The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-05
OIL AND GAS

Development work IN the eastern reid
- az a lower ebb than at any time dur
deep snow has been the means OF shut
ing down a large amount OF work and
has also prevented the starting OF new
some sections the snow has proven a
benefit as the roads are frozen and II
has been possible to get material 10 the
would otherwise interfere with getting
material and supplies to the field for
the early spring campaign. Operators
VIII give a good deal OF attention to de-
yeloping light territory and the search
Tor new producing territory Will be re-
Spencer district. Roane county, W. Va.
the Carter Oil company has completed
Its No. on the Frank Evilsiser farm
neid. IN the same County. the South
fenn OIL company has drilled No. 4 on
the c. r. Lamb farm through the Big
mum sand and has the me kind OF a
producer.
ON Dog run. Murphy district. Richie
county the John Hammer OIL company
psrr, ur ,h. test on the samuel Jones
has n buster In Eagle district HART
son county the Hope Natural Gas com
W. J. Nixor farm into the Gordon n" sand md
and the hole stands fun or fluid. The
gas pressure Is too hight to make the
In the Wallace district, Harrison
county; the Vesper Gas Company's No.
. on the Perry farm produced see bar
f rel. the last IS hours and for the same
time j. II. Miller 4 Co.'S No. ,, j. T.
Lanhan farm. produced $50 barrels. SEN
ator Nathan Gorrs No. 81. which came
Showing SoS 9rs ea p Ta eP0r is n ss
good for more than rs barrels a cav.
natural Hartness and Dittman's No. /
on ths Estiack lot Is producing $50 bar
sfstsrsvirs ana yictnatx.
Near Wick, in Meade district. Tyler
county Arthur Doyle and Herbert Por-
farm and Ssys 1a-h, ,es, o on tns Arns EFT
Big Injun sand. on Point Pleasant
creek Louis Wilson is starting some new
ritory on the Ohio side the Reno ON
company Is rigging up to drill test on
the J. p. Archer farm and expect 20 get
Jim's run Henry Rudolph Is drilling on
the Whftten farm. and ID. r.. Saunders Is
Dr. Hing a test on the Bradfeid farm.
McMullen a Denntson are drilling No. IL
ON the A. G. Galloway farm.
The wells In the SistersvflIe field pro-
duce a quality OF casing head gas that
and for that reason light territory can
be Developed at a profit equal 10 ter
ritory that furnishes larger wells but
OF the old wells thar had been S many
dOned in the Sistersville field have been
cleaned out for the gas they can be made
The amount OF gasoline compressed
from casing head gas in the SistersviIle
field IL greater than in any other part
OF West Virginia or southeastern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio.
In the Clinton sand territory I'm south
eastern Ohio. a number OF wells are
past due In the sand. but have been de-
layed on account OF the cold weather.
Southeast 81 the Gore field in Green
township. Hooking county. the Plymouth
OIL Gas company has completed and
shot its test on the Mary Snyder farm
and IL produced ~ barrels the same en-
suing rs hours. This location Is 900
feet east or the same company's good
producer on the r. r. Sweazy farm. The
CHARTERS OIL company's No. so Is hold
ing up at 1fs barrels and the Griffin
Producing company's No. =. Charles Will
iiams. at f2j barrels.
In the Union Furnace district in
Starr township. Cowell. Clark x Harvey
are due In the sand at second test on
the e. Stalters farm. In the same dis
trict. the Raccoon OIL company ~ drill
inE test on the g. Walters farm and
has the rig completed for p test on the
T. J. Sudiow farm. The Grosscup Oh
company is due In the sand az a second
test on the Hamilton heirs farm