The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-11
OIL AND GAS
Completing the New Outfit for O I'll,

Operators in tho shallow sand dis.
tricts IN southeastern Ohio are keep
ing up development work az a pretty
lively pace. Light wells are the gen
eral rule and not a few OF the com
pletions fall TO the buster class In
side OF the corporate limits OF Lewis.
VILE, summit township. Monroe coun-
y. the Progressive Oil Company has
drilled n well on the shepard Wise
lot through the Biz Injun sand and
has show for a tve-brarel pumper
This strike will likely lead TO a town
lot development az that place.
In the Lowell district. Adams town
ship. Washington county. the Twin
oil Company has drilled No 4 on the
J. A. SchwendermRn farm through the
Soo-foot sand and has an eight barrel
pumper. In the Reas Run district. ".
drill test on the Deshler heirs farm.
In the same district. Herman Hogue
has completed a test on the James
V. Decker farm and has a light pump
or in the Big injun sand. This loca-
ton is 900 feet northwest OF produc-
ton on the J. W. Bowersock farm.
In the Payne district. Lawrence
township. u. ". Heslop a Co. have
completed a test on the Lewis Ora
ham farm and have a buster in the
Second Cow Run sand. In the same
locality. the J. Il. Braden oil com
Lee Hall farm through the same for
nation and had the same kind Of
luck
Small Wells in Noble.
In the Caldwell district. Olive town.
ship. Noble county. the King oil com
pany has completed a test on the Mar
tin 4. McAtee farm and has FIVE
barrel pumper in the Macksburg sand.
in Buffalo township. !. G.. Larrick a
20 ~ "a q to NNnan
J. W. Steele farm and ]. NJ Burns a
Go. are drilling a second test on the
Silas Mclaughlin farm.
In Salem township. W. &. Patter.
son a. Co. have drilled No. p on the
]. X. Jackson farm through the Macks-
burg 50O-foot sand and have buster.
I'm jackson township. the Cats Greek
OIL company has drilled a test on the
VI. Mcfarland farm through the same
formation and has a duster. This To-
cation is 800 feet north OF produc-
ton. In the Harrietsville district. in
Jefferson township. the RADIO Oil com
pany has drilled No. on the Ira
Crum farm through the Buell. Run
sand and viii have n light pumper.
In Enoch township. the G. T. Smith
OH company has drilled a second test
on the Bart Dimmerling farm through
the same formation and has a light
pumper.
In jefferson township. the Huffman
Love OIL company has drilled a test
on the Herbert Love farm through the
Buell Run sand and has a duster I'm
the same district. Jerry Buckley Is
drilling test on the John Slack
farm and the Leo oil company is
drilling No. 3 on the John Bitterback
farm.
West Virginia Compilations.
Competitions in the West Virginia
In
in the shallow sand territory in south
eastern Ohio. In Grant district. Rit-
chic county. the American OIL De-
Nelopment company has completed a
test on the F1esenthal-Elder farm. and
has fiye-barrel pumper In the Salt
sand. In the Blue Creek field in Elk
district. Kanawha county. the South
Penn Oil company has shot No X
Z. Coleman and No. Kate Huffman
The production OF each was doubled
from two 10 seven barrels respective
ly.
In Sardis district. Harrison county.
the two days gauges OF the largest
wells are as follows: South Penn
company No. $. II. Lanhan. $50 bar
reis; Nesper OH company's Nos.
and / G. a w. l.. Perry farm. 300
and 800 barrels, respectively. and
Grove q Parrish No ]. II. V. Moore.
as barrels.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
on Wunkard creek. Wayne township
Greene county. Pa. the Waynesbufg
Gas Company has drilled "A second test
on the +. ID. Frecland farm and has a
tair gasser in the Gordon sand. on Ru-
dolph run. In the SAINT district the Car
negie Natural Gas Company has drilled
"A test on the ID. Fox farm through all
sands and has "a dust1r
one mile north Of Five Points IN
ohio township. Beaver county. Leopold
Rossomine has drilled No. on his own
farm through the Ecrea Grit and has "a
small pumpcr. George irk q Co have
drilled a test on the Brown heirs farm
through the Eeres Grit and will have "A
light pumptr In Green township Pitts
burgh parties have drilled a test on tine
} o. SwcarinEen farm through the
Berca Grit and hPve @ show Of oil he
fore testing they will drill TO the Poe
sadn.