The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

not so much of surprise for the
reason that II Is located far in adj
vance OF production. and some years
ago the American Natural Gas Com
pany and the Bridgewater Gas Com
pany each completed busters on the
same farm. Twelve wells have now
been completed in the new develop
ment ut Dorseyyill and all except the
Steiner farm test have been good
producers.
One and one-hslf miles duo south
OF the central part of the Dorsey
vile pool Pittsburs parties have
drilled a test on the George II. VIII
son farm through all the sands and
1t Is a buster. A little gas was de-
veloped In the Fifth sand. hut not
enough to pay to operate the well and
it will be abandoned. The location
of this well places 1t in the old TIar-
marsville field, rather than IN Dor
SEVILLE.
Evans City Developments.
In the Evans City pool in Butler
county there is still little work.
both inside OF the borough limits and
on farms adjacent the town. The
well on the Miller hotel lot, drilled
down from the Third sand to the
Speechley sand by public donations
was drilled through the lower for
nation and found nothing. With his
well dry and one on the Marhurgcr
farm the Indications for production
In the Speechley are not encourag-
Ing.
The work under way outside OF the
borough Is principally with view TO
getting production in the One Hun
dred-foot sand. Root. Hupp and
Dun drilled well on the Louis Stok-
cy farm. northwest of the town.
through all sands and found nothing.
j. NJ. Morris and Company drilled
their well on the Marshall farm
through the Snce sand and gave 1t
shot. They are now cleaning out
and will have light pumper.
4. NJ Cordell and Company have
completed and put their well on the
cemetery threc-acre lot to pumping
and It is producing Ave barrels II day.
The south Penn oil Company drilled
its well on the warehouse lot into the
sand and is fishing for casing. Tho
same company is down LOO feet OF
tho Clayton lot. adjoining the ware
house lot.
W. l.. Burke and Company are
drilling at roo feet on the Evans
City baseball grounds South OF the
borough Cross and Aiken are drilling
Nos. . and on the John hamburger
farm. Byron L. Reed and Company
have the rig completed for test
on the Philip Burr lot.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in Mon
day township. Perry county. o.. in
the southeast quarter of section 6.
The Purvis Royalty Company has
drilled test on the Mrs. II. b. Webb
farm through the Clinton sand. at a
depth of 2,765 feet. The we'll
showed little oil when completed
but was given shot and filled up
500 feet with fluid the ensuing two
hours. II is believed to be good for
twenty-five barrels a day. The To-
cation is in advance of production
about one mile southeats of the Car
ter Oil Company's test on the C. T..
Polling farm.
In the shallow sand territory In
Monroe township. Perry county. f. ].
Edmonds has CONNECTED No. s on the
Theodor Schottelkorb farm. 1t Is
q 'ive-bcrral pumper In the Berea
grit. In Newport township, Washing
ton county. the Boston Oil Company
drilled No IS on the George F.
Stephens farm through the first Cow
Run sand ana found il barren. In
Lawrence township. William Reader
drilled No, on the C. a. Menden-
hall farm from the first to the sec
ond Cow Run sand and II produced
fifty barrels the first twenty-four
hours.
West Virginia.
There Is no Improvement In the
size of the late competitions in the
West Virginia fields. On Tanners
Fork. Troy district. Gilmer county.
the Crude Oil Company drilled its
second test on the r ]. Waggouer
farm through the Berea grit and has
an elght-barrel pumper. In DuvaI
district. Lincoln county. the South
Penn oil Company completed Nos. %
and 80 on the Horse Greek tract. The
FIRST is good for five and the second
fifteen barrels day. In Smithfield
district. Roane county. the same com
pany drilled It's test on the John Den.
ham farm through the Big Iniun sand
and got a gasser.
The OIL Market.
The prices pad for oil OF various
grades by the purchasing agencies
are:
Pennsylvania ...............sc $40
Mercer black r.