The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-28
OIL AND GAS

Light wells are the late Offering In
the West Virginia and Southeastern
Ohlo nelds- With the moderation OF
the weather, operations are again
starting up In all sections. On Dutch
man run, Murphy district. Richie
county, the Cairo Oil Company has
drilled a second test on the J. b. and
A. W. Lemon farm through the salt
sand and has a show for a 10-barrel
pumper. On Sancho creek. C%entreville
district. Tyler county. the Pure Oil
company has completed No. 4 on the
u. "A. Biggs farm and has a 5-barrel
pumper in the Big lnjun sand.
On Laurel run, Smithfeld district,
Roane county. the Ohio Fuel OIL Com
Pany has completed and shot its No.
~l5-barrel pumper in the Big Iniun
SAND. On the same stream. the South
rem on Company has completed No.
. on the Jonathan Smith farm and
a a 5-barrel bumper in the same
SAND; In Harper district. Roane coun-
~, the Jarvis Oil Company has drilled
NO. } on the Mary ]. Lowe farm
through the sand and has a very light
pumper.
In Elk district. Ksnawha county the
South Penn OIL company has drilled No.
. on the King lands into the salt sand
and has developed a gas pressure On
straight Fork. Duval district, Lincoln
county. the Big Creek Development COM
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farm through the Berea grit and has a
-S-oarrel On the same stream
me ~ same has drilled No. 7 on
Ihrough the Berea grit and has a snow
Tor a l5-barrel pumper.
Light Wen on Falling Rock.
On failing Rock creek. Big Sandy dis
trict. kanawha county. the O'ConneII
OH company has drilled No. 20 on the
Go5h3rn tract through the Weir sand
ahd mas a lb-barrel producer. In the
same district the south Penn oil com
pany has shot No. 3 on the T.. G. Med
ders farm and increased its productfon
from 80 TO 80 barrels a day. on War
riors Fork. Warrington district, Marion
county. the South Penn oil company has
into the 20-foot sand and has a i've
barrel pumper. II Will later be drilled
to the lower sands.
In the Wallace district. Harrison
county. the Nesper Gas COMPANY No =
on the Perry farm Is holding up at sos
barrels a day. Grove and Parrish's No.
! on the q. y. Hall lot is producing 100
barrels and Hartness & Dittman's 30. /
on the +. 5 .Estlack lot, 1O5 barrels "a
ON Miracle run. Battelle district Mo
nongalia county. the MANUFACTURE
Light q Heat company has drilled n test
on the NJ Price farm int othe fourth
pumper. In Union district. Wood coun-
~. the southern oil company has start
ID 10 drill No. 8 on the r. J. Fleming
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in south
eastern ohio. the Union Furnace oil
Company has completed and shot its No.
2 on the VI. l.. and J. G.. Woodland farm
and II produced $50 barrels the ensuinr
- hours. In the same district the Io-
gan Natural Gas a Fuel Company's No.
z and . on the Reinscheld farm. are
holding mp at 40 and IS barrels. re-
spectiNcly. Now that field work has
been rcsumed there SHOULD be eight or
ten wells in the deep sand field get tao
sand within the next week.
In the keas Run district. TudeDend-
cnce township. Washington county. tho
Fork OIL Company has drilled No. 3 on
the T.. tumtmus fern through the sal.
sand and since giving D. a. shot has f.
show Tor n 10 or 20 barrel pumper. IN
the Newport district. Edward 4. Mcg-
ers No. Z ON the John Braun farm. H.
huldinE up AZ - barrels "a day.
lu the Marietta district. the Rig Eans
OF Company has completed No. Z on the
Louis Effcrson farm and has n very
light pumper The Gale OF Company
test on the Cynthia MendcnhuII farm ie
p very light pumper The Lone Pine on
Company hes th" rig completed for
second test on the Friend InEhram
farm end Hammond a. Thoruily ae-
starting "a second test on the william
ThOrnily farm.
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hair How pretty b f.