The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-02
OIL AND GAS

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The weekend OF developments In
he eastern fields was very tame.
During the early part OF the week
some ereditable producers were com
pleted in the Wallace district, In
Harrison county. w. Va. and in the
deep sand territory in southeastern
Ohio In he entire producing sec
ton OF the two states these are the
only districts that are furnishing
anything better than light wells.
At Wallace. Sardis district. Harri-
son county. the Morrison - Henry
on company has completed a well on
the j. b. Moore town lot, located in
side OF he town limits. and has a
show for a &C. barrel producer Il the
Gordon sand. A town lot develop
ment at Wallace will be In full swing
within the nex few weeks. Dittman
& Hartness' good producer on the
Ogden lot and Grove & Parrish's
good well OF the Estlack lot has in
spired a drilling campaign on town
lots.
in the same district. the vespet
Gas company's No. s on the I. C.. 4
w. l.. Way farm is holding up at 300
barrels. This well was given a shot.
Grove e. Parrish shot their No. 1 on
the James Ogden farm and increased
its production from 55 to 125 barrels
a day.
Gassers In Lewis County.
In Courthouse district, Lewis coun-
~. the Hope Natural Gas company
has completed a test on the Mary
Mullaney farm and has a fair gasser.
In Freeman's Greek district, the Re
serve Gas company has completed
tests on the William Begley, c. White
and r. 5. Bailey farm and all are fair
gassers in the Gordon. On Middle
LAWE ~ IIN8IAa Wf.r4. g. 49,.
Doddridge county. the Philadelphia
company has drilled a test on the
John II. Lodge farm through the fifth
sand and found nothing but n light
gas pressure in the Gordon forma-
ton.
On Bartholomew run, Warrington
district. Marian county, the Prospec-
tive Oil company has drilled a test
on the Israel Wise farm through the
nth SAM and has a fair gasser. ON
Miracle run Battelle district, Monon-
gala county, the Manufacturers
Light & Heat company has now
drilled its test on the Marion Price
farm through the fourth sand and
after shooting will have a 5-barrel
pumper in the Gordon sand. on
Thomas run. Clay district. the Hope
Natural Gas company has drilled a
second test or the Thomas Lemley
farm through the Big Injun sand and
has a gasser. On the same stream.
the same company has drilled No. 5
on the A. L. McFetter farm through
the Big Injun sand and has a good
gasser. The Carnegie Natural Gas
company's test on the Samuel Thorn
as farm is a fair gasser in h Big
Injun.
ON West Fork river. Union district.
Harrison county. the Nesper Gas
company has drilled a second test
on the l.. l.. Highland farm through
the Gordon sand and has a 5-barrel
pumper. On Katy Lick run. Sardts
district, the Hope Natural Gas con
pany has drilled n test on the /. NJ.
Fettra farm through the fourth sand
and has a 5-barrel pumper. ON Buf-
falo run. Grant district, Wetzel coun-
~. the Kanawba oil company has
drilled No. 2 on the Ezra r. Hays
farm through the Gordon sand and
has a show for n very light pumper.
Fair Producer in kanswha.
In the Weir SAND development in
Elk district. Kanawha county. the
South Penn OIL company has com
pleted No. 20 OF the Blue Creek tract
and has a 90 barrel producer. In the
northeast extension OF the Blu
Creek field on J%ordan's creek. Big
Sandy district, the South Penn on
company has drilled a test on the II.
Perdue farm through the Weir sand
and has a show for n 5-barrel
pumper.
on Leading creek. Center district.
| knane county. the Hope Natural Gas
I company has completed IS test on the
p r.. Fluharty farm ana has N light
Easser ON Little creek. Spence district.
the United Fuel Gas company has drill
- a test on the u r. Wright farm
very lieht show Of oil on Spring creek.
Smlthnoid district. Leo Ott. trustee. III
starting a test on the Elizabeth a. Hnr-
rls farm on Hig Etk creek. snrdie dis
trct Harrison county. tho Loomar on
company o. drilling r. test on the Joshua
lnoman form. on the waters OF -Four
Writ county tho South Penn on com
pauy has drilled q test on the ~. J.
pawaon farm through the salt sand and
has "a 5-harrel rumpor
Location 81 sew Pool
The nov berea grit or shallow sand
ro1l That iH now attracting attention
creek on the Pennsylvania side a1d
south ~ Nerley Boo Middleton township.
Columhiana county. o.. During the pact
eir weeks six wells have been comrIet.
90 Boz that territory located about or.
mile south of Nerlev ana atI are rro.
dncer3 ranFinE from one 90 I've barrels
test q considerable area or territory and
give assurance Of a LrEn acreage carr.
nhle 81 furnishing wolfe paving rr1luc.
depth ~ from $50 o. coo feet ana tbe
thigkuess Of The sand ranges lrom 1s To-
Oh feet
Nearly on of the territory bs. b.ap
drillgd over some year. ago. About nre
years HEu many wells were drilled o..
The salt sand Tor rna end no attlrfIlu
was paid 60 thr ufht flow OF oi drtsf.
Dpcda in the Errrs rrit above ths arii
eHnn. INr gas umunu Iu See sHDrrulea
iur ass ln The ealt sand frt Its ourortu.
nlir. % Develop on DiI field 90 by de-
fault 90 tc later arrlirrI b. rrsu.,.
e1un OPERATOR During thr winter 30
= Eak'u a Go of Grove CITY ~. who
wcf. HW0uE tnn fret 20 operate Iu fHe
iiclH. completed four wells fn Middleton
tlu uahir. CuiumtlanH county aud fHse
.tnW M Hf"fHE" about two barrels
fHrtr Uraf ventures hat Of r..r ~ rr