The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-09
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
o. ['B|'I-sTAIE:
{ Latest Reports Of 0perati onssin.
West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio.

The Dorseysille field in Allegheny
county continues to attract attention.
Interest is conferred nov, in the wells
drilling In advance Of developments.
Ion all sides and far in advance Of
THE producing streak, important test
wells are drilling and il they come
IN good producers will open the, way
|for active development work. on the
west side and inside Of defined terri
tory. the American Ma uraI Gas Com
|pany is drilling at twenty-five feet In
the sand and the formation like In
|au other wells. is very hard. At thirty
feet in the sand they should get the
pay.
On Big sewickley creek. Allegheny
county, HARRISON and Company have
drilled a test on the Aaron NJ. Davis
farm through the Boulder sand and
II is showing up for q fve-barrel pro-
|ducer from that level, In the Venice
district. Washington county, the
South Penn Oil Company, Midland d.
vision has drilled No. 6 on the g.
10. Hopper farm, ten feet into the
Fourth sand and has found no oil. and
little gas.
II the Bristoria Held, Green county,
THE Carnegie Natural Gas Company
drilled its test on the Mary McCrack-
len farm through al1Ssands and has a
buster. The casing viii be pulled
and the hole plugged. Near Camp
bells Station, Aleppo township, the
South Penn OIL Company is starting
Ia test on the Spragg-Huffman farm.
West Virginia.
The West Virginia fields are COM
|pleting many wells, but they are not
better than light bumpers or gas
wells. Many fan to- the buster list.
On Warriors Fork, Warrington dis
ftrict, Marion county. the Hope Nat
|nraf Gas Company drilled a test on
the Dilemma Starbrigh farm through
1.-THE fourth sand and developed moth
Ing but a light gas pressure. On the
same stream, the Wildwood Oil Com
|pany is starting a test ON the John
OFT farm and the Clayton Oil Com
|pany is building q rig for a test on
the e. Hayhurst farm.
L Near Arvflla, Union district,
Peasants county, the Ump16by on
Company has drilled q test on the d.
M. Barnhart farm through, the Big En-
jun sand and it is a buster. On Elk
Lick run, MEG lellan district, Dodd-
ridge county, the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company has a Gordon sand gas
|ser at its test on the d. "A. Dotson
farm. On Shinns Run, Clay district,
Harrison county, the, Hope Natural
Gas Company completed a test on the
Isl. a. Elliott farm and developed q
fair gas pressure In the Big Injun
sand. On Ann Moores run. Simpson
district, the Pennsylvania and, West
Virginia Gas: Company has drilled a
test on the Edward R. Davis heirs
farm through the. Fifth sand and has
10 gasser.
Dnster in Blaxton County.
On Crooked Fork. Otter district,
sBraxton county, the Crooked Fork OIL
.andSGas Company drilled its test on
the j. Stalnaker farm through the
Salt sand and found It barren, on
Steer creek, Birch district. the Mill
Fork Oil Company is drilling test
lon, the j, j. Snodgrass farm,
On Indian creek, Clay district.
IIMonongalia county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company drilled test on the
John j. Musgravei farm through the
Fifth sand and secured fair {gasser.
On the same stream and in tbs same
district, the West Virginia Traction
Company has drilled rs ten. on the
". G. Michael farm through all the
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