The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
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O|L AND GAS

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Zero weather can put crimp in
development work in the oil fields
and that is Just what operators In the
eastern districts have to contend
with at this time. Frozen water and
gas lines are d serious annoyance and
livery few lines are protected at drill
ing wells. The contractor,s. life is
not free from worries. During the
fall months his work was, held up on
account of shortage Of water and
now he has the cold weather to con-
tend with and cause delays.
On Middle Island creek. three
miles below West Union, Doddridgel
county, the Carter Oil Company has
drilled its test on the %. Coleman
farm through the Big injun sand and
has a show for a light pumper.
On Miracle run, Battelle3 district,
| Monopgalia county. the South Penn
ION Company has now drilled Its test
on the ]. G. and A. Fox farm through
1.-THE Big .1ntun sand and has a five
barrel pumper.
On Gillespie run. Grant district,
Richie county, the, sycamore Oil
company has shot Its second test on
the Reitz-Martln farm and has al
aeyen-barrel punper In the salt sand. |
On the same stream and in the same
district, about 4 900 feet south of theI
South Penn Oil Gempany's test onl
the B. w. Turner farm, the Hone
Natural: Gas Company i1a-shot ITS test
Ion the JEsBe Putnam farm. and zhasl
| a fiye-barrel pumper in the BereaI
grit
Owing to some erroneous reports
of the size OF the South Penn Oil
Company's well on the T.. A. New
comb farm, on Poca river, Poca dis
trict, Kanawha county, the actual
facts relative to its size will be OF
interest. The well is located about
eleven miles northwest of the old
Blue Creek field in the same county,
land the gas was developed at ninety
feet in the Big Lime formation, and
test shows that the well has a, ca
pacity Of about 10, Q00, 900 scubics feet
a day. The well is q good deal
larger than the average size in the
lower counties and the location may
open new gas field At the pres-i
ent time Lincoln county is producing
more gas than any Of the lower coun-
ties.
! The southern Ohio shallow sand
territory is furnishing occasional good
producers. In the Reas Run district, i
in Independence township, Washing
ton county Thornily and Davis have
completed No. 3 on the Jane Ander-
son farm and the first twenty9tour
thours after 1t was drilled into the
Keener sand produced seventy bar
rels. This location is about 1000
feet north of the good producer on
1.-THE Ramsey farm.
4 In Muskingum township. Washing
iton county, the Bear Greek Oil Com
pany has drilled No. 8 on the walk
Ing farm through the 500-foot sand
and has show for fiye-barrel
bumper. With the completion OF this
we'll development work In this dis
trict has been discontinued.
Back of Nobletown, in the old Nc
Donald field: in Allegheny county.
Pa, the Jennings Oil Company has
completed No. s on the Bell heirs
farm and has show for ten-bars
rel pumper. This farm was develop
ed during the early days Of the No.
1 Donald excitement and after the big
gusher was drilled in on the Matt
hews farm. The Mcdonald field was
lat the height Of Its production about
Itwenty-thfee years ago. and was the
lmost prolific white sand pool ever
discovered. The old Matthew well
has Produced more oil than any other
well In the eastern fields and is still
| producing about twenty-five barrels
la day.
John Starcher, pumper In the en-
lploy Of the Carter OIL Company on
1.-THE E. s. Fisher farm; Ii Roane
county, W. a., was killed instantly
. when his clothes caught in a clutch
of the gas engine. He leaves a wife
and two small children.
The OIL Market.
Pennsylvania S1.45. Mercer black
$1s02. Newcastle $1.02, Corning S5.
Cabell $1.05, North Lima go. South
Lima So, Princeton 80, Indiana S5 !,
Somerset IS. Ragiand 65. Illinois 80,
Kansas and Oklahoma SIS, Coriscana
light SIS. Coriscana heavy so. Eiec-
ira IS, Hea1dt0h so, Hehrietkas IS,
Caddo IS degrees so, Caddo IS de-
II grees 20, Caddo. 80 degrees S. Cad
do crude 45, Canada $1.32.
4 Producers and RefinersS Company
quotes $1.45 for crude Of the Penn
sylvania grade.
In parts Of the west where trees are
scarce. sage brush Is used for fuel.
In Nevada the large main stems are
trimmed By Indians at Sss0Ds 3 cfod
and delivered 10 the user at about