The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-23
OIL AND GAS

The week end OF Developments in the
eastern fields failed TO present any large
CHARTERS oil Company's No. } on the
Sarah Wilson farm. located ON Days
run. Clay district. Monongalia county.
The first "a hours IL was drilled into the
fourth sand ~ produced 30 barrels
While drilling deeper tie tools stuck ana
have not been recovered. The well
drilled through the Gordon sand. In the
Fairview district. Marion county. the
Hope Natural Gas Company has now
drilled It's test on the Sanford Uplia
farm through all sands and has a dus-
ter.
In smithneld district. wetzei county.
J. w. AEnew * Co. have drilled their
test on the l.. l.. Smith farm through the
Gordon sand and found nothing but
very light gas pressure In that forma-
ton. ON Muddy creek. Ellsworth dis
trict. Tyler county. the Middlebourne OIL
a Gas Company has drilled a teston the
A j. Martin farm through the Gordon
sand and has a gasscr
Near Twiggs' postoffice. Lafayette
district. Peasants county. the American
OF Development Company has completed
No. % on the j. W. Morgan farm and
has a show for "A 10 barrel pumper in the
Cow Run sand. ON Bartholomew run.
Warrington district. Morton county. the
Prospective oil Company has now drill
ed its second test ON the Israel Wise
farm through the fourth sand and has a
show for n small producer.
Qasser In HARRISON
on Long run, Grant district Harrison
county. the West Virginia Central Glass
Company has drilled . test ON the j. IL.
West farm through the NTH sand and
has gasser. In Smithfield district.
Roane county. the South Penn OIL Com
pany has drilled No. : on the j. l.. Fer
rell farm. through the Rig Injun sand
and has a show for % barrel producer.
This shows for better than the late
average in that locality. The general
average of the competitions in Roane
county ~ not above 10 barrels.
Drilling on Wells Deeper.
kanawha county. operators are now
drilling some OF the old wells to the
lower sands and are meeting with fair
Held, the Gardner OIL a Gas company has
drilled its No. ] on the Fred Gardner 40
acres from the Squaw To the Weir. sand
and increased its production from TO
10 barrels a day. on Elk river. in the
Blue Creek field, the United Fuel Gas
company has drilled No. 2 on the J. r
Brown $50 acres through the Weir Fand
and has a 10-barrel pumper.
On upper Three Mile creek in the new
pany has made locations for Nos ? ana
J on the Robert y. Skinner farm. adjoin-
ing the Anna c. skinner farm. on which
on Failing Rock creek. Big sandy dis
trict. kanawha county. the O'Conneli
OIL company has drilled it's No. az on
the Soshorn tract through the Weir
sand and has a buster.
Producers In Brooke County
IN tne Iefea grit pool az Beech Bot
tom, Bunalo district. Brooke county the
kockledge OIL company has drilled NO.
~ on the Miller & HALLE Wells farm
and has s5-barrel producer. In the
northern end OF the same pool, John Mil
dren Sons a. Co. have completed No. =
on the John Walsh farm and have a
show Tor a 2Oibarrel producer. The nrst
test on this farm came In drv ana me
second showed a very little oil
In Union district Harrison county
the Carnegie Natural Gas company has
completed and shot its second test on
me J. J.. Strothers farm and has a 10.
bafgei pumper In tho fourth sand. The
gauKes OF the wells in the Wallace pool
~ Sardis district are as follows: Grove
Parrish No. /, r. v. Moore, 900 barrels.
ii tness. pitman a. Co, No. ]. +. II. Est.
Southeastern Ohio
IN the deep sand territory IN south
eastern. Ohio. IN. Falls Gore tnvvuship
hocaung> county. the Carriers OH com,
pany has completed and shot its No x
on the Hooking Products conpanv's
property and has 80 or 5O-barreI pro-
Queer. The same company's No so on
ne ne same property. Is holding up al
In the Junction city district, jackson
township. Perry county. Ralph Bros.