The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-20
OIL AND GAS

The Weir sand development on up
per Three Mile creek, Elk district.
kanawha county. W. Va II forging
10 the front with good producers and
Is the only section in the eastern fields
that Is increasing its production. The
LATEST good producer is the Ohio Fuel
OIL Company's test on the G. r. Young
farm located about 1000 feet east o..
the same company's good producer on
the Belcher farm. The first IS hours
after the Young farm test was drilled
into the Weir sand pay II placed $50
barrels to its credit. making IL one %
the best producers that has been
found in the new development
Light Wells In Clay County.
In Union district. Clay county. the
Koontz OIL 4 Gas Company has
drilled Its No. on the =. n King
farm through the Big Injun sand and
has show for a 10 barrel pumper
In the same district. the Ohio Fuel
OH Company has completed its No
on the +. W. King farm and has a
5-barrel pumper
On Spring creek, Spencer district.
hoane county. and about three miles
north OF Spencer. the South Penn on
Company has now completed a test on
the w. :. Craig farm and has in the
Berea Grit formation well with a
capacity OF three million cubic feet
or gas day and is sraying oil at the
rate OF five barrels n day
On Miracle run. Batelle district
Monongahelia county. the South Penn
OH company has now drilled its No. 3
on the A. l.. McFeters farm through
the Big Injun sand and will not have
better than a Ave barrel pumper. In
Cass district. Monongahelia county.
the Marion OIL companyha 3 drilled
No. IL on the william p Core farm
through all sands and has a buster.
Gassers In Lincoln County.
Oh Six Nile creek. Sheridan district
Lincoln county. the Interval OIL and
Gas company has completed No. on
the Lincoln Land Association prop
erty and has a light gasser The
same company has completed No IA
on the same tract and has a duster
On -Four Mile creek, Sheridan district
the -Four Mile OIL company has drilled
No. IL on the Guyandotte Land Asso-
citation property through the Big Injun
sand and has very light gasser.
on Guyan river. Sheridan district.
the Columbia Gas and Electric com
pany has completed No IS on the
Guyandotte Land Association tract
and has a gasser good for 10000
cubic feet a day. There Is quite a
large amount OF new work starting
in the gas districts of Lincoln county
Some Late Gauges.
In Sardts tdistrict. Harrison county.
the South Penn OIL Company No. 3
Jesse A. Sprout and No. 3 r. p ogden
are holding up az $50 and 165 barrels
respectively. The Washington Gas Com
pany's No. ! on the &. e. Piggott farm
b. producing 1926 barrels and Grove A.
Parrish's No. I r. v. Moore 125 barrels
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory In south
eastern Ohio. the best the new deveIuu-
mcnt south Of Logan. Fails township.
Hooking county. has 90 offer b. buster
n Is the purvis Royalty Companys CSC
ond test on the s * Ruble farm and
has been drilled through the clinton
sand az r. depth o. 2.7ef feet and found
no oil. The location fs 500 feet west uf
No I on the same farm and the first
producer drilled nj that locality
tn tho shallow sand territory. near
Stockport Palmer township. Morgan
county. Z g.. Uinzmore has completed
30 32 on the g. II. Palmer farm and
has show for e 25-harrei producer iu
the Cow run sand. IN the Hear run Die.
friff fudrrendeure township WtahiuE.
ton county. tho Nildrau on company
has drilled fssf on tho o. People farm
through the keeuer sand and has "a Joe
barrel ruwrer
IN fndsrendeure townehir McCorm.rk
q 60 have drilled SO. un The " o.
Eddy farm through the Ieeker sand and
have show for Iight pumTer The
the TummluH farm through the salt
sard ana haa light r1mner The
Dresser on company has drilled o. $50.
2 on Tho A A NrafhrO0k farm through
the COW Run sand and hiss light
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