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

not so much OF u surprise FOR the
reason that 1t is located far In ad-
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 tho new develop
ment at Dorseyvill and all except the
Steiner farm test have been good
producers.
One and one-half miles due south
of the central part of the Dorsey
Vile pool Pittsburg parties llave
drilled test on the George II. Will
son farm through all the sands and
1t is buster. A little gas was de-
veloped in the Fifth sand. but not
enough to pay TO operate the we'll and
1t will be abandoned. The location
OF this well places 1t In the old Iar-
marsville field, rather tlan In Dor
SEVILLE.
Evans City Developments.
In the Evans City pool in Butler
county there Ia still a 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 Marhurger
farm the indications for production
in the Speechlcy 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
Duff drilled n well on the Louis Stok-
ey farm. northwest of the town.
through all sands and found nothing.
]. NJ. Morris and Company drilled
their well on the Marshall farm
through the Snee sand and gave 1t
a shot They are now cleaning out
and will have light pumper.
a. NJ. cordell and Company have
completed and put their well on the
cemetery thrce-acre lot to pumping
and II is producing Ave barrels 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 on
the Clayton lot, adjoining the ware
house lot.
W. L. Burke and Company are
drilling at 700 feet on the Evans
City baseball grounds. South OF the
borough Cross and Aiken are drilling
Nos. . and on the John Marburger
farm. Byron E. Reed and Company
have the rig completed for a test
on the Philip Burr lot.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in Mon
day township. Perry county. o.. in
the Purvis Royalty Company has
drilled test on the Mrs. H. B. Webb
farm through the Clinton sand. at
depth of 2.T65 feet. The well
showed little oil when completed
but was given shot and filed up
500 feet with fluid the ensuing two
hours. 1t is believed to be good for
twenty-five barrels day. The To-
cation is in advance of production.
about one mile southeats of the Car
ter Oil Company's test on the C. E
Polling farm.
In the shallow sand territory In
Monroe township. Perry county, E. J.
Edmonds has completed No. S on the
Thcodor Schottelkorb farm. II is
a tive-berral pumper in tho Berea
grit. In Newport township. Washing
ton county. the Boston Oil Company
drilled No. % on the George F.
Stephens farm through the first Cow
Run sand and found it barren. In
Lawrence township. William Reader
hn
hall farm from the first to the sec
ond Cow Run sand and 1T 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 +. ]. Waggoner
farm through the Berea grit and has
an eight-barrel pumper In Duyal
district. Lincoln county. the South
Penn Oil Company completed Nos. 25
and 30 on the Horse Creek tract. The
! first is good for five and the second
fifteen barrels day. In Smithtield
district. Roane county. the same com
pany drilled its test on the John Den
ham farm through the Big Injun sand
and got gasser.
/ Tn. OIL Market.
! The prices PAID for oil OF various
grades by the purchasing agencies
I are:
7 Pennsylvania .s2.1O
Mercer black .............. 1850
New Castle e0