The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02
OIL AND GAS

~ the present time there IL more
interest conferred In the probable
movement Of the credit balance mar
ket than 10 field developments The
amount % operations IN the eastern
neids during the spring and summer
inontns Nil o. governed 10 a large
extent BY the stability OF the market
II i generally known that the eastern
nelds do not contain but very little
territory that IL capable OF furnish.
ing ANYTHING better than light wells
ror the most part II h. territory that
"A expensive TO drill and OPERATOR
VIII hesitate before starting a large
amount OF new work should the mar
ket be greatly reduced Less than a
year ago producers were almost clam
oring for an advance In the market
and as an argument In favor of the
position pointed out the amount of
new production that was being deriv-
Cd from the most aggressive develop
ment work that had ever been wit
messed
Producers as a rule are not inter
ested IN the refining and marketing
the tact that there Is more OF the re
lined products OF the crude oil being
offered than the demand requires
MS applies TO both kerosene and
gasoline. A year ago the demand for
gasoline was very great and the con
sumers paid a high price. The de-
mand Is still great. but the sources
OF an increased supply have been i'm
proved and the result is the consumer
Is paying from six 10 seven cents a
gallon less for gasoline. Refiners
claim they are selling kerosene at
less than cost as based on the pres
ent price OF the crude product II
one Is inclined to accept both phases
OF the situation IL is a difficult matter
10 expect an advance in the price OF
crude or refined.
Field Developments.
Roane county. w Va. Is complet-
ing small wells with good deal OF
regularity. both as to size and num-
beers. On Johnson Fork. Spencer dis
trict. the South Penn oil company
has drilled a test on the J. G.. Great
house farm through the Big lniun
sand and has a i0-barrel pumper. In
the same district. the same company
Is drilling a test on the A. c. Rifle
farm and has the rig completed for
second test on the +. NJ. Thompson
farm.
on Little Elk creek. Sardis dis
trict, Harrison county. the South
Penn on Company has now drilled
Its test on the Jane Herbert farm
through the Gordon sand and will
have lO-baTrel pumper The Phil
adelphia Company has now completed
its No. 3 on the John T Sprout farm
and has natural producer good for
Is barrels a day. At Wallace, Hart
ness & Ditman have cleaned out and
given their well on the F. : Estlack
farm a shot and increased its produc-
ton from 40 barrels to IS barrels a
dav
a two days gauge OF the Vesper
Gas IOiupdny's No. on the l. C. q
W. l.. Perry farm and the South Penn
on Company's No. 4 on the $ x.
Lanham farm showed a production
OF 2S5 and 900 barrels. espectively.
Grove d Parrish's No l on the Il. V.
Moor farm is holding up az 2iO bar
rels a day.
In McClelland district. Doddridge
county, the Philadelphia Company
has now drilled its second test on the
\. Z. Ballouz farm through all sands
and has buster. Virgil l. Allen a.
Co. are due in the Big Injun al No. 3
on part OF the same farm. The
Carnegie Natural Gas Company has
the rig completed for a test on the
y. W. Thomas farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in south
eastern Ohio. in the Junction CITY
district. Jackson township. Perry
county, W. G.. Perrigo & 90. have
s con 4.s. ana shot their No. 3 on
the Edward Johnson farm and Will
not have better than lO-barreI
pmper in the Clinton sand.
In Green township. Hooking coun-
~. located in the southwest extension
OF the Gore field. the Plymouth on
Gas Company has started to drill
a second test on the Mary Snyder
farm. In Falls Gore township. the
Hooking oil Company Is rigging up AZ
No on the J. J. Nutter farm. In
the Union Furnace district. Starr
township. the Logan Natural Gas a.
Fuel Company's No. . on the Rein
scheld farm and No. on the same
larm are holding up at 100 barrels
each. The Union Furnace Oil Com
pany's No 3 on the Woodward farm
Is producing so barrels a day.
In the shallow sand territory near
stockport, Penn township Morgan
county. the Treat OIL company has
drilled Nc 10 on The s. r. Ham farm
through the Cow Run sand and has
q uv--Uanel pumper In the Corning
district, Monroe township. Perry
county, Hayes & Troitcr have com
pleted q second test on the John Bea-
trice farm and have q five-barreI
bumper. in the Berea Grit. In Deer
field township. Nutting. Howell e.
Baird have completed "A second test
on the Miles Moore farm and have
tour-barrel pumper in the Berea
In the Marietta district. Washing.
ton township. Edmlick q Co. have
completed a second test on the Philip
Young farm and have a five-barrei
pumper in the Mitchell sand In the
Old Kilgore district. Lowden town
ship Carroll county. G G. FISHER has
completed test on the Jane States
farm and has a light pumper in the
Berea Grit.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
In the Grows Run district. Beaver
county. Pa. Altman 4 Frantz have
drilled test on the Altman farm
through the lOOfoof sand and have
very small pumper In the Duff
city district. Allegheny county. the
Duff City OH & Gas company has
drilled n second test on the Schide-
mantel farm into the Salt sand and
has gasser At Leetsdale r. v.
Walker has completed No. 2 on the
IL Malknr farm and has Third aand