The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-30

land GAS
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Development work in the eastern
fields Is not attracting much attention.
There are few competitions that call
! for special mention unless 1T happens
that they are located outside Of de-
| fined territory The Norwood Gas
Company has com pleted a well Of that
kind, located on the Union Land Com
lpany's property IN Clark district.
Harrison county, w Va. The exact
location Of the well is about 1000
feet north OF Elk Creek and about
two miles east Of Clarksburg. The oil
was developed in the 50-foot sand
and the well was put to pumping last
Saturday evening, and up to Tuesday
had produced As barrels. The loca-
ton or the well is in INFESTED terri
tory and may lead up. TO the develop
ment OF a 50-foot pool Should the
strike on the Union Land Company's
property develop into a pool 1t will
give Clarksburg q boom.
In Murphy district. Richie county,
the South Penn Oil Company has now
drilled its second test on the Thomas
Adams farm through the Berea grit
and has a duster. On Falling Rock
Greek the Falling Rock Camel Coal
company has now drilled No 5 on
its own property, located in Big Sandy
district. kanaWha county, through the
Weir sand. It slows a capacity OF
!.5,000,00O cubic feet day.
On Big Creek. in the same district.
located 70 feet north of the Charles
ton and Clendenin Oil and Gas Com
lpany's test on the John r.. Davis
farm, the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled test on the Nancy Green
/ farm through the Weir sand and has
a 5 barrel pumper in that formation.
IL nathe Weir sand development on
Blue Creek Elk district, the South
/ Penn Oil Company has completed and
shot it's No. on the Skinner farm
and has 10 barrel pumper in the
Weir sand. In the same district the
same company has shot No. on the
Skinner farm and it responded by
placing 95 barrels to its credit the
ensuing q hours. In Washington dis
ftrict, peasants county, Gallahsr.
West and Sellers has drilled second
test on the ] !. G. Reynolds farm
through the Maxon sand and has a
show for a 5 barrel pumper.
Is LightWells are much in evidence in
the Southeastern Ohio fields There is
next to no effort making to find new
producing territory. and the late
4 prospects nave I'LL @E proved fixtures.
The latest disappointmentis Cashier
Brothers test on the Samuel Paul
farm. located in section 81, Island
Creek township, Jefferson county. At
10 feet in the Berea grit no oil was
encountered. Their first we'll in this
locality is located on the Winters
farm and is All @ barrel pumper. Their
second completion, located on the ad-
joining farm, is a light pumper. I'm
less they can find an extension TO the
west or southwest, the chances for
extending the producing limits are
slim. The buster on the Samuel
Paul farm is located coo feet north
west Of the producer on the Winters
farm.
In Lawrence township, Washinton
county. Charles Feickisen has drilled
a second test on the W. u. Headley
farm through the second Cow Run
sand and has light punper The To-
cation is 200 feet southwest Of the
first test. In the Cow Run district,
e in the same county; George D. Berry
has started to drill second test on
the James Alexander farm. In the
Lowell district, Aurelius township.
Elmer Wickens has completed No. 8
on the Henry yFickens farm and has
a light pumper.In Muskingum town