The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-29
OIL AND GAS

Reports from the completed well
In West Virginia and southeastern
Ohio tell OF nothing better than light
bumpers. Development work in many
dlstricts Is very active and hut one
mat promises better than light wells.
he Gordon sand pool on Big Elk
creek, Sardis district. Harrison county.
W. Va. Is the only one that is supply
ing any large producers. J.. I. Miller
AZ CO.'S No. , on the j. T. Lanham
farm, drilled in a few days ago. is still
holding up at 800 barrels. Before the
OF the week there well be sew
eral wells in this district get the sand
The No. 8 on the Lanham farm is the
largest producer mat has been COM
pleted during the month and No. I on
the same farm should get the sand
within "A week. In the same district.
Senator Nathan =. Gon's No. 90 on
mis- own farm rs holding up at 10 bar
rels a day. Senator Gof is the larg-
est individual producer in the state
and is n OF the largest landowners.
Light Wells in Ritehie.
On Crab run. Murphy district, Rit-
chic county. the Crab Run OIL COM
pany has drilled its No. . on the
smith farm formerly n gasser) deep
er into h salt sand and has develop
ed "a pay that shows good for six bar
rels aday. In the same district. the
, Cairo oil company has the rig com
pleted for a second test on the J.. r.
n A.. W. Leman farm and O. a.
Smith & Co. have a rig completed for
a test on the A. +. Ryan farm. On
Mud Lick run. Grant district. G.. y.
Grow a Son have drilled a test on
the Volcano tract through the Berea
grit and have a light gasser. In the
same district. X. G.. Gillespie IS due
In the and at a test on The l.. COngie-
] ion farm Tho NNrIanw oil nrrn M "a gfu
No. . on the Bennett Cantwell farm Is
a light gasser in the Big lniun sand.
On Middle Island creek. Ellsworth
district. Tyler county. the Hope Nat
ural Gas company has completed a
test on the O.. l.. and W. II. Jones
farm and has a show for "a 2O-barrel
producer In the Big ln}uu sand. The
same company f. due In the sand az
q test on the a. Bennett farm. Smith
& Co. have the zig mp for @ test on the
J Eastman farm aui the Mckelvey
OIL ana Gas company Is starting a
second test on the =. ID. Baker farm.
New Work In Lincoln.
on Road fork. Duvai district. Lin
coin county. the Big Greek Develop
m'nt company has the rig completed
Tor "a second test on the Ut. r. Grit
9th farm. on STRAIGHT fork. in the
Same district. The same company has
selected No. 10 on the + " stephens
upper tract and has % 10harreI pump
or. IN Duval district the HOlley OH
and Development company is drilling
tests ON the T.. J. Mcdowell. T. q
] Lipscomb. 49, J. Bird and w. Perdue
farms. The Carter OH company o.
down 500 feet at q test on the %. Kin
( ney farm.
The Big Creek Development COM
pany has completed 80. 10 ON tho 40
+ Spurlock farm and has "a shared
pumper in The Bera7 grit fn SherI-
dan district the Mil oil company has
drilled down NO % ON the GuyHu-
dotte Land association property and
"a o. 2n-barrel producer iu tho Biz
Lime The same company ha- Tho rlr
completed Tor "a fesf ON The Harriet
HazIett farm The Huntington Gas
Do Development company bias the rIc
completed for o test on us own prop
erfF ON Spring creek. SmifhnrId
district. Rome county. the South Penn
OH company has now drilled Co., test
ON the O. NJ Thompson farm through
thn big lnlun sand and BIAS O. t.barrel
In tho Blue creek field in Kanawha
county. tho ohio Fuel OH company
has shot Ifa $50 H - D. Woods and
SO - ON tho D. SO Young farms and
increased their production from b 20
Dr. and from Or fo 80 barrels Oh day
respectively Tho same company las
ne rif completed for "a traf ON he
q Moe a. Young farm and tho south
Pen oil COmpau. Is due In tho sand
1f a test on i've . U Cart farm fn
Big Sandy district. the Same com.
nanv is drilling tests 0n fhe Zrn0h
P.rdue and = So Huffman farms The
'harIesfon a. CIorIoUin OIL A. Gas
company ls due boz tho sand af "a fcat
ON Tho Mary D.. Woods farm
Deep Ouster in Westmoreland.
Near SrOfffnle. lu Newfoundland
county. pa. local parties have drilled
h irf Vo|| f0 a depth of Bon foot
1nd have I dusfor The we'll was
drilled ln Tho hope ~ fndire esa ir
toIl" 'I fh" upper .Inia but failed
! vas drilled 90 a depth ~ $500 feet.