The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-21
OIL AND GAS

Large producers are no longer in
evidence In the Gordon sand develop
ment In Sardis district, Harrison
county. w. Va. The prolific produc-
Ing portion of the pool has been de-
nned and quite thoroughly developed.
The period OF near gushers IL past
and for the future nothing better than
nght wells is expected. The pool has
furnished no new production than
any other since the DEVELOPMENT OF
the Blue Greek field In Elk district,
Harrison county.
On Big Elk creek. Sardis district.
Grove and Parrish have drilled their
through the Gordon sand and have a
5O-barrel producer. on Ten Mile
creek. in the same district. the same
parties have completed second test
on the Omer r. Hall farm and have a
25-barrel producer.
on Warriors Fork of Buffalo creek.
Warrington district. Marion county.
the Hope Natural Gas company has
drilled test on the o. T. Snodgrass
farm through the Big Injun sand and
has a show for 15-barrel pumper
On the same stream and in the same
district. the South Penn OIL company
has completed No. on the James
Hayhurst farm and has a lO-barrel
pumper.
busters In Peasants County.
On Sugar creek. union district,
Peasants county. a. G.. Higginboth-
am a Co. have completed a test on
the Smiley J. Wagner farm and have
IA buster. On McKim creek. Lafay-
cite district. the Parkersburg OIL
company has drilled a second test on
the T. +. Fleming farm through the
Cow Run sand and has duster. In
the same district. Mendenhall a Co.
have drilled a test on the Mary Davis
farm through the Cow Run sand and
will not have better than very light
rumper.
county. Schlagel & Freid have drilled
through the. Squaw sand and will
have five barrel pumper. On Rock
creek. Walton district, Roane county
the Carter Oil company has complet-
ed AMI shot its test on the Nerna
Shafer farm and has very light
pumper in the Big Iniun sand. The
location - 1000 feet northwest of
production on the Henry Young farm
on Rush run OF Henry's Fork. the
Carter Oil company Is drilling a test
on the Nettie Butcher farm.
Light Pumper and Duster In Writ.
On Ash Lick run. Burning Springs
district. Writ county the Richter OIL
company has drinetd No. 10 ON the
NJ. Richter farm through the silt
sand and has light pumper. IN
Clay district. the Cap. Davis on
company has completed No. on
the T. Deem farm AMI has a duster
in the salt sand.
The good producers In the Wallace
district, Harrison county. are drop
ping out OF the 100 barrel list. The
South Penn OIL company's No. on
the $. X. Lanban farm and Treat a.
Rowland's No. on the D. &. LAUGH
cry farm are each down to 100 bar
rels. Grove & Parrish's No. on
the X. V. Moore farm Is still holding
up ri los barrels q day.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory IN south
eastern Ohio near Crooksville. Har-
rison township. Perry county. l.. G.
Nicely a company have shot their
test on the Sarah King farm and ~
produced $50 barrels the first and
% barrels the second "a hours In
Hopeweu township. Licking county
the Columbus OIL 4 Fuel company's
No. 4 on the Jacob :. Loughman
farm is holding mp NJ 20 barrels a
day
In the southwest extension OF the
Gore field In Green township. Hook
ing county Nash Bros. Kinney a Co
have drilled a second test on the ~
and ]. r Hite farm into the Clinton
sand and have a show for an average
well for that locality No. on this
farm Is still holding up az 20 barrels
and the CHARTERS oil cOmpany's No
so ~ so barrels.
Gas Wells IN Belmont County.
In Meade township. Belmont coun-
~. one and onc-half miles. southeast