The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-24
OIL AND GAS

The terrific wind storm that swept
over the country last Friday blew down
a number OF derricks In many oil neld.
and caused los, OF many or, ,s0T ,Ss1s
were no fatalities. but some very mar
row esea2es. The Blue Creek nelc. In
heaviest The ohio Fuel OH company
had ten derricks blown down. the W. >.
Edwards Oil company. tve. Davidson a
Gates. three and the United Fuel Gas
company, one. W. r. Ellis. OF Roam
oke. W. Va. was standing on the tabins
board in the last named when the der
opposite direction from which the der
rick was falling and vas seriously In
jured but may recover The telegraph
crippled and the telephone line was stin
out OF commission yesterday morning.
The effects OF the storm extended over
a wider area than any that has visited
the fields In recent years
ON Mile Tree Run. In the Seaffold
Run pool. In spencer district. Rosne
county. W. Va. the Fisher Oh company
and the Natural Gas company Of West
Virginia has drilled No. on the J. W.
Wine farm through the Berea grit and
This location IL 1900 feet east OF No. 1
on the same farm. Operations are very
active In the Scaffold Run district and
the location OF some OF the wells now
due In the sand are located As TO
pressge good producers and bring an
Increase In the production Of the pool.
DunIer N 1itcn1e County.
on the South fork OF Hughes river.
Murphy district. Richie county. the
Pierson OF company has drilled a test
salt sand and has n buster. ON West
FORK river. clay district. Harrison couu-
~. the Philadslphia compsny's No. is
creditahly and is the largest producer
In West virginia II had an initial
production ~ 500 barrels when drilled
week
on Flat Run. Warrington district.
Marion county. the South Penn OIL
company has now drilled its No. : on
the W o.. Eraw farm through all sands
and found nothing but light show Of
Oh In the Gordon sand. In court
dslphia company has drilled a test on
the Edgar Riley farm through the Cor
don stray and has a light gssser.
Harrison county. tire Hope Natural
Gas company has drilled a test on me
W. L. Dawson farm through the Big
mum sand and has a fair gssser. IN
Meade district. Tyler county Kerrs A
Co. have drilled their test on the G. =
mussreNe farm through the Cow Run
Lafayette district Fieasants county.
fregE Goodman have drilled a test
on, on the Powell heirs. farm through the
I .oW Run sand and have duster In
the same district; tho Nstsmoras on
a Gas company Is due IN tho sand at
In Grand District, Ritoh,e co'1nt,i ,bs
! Independent oil & Gas Producers corr
psny has completed No. = on the Y. Nc
Ginn's farm and have n buster In the
same district. the Parsons prip A Paner
, TonlpAnA mas completed a test on IN .
elias Fleming farm and has a duster.
The American OF DEVELOPMENT COM
pany Is due IN the sand az n secorr
test on tho ". r Elder farm In Muir
phy district. Roberts 4 Co. are due in
farm.
Drilling ana start.n1 r..t.
great deal or new work t. started
I N the shallow sand districts and a large
! IN Wellington district PlearAnts coun-
". i'lhstip"r Co, are drilling "A test
C. the j. 4 Ingram farm and George
stout a Co. have started 10 drilI M n
test on the Thomas Campbell farm The
West virginia Limited O'l COMPANY. bas
a rig Compsetel for test on the Solo
Industrial OIL Il Gas company drilleS
! Its test On the Thomas Wagner Fan,
ihrouga the Big Injun farm and scored
In Ellsworth district. Tyler county.
the Middlebourne OIL & Gas company
mas started TO drill test on the u
tfe HOPE Natural Gas COMPANY is dTji,
I W..SS, 1rs,s on the JOIN Hants and Fila
nins,on distrIa, s M, pR Tat aor RSn Man
] u'HlhE q 60, have started Ia drill n
! isst on the II J. Richardson farm - or ~
Bar 'holonew Run. Warrington district
Gas company haS started ~ 'Irili a. Ia a,
on 20 r Baker farm through ali
Ehhos u is nov drilling AZ 27B0 feet.
IN states Fork. the Hone Nafursi dos
company II down 500. feet n. a toe,
on NE ! l. Hays farm and Is Nshi-g
J %, IN 0fUitahell district. R1ane count,
/ Feisi"y 3 Co. nave drilIei iteir =" z
I on the l.. u. Chamber fam through
lie 'lr lnjun sand AMI have n shc,y
i"r l'-hsrrri pumper.
SouthsaStO-n Ohio.
I NJ AfmsfrpUgs Mills Waahf~ ., ~,
/ t'wnfhiI li-lruout county ~ the a
0 L-faI Cos Company II W.st virginia taa
.Tl""I Itf fc~' or the William RANKIN
D farm .ir44Lr fi. Reres rri. an, - - y
. ."+t iiDdnr.r fnat has hecr cor1plo,ed
in 1907 district fo- number or rr.Srth.
Ne i'''it'on ~ east Of Developments.
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+ lh. it"t that no physician was ia At
l'f ia'i-r- 4hv coroner D. 81 the op!n iOr,
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