The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
Oil and Gas Development
Weeks


The week end or development
work in the eastern fields presented
no thrills or sensations. IN the list
or compilations there was nothing bet
ter than ligh producers. Operators
in the eastern fields are waiting for
the western fields to decline before
they will be encouraged to start any
great amount Of new work. All are
convinced that there cannot be any
great appreciation in the market SO
long as the indecent inent fields CON
tinue to maintain their production.
For the next few weeks the greatest
interest will be conferred in the Cabin
Creek development in kanawha coun-
tv The second well on the Williams
Coal Company's property. completed
during the early part ofithe week, is
not as large as was hoped for but it
does not follow that good produc-
ers cannot be had in some other direc-
ton from the initial we'll on the tract.
Light Wells in Tyler County.
On Starkey run, Ellsworth district,
Tyler country, Hears and Dickson
have drilled their test on the B. F..
Starkey farm through the Keener
sand and have a light pumper in that
formation. Near Twigss postonice,
Lafayette district. Peasants county.
McMullen and Clendenning have COM
pleted and shot their test on the NJ. NJ.
Wells farm and h.ve show for a
is barrel pumper in4the Maxon sand.
On West Fork river, Union district,
Harrison county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company has now drilled No. 3 on
the G.. w. Morris farm through the
Gordon sand and has 81 barrel
pumper.
Gasscr and buster in Richie.
IL Near Mole Hill, Clay district. Ritch-
lie county. the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany has drilled No on the E. c..
Pierpont farm through the Big Injun
sand and has fair gasser. In the
same district the Cairo Drilling Com
pany has drilled test on the j q X. B
farm through the Max
OH sand and has a buster. In the Muir
ply district, AZ. f. Daubenspect has
completed a second test on the S. Ten
nant farm and has a .duster in the
salt sand.
In Murphy district. the Hope Nat
ural Gas Company's test on the James
Hardman and w. H. Stewart farms
are both gassers. The same compa-
ny's test on the William Sultz farm is
also a gasser in the Big 1njun sand.
The Hope Natural Gas Company has
the rig completed for test on the y.
%. Rexroad farm and Deem and Helm
selman arc starting a second test on
the j. #. Deem farm. In Burning
Springs district, Writ county. the
Hickman Farm Oil and Gas Company
has completed a second test on the
John Hickman farm and has very
light punper in the first Cow Run
sand
On Bush Lick run. Greenbrier dis
trict. Doddridge county, the Hope
Natural Gas Company has now drilled
its test on the Joseph McClain farm
through the Dig Injun sand and has
a buster. The same company is
drilling > test. on the Joseph Dennison
farm. The Philadelphia Company
has drilled its test on the H.. d. Per-
.rine farm through the Kcener sand
and has a 5 barrel pumper. In Meade
district. Tyler county. Henry Ward en-
and Company are drilling a test on
the Mercy Wells farm. In Union dis
trict. Peasants county. Umbleby and
Company are due In the salt sand at a
test on the Jacob Tice farm
In Greenbrier district. Doddridgc
county, the Sun Gas Company has
drilled It's test on the w. "a. McClain
farm through the Big .Injun sand has
a very light pumper. On West Fork
river. Union district, Harrison county,
NJ. 3. MaNwell's No. on his own
farm is holding up at 5 o berrels a
day. The rig for No. z or the same
farm has been Completed IN the same
district. the HOPE Natural Gas Cons
ipany is due in the Big Iniun sand at
atest on the w. B. Peek farm.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
On Bush Lick run, Green briers d is
trict. Doddridge county, II & the Hope
Natural Gas Company Is starting
tests on the Mary A. Nicholson and
Samuel Stalnacker farms. On Free
mans creek. Freemans Greek district.