The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-12
OIL AND GAS


There are Just two districts in the
eastern fields that are attracting any
attention The one OF most interest
is the Berea grit development IN CAD
in Creek district, hanawna county
The second in importance Is the Keen
er sand development on Rock CREEK
Burning Springs district, Writ county
In this development the Walnut
Greek OIL Com pany has drilled It's No.
I5 on the Harvey G. Sayer farm
through the Keener sand and the well
produced so barrels the first forty
eight hours and is estimated to be
good for Is or 90 barrels a day. the
location of this well is on the east
side of production and its size does
not indicate that the producing Tor
nation extends more than another 10
cation In that direction. Finding an
extension to this pool has been quite
a vexatfon to the Walnut Creek Oh
Company. More than dozen welis
have been completed on the properly
so far and appreciable extension mas
not been discovered
In the Berea grit development IN
Cabin Crek district, Kanawha county,
the Columbus Producing Company is
stiu drilling in the Berea grit at its
No. 4 on the Williams Coal Company
tract. The formation Siss hard and
close and the drilling slow. The sta
tus of the well cannot be determined
till after it has been drilled through
the producing formation and shot
In the Smithfeld district. Roane
county, the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled It's test on the j. r. Young
farm through all sands and has
buster. This well is purely wild
lat venture. located two miles north
east OF the same company's test on
the NJ. C. Chewing farm. located on
Henry,s fork On White Oak Crek.
walker district, Wood county, W. II.
& John Jchnas have drilled No. II
on the Volcano Petroleum tract
through the salt sand and have light
pumper.
On Laurel Creek, Spencer district.
Roane county. the South Penn OH
Company has started to drill No
on the B. T. Rogers farm This To-
cation is 500 feet south Of the Fisher
Oil Company's test on the ]. 4:
knight farm. In the old Blue Creek
field in Elk district, Kanawha County,
the South Penn OIL Company has
shot No. on the F. E. Edgell farm
and increased it from to Is barrels
a day.
NJ
MonongaIia county, the South Penn
Oil Company has drilled its second
test on the Fox heirs farm through
the Big Injun sand and it is produc-
ing 35 barrels day. In the same
district the Manufacturers Light &
Heat Company has started to drill
test on the A Warner heirs farm. The
Hope Natural Gas Company has the
rig completed for test on the n.
Clark Wilson farm. In Sardis dis
trict, Harrison county. the South
Penn Oil Company's No. on the
Sarah Shaffer farm has declined to
rs barrels day.
In the Berea grit development
near RoseviIle, Clay township, Mus
kingum county, o., Murphy Brothers
the Armstead Cherry farm through
the Berea grit and has buster. The
location of this test is 1000 feet west
of the same company's No. 5 on the
Moses Notes.-The farm
In the Scio field, in Rumley town
ship. Harrison county, McNamee and
Company have drilled No. on the
B. Ryder farm through the Berea
grit and have a show for a T-barrel
pumper This location is the farthest
east OF any Of the producing wells
in the development ana as uttie-
better than the average In the same
Development Bremen and Company
have started to drill second test
on the Henry Magaw farm. located
roo feet southeast Of the first. test.
The Penn-Mex Fuel Compa is
now making regular shipments of
crude from its production in Mexico
Conditions in that turbulent country
are improving. Some OF the compan-1
les operating near Tampico have re-
sumed operations. For almost year
development work In Mexican fields
has been at a standstil1.
The Oil Market.
Pennsylvania S1-35. Mercer black
81, New Castle 81. Corning So. Cabel1
81. North Lima IS. South Lima 49,
Princeton So, Wooster $1.25, Indiana
a2. Somerset so. .Ragland IS. Illinois
81. Kansas 40. Oklahoma 40, Coris-.
cana. light, As, Coriscanae heavy 40.
electra As. Healdton 80, Henrietta
as, Caddo 50 degrees so. Caddo IS
degrees so. Caddo 50 degrees 40.
Caddo crude IS, Canada $1.2S-
Producers and Renners' Company
quotes S135- for crude Of the Penn
sylvania grade.