The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-23
OIL AND GAS

y gusher strike In a location least ex-
peeted IL the latest sensation of the
West Virginia fields. The well IL own
ed by the Huntington DEVELOPMENT Com
pany and In located one mile west CT
branchland. In Sheridan district. Lin
coin county. The well got its oil In the
Sig Lime formation aud a. soon as tbe
pss was tapped IL began to flow WITH
great force and produced 1000 barrels
the iirst ~ hours after a. was drilled
IN, ana al the expiration OF that time
"ss holding up at SO barrels an hour.
10 nose familiar with the Big Lime
formation the size OF the well A. MOI
Important, Tor the reason that a IL MOI
likely 70 hold up and produce at the
same rate for more than a few DAYS IL
the early development OF the lincoln
county Held, when. as now. the wells in
nuNSi district. got that production an
me herea grit. some large wells were
found In the Big Lime in sheridan as
trict- Their staying qualities. howeV.r
We're a di-ssppointment Some OF tile
wills. however, at that time had as high
an initial production a. the well 49,
drliled In but In n few weeks they had
oscllhed 10 very small producers and
nmn men the most OF them have been
puIled out and abandoned. IL remains
now 10 be seen IL the new strike is to
i'iio" the way OF its predecessors.
IN Ritehis County.
on Lyons Run. Murphy district
tstehle county. the Richie Mines OH Co
a uIiIIed It's No. % on the y. :. Wilson
'hroukh the salt sand and has n 20
DaIrcl producer In that formation. In
the calcutta development. Jefferson AZ
bitts peasants county. the CreeL n,t
90 has completed and put its test.
~ ene browse-Campbell and Alice Can't
her farms to pumping but they are Ii,,h,
Pr9uucers In the salt sand.
IN Serdis district. Harrison county
the ~fhiladclphia Company has driIIod :.
test on the Ellsworth FItro farm intn ,ha
bis lnJun sand and has a good Rasser
~ nhe same district. Jones q King have
uarIe1 thelr test on the J. n. SmaIlwooi
"a light gasser. @"u nave
In spencer district. Roane county thu
aeah Oii company has completed a sec
ons sest on Tire J. G.. Greathouse farm
ana has a show for a 10 barrel nunann.
In the Berea sand. '~"por
oassers IN Lincoln County.
~ tour Mile creek. Sheridan distrtc.
isihcoln county. the Columbia Gas 81
slectrle Company has completed No ssa
$1,000 on the Andres Watt farm and
"a hsht gasser. on the same stream
snd IN the same district the Four NIL
~ company has con pleted No II on
~ fiuyandotte Land Association tracr
ahd mas a gasser with n canarity -
100000 cubic feet a day IN ne Rfs ~
iun SAND, The same company is drill
i"s N9. ~ on the same tract.
and no.nouse Itul Of Six Mile creek
Snn Two and onc-half miles northeast 81
I~eNelopments. the Interval Gas y oit
ympany - drilling Nos. : and . on ~
Lincoln Land Association Company's
ON Miracle Run. sardis district. Mo.
Ioii-aheiia county. the south Pc,
~ No. Z on the d. a A So
- ~ proNinE a cerditable producer
~ sun holding up Of 155 6arreis n
s' " Sardis district. Harrison coun-
me same company's No. 4. or the
AMMAN fsrm and Treat a pcw1
40 z on the Lauchery farm. sre
fv9uelnE 100 barrels p day and gro,c
"Fiehs Ne ] on the ". V Moore
Southern Ohio.
~ we phio side In the ahaIfou ~,,a
tyIl IN the Payne district. Trde-
"tnte township. Washington r,fl,-
~ ECKER a Mccormick have drffi@1
- nm the Peter Metz farm th-o1g6
n second Cow Run sand and 49,
custer ~ the same district AMI tog-r-
n INC fnrker Run on compnrv -
llued ltF test on the Farrie eS.cL
AItn from the second Cow Run go
p me his lniun sand ard have y ras.
ln the Gravsvme district r-.,tf,,
tN. Aloufue county. tie T.urTIrr
w .nupnnr has drilled No Z or fr.
slnhhfrif heirs farm thr0ue 49,, ~
E " ann hna q very UFht uumner
N ihe Marietta district vVasrf.gt
nIhif The Nuftfre Farw on
Iar drilled n ferf on the ~ H.
Farm through the second 90,
wv Nind lnd has n very ffrhf rti.,v.r
iiofe well TOW nehfn. Iickfrr -ount-
N- Columbia Fuof OH romr9--- -
~ ttf p g. f0uRuan YARN a. 49,.
q" % barrels n day