The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-25
OIL AND GAS

The old districts in West Virginia
are furnishing more surprises than the
new. Now and again in some locality
| that has long been neglected a good
producer Is found and this stimulates
/ the search for others. In Warrington
| district, Marion county. the Hope Nat
ural Gas company has drilled a second
| test on the Z. \. Hibbs farm into the
/ Big lnjun sand and has a show for a
good producer.
! In the southwest extension OF the
| Blue Creek field in Kanawha caunty
! the South Penn OH company has drill
/ ed No. 3 on the Chloe Vert farm. To-
Gated on Pinch creek. through the
Squaw sand and has a show for a 20
/ barrel punper. On Birch run. Union
district. Clay county. the Ohio Fuel
OIL company has completed No ! on
[ the r. w King farm anr has a show
/ FOR l0-barrel pumper in the Big In
/ jun sand.
Fair Producer In Roane County.
On ScahOld run. Spencer district.
Roane county. J. AFTER Fisher * Co.
have drilled No. . on the John y. vii
son farm through the Bcr-a grit Az 1
have a show for a -J-blrrcl producer.
II was the old No. on this farm. com
pieted last year. that opened up tho
ScaHold run pool. There are about
twenty-five wells drilling and starting
in the district.
/ Near Bens run. Union district.
/ Peasants county. SCheidgcl d Freid
have drilled No. -. on the j. = Wells
farm through the MnNon sand and has
a buster. In Grant district. Plcasan.s
county. the Johnson oil Company
! has completed 80. 10 ON the r. Vi.
Johnson farm and has a very light
pumper in the Cow Run sand
On Plum run, Murphy district.
I Richie county. the Congress ioual OIL
! Company has now drilled the second
I test on the Flesher heirs farm
( through the Mayor sand and ha. "a
/ light gss well IN the Fink pool. Free.
man Greek district, Lewis county. the
Gordon sand and have a gasser. on
Big Elk creek. Sardis district. Harri-
& son county he South Penn OF Com
. pany has shot its 40. ] on tho y. 4.
Webb farm and increased its produc.
ton from five TO ton barrels q day.
Southern ONO.
Tho northern end az The dcrp sand
territory in k.ngIm county. ONO.
Us not doing anything to better rs rec
ord. Near Grailot. llopsveu town
ship. the Columbus Gus and Fuel Com
pauy has completed feet ON tho j *
Shaf"r farm and has % duster In the
Clinton sand. I'm the lower end of
10" deep sand territory FOO Fails Gore
township. Hooking county. the NrCou-
noil Baird OIL and Gas Comrar, has
drilled 20 tr.f ON tho Charles p urr.
ald-on farm through 'hn Clinton sand
and has show for very Hehf
pumpor
To- tl" Nr2 S'rlif=tiiel Core end ~
-" ho'd. 'hrro ia. boon % letting rp
in dove iupmrnf work Ir mo rsrtr4f
part NJ Perry county drssfrrrr.fr.
work i- increasing in Tho .t,Irt,.
~ Junction city thorr arc abou. furr.
~ wells drilling o. uae th1u~ff rp
fn recently that fhi. frrr.fuI chad
been thoroughly tr-fcd orr during fr.
carly Excitement iu fh" Junction C.fy.
bremen crci'amruf
Shallow Sand Territory.
In Tho Hou- Run district. frdrpenf
enc" township. Wa hIrr'1u court..
dreu & Go have drilled No &c pr tf.
Patterson farm through ffn .I.f sand
and have % p hr-oI rumf.r fr fH.
same district. frr Reno Or CDur.r.
e drilling So. on 'Ho E.k.r Har.
form
tn mo Lowell district. ,rr,rr.
f0NnstIp Dillon ii.sa a. CO. N.t.
drilled No. 20 r'l, o. U.t.uU .rr.
through DO Buou Hru asnH .rI have.
H dHe'or ln fln rafrc district I.f.
'rff township. Charlie. TI..r-.or i
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