The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-11
OIL AND GAS

ne best wells reported from the
w st virginia and southeastern oil
u'lds We're not better than light pro
~uu''fS. The efforts making 10 find
new producing territory IN either dis
iflCt Is not meeting with success So
many dlsappuintmeuts have been en-
Countcrcd that operators are getting
discouraged. The reduction in the
market with prospect Of its going low
or has taken the energy out OF a good
many operators who had expected TO
De busy during the summer months.
In the list OF late competitions a
good many Of the wells failed to find
OIL IN paying quantities. on Bear run
Grant district. Richie county. Gore
q Rlnehart have drilled their test on
IN" J Jackson farm through the
hlE lnlun sand and nav a duzter and
have abandoned b hole. Back of
Palestine, Elizabeth district, Wrist
county. the Palestine oil q Gas Com
pauy drilled 40. 3 on the John A
Rathbonc farm through the Cow Run
sand n has a buster In that forma-
Old Well Producing Five Barrels.
IN freemans Creek district. Lewis
county. Hatzcl. Wilson a Companv
purchased from the Crude oil Com.
Lany an old well on the Charles A
laNloT farm. drilled twelve years ago.
cleaned II out and gave IL a shot i'm
me salt sand. II Is pumping five bar
I'lS a day. The same parties have
Two other wells producing on the
same farm.
On Straight Fork. Duval district.
LNlcolh county. the Big Creek Develop
Hl'nt company has drilled No : on
me Nathaniel Mason farm through tho
Urea GRIT. and has a show for "A 10
barrel pumpCr. In Union district CLAY
county the Davenport OH d Gas Com.
pa"S mas me rlg completed for No. II
on INC Frank Fox farm. located 1000
I'et north Of No. Q on the same farm
u inc same district. the Koontz Oh a
Ias Company Is due in the sand AT
10 on tho y p King farm. In
mon district. Lincoln county rho
aIl'r on company b. due in the sand
,i a lost on tho !. W. Mckinney farm
I'Pnt jumpers in Brooke and Hancock
we oll Irtggshy pool. in Cross
I''k district. Brooke county. AIaban
a. 90 have drilled a test ON the M IL
I'h farm through the f00-foot
anu ana nave "a show for "A -.barral
juniper. In tho Beech Rottom pool
huualo district. tho Horse shoe OH
* Gas company has completed a test
' Il'ille Mcintyre farm and has
" Sood -assCr in the Berea grit
IN tho old Moscow Goid Poo Al
II,l HANCOCK county. r. VI. Cowl has
~s"IlfI'i'd 40. 10 on tho Hutson heirs
aiH ana has q small pumusr Ina tho
.'I'a grit I'm Sardi- district Uarri..
wy ''.rts, p south Penn OIL Conn
llI' No. ? on tho J.. = ogden farm
llluE' larri-h.s No ] on the n
Moore farm are producing 200 and
'-" barrels. -p~ocfiyoly
Southeastern Ohio
-N' l''N sand territory iu south
'ru Ohio. tho late r1mul.fi,r. 80
nIWp'r- or dusfor- In mo Iunc.
@ '' district Pike township. Perry
N'....... LI|LL LHL- &c..
sng shot their fssf ON fha I,Ir kin
nnII lHffu and have 70 1u.harr,f ftrrr[r
lh ih' same district. glfss Da,i5
-'N Moran ave rpmufa'.d ana lo,
'-' on Che George -. urrr
d'In % HaF" % doubtful rroaHsitrr
some Kind NJ 70 uruFura-
allow sand territory. fr tho
.IIIhf district. Ulr-fpII tnUrsbfr
NI,If.H county Tho Mail. OH COM
.ri...f Ga second OF on Inc
Wait. Farm ffrrIeJ tho U.re,
'rf.'t township. porr. Gonna. r.r
a ..I.u NIEl U.wHf.f.T SO rU
n. James Mcdonald farm and r.t.
T.. H'"U.r Ir fH. tm, lorna
ln Pho N.Vro-t district, Ne ,-,
'r..'U N.sHIH-|ur .snr. f..
completed r f... ur frs
....- Farm and since ..t.rr
pr .HHf have H show fHr 81 E oil. KS
boo Oh. rar.7 erIt Oh ffe
'. ' N'.f Dr.. Hf. com.
GRIM Hrf faa a barrel rIu.,- IN.
I..I.r HrT "
In Marietta township fn ,KIuar
'MI company H1a oDmrI.frd So
p. Ih. W. fuuu farm and has.
hi rImror Ir tho Cow Run
'H ".H port township fH. Dr.a
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