The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-12
OIL AND GAS.

The opening OF the FIRST run week OF
the new year was as tame az the begin
mag 80 FAR a. IL applied 10 field de
were conspicuous by their absence and
there was nothing In any section to
arouse enthusiasm. Weather conditions
OF the year and the work COMPLETED has
been OF the routine order. Tp lust a
Few localities there Is a disposition TO
Both Marion and Monongalia counties
are furnishlug an occasional good bro
Queer. on Miracle run, BatteIs disrr,~,
In the last named county. the PhIlsdei-
phia company has drilled a second test
on the Philip Shuman farm 100 feet into
Queer. The nrst "a hours after he Well
was drilled into the pay IL placed 100
barrels To its credit.
Light Wells in Writ County.
IN straight Creek. Turning Springs
district, Writ county. the Richter Oii
company has drilled y. Q on The n
Richter farm through the sait sand and
has a siN-barrel pumper. ON Retts run.
ana on a part OF the same farm. the
SoutnsIh III p has drilled No. II
INTO me same formation and has "A 10
barrel umper. Across the line In Sheri-
dan district. Calhoun county. Brown A
%. are drilling a test on the willis
In the Gordon sand development. near
wallace. Sardis district. Harrison coun-
rs No. / on the Alice G.. Hean farm ana
II responded nicely by Increasing its
production from so to l55 barrels the en-
suiag - hours. Tho other wells in the
district holding w at 100 or more bar
Tels a day are: Ncsper Gas company No.
J. end W. l. Perry, los barrels:
100 barrels. and senator Nathan Con No.
90. on his own property. $50 barrels.
D-illizg and Starting Tests.
ON the Guvan river Ia Sheridan dis
trict. Lincoln county. the Huntington
Gas n Development company Is build
INK the rig and will drift a test on its
"a nWnnaHNE NnHnHaI q am 81 800 -
the branchland Coal company's prop
on Duck creek. Grant district. Harri-
son county. the West Virginia Natural
Gas ompany Is due I'm the sand at "A
second test on the Fhineas Queen farm.
ON Lost creek. the same company is
farm and has the rig completed for
tests on the Dora EEL and =. y. West
e. IS due In the sand At No. & on tho ".
u soWndes farm. ON Limestone creek.
Cltrk district. Senator Nathan Con has
started 20 drill n test IN one Of his own
YARNS. On Halls run. Ten Mile district.
the FIX Fuel company has the rig COM
pIeled Tor a test on the +. !. Peppers
In the Beech Bottom poor. Buffalo
district. Broke county. the Horseshoe
the r. n. Wells farm and has a iiVht
producer In the Berea grit. The same
company H. due in the sand at a sec
ond test on the Lottie Pogue farm. ON
Elsa creek, Clay district. Wetzei couu-
~. the Philadelphia companv is due in
the sand at a test on the J.. A. Con
nelly farm. on Long Drain run. Center
district. the Hope Natural Gas company
Is drilling It's test on the Y. =. Ander-
son farm deeper. II r. now down 3.375
iet. on the same stream IN Church
district. the same company is down l.
700 feet on tho BENJAMIN McGW farm
and nshlng. on Fish creek. the same
compauy is rigging up at "a test on tie
w uliam Stobeklug farm. on Rear run.
Center district. .Hanmire & Dcegsn are
II ready IN HHAHF AHHNN#nn 90 . - 80
= T. Cain farm. ON Bartholomew run.
Warrington district. Marion county.
me respective OH company Is due IN
farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
Operators In the deep sand Tertiary
In southeastern ohio are keepinr a close
watch ON Developments IN tie Union
Furnace district, In Starr and Green
Natural Gas A. Iuei company is drilling
m the top or the Clinton sand az NO. Z
on Tire Andrew and Ida 4. Reinsch ei1
No. J viii get its second dose or die
high explosive nuir today.
Near Haydensillc. Green township.
the CHARTERS OIL company will tube its
we'll on the Charles Wright farm and
utilhe ~ ga The well shows a land
inE rogs pressure ~ 500 pounds iu
the souh west extension uf tre old Gore
field. iu Green township. the Logan Naf-
ural Gas 4 Fuel company has completed
and shot 40. Q on the Eliza !. Price farm
~ hours. The Plymouth on a Gas com
rauys 40. I on the r.. !. Sweaxy farm
is stD holding ur at 70 barrels % dav.
TIA Jackson township. Perry COUNTY.
The ohio Central on cOmpuuy'H No. q
on The Clay Scnlvcr farm. drilled IN "a
Few days ago. o. not az good Hs reported.
IuffcIi or "a 20-barrel producer. It VII
not he good Tor more uIan five barrels
BE- dal Near Ncw Lexington. Pike town
.hIu. tho columbus pI Fuei company
bias completed and shot So 9 ON tho U.
D. Bennett farm. ard DO produced So
barrels the ursf 90 hours. Nee ana o.
on tho A. g. Allison farm ore producing
700 barrels a |af Ralph Bros So 7
uu tho IuivIe reladHn company urnu-
crtY Ie HulIiuE ur 10 100 barrels f aar.
shallow Territory.
Near Mafrrr station. Monroe town
ship. MuakIurum county. fhr White
lrra Dl Humrrn. H.H drilled so ou
fHe John o. Nf.HI.Hu farm fhruu.r tho
Errs. grit end HHH r rcrr light Unmr.
orr 1n fHr "Im. district f.t Green's.
IurE UI a. Gas company If. drilled r
tot .r fhr o. D. surHrus ffIm through
fhr same formation AND hIa a dIeter
fu tHr Bartlett Development WrsIr.
f.u H.HIr WH%.HIrrtHr uur 81 D..
HHH0lrfr A. ed" H. starting another
f..f .u fH. hi.H 300 NIm
On fHr Tf. i.r.tnvu district Washing.
fN. ruH.fr. IH. INs Nffuf#I f.fa conn.
IIrU u. Wraf virginia. rf. frfIrf f.
fs.f .. fH. H.Hnr TItH farm through
.| a.HI. Hri .lH H dIai.f South m
tatfa|r Allegheny .HHrfN. NI..H M..
I.m a co. .r. drilling Iu fHf HlrT Hf
f..f .H fHr o. DO NfHII .HH."