The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14
OIL AND GAS

Late complstions In the West Viz.
sinlA ue4cs consist Of llEht producers
sAs wells and busters large procuc,
n.fe Dot Tor soms weeks figured
N Dut a lev compilations above the
average IN PRODUCTION Gagged by the
compteuons OF last month the aver
axe IA little above p barrels There
az very few districts IN West Wiz
klnla capable OF pressntinE large
N.fy iarse percentage Of the wells are
Light or dry.
On West Fork river. Union district
Harrison county. ". Brent Maxwell
has drilled No. n on his oNn farm
tnroush The Gordon sand and found
y barren. IL T. now drilling TO the
ifth sand. eHpectins TO get gas IN
has also drilled No. % on his own
farm through the Gordon sand and
has 80 barrel producer in that form
alton In the same district the South
Penn Oh Company has drilled No. Il
on the r r. Edgsll farm through the
Gordon sand and has rs barrel
pumper- The Hope Natural Gas Co
has completed its No 5 on the Pierce
SidebOttOm farm and has a 80 barrel
producer in the Gordon sand. The
same company has completed test
on the Abram BoWther farm and has
a ~ barrel pumper in the same form
alton.
In Smithheld district. Roane county.
the South Penn Oil company has drill
I'd It's No. 3 on the ). and : Starcher
farm through the Big Innn sand and
has a barrel pumper. On Lyons
run. Murphy district. Richie county.
the Cairo OIL company has completed
No. u on the Thomas r Davis farm
and has show for 5 barrel Tumper
Ina the salt sand.
Fair Well In Marion.
At Glover Gap. Warrington district
Marion county. G. r. Bonwell a Co
have drilled n second test on the
Sarah Lee Wendell farm into the thir-
~ foot sand and will have a rs or 30
barrel producer. In the same district
\. y. Taught is drilling a test on the
John Baker farm and the South Penn
oil company has started TO drill No
s on the Joseph Campbell farm In
Lincoln district. the Busy Oil company
Is down 1900 feet at a test on the
Jesse Price farm and fishing. Schooner
Bros. are due In the sand at their test
on the J. NJ. Reese farm.
Southeastern ohio.
The Southeastern Ohio field. except
In the deep sand territory. are fur
nithing light bumpers. In the shallow
sand territory in the Corning district
In Deerfeld township. Morgan county.
Noting, Howard q Baird have com
pleted a second test on the James
Moore farm and have a 5 barrel pump
or I'm the Berea Grit. The Maple oil
farm Is drilling. In the Bearfeld
township. Perry county. Church a
Hatfield have drilled a test on the
Beatrice farm through the Bera Grit
and have a very light pumper
In the Bartlett development. Wesley
township. Washington county. :. l..
Roseburg is drilling No. on the
Thomas Board farm. and Hobson 4
/ Williams are drilling a second test on
the John Hale farm
In the Reas run district. Independ-
ence township. Washington county. the
Mildren Oil Company has tested its
| No. 4 on the ID. Hoppel farm. and IL
Is failure. In the same township
and district. Thornilly q Davis have
! completed second test on the Deu-
cher heirs farm and have a buster. In
the same district. Thornilly a Co
/ have started to drill test on the Deu-
cher-Bliss farm.
| New Work In Lawrence Township.
In the Cow Run district. Lawrence
township. the Enochs oil Company
has started to drill a second test on
the Joseph Smith farm. w. VI. Hume
A Co. are starting No. on the John
lee Hall farm. In the same locality.
/ Decker a Mccormick are drilling No
Z on the Peter Nets farm
In the deep sand territory in Rush
| Creek township. Fairfield county. the
carter OIL Company has completed its
test on the William McCandish farm
and has a show for a fifteen barrel
i pumper in the Clinton sand In Falls
Gore township. Hooking county. the
CHARTERS OIL Company's No. - on the
Hooking Products Company's proper-
! " IS holding up at $50 barrels A day
In the Caldwell district. Noble coun.
y, $. W King q Company's test on
the A. y. Blake farm is holding IN al
siNty-five BARRELS a day.
IN the Washington district. Wash
lngton county. Pa. the New OIL & Gas
Company has completed a second test
on the Frank Wilson farm and has a