The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-08
on the J. M. and F. Gordon and Field

on the ]. M. and F. Gordon and Field
er. j. Clark farms. The same COM
pany's tests on the o. e. and E. Pat
ton and A. L. and v. A. Gray farms
are due in the sand. The Plymouth
OIL and Gas Company is drilling q
second test on the Ohio Fire Proofng
Com pany's property.
In Green township. the Plymouth
OIL and Gas Company has started to
drill No. on the 3. r. Sweasey
farm. In the northern end of the
field in Pike township. Coshocton
county, the Columbus OIL and Fuei
Company has drilled test on the
Milton Anderson farm through the
Clinton sand ana 1t shows for a IF
teen barrel pumper. This location is
200 feet east Of the same company's
test on the Malinda Heft farm.
In Fallsburry township. Licking
county. the Ohio Rochester OIL and
Gas Company ls drilling test on
the George Drake farm. In Hope
well township. the Planet OIL Com
pany has started to drill n test on
the T.. Fl. Kreeger farm. At Brink
haven. Washington township. Knox
county, the Farbing Drilling Com
pany ~ drilling No. on the w. A.
Barnes farm.
Shallow Sand Territory.
In tho l,elle Valley district. Noble
county. William Shining has COM
pleted duster on the John McWil-
liams farm. The Lowe Oil Company.s
test en- tho William Parry farm is a
very light pumper and J. o. Mlkee
and Company have one OF the same
kind ut their test on the Andrew lrv.
erley farm. In Salem township,
Washington county. +. Il. Edgar and
Company have light purnper at No.
8 on ue o. Carpenter farm. Fakes
and Company have the rig completed
FOR test on the George Thomas
farm.
West Virginia.
In Union dist.ict, Harrison cpun-
tv, the Reso;ye Gas compa has y
surprise at its second test OH the $.
S. Paugh farm. When drilled into
the Gordon sand 1t developed a fair
gas pressure, but the well has since
turned into an oil producer and is
flowing by heads. 1t is estimated that
the well will be good for twenty or
twenty-five barrels day. This To-
cation Is one-fourth OF a mile east OF
production.
Wildcat Producer In Doddridgc.
On Nutters Fork. West Union dis
trict, Doddridge county, the Carter
OIL Company has drilled wildcat
on the T. D. Swiger farm into the
Big Iniun sand and has a dark onl
producer good for ten barrels day.
1t will be given shot. This loca-
ton Is two miles southeast of the old
production on Little Film Creek.
On Long Shot Run. Chenille dis
trict. Gilmer county. the South Penn
Oil Company has now completed It's
No. 3 on the L. W. McNaIr farm and
1t is five-barrel pumper in the
Thirty-foot sand. In Sardis district,
Harrison countyf the Hope Natural
Gas Company drilled It's second test
on the James Lanham farm into the
Fifty-foot sand and developed fair
gasser in that formation.
On Rush Creek. Smithtield district.
Roane county. the Ohio Fuel Oil
Company has drilled No. on the F.
NJ. Summers farm through the Big
1njun sand and 1t shows for a five
barrel pumper. This location is east
of No. l and inside of defined terri
tory. In the same district the South
Penn Oil Company is drilling test
on the Johnson Durham farm. The
United Fuel Gas Company Is due in
the sand at test on the Mary Led
kins farm.
New Work in Kanawha County.
In the Weir sand development on
Blue Creek. Elk district, Kanawha
county. development work has been
revived. The Ohio Fuel OIL Company
has the rig completed for No. 16 on
the Edward Gebhart farm and has
made six new locations on the same
farm. The Pennsylvania Crude Oil
Company has the rig up for a test
on the Nancy Myers farm and the JEFF
ferson OIL Company will be due this
week at Its test on the S. w Shrader
farm. On Porters Creek, Union dis
trict. Clay county. the Public Oil and
Gas Company is due in the Big In
jun san dat test on the Gilmore NJ.
Maynor farm.
Personal Mention.
Senator ]. H. McDermott. of Nor
gantown. a prominent operator in the
West Virginia fields, is n Pittsburg
visitor. Mr.. McDermott has been
identified with nearly all of the large
producing fields in the state and Mt
present Is actively engaged in devel-
oplnG gas territory in Monongahela
county. operating with the Pentress
Gas Company. He is also interested
In the new oil development, near
Moresville. Clay district. Mononga-
hela county. In speaking of the ,at-