro-
duc4ns eight barrels a day.
on Dunkard creek. BattelIe district
Monongalia county. the SCUM Penn on
eompany.s test on the King Esteu farm
has filled Up 1900 feet with mud from
the Fourth sand. II Is still drilling 10
the sand In centerville district. Tyler
2 county. tho Deep Valley OH COMPANY In
que n the sand a. "A test on the oliver
Hess farm. The Philadelphia company
Jas The rig completed FOR IA test on tie
j. Thomas farm and - due IN tho SAND
at test on thu iii Woodburn farm In
Ellsworth district the Middlebourne on
and Cas- company has drilled "a test on
the Ira JamisOn farm through tie Big
mum r9hd and ehas a dustr. The Mel
rose Oh and Gas company"s second
test on the EDDY heirs" farm is % little
better Than a Dry hole, Henry j. Mer-
colt has the rig completed FOR another
Test on the Mary j. Shiuu farm
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory IN south
eastern Ohio there Is "A large amount OF
new worh starting Light wells have
I that territory. In salt Lick towns him.
Perry county. the Perry Oh a. Gas com
gahy has completed a test on the Sandy
creek Coal compaHy's property and has
duster ga the Clinton tand Not a
snow OF OIL or gas was developed in this
we'll The location Ia 1000 fee' norm
OF -. -. thiltous test at Carriugton
1 In Jackson township. the Ohio Cen
tral on company 81 starting so. on
the Erwin Moran farm. NeuseI a. Keat-
INK have the rig completed Tor 80 {
on tho W. ~. Saffio farm. la the same
I township. the sure OIL company has
drilled its test on tho Ssaman-T hracker
3 farm through the Clinton sand and will
b not nave better than "a fNe-bHrrel pumT-
I or This location s. one fourth OF a.
mile northeast of the test on the o. "
Trout farm.
Nl Nr""ftFllte. Harrison county.
I Perry county. Emery a. Co.'S Sos. 1 anil
on the J. a. watts farm are rrudur.
INK $50 barrels. The Chicago on come
Iary. Fuller a. How-'s Sos l. and &
f uu the Catherine WuIfmIre farm and
80. on the David Allen farm arc pr..
dIriuE $50 barrels "a day Ia Monroe
tt9Wnship, Mu-knEum county. Giles
var bison GO. have completed So H
L Hu the william and Nancy walker firm,
and have light pumpsr ir the Iers4
grit
DuHters In Greene County.
Ir the ST Morris district Iurkrrf
I Inv Mn L.r.n.. .--u.. u. &C., L