The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-05

progress Of the two wells drilling in
the locality OF the Columbus Producing
Company's we'll on the illiams Coal
Company's tract. The owners OF the
first well hold leases on q large acre
age and unless 1t develops into a pool
OF considerable dimensions that COM
pany will have about all there is to It,
A few Of the old districts In eWst
Virginia are still capable of furnish-
ing an occasional good producer.
Peasants county has for many
months supplied nothing better than
light wells, but the Octo Oil Company
has an exception at Its No. % on
the NJ. q. Holden farm, located on
Bear run, In McKin district. The we'll
has been drilled tohrugh the Cow Run
sand, and is good for Twenty-Five bar
rels day.
On Gorre1l's run, Ellsworth district,
Tyler county, the Middlebourne Oil
and Gas Company has drilled No. 8 on
the oaytvia Martin farm through the
keener sand and has show for q
'fve-barrel pumper. In the same dis
trict, Currans & Dickinson are due
In the sand at a teri on the @. F.
Starkey farm. On Muddy creek, j..
Inghram & Company have the rig
completed for a test on the p. A.
Smith farm. The Reno Oil Company
has drilled Its test on the Elizabeth
Evans farm Though all sands and has
buster. The Carnegie Natural Gas
Company had the same kind Of luck
at q test on the j. w. Sole farm.
On Big Elk creek, Sardis district,
Harrison county, the South Penn OH
Company has drilled Its No. 3 on the
James Ogden farm through the Cor
don sand and has a good gasser in
that formation. The South Penn Oil
Company has the rig completed for a
second test on the Jennie Harbert
farm.
Light bumpers and gas wells are the
t'best the Southwest pennsylvania fields
have to offer at this Time. Near Ken
dali, Hanover township, Beaver coun-
ty,' Hogs accompany have completed
their test on the. ]. x. NJ. Buchanan
farm and will have an eight or ten
barrel pumper. On a part Of the same
farm Stewart Brothers are still fishing
at their test.
In the McMuray development, near
Hdl Station, in Washington county.
Holland & Holmes have drilled their
No. 3 on the s. A. and M. A. Whitley
| farm through the Big lnjun sand and
has gasser with a capacity one-half
million cubic feet a day. In the same
Development. the Benedum-T Trees Oil
Company has completed its test on the
M. Miller farm and have gasser with
q capacity of 100000 cubic feet q day.
cdcCloy, Fife accompany are drilling
at 1850 feet at second test on the
]. NJ. White farm.
II. j. Parker, wela known Pittsburg
oil operator, has made a good strike
in Red River Parish, La. The we'll
Is located near Crichton, on the Pal
mer &Crichton property, and when
drilled in to the sand flowed 700 bar
rels the first twenty-forr hours. A
few days ago local parties drilled In
q we'll, located mile east and 1t
flowed more than 5000 barrels the
| first twenty-four hours. The Atlas Oil
Company Is interested with Mr.. Par
ker nttle leases on which their we'll
I Is located and II is thought that It
will be much larger producer when
opened UP and allowed to flow to Its
full capacity
The OIL Market.
| Pennsylvania $3.50, Mercer black
ls1.07, New Castle LOT, Corning 95 !.
|Cabell $1.10. North Lima 90, South
Lima IS, Princeton SO, wooster
| 81 10. Indiana SS, Somerset 80, Rag
LAND 10, Illinois so, Kansas and Okla