The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-15

vival in development work in the
Berea grit territory. The wells as
a ruln are light and some few fall
TO the buster list. The Clay Oil and
Gas Company has one of the latter at
It's test on the Goodlive farm located
1900 feet northeast OF production.
Washington County Most Active.
Washington county has more new
work than any other OF the shallow
\ districts. In the Newport district.
/ Newport township, William Readers
No. 3 on the Cynthia a. Mendhall
farm is the best producer that has
been found In the shallow sand terri
tory during the year. 1t Is still hold
ing up at 200 barrels a day.
In the Payne district, Independence
township. Brown and Watterson
drilled their second test on the
George Deucher farm through the
Big Injun sand and found it barren.
In the same district Kaugh and Com
pany drilled their test on the Mary
Taud farm through the Keener sand
and had the same kind of luck. This
location is 1900 feet southwest of
production.
Near Stockport. in Penn township,
Morgan county, F. w. Pitts has COM
pleted No. 6 on the c. X. Hartman
farm 1t is good for five barrels
/ day in the Cow run sand. In Rumley
township, Harrison county. and north
of the old Scio field, operators are
making quite an effort to develop 4
pool. Up 10 the present time the av-
erage size OF the competitions is less
than FIVE barrels. In Rumley township
Bert Cameron and Company are drill
ing a second test on the Shambaugn
farm. In North township the Glover
OIL Company is drilling n second test
on the Walter Holly farm.
In the deep sand territory in aJck-
son township. Muskingum county. the
Columbus Oil and Fuel Company is
drilling test on the Fleming heirs
farm. In the Nashport district. Han
over township, Licking county, the
Edward II. Everett Oil Company is
drilling a test an the Frank Mckee
farm. located 1900 feet west of pro-
duction.
West Virginia.
Five competitions were reported
from West Virginia fields. on
Browns creek, Jefferson district, IA
nawha county. the Charleston-DunbaF
Natural Gas Company drilled It's No.
sc on the G. w. Russell farm into
the Salt sand and got fair showing
of oil. They viii put it to pumping
and expect Il four or five barrel pro-
Queer. The same company is drill
ing No. AZ on the same farm.
Near Bearsville postofIice, Center
VILE district. Tyler county, the Phia-
delphia Company drilled It's test on
the ]. j.. Mccullough farm through
the Big Injun sand and found 1t bar
rem. 1t Is now drilling to the Cor
don sand. In Union district, Clay
county, the Chalmers OIL and Gas
Company shot its No. on the C. p.
Samples farm and increased its pro-
duction from twenty-four 10 forty
barrels. When drilled in few weeks
ago this well had an initial produc-
ton of $50 barrels. No. on the
same is drilling.
In the Weir sand development in
Elk district, Kanawha county, the
South Penn Oil Company shot No. /
on the S. ]. Gatchell farm and in
creased its production from one TO six
barrels. In the old Squaw sand field
on Blue creek, the Ohio Fuel Com
pany shot No. 10 on the S. S. Moore
farm and increased its production
about from one to six barrels.
Recovered the Tools.
At Dorseysville, Allegheny county.
Pa. the National Oil and Gas Com
pany has recovered the tools lost in
its test on tho Stevenson farm. Drill
ing has been resumed and It is expect
cd to get the pay today. The location
of the well is important, touching 4
northeastern extension to the pool.
The same company's No. on the W.
]. Robinson farm and Alexander
Valleys No. on the Mason farm are
due in the sand Friday. In the ex-
IRENE north end OF the development.
Grant Shining and Company are still
fishing at their test on the Steiner
farm.
Mid-Contincnt Crude Advanced.
Oklahoma and Kansas crude was
advanced again yesterday. making
the second ten cent advance in two
days. The price now quoted Is 1.20,
or fifteen cents above the high price
during the latter part OF 1913. A
, | IlllSUuIb OptIdlOIs just ItluTHeu
from the Oklahoma field, stated yes
terday that operators in Oklahoma
were making an unprecedented eff
fort to find new producing territory.
Operators, he said. were plunging as
they never had before in the past and
that. without waiting for develop
ments, 1t was not an unusual thing
for operators to rush in and pay as
much as $50 or more bonus money.
If they could get within a reasonable
: distance of a drilling well in wildcat
territory.
The operator referred to went
West with the view Of picking up
some leases. but the high demands
: prevented him from making an in
: vestment and he came back without
having secured an acre of territory.
: His experience; he stated, did not diff
: fer from that OF many others who had
lranAntly aean attracted to thu mid