The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-08
OIL AND Gas

Just why 1t Is so. Is hard to tell.
but the fact remains that oil men
generally, the eastern fields over, are
uneasy about a fall in the price Of
the commodity in which they are SO,
deeply interested. 1t seems to be the
general view that the STANDARD will
mark down the price, especially on
West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
crude, so long. $3.50, some time be-
fore the roses bloom again. Or
course to do this to any great extent
will largely affect production. Small
wells are more frequent. these days
than large ones, and numbers which
pay at the present price will not at
ninety cents. 1t is said, the Standard
has more oil than 1t needs at this
time, and this is told as the reason
for the probable downward market.
Promises Office.
When met out At the old place, In
front of Doc, Bill Keever's medicine
shop near where Jamison sells pill.
purgatives and perfumery adjacent j
Fleming's sugar, soap and sauerkraut
store and the new fruit and candy
depository, Gov. Carter smilingly said
that Just as soon as was elected. he
would appoint the State Journal
grease grinder, and gas spopter, in
spector of dry holes. sugar sand and
crystal casing. This shows that
gratitude runs in the vuv's manly
bosom.
Most Important Strike.
The most important late strike in
the eastern fields. was wher the
South Penn Oil company, drilled in
its 500-barrel producer on the S. r,
Lanhan farm, in sardis district, .Har.,
rison county. The next important
discovery was ]. e. Puryis' wildcat
on the S. S. Rauble farm in the deep
san dterritory in Fails, township.
Hooking county, Ohio. The well is
located long distance from produce
tion. and the estimates of its size run
allsthe way from 400 to 200 barreigt
Q day. The rigIcaught fire when the
well was first drilled into the sand
and when It burned TO the ground the
tools were left in the hole and will
Have, to be fished out before 1t can
be given fair test.
On Laurel run, Murphy district
Richie county. the Hope Natural
Gas company has drilled, test on
the James Kemp farm through the
salt sand and has a 5-barrel pumper.
On Long run. Grant district. ]. W.
Pence & company are drilling No. 4
on the Kercheyal heirs farm.
Wave the Flag.
on. Flag run. Sardis district, Har-
rison county, the Elk Grove Realty,
company has completed second test
on the Q, G.. strothers. farm and has a
fair gasser.. On Rock, Camp run, the
Philadelphia companyglias completed
a test on the George Shaw farm and
has 10-barrel'pumper in the Gordon
sand. On Duck creek, Grant dis
tricti the West Virginia Gas company
has completed attest on the Dora Bell
farm andahas?argasser in the fifth
sand. -s45, >
on< Wills. creeks Elk district, Ka-
nawlIa county, the South Penn Oil
company has completed and shot it's
lest on the ]. H. Cart farm and has
pumper in the Big Tniun sand. This
location is two miles north of the,l
some eompany's No. on the Ban
mister heirs farm, On Evans Fork. |
Elk district, the lsouth Penn Oil |
company has completed No. q on the
!. II. .Aledders farm and has a pump
,r. ~ r..
q Tracing tile Fork.
! On Trace Fork, Duval district
Lincoln county, the Holly Oil and
Development company is drilling a
second test on the J. D. Coon farm.
Casing. in Liberty.
On Fishing creek, Liberty district. |
county, the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company has drilled.
. test, on, the S: Warrick farm. into
the 50-foot sand and has a gasser. \
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