The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
ID the Oil Fields with West vir.
GINA Completing the
Most Wells.


AT the close Of the week. develop
ments in the eastern field were no
more interesting. than during the
earlier part. Light wells ruled all
through the week and operators are
quite justified In curtailing develop
'ment work in all districts. West vir-
ginia Is completing more wells than
any OF the eastern producing states
but the wells are for the most part
located in defined territory During
the remainder OF the winter there
will be very little effort made to find
new producing territory. In the lower
counties taere is very little expert
mental work. The hope for new pro-
ducing. territory lies in that section
and with an advance in the market
explorations will be renewed.
! On Blue creek, Elk district, Kan
awha county, the Ohio Fuel Oil Com
pany has drilled its test on. the SEN
nett Mullen farm through the Weir
sand and has producer good for
seyenty-five barrels day. The same
company's No. 4 on the IT,. w. Belcher
farm has pecn drilled through the
same formation and is not good for
more than fifteen or twenty barrels a
day.
Test is a Duster.
On Hunters Fork, Greenbrier dis
trict, Doddridge county, the Southern
Oil Company has drilled test on the
]. H. Meek farm through the. Gordon
sand anG has duster. On Indian
fork, New Milton district, Doddridge
county, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany is drilling a test on the N. L.
b Swiger farm and the rig for test
on the d. H. Nicholson farm has been
completed. 81 y
| On Alum run, Freeman's creek dis
trict, Lewis county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company has drilled test on
the NJ Dorsey farm into the Gordon
sand and has gasser. On West
Fork river, Union district, Harrison
county, the Philadelphia Company
has completed No. 6 on the W. B.
Maxwell farm and has a twenty barrel
producer in the Gordon sand. On the
anne stream and in the same district
(, the Reese Oil and Gas Company COM
lpleted a test on the j. 2. Highland
farm and has fifteen barrel pumper
in the Gordon sand. The rig for sec
ond test on the same farm has been
completed. On Walnut fork, McE1roy
district, Tyler county, the Manufact-
urers Light and Heat Company has
now drilled Its. second test on the
Elisha LeMasters farm through the
fifth sand and has fair gasser. In
Clay district tie Imperial Oil and Gas
Products Company's test on the John
Keith farm Is holding up at 125 bar
rels day.
Wells Are Due.
On Fishing creek, Green district,
Wetzel county, the Hope Natural Gas
Company is due in the sand at. a test
on the j. c. Cochran farm. On the
same stream in Grant district the Sill
yer Hill Oil Company is due in the
Big Injun sand at its test on the c. g.
Headley farm. In Church district,
Wetzel county. and across the line in
Mannington district, Marion county,
the Carnegie Natural Gas Company
is. drilling tests on the w. C. Garner,
j. Fl. Batson, Campbell heirs and j..
A. Coch, an farms.
| Harrison county has more test
work starting than any other. in, the
state. On Browns creek, Grant dis
trict, the Clarksburg Light and Heat
Company is due in the Big 1njun sand
at a test on the George Rogers farm
On Turtle Tree fork, Union district,
the same company has rig up on the
Adamston Coal and Coke Company's
property. On the same stream, Union
district, the same company is down
pnn foot az a faat IN fha n II Mar
man farm. On Stuttleris fork, Burn
side and Waggoner have made the
the location for test on the A.. B.
Stuttier farm. On Spring creek,
Spencer district, Roane county, G. L.
Cabot has started to drill q test on
the H. Cottle farm. In Curtis dis
ltrict. hds test on the L. P. and Emma
81 owen farm located on Gandee run,
lis drilling at 1000 feet On White Oak
creek. Washington district calhoun