The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-01
OIL ANDICAS

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So far this week has started out
With nothing out Of the ordinarytin
the oil fields. The mild spring
weather isIikely to start up large
amount of drilling. Oil development
INVEST Virginia will not lag as long
as the grease stays up at $3.50.
Lately, the compilations we're very
generally distributed through all
fields and light wells too frequently
put in an appearance where better
things were expected. Now and
then the old Districts present good
producerFwhere nothing better than
a light well was expected. .s
Was Such A4Surprise. \:
On Sans branch, Duval district.
Lincoln county, the Big Creek De
velopment Company had such Il sur
prise when it drilled in its No. 81 on
the NJ. Spurlock farm, and got.atl
amber oil producer good for SO bar
rels a day. For the pastStWo or more
years. the average size Of the wells in
Lincoln county has been between I 5
and 90 barrels q day. The Big Greek
Development Company is. the most
active operator in. Lincoln county.
and keeps 10 strings OF tools. run
ming all the time. This company
has the most valuable producing
property of any in the eastern fields.
On Bear Fork fDuval, district. the
Big Greek Company has the rig COM
pleted for No. ~ on the: B !, Fl Curnes
farm. (. ~ y,s,,s7.
Tests In Ritchie:s
Richie county has considerable
test work starting and under way.
On Gillespie run, Grant district, the
American OH Development Company
has started to drill a! test; on the Ell
der-Wells farm, Its No; 0 on the
Love Wells farm has been, drilled
through the Squaw? sand and Is u
buster: On Elm run, ]. Il. Andcr-
son is drilling a testaon the g Gorge
II. Crummct farm. On Nutters Fork.
H. l.. Lection & Co. are drilling a
test on the Laura Metz farm. On
1Iaddon run, Clay district. R, J.
Jones & Co. are drilling on the G. "A.
Jewel farm. On Grass run. Murphy
district, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany has rigs nm for tests on the
Agnes Putnam. F. NJ. Frederick and
D. Wclch farms. ~, 4,
Proving Hall Estate.
ON Rock run. Burning Springs
district, Writ county. tho Walnut
Creek Ola Gas COMPANY lis down
1000 feet at second test ON .the
Hall estate. The test on that farm
created good deal Of excitement
when it was drilled into the Keenef.
sand: lttshowcl for a 35-barrcl; PRO:
dncer.hut is!nowdoinEglcss than stlvc
barrels Il day. ln9the same locality
tie Hone Natllrals Gas Company has
r'adG tho locationifor a test on thc
y: H. Wyor farm. ~ On the river
front. Williams district, Wood coun-
|ty. Bills, Watterson & Radkcr arc
drilling testNon the Victoria stone
farm. On Pond run. in !Parkersbarg
district. the Island Oil & Gas Com
pany is rigging up at al test on the
Mrs. n. L. Kendall farm.
Producer In Tyler.
On Riddle Island creek. Ccntervllc
district. Tyler county. the Carnegie
NaturaffGas Company has now com
Melted Its test on the James Joseph
farm and has s25-barrel pumper3in
the Big Iniun sand. On BuppcrtT Three
Mile Creek, Elk district. Kana@hs
county the South Penn Oil. Company
has now completed, and shot its sec.
ond test ION the j. ". i r. Skinne,
farm and will not have better, than
1o:barrel pumper IN the Weir sand
Pumner in Lincoln.
On Sugar Tree creek, Dnyal dis.
trtct, Lincoln county, the Big Creeb
Development Conspany's s.So..7 on the
L. E. Holstein farm has been com.
pleted and Is producing five barrel,
a day from the 5Berea, grit.
Shooting IN Kanawhs.
In the old Blue Creek field, ID
Elk district, Kanawha county, Cd.
orators are still tresorting IT. shootihl
the old wells in AN EFFORT to keeI
them producing. Some have been
shot a number of tinfes. Most D
themirespond iwitlisan Increased PRO.
duction, While others faii !. Al e6ot
deal of interest IL centered In N,
experiment of drilling those thatsiai
to respond to the Weir sand! MI,
wells that have been drilled d6wt
haye found an increased production
I'm the lower formation, and dritiih,
deeper promises TO be q feature Ii
! that fleld.
Rig Completed.
81. lIlt.t 4.