The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-24
oil AND CHS
Development
!. o. 'TR|-SIATE
Latest Reports Of Operations Ia
West Virginia PenllsYI-
vania and Ohio.

sanla and Ohio.
In terest in field developments is
becoming more acute and operators
are on the lookout for new discoveries
III all the sections Of the eastern
fields. The desire ON the part of OPP
orators to- secure new producing ter
ritory was never greater than at this
time. In the old districts d new well
above the average size Is al that is
needed to cause new work to be start
ed In 'fhat vicinity.
Southwest OF the old Squaw sand
field, ON Indians Creek, Elk district,
Kanawha county, the Ohio Fuel oil
Company has an-exceptional producer.
at its second test on the William II.
Lavender farm. When drilled into
the Weir sand 1t showed for q tens
barrel pumper. It was then given a
light shot and Is producing twenty
five barrels day. The location Is
600 feet southeast Of No. / ON the
same farm and II is possible 1t may,
lead to better wells than have been;
foun dpreviously in that part Of the
field. =
L In theo old Squawts md field on Blue
Creek, Elk district, Kanawha coun-s
lty, heroic measures have to be re-
sorted to quite frequently to keep.
the old wells alive. Shooting is OF
daily occurrence. The South Penn
Oil Company shot No. q on the x. G.
Coleman farm and brought Its pro-
dnctton up from one to twelve bar
rels. The Ahner OIL and Gas Com
pany's No., 4 on the Kendall Fisher
farm was increased from one to If
teen barrels and the Frazier Ramsey
Oil and Gas Company's No. 1 on the.
Matte Hayes farm from one to twelve
barrels. In Union district, Clay coun-
ty,s the Davenport Oil and Gas Com
spany has the rig completed for No. 4 6
on the Frank Cox farm. &
{ Light Wells In Peasants County.
On Rock Run, Lafayette district,
Peasants ceunty5sJohn Locke and
Company drilled a test on the d, d.
Mccullough farm through the Keen
Ell sand and got q light show OF oil.
On Cole Run In the same district the
Concrete Oil Company drilled a Sec
0nd test on the w. F.. Hess farm
through the Cow Run sand and found
i It barren. On stilwell Creek, Clay
district, Wood county, the Pierso1 Oil
Company is drilling test on the q.
A. Mcdowell farm. (.
On Warriors Fork Huntington dis
trict. Marion county, the Carnegie
Natural Gas Company drilled its sec
i'ond test on the j. Hess farm through
the fifth sand and has u fair gasser.
On Piney Fork. Grant district, Wetzel
county. the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany's test on the Thomas Cunning
ham farm Is a fair gasser In the big
Injun sands 3 - \ 3.
| On Middle Isiand Creek, Ellsworth
district, Tyler county. John Hopkins
land Company drilled a test on the
I FL. Rymer farm through the Keen.
ser sand and 1t shows for a very light
pumper. On, the. same stream, in
Union district, Morehead land Jones
drilled No. 10 on the Samuel Nissan
farm through the Keener sand and
have duster.
4, =. Cabin Creek Producer. ~ q
ON Long Bottom Run, Cabin Grssk
district, Kanawha county, the Colum-
bus Producing Company has complet-
ed another fair producer on the Viii
liams Coal Company's tract. The
we'll has been drilled through the
Berea grit and issa natural producer
good for twenty-five barrels a day.
They willEn6 Edoutta be able to shoot
it;up tota fifty barrel pfoducer. None
of the wells lin that development are
at their Height tuntii after ehey have
been shot.
In the salt sand Development sat
Rosedale, Birch sdistrict, Braxton
countysssthe Middle Fbrk oil and Gas
Company sdfilled No. s on lie &. E.
Snodgrass farm through the salt sand
and have q five barrel pumper. Since
the market advanced OPERA lions Ii
that district show al, increase. ~ 4
Southeastern Ohio.
One Of the best wells found in the
shallow sand territory in Southeast
erns Ohio has, recently been coinplet-
ed. In Rome township, Athens, coun-
ty. II Is; owned by the Central Con-
tract and Finance Company and Is lo-
Gated on the George farm. Itshas not
been put to pumping, but the owners
are swabbing ithand getting forty
barrels day.
In the Befea grit development in
Brush Greek, township. near Rosedale
[Muskinsum county, Murphy Bros. and
Company have completed apd- shot
! No, 10 ON the Moses Notes.-The farm
and 1t tisagood for twenty barrels a
day. In Jackson township, Monroe
county, Duel and Son have drilled No.
q on the N. p Fite farm through
the Keener sand and 1t shows for a
light pumper,
In the Payne district, independence
township. Warrington county, Wright
and Reckard have a light pumper In
the Keerer sand at, their test on the