The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-03
SHORT COURSE FOR FARMERS
OPENS AT BETHANY COLLEGE
OIL AND GAS

DeNeiopment work in the eastern
fields is not bringing any large pro
ducers 20 the front. The Gordon sand
territory In Sardis district. Harrison
county. w. Va. is due to present some
good producers before the close of the
week. There Is no otner section in
tne state that looks 80 promising
Marion and Monongalia counties have
not IN the past month presented any
thing better than light producers. In
the last named county all Of the late
competitions are gas wells. on Thorn
as run. Clay district. the Red Cog OIL
a Gas company has completed No.
on the W. \. Parks farm and al 12l
ieet in the Big lniun sand and has a
good gasser. In the same district. III e
Hope Natural Gas company has drilled
a test on the Sarah lngrham farm
through the NTH sand and has
buster.
On Miracle run. Battene district.
Monongalia county. the PHILADELPHIA
company has drilled a test on the 4
oh9man farm into The Big Injun sand
and has show for a 1O-barrel pump.
er. On Little Indian creek. Grant dis.
trict the Union Utility company 6ss
drilled a test on the Ralph Snider
farm through the fifth sand and found
nothing and has abandoned the hole
On Dents run. the Randall Gas com
pany has completed a test on the :
Z. Stewart farm and has a fair gasser
On Middle Island creek. Centervine
district, Tyler county, the Hope Natu-
raj Gas company has drilled a test ON
me n. II. Grove farm through the Big.
ln1un sand and has a light gasser.
Light Wells in Richie.
On the South Fork of Hughes river.
Murphy district, Richie county The
Guy on a Gas company has complet-
q 81.
Neal tarm and has light pumper in
the Big lnjun sand. On Gillespie run.
Hrant district the Clear oil company
mas drilled No. on tho \. T. and n
r. Null farm through the salt sand
and has barrel pumper. On Devil
Hole creek in the same district tho
south Penn OIL company has drilled a
second test on the VI NJ Morton farm
through the salt sand and has "A show
Tor 4-barrel pumper. This location
Is 1900 feet southeast OF the same
companys test on the J. W. Marshall
farm.
On Turkey Hen creek. Sheridan dis
trict. Lincoln county. the Columbia
Gas and Electric company has drilled
No. ~ on the Almedia Dale farm
through the Big lniun sand and has a
gasser with a capacity OF one and one
half million cubic feet a day on Guy
an river in the same district the hun
tnEton Gas & oil company has started
70 drill test on the Huntington Gas
A Development company's property
On Kentuck branch, Sheridan district
the Hamlin OF company Is building
rig on the Gyandotte Land assOcia-
tons property, located 800 feet north
west OF the -Four Mile oil companys
No. on the same property. Near
cross Roads, Beattie district Monon-
gala county. the South Penn oil com
pany has shot 40 = on the l.. v Ten
nant farm and increased its produc-
tiOn from - 10 40 barrels n day.
Southeastern Ohio
In the deep sand territory IN south
eatern Ohio the Noremac oil company
has completed and shot lis No on
the Edward Ping farm. located near
New Lexington. Jackson township.
Perry county. and u produced 1875 bar
rels the ensuing twentvfour hours.
In the same district i'm pike township.
Ralph Bros have completed and shot
their test on the ". J O'Connor farm
and Will have 15-harrel pumpcr.
IheirNo on the LudOwic Celadon
ccoompany's property is holding. mp AZ
have completed and shot their 80. 3
on the W. O Saffell farm and 90 pro
duced 200 barrels the fret twenty
hours This location is / 600 feet west
OF No. I on the same farm.
lN Tue rNN' MfrI extension or NIn
Gore iield I'm Falls Gore township.
Hooking cCIuty the Clarticr. oil
company has COMPLETED and shot $50
- on the Hooking Products company
rrdpnrtv and cOpIlapsod the CASING
Before it was shot ~ showed FOR "a 100
barrel producer. tn the same locality
,he Plymouth OIL & Gas company
81. I ON the U D. Swegzv nrm d.
holding uu at 90 barrels "a DAY and fh.
lsogan Natural Gas q FuoI rUmranv'a .
SO T. W.. O. Price Hf % barrel. ID frr
ln The Bremen field. Rush Greek town.
der's nos. and ON the Mary YOrrr
I1rm are holding un Of 900 barrels l
dav.
Two miles south of Ucokefour
Groom township. Beaver county. pr
unknown parties have drilled H fa.f
ln tho J SWarnv farm through the
rerea grit and have q dustrr.