The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-08
OIL AND GAS


The deep sand field In southeastern
ONO Ia completing more wells than any
other section and h. presenting nroduc-
Virginia nelds. In IN. SsSMn .ns ws ea
dlSr-icf. Pike township. Ferry county,
Susus Aiken A Redway have completed
Bros farm and IL placed loo barrels 10
It's credit the ensuing "a hours.
IN Jackson township. Gates. Davids
a Moran's No. J v. J.. aud Mark stud
or farm and the Noremac OF company =
No. , on the Edward Polling farm are
producing 40 and SO barrels respective
In the shallow and territory in On.
heas Run district. Independence town
on company has drilled No. 4 ON the n.
iioptle farm through the keener sand
and has a very light pumper. In Grand
started TO drill No. 5 ON the McMahan
In Caldwell district. Center town
company has completed No. on the
y. anu w BRYAN farm and has a dust
ship. Chris Mckee il drilling "A test ON
me w II. Crow farm. In Monroe town
ship. Ferry county. J. S. Jones has COM
ing company's property and has n show
Grit ~
May opsn q New Pool.
In Yellow Creek township Coluu-
Llama county. Peters n VALLEY have
~ test ON the L~NlghATlnS farm
/, .hat u, attracting a good deal OF atten-
Ton. When drilled into the top OF the
beIea Grit the we'll began To show oil
ana stands full OF fluid nearly TO The
top OF the hole. This location l. ? loo
feet northwest OF the old WellsVu |.
pSol and may lead up 60 the discovery
OF a new pool. Operators are keeping
a close watch on the well and III X,
proves as god as Indicated will cali
out some new work.
In the Union Furnace district. starr
to~nshtp. hocking county. the Raccoon
on company has shot its test on the ~
J. sudlow farm and has "a strong gas
ser spraying "a little OH. The location
Is two and three-fourths miles south OF
production at Union Furnace.
Light Wells IN West virginia
Light wells are very much M evidenc.
In the West Virginia neldS. There n,
not az this time any prolinc producing
pest wells completed are not better
thsn ordinary pumpers At long inter
sSpplI "S Mdn and hanawha e%Gunties
nrst named county. on Ten Mile cre.K
Sardis district. Harrison county. Grove
q farrlsh have drilled their test ON IN.
X l. Harbert farm through the Gordon
Sshd aud will not have better thar a
10 barrel pumper. At Wallace. Ia tho
same district. Ashcratt q Harbcrt have
drilled their we'll on the 7. q. kemper
lot through the Gordon sand and have
4. show Tor a very light pumper-less
on Dutchman run. Murphy district.
tdtchie county. the Cairo Oil COMPANY
- NaAAA'h ~. D ON tht y. l.. and ~ W
Lemon farm through the salt sand and
mas 40 barrel putuper In Union cts
trict. Wood county. the Sleepy OIL Com
pany has drilled No. II on the L. :.
Alleman farm through the second Gov
nun sand and has a - barrel pumper.
IN the wallace district. Harrison coun-
y. tho south Penn OF Company'a No. 4
= X LAnhan and Grove a Parrish's No.
I on the r. '. Moore farm are holdin-
up at $50 and i75 barrels a day. respect
ively. In Smithneld district. Roane
| county. the south Penn on GomuapV 49,
completed No. II on the NJ. 4. Fsrrell
iarm ana has n 8 barrel pumper in tha
Big inJun sand.
GOOD Producer IN Elk District
On the rght fork OF Upper Three Mile
creek. In Xix district. kanawha county.
me south Penn OIL Company has drilled
40. ! on the J. V. r. skinner farm
through the Weir sand and ~ produced
100 barrels the first Is hours. ON Ton
Nile creek. Sardis district. Harrison
county. Treat A. Rowland gave their sec
ono test on the II. c. Louchery farm a
shot and IL responded by producing 80
barrels the ensuing Il hours.