The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-06
OIL AND GAS

Development work In the eastern
nelds during the past week made it's
most important discoveries az the be-
most important strike was made in me
early part Of the week when the South
rem Oh company drilled in its 500
1aIrei producer on the s. r.. Lanhan
farm, In Sardis district. Harrison conn
y. Inc next important discovery was
); r. iurvis' wildcat on rthe s. 81 Rau-
p s., farm IN the deep sand territory In
Eaiis township, Hooking county. .. The
well u located a long distance from pro
auction and the estimates Of in size run
5 , the way from 90 TO 200 barrels a
day. The rig caught FIRE when the veil
was first drilled into the sand and when
~ burned TO the ground the tools were
leit IN the hole and will have 10 be nah
ca out before u can be given a far test.
The deep sand territory Is corpiet-
ing good many wells at this time. In
ANS Gore township. Hooking county.
MuTbhy brothers have drilled No. 2 on
ne John T. Nutter farm 10 feet into
the Clinton sand and the hole stand I
tuu Of nuld. II will make a GOOD mo
Queer In Moday Creek TOWNSHIP a
mile north or production. the Charfierg
III company has given It's test on the
zach Nixon farm shot and Instead or
custer VIII have light pumper In
tne southwest extension. I'm Green town
asnnlps me same company has drilled No.
~ on the Hooking Products counpauv'a
property through the Clinton sand and
has a show for 10-barrel pumper.
IN the northern end Of the field In
VIC Nc Crooksville district. Harrison town
shlp. Iefry county.the Chicago OF Com
pany. Fuller a Howe. have drilled "a test
On the Henry Watt farm through the
clinton sand and have a show Tor an B
~ ~ barrel pumper. This location Is
1000 feet south OF production on tho
George Allen farm
SHALLOW sand TERRITORY.
IN the Caldwell district. Buffalo town
snip. Noblc county. the Connor-Rich on
Gas Company has rdlllcd No 3 on tho
Jordan ttranathan farm through tho
i.erea grit and has a light pumpor. In
pany have rolled No. s on t6s AlSvs1-
der Cutler farm through tho r0o. fo1f
, sand and have show for On 9 or TO-
in the Iiees Run district. cranviev
township. Washington county u ~
Hull a Company have started 20 driIf n
,.,., On ne MCMILLAN heirs farm Ne1r
NllterH station. Monroe township Hart
son county. The Harrictiov Ou ramrary
has completed No. ~ on the Unrrfrt loo
nselrg farm and has hEht bumper fn
west virginia DEVELOPMENTS.
IN l'urel run Murphy district Rif-
cnic county. " We. The Hone Natural
James Kemp farm thr1ugr ~ ~ -l.,',
and hes barrel pumrer on Lone
ron. Grant district D. W. Pence u COM.
pssrny ere dulnnr SO. z on the church.
on wills crset BOD. district Ksoaws,
county. tle south Penn Ou comr4rv t,-
com nlcfed and shot ifa fraf un .hr Dol
ait iarn eng hle very iirht rumrer
Two fnII. north m Che Same rurrrnrv.r
80. 2 0u fnn HfunI fer H.Irr form on
van Fork Ek district thr south
Pom ON DHwrHnr hla rHn.rIrflf So u
81 the p H Meddere farm rrd has r
urht ruwucr
ON Trace York ruVaI district I'm
coin county. ftc HOLLY OU q ur.rf.l.
mont rnwrHuv Ia frIffinr n second ted
on The u Coon farm
ON FInr rHu rrrfi. district Urrrf..H
county. fNr EIE Grove Realty rrrrHarU
has cuunlrfs1 H second fraf rr ffa o 81
rtrothsre ffrw and Doe TrIr raaa.r
ON Rock Camp rln ODE rfIIrfaIrrIa
company bias completed "a feat on thc