The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-28
OIL AND GAS

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Development work in the eastern
fields does not differ much from day
! to day. There Is lack of interest
in the work recently completed. and
| it is occasioped by the meager results.
There is no getting away from the
fact that operators are anxious to
drill, but are not going to begin so
point at which it would Justify them
in taking the chances. The frequen-
cy with which dry holes are encoun-
tered shows how hazardous it is 10
drill in the old district. There Is no
untrled territory that looks SUM-
cientlNmattractive at this time to en-
tice operators to make the invest
ment.
On McKim creek McKim district,
Peasants county, the Dell Oil Com
panN has drilled a second test on the
T. 3. Fleming farm through the Cow
Run sand and has duster. In the
same district the Octo Oil Company
has started to drill No. 25 on the M.
was completed during the early part
of the month, and is still producing
better than twenty-five barrels a day.
In the Salt sand development in
Center district, Gilmer county, located
near Rosedale, San IS and Stevens
have drilled a test on the j. p. Car
roll farm through the Salt sand and
have a show for dve-barrel pump
er. In the same district, Alcar and
8Iullady are drilling their test on the
Taylor Keith farm to the Fifth sand.
All upper sans were foun barren. The
Philadelphia Company is down 2 900
feet at test on the G. I. Snyder
farm.
Greek district, Lewis county. the
South Penn Oil Company is driInng
in the top of the Big Injun sand at
It's test on the Edward Foiey Tarm
and has a show for gasser. They
are still drilling, and may find pro-
duction at q lower level in the sand.
In Smith field district, Roane county,
the same company has drilled No. 5
on the s. p. Dougherty farm through
the Big Injun sand ana has nve5
barrel pumper.
county, the United Fuel Gas Com
pany has drilled test on the 3. =.
Thomas farm through the Salt sand
and has a light gasser. On Indian
Creek, Elk district, Kanawha county
the South Penn Oil Company has now
completed and shot its MOB on the
n. j. Morris farm and has ffve-bar-
rel pumper.
Shooting the old wells In the Blue
Greek field is Of almost daily occur
renee. In almost every instance the
wells respond with an increase IN pro-
duction. In the SQuaw sand Daetion
of the Blue Creek field. the South
Penn Oil Company shot NO. / on the
r. ]. Eastep and No. on the Paris
Perdue farms. and the production OF
each was increased from one to SIX
and seven barrels respectiyely.
In the Big Injun sand deyeiopr
on Fishing creek, five miles west of
SmithfeId, Green district, Wetzel
county, the Wildwood Oil Company is
drilling in the top of the Big Injun
sand at No. 3 on the y. B. Whitman
farm. The same company will be
due in the sand at its TIT on the s..
l.. Morgan farm in few days. Opera
tors who have looked over the ground,
as well as those interested In devel-
opment work, are favorably Impressed
with the prospects for developing q
Big Injun sand pool. The Wildwood
Oil Company and Q. D. Greenlee hold
leases on about four hundred acres
in that locality and are drilling four
wells.
In Greenbrier district, Doddrfdge
county, ]. W. Agnew and Company
have drilled second test on the j..
o. Shrader farm through the Big In
Jun sand and have q fye-barreNpum
ar. In the same district the Phf1a-
delphia Company is drilling in the
sand at a test on the W. L. Cottrell
farm. In the same locality Mcintyre
and Company are drilling a test on
the David Roberts farm.
Light wells and busters are the re-
suit Of competitions In the southeast
ern Ohio fields. Near Nashport. Lick
Ing township. Muskingum county, IN
the deep sand territory. the Columbus
Oil and Fuel Company has drilled .
test on the Samuel Frazier farm
through the Clinton sand and has .
show for fve-barrel pumper. The
location of this we'll is one mile east
of the came company's test on the L.
s. Romine farm.
In the shallow sand territory, in
the Cow Run district. Lawrence town
ship, Washington county. T. F. Camp