The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-13

OIL AND GAS /

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The Weir sand development IN Elk
district, Kanawha county, W. Va, IS
the only district furnishing better
than light producers. In this devel-
opment, located on Blue creek, the.
Ohio Fuel Oil Comply has drilled its
No. 13 on the Edward Gebhart farm
into the Weir sand and il produced
210 barrels the first twenty-forr
hours.
In the salt sand development at
Spencer. Roane county, aIayhew and
stlbarger have drilled their tcsf
salt sand and will not have better
Than hre-barrel punlper. On Bog.
CESS fork Of Henry T ork In Smith
field district the Ohio Fuel Oil Com
panyis test on the Bowman Simmons
farm is a better producer than indi-
Gated when drilled through the Big
Iniun sand. Since it was given a shot
lit has been producing twenty barrels
a day.
On the South Fork OF Hughes river.
Murphy district, Ritchie county, the
Hope Natural Gas Company has
drilled its test on the w. H Stewart
farm through the salt sand and has
a buster. On Adds run, Grant dis
triot, unknown parties have the rig
completed for test on the James
McGilton farm
On Silver run, Grant district, the
West Virginia Light and Heat Com
pany has drilled its test on the Martin
McTigh farm through the Big Injun
sand and has a duster. In Jefferson
district. Peasants county, the Pleas
ants Natural Gas Company has drill
ed its No.4 on the =. S. Ward farm
through the sand and has Easser
with a capacity, estimated, Of ,OG0, 0GO
cubic feet q day.
In Clay district, Hancock county.
G. w. Freshwater e Company have
drilled their No. on the Peter Peter
son farm through the Berea grit and
have show for a tive4harrel pumper.
In Warrington district, Marion counz
ty, the Clayton Oil Company has drill
ed a test on the j. g. Hamilton farm
into the Max0n sand and hasa fifteen
barrel pumper in that formation. In
the same district the same company's
test on the Alfred Kendall farm was
drilled through all sands and was a
buster. Thompson q Law are down
1000 feet at their No. on the John
Campbell farm. The Carnegie Natural
Gas Companys test on lease No. q on
the F. S. Snyder farm is down 3 900
feet and fishing.
At Rosedale and just across the line
In Center district, Gilmer county, the
MIL Fork Oil and Gas Company has
drilled its well #on the c. NJ Snod-
grass farm through the salt sand and
has show for q fifteen barrel pump
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wilkins are drilling in the sand at a
test on the G. N Snodgrass farm.
.DotyS and Company have the rig cons
tpleted for a test on the w. HI Adams
Hot. The RosedaleS development, like
that at Spencer, Roane county is not
improving as development work adj
ivances. The late competitions at Rose
| dale have all been light bumpers. The
best is the South Penn Oil CompanE's
test on the F. "a. Vanhorn lot
Shooting the old wells in the old
SquaN sand field on Blue Creek, Kan
aWha county, is very much Of feat
aure at this time. Nearly every day
one or more wells in that district are
given shot. In almost every in
stance the wells respond with an in
creased production. In this district
the Ohio Fuel Oil Company shot its
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Increased its produ ction from five to
thirty barrels day.
In the deep SAND territory in South
eastern Ohio, in the JUNCTION City dis
trict. Jackson township, Perry coun-
II, the Kenyon Oil and Gas Company
Ihas Completed shot and cleaned out
dts second test on the John Klinge1:
farm and has a ten barrel pnmper.
In the same district the Planet Oil
Company is drilling a test on the
Louise Brown farm. Ralph Brothers
Eare drilling a second test on the J.
a. Yarger farm ii
II The Oil Market. II
Pennsylvania. $1.50 !. Mercer black
S 1g07. New Castle 81. o. @ ornins 95,
ICabelI Sill j. North Lima IS, South
Lima 8. Princeton "a, Wooster.
ls1.10. indiana SO. Somerset so, Rag
iland 4 O.. Illinois 81 4. Kansas 40. okla
bona 40. Corsicana light IS. Corsi-
tcana heavy 60. Electra a S. Headlton
80. Henrietta As, Caddo IS degrees
no. Caddof IS degrees so. Caddo 80
degrees SIS Gaddo crude q s. Canada:
ISL 25.S 5s9
Producers and sRefiners, Company
lsuuotes $3.50 forfcynde OF the Penn
lsylvania grade
Old are used a great
ideal IN China for wrapping hill and
for other plrpose III Isl ss