The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-11
OIL AND GAS

West Virginia has the distinction OF
presenting the first gusher OF the year
ana the largest well that has been
found In the eastern fields since the
development of the Blue Creek field
OF two years ego. The we'll IS located
on ROCK Camp run, Sardis district,
harrison county. ana is owned by the
Nesper Gas Company and Is this com
pany's No. on the |. G. d. w. 1. Perry
farm. AT 20 feet in the Gordon sand
the Wen began TO flow at the rate of
ITO barrels an hour. The location Is
inside OF defined limits and In a sec.
tlon that has been presenting some
very creditable producers. TIE Ves.
per Gas Company is a West Virginia
corporation, OF which Orlandus West
and @. h. Swartz. OF Clarksb burg. w.
Va. are president and treasurer re-
spectiyely
For a number OF months, the Cor.
don territory on Big Elk creek and
ROCK Camp run in Sardis district. has
been supplying more new Production
than any other district In West Vir.
ginia. The producing area OF the pool
as developed is not large. but there
Is room for an extension to the north
At Wallace. HARNESS, Wittmann a
Company's No. i on the +. S. EstIack
Iarm Is holding up at nlnety-fve bar.
relS a day.
Gas In the Lower Sand.
On Walnut Fork. McElroy district
Iyler county, the Philadelphia Com
pany has drilled its old Big iniun sand
gasser on the James THOMPSON farm
to the Gordon sand and has deyeIoned
a fair gas pressure in that formation
On indian creek, in the same district
The Colonial Oil Company has drilled
NO. II on the Jesse White farm into
me Big lntun sand and has a light
Puhper: On Hills run. the Melross
INN mo 10.
on the J. w. Eddy farm through The
Big lnyun sand and has a Rasser
On Fish creek. Clay district V-atzel
county, the Philadelphia Company has
drilled test on the i. A. Connolly
iarm into the fifth sand and has a
snow Tor fair producer. On the left
!ork OF Dunkard creek. BatteIle dis.
Ilct, Monongalia county. the same
company has a fair gasser at its fest
on the Marion Wise farm ON Fish
creek, Center district. Wetzel county.
The Hope Natural Gas Company has
q fourth sand gasser at its test on
me X VI. Wiley farm. on Fish creek
Church district. the same companv has
developed gasser I'm the salt sand al
lts test on the X. McGnl farm. In
Home, kanawha and Lincoln counties
there IL quite a little new work start.
Ing. On Laurel creek OF Hcnry's Fork
Smiihneld district. Roane county. tho
South Penn OIL Company Is starting
test on tho j. &. Greathouse farm.
On the same stream and in tho same
district the Ohio Fuel OIL Company
has The rlg completed for n tost on
the T. X. Connolly farm. On upper
Three Mile creek. Elk district Kama
wha county. the South Penn OIL Com.
pany has made tho location for n sec
ond test on the Anna G.. skinner farm.
located 200 let south Of 40. J.. which
was drilled IN last week and is good
for 90 barrels a day. The same com
pany has made The location for 40 3
on the =. v r. skinner farm. located
. 300 feet east of so. T. on Porter
Fork. Duvall district. Lincoln county.
the Big Greek Development COMPANY
has the rlg completed for 40. IA on
the =. +. Eel farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
After n run ~ light wells ans duet
srs tho deep sand territory Co., south.
producer 1n The eYuthveef extension
- the Gore field in TafIs Gore town
rHip. Hooking COUNTY. The grIddin Pro
ducirg company has completed and shot
So no ? on ne Crnrlce Williams farm
nnd y produced 200 barrels tho snsu-
pany's No. AZ on tho Hooking Products
company prorerty iH good for i2t bar
fsis dav. The Logan Natural Gas r.
Fuel company No. on the w g.
Prics farm ~ holding up "a Go barrels
In tre northern snf % ne deem sand
field iu lfuurwclI fHH.rrH|H. TIrFIur
county. the tu'unNuH t.. a. Fuel COM
paw iHe completed Ifa traf CON- tho y
IA Loughman farm aud has a duster