The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-26

oxen II d shot, iucreaaing rs psodsses
ton from less tlian one barrel . ~
E.to is barrels. IN the same field TIE
South Penn otlS Company has shot Sos
q Oh the Gardner:G tchelt farm and
No: -. on the Fred Gardner farm and
Increased their prod Ion from one
to ten and three barr els. respect lively.
On Joes creek. Duyal district, Lin;
coin county, the WayIand OIL and Gas
Company has now completed and shot
its test on the NJ. A. Dingess farm aud
has very light pumper In the Berea
grit.
On the south FORK OF Hughes river
Southwest district. Doddridge county,
tile Carter Oil Company has drilled No.
IA on the w. B. Maxwell farm into
the Maxon sand aud has developed
quite a good gas pressure. Drilling
has been suspended to make test.
On Gillespie run, Grant district, Rstch.
lie county, R. G. Gillespie has complet-
ed No. 19 on the W. L. Heck farm and
has a 10 or 12-barrel pumper in the
Salt sand.
On Spring creek, Clay district, the
Alliance Oil company has dried test
on the Barnard farm through the
Squaw sand and has a gasser. On the
youth fork OF Hughes river, In Clay
district, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany has completed a test on the NJ.
r. Parker farm and has gasser in tho
Naxon sand. On Sugar creek, Lafay-
rite district, Plensants county. Bart!au
8. Company have completed test on
the Smiley Wagner farm and have a
duster in the Cow Run sand
In Island Creek township, Jefferson
county, Ohio. W. II. Lopez, trustee. has
drilled No. z on the W. A. Warden
farm through the Ieren grit and has
show 70 ra light pumper, In the
I1eas Run district, Washington county.
Thornily & Davis No. 2 on the Isaac
Ramsey farm is holding up ut 10 bar
rcls day. In the Marietta district,
!. r. Dillon & Company have complet-
ed No. 10 on the w. II. Eickens farm
and have a ftve-barrel pumper In the
5OO.foot sand. In the same district,
Elmer Wickens has drilled No. on
the II .Wickens farm through the same
formation and has tive-barrel pump
or.
In section 80, Fox township, Carroll
county. the Natural Gas Company or
West Virginia has drilled No on the
III. A. Hardgrove farm through the
Berea grit and has five.barrel pump
or. On the same section. the same
company has completed test on the
Angelina Waugh farm and has very
light pumpcr. Across the line In
Springfield township. jefferson coun-
", SteubenviIIe parties have drilled
test on the Erskiro heirs farm
through the Berea grit and have
duster.
In the Marietta district, Washington
county. stephens & Company have
completed No. on the l.. u, Male
farm and have duster. In the same
district, the Ohio and Indiana OIL con-
pany has completed No. on the John
Russell farm and have a very light
pumper. In Noble county, George
White & Company have completed Z
test on the A. i. Cunningham '*''14 Gu"
have light pumper.
at Sewfckley. in Allegheny county,
Pa, Miller & Drynau have drilled q
well OH tho Nevin property through all
50 uds and have 4 duster. In the Cecil
district, Washington county, Cecil par
ties have drilled test on the d. l..
Mcconnell farm through the Gordon
and developed light show OF oil in
the stray. 1t probably will be good for
five barrels a day.
Drilling has been startod near Par
sonburg. Md, by the Wicomico Oil
Company. Experts are optimistic in
their reports on the possibility Of
reaching oil in marketable quantities
In the gas fields of The Peninsula.