The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-25
OIL and gas

time since the depression set in more
than year ago. During the last few
weeks there has been marked In
crease in the demand for producing
territory. Operating companies have
their men in the fields looking IN
likely territory and ileasersswho make
9 business OF taking mp territory for
the purpose Of disposing OF 1t to some
OF the large producing companies
nave no trouble to interest operators
In what they have to OFFER. One of
the largest operating companies in
tttsburg. through one Of its officials.
requested a well known leaser to
bring in anything that looked prom
ising and 1t would be given attention.
For more ithanta year the leasing end
OF the industry has been almost at a
fstanustill. Nothing offered was SUM-
feiently attractive to interest operators
curing the period of a low market.
The drilling in Of a well that shows
for producer and is located In ter.
ritory that is remote from reproduction
is carefully investigated. A wen that
Is now attracting attention has lust
been completed by the iPhiladelphia
Company and Is located near Bears
vile, Centerytlle district, teller coiIn-
Ety. The oil was eyel6peti tins the Big.
ln1un sand and it has a good showl
ing. AS soon as the pay was tapped
lare and noya sa ~ ~, ~ siscs sank
pnreiv = Wild 1nilJcst TO- iaaa ne po.le y y
annie snufhsssts !. ) ,slsn
Eoany,s nrndNctton ~, a. ~ Ss
shown for : n "a ts, ~ spa sss lar
IN Rmrnine ssri ~, = "a : 49,.
county slocatad a,,ass,s 1 - y, VII
tha m n,tb ~ $500 .n ai tae a2p ,e
tlasKanarsha =. .sIm g ls-
nj fromnana a Nv sas Mainut Greek
= fest on tbs In M pa1 n1s - aug ;snot
b lieht nnmns. =, AZ Ia stnls alo mas
walnut CrsaS CO.. ~ r naa, SAL sano. Ihe
than . 'xsa = has,, 0p 10y nas ZOE more
s .aa 80 ysss oeen' aeyeloplngfa Keener
district In sths nS1, 1 -, u me same
salt nd sx =. se arm wen the
of Ia1s,eat ~ ~ lieu .. = depth
sam : - s;,a 80 90 snu y more wells OF the
tion ~ I'll, Ia :. ss .SunI N mat sec
tha the ta.. -" We sptonlaDie 70 develop
-
on the South Fork Of Hughes river.
r r,i ~. 1islrict. kitchte county, the
Ell Elm IN oil Company has drilled It's
NO. - on the j. F. Deem farm
through the Salt sand and has a i've
oaIrel pumpef. In this district there is
soms experimental work starting. The
soutn Penn OIL Company has started
70 urlll test ON the ]. r. Craft farm.
Across the line, In Burning Springs
olstrlct, Writ county, the same COM
pany, mas tne rig completed for test
On tne =. M. Shuman farm. The
SANS company Is building rigs for No.
On stne pnoebe Pepper and No. 6
IN me Wiiiam Dawson farms. Both
sre located on Dutchman Run, Muir
pny uistrict, Ritchte county. In the
saMe aissrlcI the Lard OIL Company
, 10 starang NO. . on the A. d. Du-
ia als
~ pig run. Grant district, Richie
county, George Rtnehart is drilling a
les. on the n. w, Law farm. On Long
Nuh, Gentral soistrict, Doddrfdge
sounts, tne sun Gas company has
Gynp iete eo..l 9 tess on the McKendry
Dusson li =! a. ana mas g twenty-barrel
proaucer IN the Big Injun sand. This
ioea .. Is one-half mile south. Of pre-
ouction on the p. M. Jackson farm
ana inolcates an extension In that dt
rection. 81,
East OF Warrington. Marion coun-
", tne Pnlladelphta Company's well
on tne David Q. Jones farm; drilled
DOWN from the Big Iniun tosthe .E6e.