The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-12
OIL AND GAS

The deep sand territory in south
eastern OHIO is completing some DUST
err along with some very creditab,s
producers. In the Union Furnace dis
ttlct, IN starr township. Hooking
county, Cowell. Clark & Heryey have
completed a second test on the c.
Stalter farm and have a buster in the
clinton sand. In the same district
the Logan Natural Gas a. Fuel Com
pany has drilled No. 8. on the Anderw
* Ida Reinsheld farm through the
Clinton sand and have a show for a
good producer. IL will be given "A
shot and is expected to make as good
a producer as there Is in the district.
In the southwest extension OF thu
Gore field in Green township, Hook
ing county. the CHARTERS OIL Company
has completed and shot No. SO on the
Hooking Products Companys proper
g and has show for forty barrel
producer. In the same district the
same company has drilled No. SIS on
the same property seven feet into the
Clinton sand and has a fair show of
oil. IL viii probably not make better
than a light producer. No. so on the
same property rs holding up at 100
barrels "A day.
In the New Lexington district. Pike
township, Perry county. the Columbus
OIL a Gas Company has drilled No.
on the y. G. Allison farm twenty-five
feet into the Clinton sand and the
hole has filed up 1000 feet with fluid.
Gates. Davidson a Moran have the
rig completed for No. 3 on the George
Skinner farm.
Buster In Reading Township.
In the northern end of the field in
Reading township. Perry county. the
Root OIL company has drilled it's test
on the Martin Brehm farm through
the Clinton sand and has a buster.
This location is one-half mile north
OF the Luther OIL eompany's No. 1. on
the Rachel Powell farm. a light pro-
Queer In the same district. In the
Grauot district. Hopewell district.
Licking county, The Columbus Oil AZ
Fuel company has completed No. 8, on
The c. +. McCracken farm and has
25-barrel prodpeer. This is the sec
completed In that district within the
past three weeks. As a whole, this de-
velopment is making a better showing
than any other In the northern end
Of the field.
Shallow Sand Territory.
In the Bartlett development, IVES
ley township. Washington county.
stephens. ROseburg e. Mills have com
pleted a second test on the l.. w. Male
la'm and have show for a 1O-barrel
Iumper IN the Berea grit In the same
locality 5. l.. Rosebcr Il Company are
rig ging up at No. 4. on the Alva GeRe
farm. In the Lowell district, Salem
TOW nship, Washington county, Walter
j. Metcaf has drilled a test on the
JACOB young farm through the 800
root sand and has a show for a 5-bar-
ri Iump-r. In the Newport district.
EDWARD 4. Meyers No. on the John
Braun farm Is holding up to Go bar
West Virginia.
Light wells are the Offering Of the
West virginia fields and few of any
Kind. In Union district Wood conn.
y. the South Penn OH company has
drilled No. 5 on the Ruth Wharton
farm through the Berea grit and has
very light pumper In the same
district the Southern Oil company IN
drilling No 8 on the +. J. Fleming
arm aud the Sloppy Oil company is
drilling No. II on the 4. s. Alleman
farm
on Holly Bush branch. Sherman
district Lincoln county. the -Four
Mile OF company is drilling No 10
on the Guyandotte Land associations
tract On Kenfuck branch the Ham.
2 lin OIL company Is drilling No. 81 on
part Of the same tract North OF
this location 500 feet the Interval
OF end Gee company has started
drilling tcst on part OF the same
tract IN The Wellace district. Har.
rlson county the Ncsper Gas com.
pary's SO 8 on tho Perry farm Is
holding up no go barrels and Hart.
ness a. D'fman's No I on the Est
lack lot M 100 barrels % day.
Annual Meeting.
Tho annual meeting OF the Penn.
Mex Fuel company vas held In its
Offices lu the Farmers National bank
building yesterday morning and all
~ he old board Of directors and Of.
fcers were re elected The balance
sheet showed that up 20 this time the
company has expended $3.50 600 in
its operations boz The Mexico field.
The company has three producing
wells. The h".f hH. an estimated
production .f 10000 barrels "a dav.
~ hEs Two vrlir u Ilr top 81 the
sand luI four drlIirE and two start.
Iur
Late HGv'Jne from the Mexican oil
frld orc fo che effect that neither 81
thn ConfCndInE p0lItrai factions in
that turbulent Counfrg are in any way
iufnricrine With Ol properties or Dc
rDIopmcnt work In the oil fields. The
Cnlr draw back is in some sections
where 70 is hard 10 secure laborers