The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-18
OIL AND GAS

The reduction in the credit balance
market during the early part OF the
past week brought the quotation for
credit balances OF the Pennsylvania
grade OF crude lower than IL has been
since 49,. At that time the market
was advancing rapidly but not speed
ny as has been the decline from 81 so
to 81 90
The close OF the week in devotion
ment work In the eastern felds
brought no better wells than the early
part. In Clay district, Richie coun-
", the sun Gas company drilled It's
No on the II. G.. Riggs farm through
the Cow Run sand and secured a very
nsht pumper. In McElroy district.
pany drilled it's No, on the J. NJ. Van
Camp farm throufi the Keener sand
and has small we'll
In the Burning Springs district. Wirt
county. the Red River oil a Gas COM
pany has completed and shot No. 5 on
the kepue- McClung farm and has a
very small pumper i'm the 4OO-fooi
sand. On Flint run. in Clay district.
Miller a Gartlan have completed No
Z on the l.. L. Rex farm and have a
dGster. No producing sand was found
In this we'll
Light Well In Roane County.
On Spring creek. Smithheld district.
Roane county. the Columbia OIL COM
pany has drilled No on the j. \.
Bfannon farm through the Big lntun
sand and has To- barrel pumper. ON
Colt run, Spencer district, the South
Penn Oil company's test on the =. l.
Snodgrass farm is showing for a bet
ter producer than first indicated when
drilled through the Bera grit II is
now estimated good for 20 barrels. ON
Laurel run of Henry,s Fork, the South
Penn OH company has started 10 drill
second test on the d. r. Rogers
farm.
busters In Hancock and Ohio.
In the old Moscow field in Poe dis
trict. Hancock county. r. NJ. CowIy
has completed tost on his own farm
and has a duster in the Berea grit On
Short creek. Richiand district. Ohio
county. the Hans oil company has
drilled its test on the W. w. Waddle
farm through the Berea grit and has
duster
In Sardis district. Harrison county.
the philadelphia company has drilled
Us No. 4 on the Elizabeth Lyons farm
through the fourth sand and has a
barrel pumper The South PENN Oil
cOmpany's No. OIL the ~. Lanhan
farm Is holding up nj $40 barrels.
Treat a Rowland's No. . on the ID. G.
Lauchery farm is producing 100 bar
the r. V. Grove farm. 100 barrels a
daily: In the Blue Greek field in Ka-
naWha county the South Penn Oil
company shot No. >. Wesley Strick-
land. and No. .. X. &. Coleman. The
irst was increased from to 80 bar.
reis and the last from to bar
Drilling and Starting Tests.
Despite the fact that operators are
inclined TO curtaii operations in the
West Virginia fields. there Is good
deal OF experimental work under way
ana starting. ON Bingamon creek.
clay district. Harrison county. B r.
Anderson 4 co. are drilling n test on
the T. l.. Barnes farm on the same
stream. {. w. VALLEY q Co are down
l.sOO feet at a test on the Alvin Nor
row farm. On Corders run oBoth-
vile district Taylor county. the Graf.
ton Drilling company Is drilling a test
on the W u. Gregg farm.
Shallow Sand Territory.
ON Rock run. Burning Springs dis
trict. Writ county. the Walnut Creek
OIL Gas company Il not convinced
mat II cannot develop a pool on the
Z. W. Hall estate. The first test Is a
light pumper. tho second a buster. on
Mckim creek. Lafayette district.
Pleasants county. Jamison Neeley a.
60. are drilling n test on the A. G.
Gorrell farm. ON Ben's run. Union
district. the Tidal oil company has
completed test on the 4 J. and
Luch Zane farm and has a light nump.
er IN the MaXOn sand. on the river.
front Williams district. Wood coun-
~. Bills. Watterson A. &C have drill-
cd second test on the Victoria Stone
farm through the Macksburg sand
and have n dustor
Rosus County Tests.
on lieurh'z York. Smithhetd district.
toane county. the carter OIL company
u startinE To-, OF the Settle y. kin
trict. Godfrey IT, Cabot has made me
location for test or tho T.. ". ana Em-
creek. sheridan distric. calhoun county.
the F.sfuutrh piI company has the
riE up for o. t'st on the Alice Mitchell
iu the nov Weir sand deveIopuent ON
Blue creek. Ilf district. Kanawha coun-
o.. the ohio Fuel pll company is drilling
test on tro Edward Gebhart farm and
No made location for Nos ~ g. en-
elusive. pu Little sandy creek iu the
same district. rnc ~. - Edwards Ou
". Nirkcre farm. ON Pinch creek XIX
district. the Luck Boy pit a gas conn
pans, g. huiiainr he rig Tor n test on
southeast-=n ohio.
in The deep sand tefrfforF Dol the
Nashrort district Pike township. Co
cr OH a Gas company has r0unuIefoH
40 3 uu che Levi Norria farm and ms
~ "NI.'H ''HI m Do TOT NINmrrr the
Clinton sand. fr 80 gratiou dIafricf.
topeVel township. MuFkinFum county.
the Cplumhue Oil A Fuel company has
drilled it, so. on the Johnson Cone
farm through the Clinton sand and Las
custer in Hopewcu township Lick
80 county. The same company 40 Z on
the Jacob I0urhmsu farm Dr. holding
ur az % barrels re- day and ie now the
The field
shallow wells
ln The Chester ifll1 district Patricia
township. Washington county. located
one half milo north ~ cutler D. Cot
bingham has ruurulffod Il test on the 90
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