The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-20


Among the competitions are two gas
/ wells.
In Pike township. Perry county.
good producers are coming in with a
good deal OF regularity and the pro-
duction OF the development southeast
OF Junction City Is increasing. The
Columbus OIL * Fuel company has
completed and shot its second test
on the b. Allison farm and IL pro-
duced 16O barrels the ensuing "a
hours No l on the same farm. com
pleted two weeks ago. is still hold
ing up at 100 barrels a day. The
Gates. Davidson & Maran's No . on
the Studer farm Is producing 100 bar.
rels a day. So long as wells of the
size or those named can be found
there will be no let up In the deyel.
opment OF the deep san dterritory, de-
spite the heavy cost of drilling.
In Jackson township. Perry county.
the Ohio Central on Company has
completed No on the Weibel oil
royalty tract and Wal not have bet
ter than a fve-barrel pumper. In
Green township. Harrison county. S.
ID. Hedges a Company have complet.
ed and shot a test on the Fox heirs
farm and has sho~ for a ten-barrel
pumper in the Berea grit. This well
Is located in new territory. one-fourth
mile east of production on the J. II.
laughrige farm and one mile south
OF the Folks pool.
West Virginia Fields.
Al the close OF the week the West
Virginia fields had nothing better "a
offer than light wells. In McCleIland
/ district. Doddridge county. the car,
negie Natural Gas Company has drill.
ed a test on the Amos Childers farm
through the MaXon sand and has a
show for five or ten-barrel pumper
ON Fallen Timber run. Grant district
/ Wetzel county. r. 5. Snyder a Com.
pany' have now completed and sho;
their second test on the NJ. j Shreves
farm and have a fifty-barrel producer
in the Gordon sand
On Fink creek. FSeemans Creek dis.
trict' Lewis county, the Carnegie Nat.
ural Gas Company has drilled a test
on the 1. l.. Rush farm through the
Gordon sand and has. fair gasser
In Court House district the Hope Nat.
ural Gas Company has completed a
test on the Ella Reynolds farm and
mas Gordon sand gasser. On States
Fork. Warrington district Mario,
county. the Carnegie Natural Gas
/ Elizabeth Jones farm through tho pIo
company has drilled test on tho
D 'njun sand and has n Hgbt gassar
On Church Fork. Church distric,
Wetzei county. the Manufacturers'
Light q Heat Company Is testing Us
No. on the l.. limerick farm in
the fourth sand This we'll was driII.
ed through all sands and found moth.
lng but light show Of oil in Tho
fourth. On Bingamon creek. CLAW dis.
trict' Harrison county. the PhiladeI.
phia Company's test on the + w
Sturn and G. NJ Halterman farm are
both fair gassers IN the fifth sand on
warriors Fork. Warrington district
Marion county. the Carnegie Natural
- company has drilled test on
90" J. A. Hess farm through the Rig
mum sand and has a light gassers
On Alum run. Freemans Creek dis.
tict' Lewis county. the same com.
pany has gasser In the Big Inun
sand on the g. i. Afford farm
ON Tanners Fork BeKalb dt.,-i,,
Elmer county the Reverse OF K C;.-
company has drilled 80 on IT, a.
d D. AYERS farm through the r,a~.. -,
ana has a show FOR very Iisht tuTnr-
er on the same stream IN T-ov az
! mas drilled "a test on the VI II ~,
iarm through the Big Iniuu sand and
10 a ukut raSfer. on Fish Greet
7 Luurch district. Wetzel county a..
I Philadelphia company has c,r,rt,s /
] 30. on the George Hixel harrh fatr,
ana mas duetCr iu tho pfg Trifrn ss,..f
Driving ana Starting Tests
on HiE Fix creek. Saf-fis dIst-fr,
harrison county. the nix XIX on com.
/ iLhrr has drilled itg second test ora fr.
,.eotce T. smith farm through tho Vtr
/ lNukard sand and has q 4O-barreI ~ -
hNccr from that formation. Some vsrv
tfrhltahle shallow sand weIia have be.f,
round recently in that locality ana a..
Nf'- o. o. Tor pool are quite rfnrni4-
ing On Turtle Tree Fork. Ten Mile dIa.
I trict Trainer Hros are due in the sand