The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-16
OIL AND GAS

Tie cold weather q the past rev day-
iut a. embargo on held operations arst
$3.50 tns shuttinE down % many
and reduced the production ~ rrarl,.
~ or the large producers in an reids
N ',,i, thst tAe weather has moicrated
-rilling VIII De resumed and new vvo~<
etarted. ana wells near the sand com
plfted- Operators are leaving moth NJ
through ne WintsS y5o S,,Sp iaent N9 .SS
hsst time ~ many years there has not
zen 20 much work under wav and
starting during the rnid-winter months
Light bumpers are the best the IVES.
Virginia ncids have % offc- ~ tffs
time Roaue county has a number OF
gompletons and All are light or dry.
In smithheld district the south Penn
on company has drilled No. s on M :
andrew Paris farm through the Big
lnjun sand and has a 10-harrei puuper-
has drilled a test on the A Spfts-
farm through the Big injun sand and
has a buster.
on Ten Mile creek. Ten Nile district.
drilled a test on the o. S. DespSrd fam
throIgh the Gordon sand and has a To-
barrel pumper. In Union district. Wood
county. the south Penn OF company
has completed No. y on the John Ale
man farm and has very light purnper
IN the Cow Run sand. on Bells run
same company has drilled its 30. : on
TIE w. A. Bell farm throueh the Beraa
krit aAa mas a hNe-oarrel pumner.
Duster IN Tyler.
on Middle 1siana cresS. Ellsworth dis
IiSt. Tyler county. Harvey Meredith has
drilled No. on the Mary J. Shinn farm
through the MaNon sand and has a ,irs-
yer, yer. IN Eik district kanawha county.
IN the SAND at No. - on the Blue Creek
tract In Union district. Peasants coun-
the II. =. Bills farm through the Ssit
sand and has a show for light pumper
In Peasants district. Clay county, the
south Penn oil Company has started TO
drill n second test on the Thomrson Coal
a Land Co.'S tract. The first test com
pleted ON this tract was a duster ON
la county. the Philadelphia CompanV's
No. on the Philip Shuman farm has
declined TO 80 barrels a day. In Sardis
an Goff's No. 30 on his own farm Is
down TO IFS barrels. The Nesper OIL
Company's No. on the /. G. & w. L.
J. T. Miller & Co.'S No on the J. It.
Lanhan farm. los barrels.
sun Leasing in Writ County.
on Painter Fork. Burning Springs dis
trict. Writ county, leasing Il still active
The Walnut Creek oil Company holds
leases on all OF the territory adjacent
20 IT, producer on the Hall estate. The
Walnut Creek Company will start some
new work at once and there will be some
test work started by other companies
and individuals In the same district. II
the wildcat on the Hall estate is a fore
runner OF new pool operators will not
wait for the return OF spring 10 begin ac-
tive development work
Southeastern Ohio.
Recent completions IN the deep sand
territory In the Union Furnace district.
In Starr township, Hooking county. give
a more encouraging outlook to that de-
Nelopment The Loyal Natural Gas q
Fuel company Is the largest holder OF
territory in that district and has a rap
IDLY Increasing production. In the
Crooksville pool. in Harrison township.
Perry county. the old wells show com
mendable staying qualities. Emery
CO.'S Nos. 1 and 3 on the j. 4. Watts
farm are producing 100 barrels. The
Chicago Oil company Fuller 4 Howe's
Nos. !. and Z. Catherine Waltmire
farm. are producing so barrels. and the
same company's No. 3, David Allen. 100
barrels.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
Light wells are tho rule In the south
west Pennsylvania fields AT Five
Points. IN Ohio township. Beaver county.
Franklin J. Miller has completed No.
on the Catherine Dawson farm and
has very light pumper I'm the Befea
Grit In the old Crows run field. in the
same county. Frye & Co. have drilled a
test on the Baker farm 30 feet into the
sand aud have no show Of oil or gas.