The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-24
OIL AND GAS

Light wells continue 10 be the best
the West Virginia fields have TO Of
fer. In the Southeastern Ohio deep
sand territory more good producers
are being completed at this time than
IN any other part OF the eastern fields.
The reduction in the market. Lowev-
er' VIII discourage development work
IN many parts OF the deep sand terri
tory. Where there Is a chance for
large wells development work will
continue, but where nothing better
than light bumpers can be had there
VIII be no incentive TO drill
Near New Lexington. pike town
snip. Perry county. Ralph Bros. have
completed and shot their test os the
4. NJ. Bennett farm and will have a
lght pumper in the Clinton sand In
the Union Furnace district. blocking
county. the Charters Oil Company's
no. IS on the Hooking Products Com
barrels a day.
Shallow Sand Territory.
In the Payne district. Lawrence
township. Washington county. the j.
IS Braden OIL Company has com
pleted and shot it's No. 8 on the Joha
Lee Hall farm ana has show for a
hsht pumper IN the second Cow Run
sand. In the Reas Run district. indie
Pehdence township, ThOrnily q Co.
nave drilled a test on the a. J. Rim
ney farm from the salt sand 20 the
Big InJun sand. and has n tight show
In Grandview township. J. w /
Bull a. Co. have completed a test on
the McMahan heirs farm and have a
llght pumper. This location is l 600
rect north OF production. In Indepen-
dence township. the Lonesome Pine
vi company has completed a test on
the a. NJ. Hanlon farm and has a
buster in the Big Injun sand. This To-
cation Is 1000 feet west OF production
on the =. NJ. Richardson farm. ,
Light Wells at Marietta.
IN me Marietta district. Marietta
township. Crawford q Ashby have
drilled No. 3 on the Agnes Hadlev
farm through the second Cow Run
sand and have light pumper. The
Crescent Producing Company has com
pIeted No. 10 on the +. J. a. ]. NJ
Thornily farm and has small pumper
IN the Mitchell sand. In Newport town
shlF, the Waverly oil x Gas Company
has completed n second test on the w
V. Dorman farm and has a buster.
In the Woodsheld district. Wayne
township. Monroe county, Lonland
Bros. have drilled No 8 on the NJ. J..
Dougherty farm through the Cow Run
sand and have pumper good for less
IMAM . barrels day. In the Grays-
Vile district. Bethel township, the
Way Farm OIL Company have com
pieted No. on the George Wesley
Parks farm and has a 5barrel pumper
In the Bera Grit
One and one-half miles west OF Bel
laire. in Pultney township. Belmont
county, Hearne & Schell have com
ploted and shot their test on the Bay
farm and got only a light show OF oil
in the Berea Grit This location is
] 900 feet north Of the production on
the Carroll Robinson farm
West Virginia Competitions.
Light wells are the Offering in the
West Virginia fields In Grant district.
Richie county. the Naughton Drilling
company has completed n test on the
James Nay farm and has a 10 barrel
pumpor in the Keener sand On Bonds
creek. Clay district, the Shaifer a.
Smathers OH company has completed
No j on the W. J. Wence farm and
has . barrel pumper in the Keener
sand. In the same district. the Ben
kcrs OIL company has drilled No. .
on the /. Homer farm through the
same formation and has a buster.
ON Dunkard creek. Batplle district.
MononEalia county. the Philadelpnia
company has drilled n test on the j l..
Wise farm through the fourth sand
and has q buster. on YcaRors run.
Olay district. Richie county. tho Car.
negie Natural Gas companv has
drilled test on tho J. W. Nuiin farm
through the Big lniGn sand and has n
iEht rasser. Near the mouth Of Lone
run. Central district Uoddridge coun.
~. the Hope Natural Gas companv
has drilled q test on the = a. Shinn
iarm through the Big injun sand and
has fair gas we'll
Harrison County.
pn Mud lick run. Sardis district