The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-25

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The one best prospect for 4 new
pool is located in Cabin Creek district,
kanaWlla county 81 W.. Va Before the
close or another month more will be
known of this development The first
we'll completed by the Columbus Pro-
dacing Company, located on the WI
Hams Goal Cumpany's tract was drill
ed in last December and since then
has produced about s 900 barrels OF
oil and is still no ding up at lilo bar
rels day. The way the initial we'll
has been producing has encouraged
the Columbus Producing Company To-
start quite a little work in the in-
mediate vicinity OF the producing vel, .
and with its comp letionsit can ihe de-
termine Whet her or not the first we'll
ms in the freak class The present
status OF the wells drilling are as
follows: No. i, ..flT5 feet; No q,
||o1.S50 feet, and No 4 1850 feet; the
rig for NO. q has been completed. IN
the same district the United Fuel Gas
Gompany is drilling at 800 feet at a
test on the Paint Creek Coal and Land
Land Company's tract. The South
Penn Oil Company has rigs completed
lsfor tests on the 0h1ey Coal Company's
tracts. Other companies holding leases
IN that section have, made locations.
but as vet have not started Develop
ment work. In Wayne, Clay and Elm
Icoln counties there lis little new
work Of the experimental kind start
ing In Union district, Clay county,
the Craig Oil Company is drilling al
second test on the u Craig e Sons
tract
In the Weir sand development. on
Blue Creek, Elk district, Kanawha
county, the Chic Fuel Oil Company
Alla as drilled No. la on the Edward Geb-
hart farm into the sand and it is
showing for a good producer. IN the
same sdlstrlctthe same cOmpany's test
on the Jennie Hoover farm is due in
the sand and No. 2 has start d#to drill
In the salt sand development. at
Snencer. Roane county. the iHersman
Oil Company has drilled its test on
the + r. ~. Linger lot through the
salt sand and has a buster. The rec
ord. Of this developnnenttup to- this. time
4for8 the current month is four. light
producers and the same number OF
busters
In the shallow sand DEVELOPMENT.
south Of Negley. in Middleton town
ship, Cclunbiana county. o.. there is
still a little new work under way and
starting despite the fact that the wells
are Light and the market low The late
lcompl etions are the Corner & Com
tpany Np. 2 on the Robert Wilson farm.
light pumper; the Star Oil Com
pany,s No. on the George Pancake
farm and its test on the CIeayer Guy
farm The first is a, buster and the
Il 1ity1a str,T
COMPANY have completed two tests on
THE James Sutherland farm and both
are light bumpers Richard Hancock
as drilling a test on the w. SBritton
farm and the Star Oil Company is
drilling second test on the George
Pancake farm. In Fairfield township,
f>allMer and Company have completed
! q test on the t. n. Culp farm and have
| a buster.
Y the Bessemer d evelopn1ent In
! Lawrence county, Ia: there is very
little doing. The average size Of the
wells in the NegIey pools do not ex-
sceed two barrels and are still lighter
! II the Bessemer district. The Com
blnation Oil Company has completed
Nos. III and Pom the Paden farm and:
both are small bumpers Feeley e.
Company have completed two tests on
the RoubS farm and both are veryslight
In East Finley township. Washing
ton county the McKeoWn Oil COMPANY
has now drilled its test on the George
Woodburn farm throug gil all sands and
has a duster In the Mcdonald dis
trict, Washington county, Raah E.
Company have now drilled their test
on the Henry Raah farm through the
nth sand and have a duster ti5
The Oil Market.
Pennsylvania, 81 Il %: Mercer black.
S 90; New Castle. s q. 0 o.: Corning 8 81
|Gabell, S 100; North Lima, IS; South
Lima So, Princeton; 81 Wooster
s TO- Ind diana 5 s. Somerset, So
Ragland .t6 s.; Illinois, "a; Kansas, A o y
Oklahoma. o.: GorsIcana.Slig light. 81:
CoTsicana. heavy, o.; Electra, SIT
Healdton, 80; Henrietta, q 5; Caddo.
IS degrees. O Caddo, % degrees,
i60 Caddo, 80 degrees, s.; Caddo,
crude, %: Canada. 81; 90. i Il
Producers: and Refiners' Company
quotes $40 for crude of the Penn
EsylFania grade n
Agricultural laborers in England
EandssVa les average In ages only IL b
l.6d a week
CARD OF THANKS. u
W desire to thank our friends
and leigh ors for their kindness