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

Operators In the eastern neldS are now
securing but very few large producers
and are not turning up any new terri
tory that looks promising. Harrison
county. has been the most prolinc IN
new production for a number % months
but the best producing portion % thu
Gordon sand development In Sardis dis
trict has now been developed and from
now on the average size OF the wells
will be much smaller.
In Clay district. Richie county. tho
sun Gas Company has completed No. s
on the "A. G. Riggs farm and has a show
Tor 2o-barrel producer In the Cod Run
sand. In the same district. the Morgan
OF company is due IN the sand at test
on the Ida Jones farm. There T. a good
deal OF test work starting In the same
district The Hope Natural Gas COM
pany Is starting tests on the Jacob
smith heirs. Key heirs Mary Hane-
and $. Joseph farms.
In McElroy district. Tyler county. q.
W. Swisher a. Co. have drilled No. s on
the 3 Hissom farm through the Big In
Jun sand ana have a show for a light
pumper In the same locality the Nc
kelvey OIL a Gas company has the rig
completed for a second test ON tho T.. ID.
Baker farm ana Inghrsm a Co. are
starting n test on the NJ Terrell farm.
Improved When shot.
on Laurel creek OF Henrys Fork.
Smithheld district. Roane county. tho
South Penn OIL company has completed
and shot its test on the ]. @. Greathouse
farm and has "A show for 25-barrel pro.
Queer In the Big Injun sand. The well
did not show for better than 10 or rs
barrels when drilled through the sand
The rigs for Nos. and on the same
farm has been completed. In Sardis
district. Harrison county. the South
Penn eompany's No. on the : r. Ian
han farm Is holding up at $50 barrels n
day. and the Nespcr Gas company's No.
on the J. G. & w. l.. Perry farm at
26o barrels. In the Wallace district. the
South Penn OIL company has drilled it's
test on the J. NJ. q II. Hall farm through
the Gordon sand and has Rasser.
Got OIL Instead of Gas.
Near Dayton. Grant district. Harrison
county. the Hope Gas Company has
made a discovery that is attractig some
attention. The well Is located on the
John W. Cation farm and was drilled FOR
gas. When drilled into the Gordon oil
was developed and the well H. reported
an hour. The well was shut In TO erect
tankage. The well Is far removed from
production and unless AZ proves a freak
may be the forerunner OF a new pool
In Harper distract Roane county. the
jarvis OIL Company has completed No.
on the Nancy J. Lowe farm and has
/ trict. the Louis +. Payne OIL Company
has completed No. 10 on the a. w sum-
mers farm and has a 10 barrel pumper
Good Producer in Kanawha-
In the Weir sand development on Fall
Ing Rock creek. Elk district Kanawha
drilled its No. 7 on the T. G Medders
farm into the Weir sand and IL produced
l75 barrels the first 20 hours. In Union
has now drilled its wildcat on the Fig
River Lumber Company's tract through
all sands and has a duster
Deep Sand Gusher.
An unconfirmed report was received
from Logan. Hooking county. o.. yes
terday 70 the effect that the J. r. Pur-
Wis we'll on the s. S. Rauble farm. Iocs-
] ted one and one-fourth miles south OF
l Logan. in section 20. Falls township had
broken loose and was flowing at the rate
/ OF % 80 barrels an hour. and had produced
The well was drilled In last week and
made flow, and II caught fire from the
boiler and consumed the rig. The rig
was rebuilt a few days ago and the last
report received from " they were Ash
b ing for tho tools. The location OF thr
well Il about Eve miles northwest Of the
| Union Furnace pool Should the we'll
| prove as good as reported u will cause
I lot OF new work TO oe started in that
| locality Some three years ago the
Charters' OIL company drilled very
deep test located in Marion township.
and about Eve miles northwest OF Lo-
gan. The well was drilled "a the Tren-
ton rock but proved a dusier
Southwest Pennsylvania.
ON Smith creek. Franklin township
Greene county. Pa. the Peoples Gas
I company has drilled n test on the In
/ Ehram sisters farm through the Big In
| tun sand and has fair Easse-. In tho
McMurray development near HiI sta
I tion. Washington county. the IToliand&
/ Holmes OIL company has completed a
SECOND test on the s. a. e. 4. NJ whit.
ley farm and has show for six or
/ eight barrel pumper.