The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-03
OIL and Gas

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the Berea grit development In DeKalb
district, Gilmer county, West Virginia
are rather promising. The Eastern
Oil COmpany's No. 3 on the l.. A. Hard
man farm drilled in two weeks ago
and rated as 30 or 4O.barrel producer
was given Il shot In the Berca grit and
ii responded by producing Obarrels
the ensuing "a hours. On Big Island
run, Murphy district, Richie county
A. +. Daubenspeck has drilled sec
ond test on his own farm through the
salt sand and has as how for a six
barrel pumper. In the same district
the Associated Producers Oil Com
pany has drilled No. 3 on the G. W
Nutter farm through the shallow sand
and at Il depth of 400 feet hua II show
for 10-barrel pumpcr.
On Sans Branch, Duyal district
Lincoln county, the Big Creek De
yelopment Company has drilled No.
on the Addison Hagar farm through
the Berea grit and has a 1Obarrel
producer in that formation. On Gil
lespie run, Murphy district, Richie
county. the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled second test on the l.. J.
Turner garm through the sand and has
4 fair SaSscr.
In Sardis district, Harrison county,
he Hope Natural Gas Company has
drilled test on the Temple Smith
farm, located on Ten Mile creek
through the 50-fOot sand and has Il
light gasser. In the Burning Springs
district, Writ county, the South Penn
Oil company has drilled It's No. S on
he A. b. Wilson farm through the salt
sand and has an S.barrel pumpcr.
Buster in Brooke County.
Three miles south of Wellsburg, in
Buffalo township, Brooke county, Bost.
wick 4 Co. have drilled a test on the
Thomas Miller farm through the Berea
grit and have buster. This location
is $500 feet south OF the Rock Ledge
Oil Company's test on the Absolam
Wells farm. In Stilwell creek. Union
district, Wood county, the Byers OIL
company has CC.hpleted No. q ~ the
Charles Elliott farm and has n light
pumper in the second Cow Run sand.
On the same stream the Mcclure Oil
company has completed a second test
On the David Freshwater farm and has
the same kind OF Il producer in the sec.
ond Cow Run sand. On Ben's run.
the Tidal Oil company has completed Il
well on the S. l.. Zane farm and has
. light pumpcr. This well is located
in Union district. Pleasan;s county.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in south.
eastern Ohio. in Rush Creek township,
Fairfield county, the Carter oil COM
pany has completed and shot its No.
! on the !. y. Brown farm and has n
25.barrcl producer in the Clinton sand.
The same company has started to drill
No. 3 on the G. +. McCandlish farm.
& Nolder have completed and
shot No. on the II. c. Johnson farm
and has a producer good for As bar.
rels day. In Marion township, Hook.
irg county, the Avelon Oil and Gas
company has drilled its test on the
William Funk farm through the sand
and has buster. This location is 4
mile southwest OF the test on the W.
e. Johnson farm.
In jackson township. Perry county,
the Carter Oil company has drilled
No. 4 on the Mary II. Henry farm
through the Clinton sand and will not
have better than n 5 or 10.barrel
rumper.
Shallow Sand Territory.
In the Chester Hill district. Rome
township. Athens county. George Ash
burn has completed No. S on his own
farm and has very light pumper. In
Decatur township. Washington county,
L. W. Hannah & Co. have completed
No. on the A. A. Weatherell farm
ahd have show for n 5,barrel pump.
Cr Near Stockport, Penn township
Morgan county. the Pennsylvania Oil
company has drilled u second test on
the Lewellyn farm through the Cow
Run sand and has buster.
In the Reas Run district. Independ.
chce township. Washington COUNTY
Yost. Berry a. C. are drilling test
on the NJ. A. Beagle farm. In Liberty
township. b. F. Gorrell a Co. are drill
ing No. 6 on the Gebike farm. Near
Harrietsyille Enoch township, Noble