The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-27

sand development in Birch district.
Braxton county, are starting q good
deal Of new work. In the Keener
sand pool on Rock run, Burning
Springs district. Writ COUNTY, the
Walnut Creek Oil Company Is start
ing little new work.
In Eagle district, Harrison corf11-
", the Hope Natural Gas Company
has drilled its No. 3 on the Rosa
Allen farm into the Gordon sand and
the hole has filed up 500 feet with
fluid. 1t Is still drilling. In Free
man Creek district, Lewis county;
the Reserve Gas Company has drilled
its test on the George Waggoner
farm into the salt sand and has de-
veloped a light show Of oil. It will
be drilled through the lower sand,
and II nothing better is found will be
tested in the salt sand. In the same
district, the same company is rigging
up to drill test an the r. n. Paugh'
farm.
In the salt sand development at
Rosedale. Birch district. Braxton
county. Hall and Campbell are drill
ing near the salt sand at their test
on the G. H. Campbell farm. Turner
and Frame will be, due In the sand
in few days at a test on the John
Frame lot.
In the list Of late competitions in
the northern end OF the deep sand
territory in Southeastern Ohio, dust
ers have been conspicuous. Near
Nashport, in Honover township,
Licking county. Whitehill and Heas-
ley have drilled test on the Emmett
Romine farm through the Clinton
sand and have buster. In Licking
township, Muskingum county, the
Columbus Oil and Fuel Company is
drilling in. the Clinton sand at its
test on the Glen Romine farm. III
Hopewell tNwnship. the same com-
pany has the rig completed for sec
ond test on the j. A. McCracken
farm.
Near Newport, in Newport town
sip. Washington county, Elmer
Thornily has drilled test on the
H. Smith farm through the Berea
grit and has show for an eight or
ten barrel pumper. In the same dis
trict, G. l.. Bunnell and Company
have complied test on the I. e.
Mendehhall farm and have a five
barrel pumper in the salt sand. E.
w. Thornily is due in the sand ct a
test on the H. Smith farm. Thornily
and Davis's No. on the Jane Alex
ander farm Is still holding up at 60
barrels day.
In Shaler township. located one
and one-half miles northwest Of Ell
ma, in Allegheny county, Pa, w. G.
VALLEY and Company have completed
and shot test on the Barney Hoff-
man farm and have a show for a
small well in the thirty-foot sand.
They are now cleaning 1t out and
have made a location for q, second
test on the same farm.
Operators in the shallow sand ter
ritory in the Bessemer field in Law
renee county, are still completing ii
good deal of new work. despite the
fact that the wells are extremely
light bumpers. Very few exceed a
barrel day, The last twelve wells
completed in that district s.ve but
fifteen barrels of new production.
In Whitley township. Green county,
the Manufacturers Light and Heat
paItS A1S SOliplctSu ldLI 6dsNSlS Oh
the John Hudson farm and has a
nice gasser. The we'll has been
connected and turned into the line.
In the same district, the same COM
pany has complied fair gassers on
the Charles White and Robert Jones
farms.
Oil Market.
Pennsylvania $3.50, Mercer black
s1.O7. New Castle s1.O7, Corning 90,
Cabell s1.10. North Lima 90. South
Lima Ss. Princeton SO, Wooster
s1.15, Indiana SS. Somerset 90 Rag
land 10. Illinois 80. Kansas and Ok
lahoma SO, Corsicana light Corsl-
cana heavy so, Electra So. Hea1dton
so. Henrietta So, Caddo SO degrees
so, Caddo 35 degrees 40, Caddo 80
degrees 65, Caddo crude AS, Canada
s1.32.
Producers and Refiners' Company
quotes s1.50 for crude of the Penn
sylvania grade.
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