The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-29
on AND Gas


S. Neither the size nor the respective
locations Of the late conplettons N
the west Virginia or southern ONO
Se1ds atract. attention. The best
nroducers are not better than light
BURNERS. and a large percentage OF
The .compietions fail to find oil IN
paving quantities Under presen.
conditions operators are not inclined
TO start much new work. The large
ooeratlnE companies are eonnn1ng
their operations to the. drilling OF
wells that are so located as TO nnak Se
Il. neceSsaryeto protect fhelr leases y. =.
to keep alive the title to leases .l u =
are soon to expire unless test VIII Is
5rslied IN some localities a good
many leases have been surrendered
or allowed to go by default rather
Than stand the cost of drilling tes1
we'll
On Bonds creeE, N McKinm dis.
trice Pleasants4 county. Hall 80
COMPANY have drilled z test on Ine
Nosberg heirs fart through the Big
Tniun sand and have a f9 gasseI.
Thfa. Location is about 1000 1eet
northwest OF the second test on I te
~. Stewart farna- In the same oas-
tric1 Rine3aTt. Gore and =Compay
nave drilled. a.. second test on Ene
a.. -
Iniun sand and have dustef
In Murphy district. Richie coun-
the Hope Natural Gas COMPANY
has drilled second test on the w.
M.Lynch farm through the SAT- sang
and found It barren 1t Will %
drilled. to the lower sands. On On s l-elts
headwaters of Bear run. IN the sane
district. the Cairo OIL COMPANY. ls7rig-
glng up to drill a test on; the. Etns =.
farm. In the. Burning. springs a as.
trict. Writ county che south Penn :, VI ~
Phoebe Pepper farm is producing
Eve barrels a day.
on Peters creek, Duval dlstr1c..
lincoln county. the South Penn Oh
Company has complied Its No. =. on =
the Horse Creek tract and nals.-1
fwenty-barrsl producer. IN the .BereA
-rit. North Of this well 1000 fees
And located in the safe district Lns s
carter OH Company has complesedea
test on theSJ- A. Alley farna.s ma LIS nas
= very light pumper. in the Berea <gtE-
The Big Creek Development Co
nanv Is starting quite a little ne"
work
In Spencer district. Roane county
+ba csFfer Oh company has drilled
re fest on the J.. West farm through
tba BIC 1nirn sand and has duster:
q, the same district the A1goma> Oh On!
and Gas Company. has thezrig com,
n1e+ed for a test. on the. &. w. Ganoy
fsrm The United Fuel Gas Com
nanv has the rig completed Tor q
fest on the A r. Davis farm anu
is drilling tests on the James W1tsoA
and Reese Avis farms
IN Greenbrfer district. poddr1oge
aconnty. the Hone Natural Gas Coule
,s,sny mas driI1ed No. on the Stalna-
ker farm into the Big Injun sane 1 1no
nls a@showSfor nice produceE l Las
-es--Toe company IS drilling in the BIB
I'm sand at a test on the
r-Ssaman farm. In the same QtsSacS
49,. south Penn OH Company IS edr1ll-
-. 4 test on the R. w. Golden farm
3Trion district. Harrison county.
Ne fIoDe Natural Gas Company's test
m 4he Truman Payne farm Is q, hens
Sassea. IN the Gordon sand
'-on the Ohio side n the Jacks sSs1
pm district, Monroe county, InS
Hons Natural Gas COMPANY haspue
re test on the. Henry Barnett Iar
~ Innn3fng. and It. IS produc1uE ave
sss-re1sss day. IN the Woodsheld DIS
800 80. summit township. Monroe
comfy. =. simpson and Gompans
are due n the sand at test on ln
4 Stenpar farm farm n =. Mat az
townshio. George Nanderg1t ~
Company Are drilling a test on the the
Newhart heirs farm
In the Onion Furnace otseFlct'
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