The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-23
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In the Dorseyyille district, Indiana
township. Allegheny county. Pa. the
Valley and Company No, 2 well oni
the George Mason farm has stopped
flowing. but will make a good pro-
Queer after 1t has been put to pump
ing. The American Natural Gas
Gompany's No. i on the j. Haas farm
ts flowing through the tubing at the
rate Of lis barrels a day The Nat
ural OIL and Gas Company's No. i on
the W.. ]. Robinson farm is holding
up at $50 barrels a day.
Near Bakerstown, Sanross the line
In; Butler lounty, Harrison and Com
pany have completed a test on the
Emma HARRISON farm and have a dus-
ter. Keil and Company will be due
to get the sand the latter part OF the
week at their test on the Kelly farm.
South Of the Dorseyville pool In 1n-
diana township there is considerable
interest conferred in the we'll just
started to drill by Pittsburg parties.
Southwest Of this well, 1000 feet,
ISypher and Company have started to-
drill test on the Brown farm. Both
wells are far removed from the three
late completlons south OF Dorseyville.
and in localities that had not previ-
ously been closely tested.
Light Wells.
Light wells and busters are the re-
suit OF other late compilations in the
local fields. AT Dun city, Valley and
Parks have drilled their test on the
John Brown farm through all sands
and have a buster. In the Leetsdale
extension, G. L. Black and Company
have drilled a test on the Wright
heirs farm throug the 4 00-foot sand
and have a slight show OF oil. They
are drilling to the t1fth sand before
stopping to test in the 100-foot.
On the 'headwaters Of Fishing
Creek, Gilmore township, Green
county. the Philadelphia Company
has drilled test on the Joseph Ken
nedy farm to depth of 1865 feet
and deyeloped light gas pressure In
the Big In1un and Gordon stray
sands The gas companies are max
ing. close search for gas in this
township. The Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company Is drilling a test
ON the II. G. Smith farm and the same
company has lust started to drill a
/ test on the G. NJ. Chaney farm.
Work that was started in North
Versailles township. Allegheny coun-
ty, on the strength of the Spiegel
gpsher. is drawing to asclose. Export
parties who drilled the Spiegel well
have drilled in a test on the Key farm
located one-half mile southeast of the
gusher. and developed seventy
pound pressure in the Murraysville
sand. They will case of the gas and
drill to the lower sands and if moth
ing Is found in the lower formations
will pull the castings and take the
production from tie Murraysville
sand. The Carnegie Natural Gas
Company is building rig for test
on the adjoining farm. a. t
Gets Big Gasser.
East Of the gusher the Philadel-
phia Company has drilled test to the
fifth sand and developed gas pres
sure with a capacity OF 2 700, 900 GU
bic feet day. West of the Spiegel
farm gusher. the American Natural
Gas Company when nearly due IN the
sand at its test on the volk farm,
sold It to a Bradford party for 81. 800,
and it came in duster. There are
still few wells drilling and starting
in North Versailles township. but
that section is no longer attracting at
tention.
Light bumpers are the best the
West Virginia fields are Offering at
this time. In the Burning Springs
district. Writ county, the Eight Sands
Oil Company has completed and shot
No. IL on the Lockhart- UNI erwood
farm and has a five-barrel pumper IN
the Big Injun sand.
In Grant district. Richie county,
John Leeten has drilled a test on the
Robert Lowther farm through the
Keener sand and has tive-barrel
pumper. In Jefferson township.
Pleaasnts county, Gallagher, Buck.
ley and Sykes have completed a test
on the w. H. holland farm and have
the same kind Of q producer In the
A Buster.
On McKim Creek. McKim district,
Peasants county. the Dell oil Com.
pany has drilled No. 3 on the T. q.
Fleming farm through the Cow Run
sand and has a duster. In the Eure-
ka district the Creek Oil Company
has completed No. z on the ]. A. Ma
theny farm and has q light pumper
IN the Cow Run sand. The same
company has completed No. 8 on the
R. L. and A. G. ingram farm and has
9 ten-barrel pumper. No. 4 Is drill
ing.
The shallow sand district in south
eastern Ohio is furnishing good
many busters and nothing better than
light bumpers. In the Caldwell dis
trict, Noble county. Lacnet. Crossan
and Company have completed a test
on the B. A. Landaker farm and have
a duster. John Young and Company
had the same kind Of luck at their
test on the Stranathan brothers, farm.
Patton Brothers got very light
pumper at their second test on the
Iosenh Heppner farm. and E. T.
Hutchsson scored 4 duster at his test
on the Frances Hppp farm. Barry,