The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-17
OIL AND GAS


placed an embargo on active opera
lions IN the eastern fields For Abe
nrst time during the winter. workers
IN the nelds have been driven 10 cover.
In some districts wells due in thc
sand have been shut down and VIII
not start up Till after the weather has
moderated. Operators are not taking
kindly TO the enforced shutdown All
are anxious 10 complete work under
way and start new. Discomfort is the
most noticeable IN The districts where
good producers are promised
The Hoontz OIL K Gas compauy'<
NO. " on the &. p. Samples farm Is
quite a surprise. II was given e shot
last Friday and j. producing 80 bar
rels day. This well Is located in
ne Big lnlun sand development in
| MON district. clay county. ". Va.
and is by far the best producer that
mas been found In that district ON
Elk river Big Sandy district. KauaW-
ma count. the South Penn oil com
pany has drilled test on the ! NJ
huffman farm through the Weir sand
and has n fye-hagrel pumper This
location D. 900 feet east OF the same
oompany'S test on the Phoebe Young
farm.
Harrison County.
On Rock Camp. run and Big Elk
creek. Sardis district. Harrison county
the following wells are producing loo
n" more barrels q day. Nesper Gas
comppany,s No; J. !. G.. and w. /. Per
No. }. J. T Lanhan. no barrels. and
Grove - Parrish's No. ]. Joseph Og-
den, 200 barrels The same com
pany : No. I on the Celia Thomas
farm Is holding up al - barerls a dav
The Wallace Oil company shot its No
J on the J.. T. Robinson farm and in
creased its production from 20 To 30
barrels day. In Clay district. Har-
rison county. the Philadelphia com
pany's No. p on the Lucas Bros
tract is holding up at 800 barrels a
day
In Lafayette district. Peasants
county, the Buffalo oil a Gas com.
pany has drilled its test on the ". 4.
Ellison farm into the Big Injun sand
90 feet and has light pumper This
Is purely wildcat.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in south
eastern Ohio the late competitions are
light wells. In Rush Creek Township
Fairfield county. the Diamond Oil and
Gas company has completed No 4. on
the j. l.. Rankin farm and will not
have better than lj-bar.el pumper
IN the Clinton sand. In Richard
township, ] 900 feet north Of the To.
ledo and Ohio Central railroad depot.
c. NJ. Root * Co. have completed a
well and have gasser with a capac.
ity Of 100000 cubic feet day
In the New Lexington district. Pike
township. Perry county. Ralph Bros
No. ., on the Ludowici Celadon com.
pany's property is holding out al 10
barrels 2 DAY. \ensel and Heating
are having trouble with the casing
leaking ar their test on the j. G. Cal
noun farm. The we'll has filled mp
1000 feet with water I'm the old
.HsHHH tfsHFH us.H 1 d..
Fairfield county. Werlich 4 holder
have one of the most regular produc-
eGs in the deep sand territory II is
their No. on the Mary Young farm
and Is holding up az $50 barrels
day and Is now more than three
months old
Shallow Sand Territory.
Light bumpers are the best the
shallow sand districts have to offer at
this time. In the Caldwell district.
salem township. Noble county. !. T.
Voorhees, 4 Co. have drilled "a test on
the William Williams farm. through
o." keencr sand and have % show for
very light we'll Iu Buffalo town.
ship. the Conuor Rich oil O. Gas com
PanN U.s. drilling No. . on the Jordan
Stranathau farm
Near stockport Penn township.
Morgan county Bowman Bros have
drilled e second test on the g. J Ken
na.d farm through the Pccker sand
and nav" g. light Dumper The same
parties nav" completed 40 Bon the
Joseph Stokes farm ana have tho
same kind of producer The Penn
OIL q Gas company has drilled 30 30
on the ID. \arfo-7en farm through
the Cow Run sand. and have very
small pumpor
in tho Eeas E#n d..r...s Washington
county. b.. >.REurr Township. o.
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