The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-29
O!i:I and. Cas-.

Thesweek.end OF development work
lin the Eastern fields was almost fea.
tureless. In nearly al sections oper
atoms are increasing and West Wiz.
gina holds first place. When thesde:
preston came more than; aSyearg ago
operations were greatly curtailed, but
iiittfs now responding to the advance in
the market and the winter months
promise to be fairly active. 3 There Is
no gushert territory under development
at this time, but there Is a large
amount Of work starting in the oil
territory that Is known to be capable
sot furnishing profitable producers at
the present market price OF crude.
Starting test work Is more of a feature
than for many months. In some dis.
trletsE tie gas companies are doing as
much or more work than the oil com.
lpanies. In Lewis county, the Reserve
Gas Company the Hope Natural Gas
Company and the Philadelphia Com.
spanysareg active. n 81.
z ln Sardis district, Harrison county,
the Associated Gas Company drilled
its second test on the o. u Strothers
farm through the fifth sand and has a
fair gassertin that format ton. In I'm,
ion district. Trainer Bros test on the
Lehman Maxwell farm is a gasserSin
the Gordon sand. In Greenbrier dis.
ttrtct, Doddridge county, the Philadel.
tphia Company got a fair gasseriin the
same formation at test on the IA. / b.
Sporty farm. In Ten Mile district.
Harrison county, Hoffmeir' & Kefauver
drilled q test on the j !. T. Dye farm
through the fifth sand and; found 1t bar.
'ren. 81, m; "a 3Ifiilsi
In sFreeman's Creek district, Lewis
county, the South Penn Oil Company
drilled Jig test on the E. y. Gum farm
into the Big 1njun sand and developed
Q strong flow OF salt ater: and a little
chow OF oil. After the salt water has
been exhausted 1t will probably, make
IA light oil producer. On Turkeyfrun
Ten Mile district, Harrison county, the
Universal Oil and Gas Company's No.
2 on the Daniel Randolph heirs farm
Is producing 80 barrels "a day from tie
Gordon sand and has mot been shot.
On the same stream ,sthef Hope Natural
Gas Company has completed and shot
h a test on the. H. ID. Nutter farm and it
is good for 20 barrels q. day. No.i2Ioin
thelsame farm Is drilling. Z. Al
In Centerville district, Tyler county.
the Knox Farm Oil Company's )! A
ionS the Nv. Z. Knox farm is an erratic
producer. At times itiflows with con:
siderable force high as 10 barrels
an hour-and then stops, Its Status
as a producer will mot be determined
until. after 1t has been drilled through
the sand! There is quite a little work
starting in that section. The Philadel.
sphia CompanyIis drilling attest on the
J.sL. Mccullough farm and the Carter
OIL Company has the rig completed for
"a test,on q. part ofsthe same farm. The
Carnegie Natural Gas Com pany ia
starting a test on, the J. B. Riggs farm
and there have been. s. 10 newgloca.
tons made in the vicinity. In Union
district, Moorhead & Jones have very
light pum2er at their No. IA on thea.
J: Mckay farm. I! Z. 81 n! !i
I'll IniWalker district, Wood county. the
Ridge Oil and CAS- Company'sSNo. q
Frank Mussera and Brown Wattersorl
g. Company's No: S6 ION the u I ID. Now.
cry farms are both yerysl light bumpers
In the second Cow Run fsa i'd. I'M Tn.
ion district; Smith Bros. got one Of the
same kind atstheiry test ION, the J.EP..
Sharp farm. The yrig, for al second test
on the same farm has been comple
On the North fork Of Fishing creek,
Grant district Wetzel county, the
Hope Natural GA; Company Is due I'm
the sand on the f. Z. Evans farm.g On
Reedys creek. Curtis district, Roane
county. the Norman Gas Company has
started to drill "a test on the w, Fl.
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