The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-01
KILLER DECISION AFFIRMED BY
US. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
oil AND GAS


eastern oil men az this time Is the
shutdown agreement la the mid. con
lhent heids. should the western on.
orators enforce the compact and drifl
only where II Is absolutely necessary
10 onset producing wells or TO prot.ct
titles TO leases. for n period OF four
months Il will go a long way. Il he
GAINED. IN helping solve the problem
OF over production Operators are of
the opinion that IL will steady the
market not only in the west. but have
the same effect on the eastern mar.
ket. There are some who are Hkep.
teal as 10 the enforcement of the
movement. despite the fact that a
large majority OF western operators
nave voted 10 discontinue develop
ment Work wherever II Is practical
Neither in the middle west or the
eastern fields will there be a demand
Tot curtailing operations The fields
WIN a very few exceptions in ether
section are furnishing nothing better
than light producers The aggregate
production In the eastern fields for an
entire month would scarcely equal
mat that Of very few wells In a
single day IN the gusher pools in the
mld-contlnent. The chances for find
ing prolific producing territory have
bSeh tested In the past two years
without me discovery Of q pool OF ap-
probable dimensions.
Field Developments.
. Oh len Mile creek, Sardts district
Harrison county. w. Va. the Hope
Natural Gas company has drilled y
test on the A. A. Griffin farm through
the Gordon sand and have a fair gas
ser. The South Penn oil company's
NO. on the J. V. r. skinner farm
located on Blue creek. Elk district
hAhawha county. produced ESQ barrels
the first - hours after IL was drilled
INTO the Weir sand pay. This well is
an offset for the Ohio Fuel company'7
No ] on the 2. r. Young farm which
came IN Last week and started al
gusher speed
In the Folsom district. Harrison
county. the South Penn Oil company
has drilled its No on the Melissa
Kelley farm into the Gordon and las
SHOW for producer. In Church dis.
on 4 Gas company Is due in the Cor
con az a test on the William Murphy
farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
Light wells are the best the south.
eastern Ohio fields completed during
the last % hours in the deep sane.
territory IN Rush Creek TOWNSHIP.
Fairfield county. Twigg. Trick & DUFF.
held have completed No. 3 on the i
p. Musser farm. and have a show for
2Obarrd producer in the Clinton
sand
In the Berea grit development on
bethlehem township. CoshOCtOn Coun-
~ r. q. lowering has drilled his No
3 on HIS own farm through the Berea
grit and has a very light pumTer In
the same district and township. John
Workman has drilled a second test on
the Mary Ann Workman farm through
the same formation and has very
light pumper
Near Stockport. In Palmer township
Washington county Greenhouse. Cross
q Rouse have drilled No on thp
Rouse farm through the Cow Hun
sand and have natural producer
good for ~ barrels n day The lOca.
tiOu d. 200 feet northwest Of the
good wells on tho a. r. Russell farm
10 Penn township Morgan county.
the Heunc oil company mas compiler.
farm and has 10blrrcl pumIir in
the Cow Run sand
In the came district. the Scott Farm
OIL company has drilled 40 p on tho
Belle Scott farm through The Cow Run
sand and hes dusfor Ellis a Hum
phrcy r8Ne completed so in ON the
U. 2. mercer farm. and has the same
kind OF luck
The Local Fields.
Tn The northern extension 10 the
Carson pool in Hanover township.
Beaver county. Pa. The Cumberland
OH Company has completed % second
test ON the James Cunningham farm
enc ms p snow Tor 2'-barrel pro
duccr This Oh the only district in
Southwest Pennsylvania fhat has been
supplying anything better than urrt
rumpcra
ln Fast Finley township. WASHING.
ton county the Freehold Oh a gaa
Company has drilled o. second fret ON
The John Daulry FAR mthrough mo
fourth sand and has n show Tor "a %.
barrel pumpor This location Dr. about
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