The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-16
OIL AND GAS

The very cold weather at the close OF
the week proved a hiudrauce 20 develop
Went work In the eastern fields. Frozen
water and gas lines caused no little an
nos ance but tnf early part or the week
compensated Tor the poor showing az
the close. During the FIRST part the
Ncsper Gas company has the distinct
ion Of nndinE the nrst gusher OF the
year when II drilled in It's No. on the
&. g. a W. l.. farm. The Well produced
l.SvO barrels the nrst - hours after IL
was drilled into the Gordon pay.
on Big Creek, sardis district Tarri-
son county. ". Va, Grove q Parrish
have drilled iu test on the James Og-
den farm and IL produced 100 barrels
the first "a hours The same parties
gave their No. ? on the same farm a
shot ana increased its production from
% to 80 barrels. In the same district.
the south Penn on company shot its
No. ! on the Alice 9. Bean farm and
increased its production from 40 TO so
barrels day. on Rock Camp run, the
Nesper Gas COmpany's No. on the I
e. 4 W. l.. Perry farm is holding up at
$40 barrels day. J. T. Miller q com
panys No. 3 on the j. I. LanhaH farm
Is producing l2O barrels a day.
In tho wallace district. Hartness &
Dittman shot their test on the g. \.
Estlack lot and increased its production
oil q Gas compauy's test on the celia
J.. Thomas farm Is holding up az 100
barrels day. In the Shiuustou dis
phia cumpanys No. % on the Lucas
Bros tract Is holding up az $50 bar
r,ls day.
Gasser in Dodoridg,.
Zoo McCIeIand district. DoGGrrdEs
county. Holland q Sperry have drilled
So. on the Holland-sperry rarm
i.r'U-" tbo Big luIuu sand and have "a
good EaHHcr. In Freemaus creek district.
Lew county. the Reserve Gas company
l's completed GO test on the o. u. White
f.rU ANA has very light gasser Boz the
nf'. SAINT Tile same company Is due 90
t.' sand Hf tests 900 the william Eeri1-
..N and w. s Bailey frrmS ON Mil
.N o." GOA 49, .HHH H.H.H
Turu,r-Edvu pI a. Grs Company is
down lssu feet az a second test on tie
Pauline D.. SuUdgrtS- farm.
ON Fallen Timber nun. Grant district.
N'.NHI county the THilrutIuHfl CONE
many drilled down an old weld ON the
IiHCe- Robinson farm and got a duster
tho DOMAIN Consolidated Oh company ie
al' Lu iN' GORDON sand AZ test on the
W. r. II... farm. Tn" same company BE-
building the RIG for "a test on the -. =.
'nsW.ur'r farm. located uu Price FoIh
of Fishing creek.
on Indian creek. McEIruy district.
TYLER county. the colon I'D OH ,pr.u4ry
shot I's test on the Jesse White farm
ana DC hrlIZ"d. They are now drilling
through. ON walnut Fork loo tho same
ui.l o. fn" philadelphia COMPANY ms
now .III'cI Ite test on tho james THnur-
son farm through the Gordon sand and
ius 90 fair Ess-s. Du Buffalo rlu. Grant
district. WetzeI county. the kauavna D.I
company iz tu" 40 so. Q on the Ezra
Brooke County Compositions.
ir the Beech Bottom rUul. in rs.rIf1
district BROOKE county D8rI Rrsna.,r a.
49,. have ..sl 90 second t.st on tho 50.
Myers farm through the Eorel .r.f and
have u small show FOR oil Tr f.r Same
N..'r.Uf. TIE Eu.N."iEr Dl UHrrIr. HHa
completed SO D.. 600 ur d. So VOLS
IIorsseroe OF courau. Dr.. starf.rra i..t
.u f.' Robert Mul.uEu fam
Vow r county. senator nathan cor
Ha .U.'I "a fr.f ur ..a own farm