The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17

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The rounding out OF the weeks
development woTk. in the eastern
fields furnished nothing out Of the
Ordinary With the market stat ionery
land a general run Of light wells COM
Ipleted. there was little to attract the
attention Of operators and produc5
lers, With the exception Of some
new work starting in a few distriets;I
the trend Of developments in no way
Diners from those that existed for so
many months. However. the general
tone Of the industry is improving and
producers and operators are firm I'M
the belief that Il will continue in that
direction. While there is some new
work starting 1t IL not expected u I.
Development work will again be In;
full swing before next spring With
the approach OF winter, develo pment,
work usually slows up and there is
no reason for thinking that this year
will prove an exception.
Roane County Developmen ts! 4.
The result OF eveiopment work In!
Roane county, West Virginia shows
nothing better than light proIiucers..
On Laurel creek. Spencer district, the
South Penn Oil Company's second
ties. On the D. v. McKowen farm has
been completed and shot in the Big
lInjve ( md and is not good. for more
than Ave barrels a day. In the same
district. the Fisher Oil q on1pany's No.
4 5 on the ]. X. knight farm is a very
light pumper in the Big mi sand.
On Little creek, Spencer district,
\ l.. s. Parker has drilled his test on
the Lee Truman farm through the
Big 1njun sand and found only q light
show Of oil. / 1t was givensa shot and
may possibly make q very light pump
sr. In the same locality the Ohio
4 Fuel OIL sCompany'sstest on, the j. u.
Buchanan farm has been completed
land shot and will make a four or
! fvc-barrel jumper The same COM;
paany has started to drill a second,
test on the 7. r. Conley farm and has
the rig completed for No. 8 on the
Douglass heirs farms.
| On Battelle district, MonongaliaI
county. the Pentress Gas Company
has drilled test on the Michael
Wright farm through the ffty-foot
sand. 1t is d sasser in that formation.
The Pentress Company has been de-
veloping gas territory in Battle and
Clay districts for several months and
has been meeting with good success.
Gassers in Harrison County.
Gassers are finding conspicuous
place in the late competitions in Harri-
! son county. On AIMS Moores run. I'M
lion district, the Norwood Gas Com
pany has completed No. q on the I'M
ion Land Co,upany's tract. It is a fair
gasser in the fifth sand. On West Fork
river, Clarks district, the Hope Nat
ural Gas Company made deep test
OF Its we'll on the Robert Wagner
farm, and has fair gasser in the Bay
yard sand.
On Sycamore creek. Union district.
Harrison county. W. B. Maxwell
drilled No. 80 on his own farm
4 through the Fifth sand and has q
light gasser. He is starting Nos. SO
and "a or, the same farm. On Tanners
creek, Troy district, Gilmer county,
4 r. g. Gillespie is building the rig for
for a second test on the "A. o. Britt
son farm.
Kanawha County Compilations. Il
In the Weir sand development on
Blue creek, Elk district. aKnawha
county, the South Penn OIL Company
drilled No. s on the j. ". and A. O.
Skinner farm through the sand and
1T is good for twenty-five barrels a
! day In the same district. the same