The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-17
OIL AND GAS

The deep sand territory In southeast
ern Ohio In the Union Furnace district,
in Hooking county is TO the front with
good producer and makes the outlook
for that district rather promising.
Northwest OF the Union Furnace deVel-
opments In Starr township. the Char
tiers OIL company has completed and
shot its No. SIS on the Hooking Products
companys property and IL Is flowing at
the rate OF 26o barrels a day. This Is
the largest well that has been COM
pleted In that district for several
months The Furvis Royalty company's
well on the \ :. Rauble farm located
one and one-half miles southeast OF
Logan and nve miles west OF Union Fur
mace In Section -. Falls township. has
flowing by heads at the rate Of 10 bar
rels day. In the Union Furnace dis
trict. the Logan Natural Gas q Fuel
compauys Nos. and on the Rem
scheld farm are stilI holding IN al so
and 80 barrels. respectively and the
Union Furnace OIL company's No. 3 on
the Woodland farm Is stiil producing 90
barrels day. The most important OF
the late competitions IS the test on the
Rauble farm. This location IS IN ad-
vance OF production and either shows
an extension of the Union Furnace de-
Nelopment or n district pool.
The National FireproofinR company at
FOR the purpose OF drilling three more
test wells on its property near HAYDEN
VILE. They have now decided not to
drill any more wells at present There
are Several tests drilling In proximity
20 their leases and they will await the
result before making another effort 20
nnd production on their own property.
inc com any now has two dry wells
and one light pumper
In the old Gore field in Coal township
Ferry county. the Burvis-Martin oil q
Gas Company has completed No 4 on
the =. :. Martin farm and unless a shot
helps VIII not have b"tter than n light
bumper. In Pike township. Ralph Bros
No. : on the Ludowici Ceiadon Co.'S
properly Is holding up at 20 barrels a
An Unpleasant Surprise.
In the Newport district. NewDort town
shlD. Washington county. NJ. II. Hannah
q Co-were disappointed when they drill
through the Berea Crit and got only /
very light show OF oil u was thor
given a shot and showed little inn
provement hut still not better than n
light punpcr. This well was an Offset
Tor y. a. Meyers No. 7 on the .Joh.t
Braun heirs farm. which was complete
barrels dav. natural and II stiII n good
producer. The fact that No 2 on tho
brown heirs farm Is located only IS feet
east Of the good producer shows the 1n-
certainty 81 tho shallow sand territSry
West virginia Compilations.
Hltchi" county. W. Va. has been com
run OF verv lirht Wells In Grant dis
trict. the Wallace OH COMPANY has corn
pletcd No. s on the J. w. Tsovther farm
and has p show for 20 or 50 barrel r,r0-
Queer in the Eeencr sand. on Dutchrnsn
run. Murphy district. the Hall oil COM
panv has completed n second test on the
y. y. RYAN Earn, and has an barrel
pumpcr In the salt sand.
on Iig Island run. clay district Wiz.
county. V. W. Hannan has drilled No
on Tie y. y. Heckncr farm through tho
Mitchell sand and has n duster the first
completed on that farm. on Rock creek,
Walton district. Roane COUNTY,. the Jar
Wis OIL Company has completed No.
on the Nancy J. Lowe farm adm has a
gasser In tho salt sand with an eeti-
mated capacity Of one million cubic fec-
Shooting on Blue Greek.
In the old Biue Creek field. I'M Elk dis
trrt kanawha county. shooting the old
,',,,,,,., Yer. common some are i'm
shot The south Penn contrary sbot
No on the w x Jarrett farm and in
creased IT, production from 10 IL bar-
on tho Y. " C1ack farm from Inc
lowe- sand. 40 2 on the Havs-Dav id-
son ,,rm was increnFcd from to IS
wallace Garr.s.
10 the wallace district. Harrison coun-
~ The Wore Natural Gae comppnv has
drilled its test on the James f.anban
farm through tho fffV- foot sand and tar
= lEht Faeser in thrt formation The
d1cers in the weliace district we're as
GLOW south Penn OIL company No
= y. = lnnhHr. 30 barrels. = r Miller
Nesrer G1s comuauV Nos 9 md Z. 1 q.
rnI w, "a Perry. $50 Hrl 22o barrels
y - Moore. 500 hnr~efr
GOOD ~ iurs-- on Failing rock Creek
IN .IINf EnrE rrreF Bic SANDY dis
frirt hIraWhr county,. fhe D'Couueif ON
rnrnrnrF has drilled its so 10 on the
~ .hnfn heirH frnrt into tho Wcfr rand
.nd 30 produced $50 barrels tre H~st fe
.9ira nftfr The nav Nna fHurfd. on
I.lE river. IIk district. the south Penn
wv company shot ifs So. 20 ON the Ram
.rfrr Hrirr Farm md increased ifa pro-
NIg tIpn o. lI hHrreir n H4N No had ef0u-
nel productive before 10 w1e given r. shot
flnu. Washington county o. fhr 1r.-ic
lnl company has completed SO 9 on no
VI MURRAY -crouch farm and has n show
fur on 11-hnrrei uurnrsr
s.., JUSTICE SHOPS