The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-05
OIL AND GAS.

Development work IN the northern
extension OF the Scaffold run field in
Spencer district, oan county, met
its first rebuff yesterday when the
Fisher OH Company drilled Its No. 3
on the c.. l.. formerly reported Wi
liam RI Smith farm through the
Berea grit and will not have better
than a lO-barrel pumper. All OF the
previous competitions IN the northern
end OF the field ave resulted In large
producers. Nos. | and . on the Smith
farm are producing 400 barrels a day.
on Indian creek. in the southwest
extension Of the Biue Creek field in
Kanawa county. the South Penn OH
Company has drilled its c test
on the X. !. Morris farm through all
sands and has a buster. Shooting the
old wells in the Blue Creek field is b.
coming more and more frequent. Not
a few Of the old wells have stopped
producing and many others are hold
ing on by a very small margin.
In the northwest extension OF the
field. on Jordan's creek. Big Sandy
district. the South Penn Oh Company
has now completed us No. 2 on the
Wesley Strickland farm ami has a 90
barrel producer. In Union district.
Wood county. the South Penn Oil Com.
pany has drilled its No. n on the
Archie Elliott farm through the Cow
Run sand and has a small pumper.
ouster in Rosne County.
Two miles north % the town OF
Spencer. IN Spencer district. Roane
county. The South Penn Oil Company
has drilled an important test on the o.
Hardman farm through all sands and
has a duster. on Dunkard creek. Bat
telle district. M~onongalia county. the
same company has drilled a test on
the Ash heirs farm through the fourth
sand and has n l5-barrel pumper.
South Of Warrington. Warrington
distric'. Marion county. the South
Penn Oil Company has completed n
test on the a. +. MILAN farm through
nj sands and found nothing hut gas
IN the Gordon formation. South Of
CiarHr6urS. IN Harrison county. the
same company has completed and shot
IT'S No. , on the r. f. EdEe'l farm and
has a 15-barrel Tumper in the Gordon
sand.
Southeastern Ohio.
Southeastern Ohio operators are
showing an INCLINATION 10 increase de-
%velopment works IN both the deep ard
shallow sand districts In the deep
territory an occasional good producer
Is found. bur in the shallow sand dis
tricts all are lich' hu' this does not
defer holders OF leases IN pushing de-
~NelOpment work 20 tho tuil limit In
tho shallow sand districts nearly all
Of the wells are drilled with drilling
machines. which ohViates the erection
80 a standard rishf and reduces eN-
pcrsos
In the Grafton district. Hopewoll
township. Li"k!ng county. lleissev 4
20 hat" drilled a cost or the ". =.
SNartz farm through m" Clinton sand
and has a show FOR a 10-hdrrel pump.
~ This location Is one mile north
west Of the Columbus Gas & Fuel
Company's recently completed tes, on
The Jacob :. LOuEhman farm. In
Pike township. Perry county. the col.
umbus Gas - Fuel corpa1y's 40. ..
r. 2 Be0ret and the Piauc' OIL com.
panys 10 :. " \ King farm are
holding m a. '3o and io5 barrels. res.
pcCtivcly.
Shallow Sand Territory.
In The old Corning district. Mon
Toe township. Perry county. operators
are drilling lich' territory 80 spot
or place - likely 20 escape testing.
in This districi. G II McCray has com.
pie'ed No s. on the T.. Powell farm
and has q 5-barrel pumper IN the
Be-ea grit The same company IS dril.
linz 40. u on The x = Nuzum farm.
John Danman IS drilling n second
teS' o. tho James Weaver fe-m and
have o light pHmper IN mo Pcrea grit
in Pleasant township. the Colonial OIL
companv has drilled 40. e on Tho Wi,
liam I.onesfro'h farm through thf
stme formation ard has a small pump
o.. The average size ~ the wells I'm
This territory s. nor NOR" than three
barrels
il tho Chester HIl district. Marion
~ 1-nip. Morgan county. Bowman
ilo~ have completed o. fosr on rho
Mar Smi'n farm and have 4 Ggs'e.