The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-19
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations In
West Virginia, Pennsyl.
Ia vania and Ohio.

IN vania and Ohio.
The feature that most interested
eastern operators came near the clos,
OF the week when another five cent.
was added to the quotation for crud,
OF the Pennsylvania grade. Sine,
August 10. little more than foul
months. the crude oil market hai
been advanced from sl.35 to S2.1t
and operators and producers are firm
in the belief that II will continue tt
advance. In many localities opera
tors are so firm in the belief that the
market will reach the high point OF
1894 that they are beginning tc
revive work in the fields and show an
inclination to again take up thu
search for new producing territory.
The shallow sand districts are the
most active and are furnishing some
very nice wells. along with n large
number of light and not a few dry
holes. In Union district, Pleasants
county. Harry Worden drilled his sec.
ond test on the Barnhart heirs farm
through the Cow Run sand and has q
twenty-barrel producer. Near Twiggs
postoffice in the same district. the
Big Three Oil Company has com
pany has completed n test on the
Charity Wells farm through the
Keener sand and has thirty barrel
producer.
Light Iumpcr in Ten Mile.
On Tenmile creek, Ten Mile dis
trict, Harrison county. Hofmeir ana
Kefauver drilled their test on the
Charles Lanhan farm through the
Fourth san dand gave II shot and
It will be good for eight barrels a
day. In Central district. Doddridge
county, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany drilled second lest on the
Elias Thomas farm through all sands
and scored duster. In the same dis
trict. the Sun Gas Company drilled
its No. on the Mckendry Dotson
farm into the Big Injun sand a1d has
a show for 100-barrel producer. the
best that has been completed in that
districts for some months.
On Sleeps run. Graut district.
Richie county. the Grantanto Oil
and Gas Company has now completed
ties test on the l.. C. Nall farm and
1t is showing for twenty barrel pro-
Queer in the Salt sand. THIS loca-
ton is 5000 feet north Of the Cairo
Oil Company's test OH the u. Deems
farm. On Ash Lick run. Burning
Springs district, Writ county, the
South Penn Oil Company's No. Z on
the L. Il. Roberts farm Is a flve-ba''
rel pumper in the Salt sand. On The
same stream. the same company has
started to drill No. on the J. j
Mills farm.
Showing for a Good Producer.
On Warriors Fork. Manntrgtor
district, Marion county. the Clayton
OIL Company has drilled test on the
Ambrose Hayhurst farm into the
Maxon sand and 1t is showing for n
good producer. On Bingamon creek
Eagle district, Harrison county. the
Hope Natural Gas Company conplet-
ed test on the H. S. Davis farm and
secured fair gasser IN the Gordon
sand.
The Carnegie Natural Gas Com
pany drilled Its test on the ". F,
Potts farm. located on Fishing creek,
Grant district, Wetzei county INTO lhe
Big ln1un SAND ana mas a iasc easseT'
On Miilers run; spencer district
Roans county. the urltea tuei Eas
Company's test on the J. =. Mii.e'
farm is a buster IN AL sanoS. IN
Laurel creek. spencer a's.rlcs. w
South Penn Oh COMPANY ,'as ,ae rt
completed Tor test on We hessen'
er heirs farm, located on hlae nor
OF production. -,
On Indian Creek. r.ik ass,rl ~,
aknawha county, the ONO funl "
Company drilled Its NO. . on tue =
N. Gatchell farm from the s!eaw tc
the Weir sand and gave u shot ahc
has a light pumper IN the iower Tor
nation. The w: ). Edwar"s vi 1om
pany gave lts NJ. ui 49,, NV w., 80, ,ar
nation and Increased lis ,rcdnctlor
from Ave IN ten barrels a day.
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Df'''''s ''''
Operators in the vest sirslnis
fields are starting eonsidnraoic res
wark. On Ten Mile Creek S'rois as
trict. Harrison county. 'If.lsn arc
Groves have started 10 'if"' thcir yes
on the Allen Gilmore farm, On Eeca!