The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-27
0lL AND GAS



Developments in the Evans City
Pa, pool will be of exceptional I'M
portance during the next few days
THE wells drilling and due in the
sand will have much to do with e&-
tending the producing limits OF the
Dool The wells drilling on town
lots are of interest only to those "uO
have taken a chance. The lntorma-
ffon most desired is how far the pro-
ducing limits can be carried ss9 on
the town. To the northwest an I'M
portant test is drilling in the sand.
1t is owned by Clayton and Company
and located on the Clayton farm, JUST
outside of the borough line. AT
eleven feet in the SAND 1T had founo
nothing and the sand was close anu
hard. At a greater depth in the sand
AZ NAV find the pay, but the indtca-
tfons are not promising. Should TINS
well eventually prove a duster II
will shut off an extension 10 Inc
northwest and nothing Will then re-
main but the southeast. Ihe SouIh
Penn Oil Company's No. 1 on the o.
+. White farm, coming in as II uio,
q good producer, opens the way TOT
an extension to the southeast. Across
the creek from this well the Russ
vile Drilling Company Is due IN the
sand at a well on the Sutton lot.
The Schmidt Oil Company's well
on the Kern lot is producing about
200 barrels a day The well has not
been drilled through tie sand. The
South Penn Oil Company's Nos. 8,
and on the B. F. White farm arei
all due to get the sand tomorrow,
These locations are on southwest
line from production. Quite a NUM-
Der of the town lot wells Will be Que
to get the sand before the end OF
the week.
The tools are still stuck in the
well on the Pittsburg Realty Com
pany's lot, owned by Pittsburgers'
The well is not producing and the
recovery OF the tools is an uncertain
ty. Old wells contGrue to decline
and unless the wells now due on the
B F. White farm come in gooo pro-
ducers the production of the Evans
City pool was at its zenith during
the early part of last week.
All of the late competitions In the
West Virginia fields are light pro-
ducers or dry holes. On Pinch creek,
Elk district, Kanawha county, the
Torner Oil Company has completed
test on the w. H. Campbell farm ano
has a ten-barre1 pumper in the Weir
sand This location is $50 feet west
Of the w. S. Edwards Oil Company
test on the George Bryant farm: IN
the Weir sand pool on Blue creek, IN
the same district, the South Penn on
Comnany has given its NO. on lnS
Robert Skinner farm shot and IL
responded by producing ninety-three
barrels the ensuing twenty-touf
hours.
In Union district, Harrison county,
The Hape Natural Gas Company has
drilled a second test on the w. II;
Heck farm through the Gordon sana
and has a show for fve-barr9AI
bumper. On Trace Fork, Dekalol
district, Gilmer county, the same
company has drilled a test on the
Mary A. Garner farm throuHh the
salt sand and has developed little
gas. It will be drilled to the Berea
On Big run. Union district, WOOD
comfy. Nelson and Company have
drilled test on the w. E. Sudgen
farm through the Big Injun sand ana
have duster The same parties
have drilled No. 3 on the o. and j.
Rexroad farm through the Macksburg
sand and found it barren. On the
river front, in Union district. Pleas
ants county, L. White and Company
have drilled No on the w. L.
Briggs and brothers farm through
the Maxon sand and have duster.
On Rock creek, Burning Springs
district. Writ county. the Hope Nat
ural Gas Company has drilled test
on the N. J. Naughton farm through
the Big Injun sand and has duster-
on Bunne1rs run, Clay district