The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
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OH operators are In NO great hurry
to start new work on account OF 1ne
two recent advances In the cTuoe
market. While there Is feeling OF
hopetulness for further advances they
are inclined to wait for more op-
perfume time to start the drill. me
most noticeable effect of q higher
market will be in the old producing
fields where operators Will take 40
vantage of the increase In the mar
ket and bend every effort toward
making theold wells do little better
and bring an Increased revenue The
increase brought from that source
Will he small. but OF direct benenc
10 each individual producer. shoot
ing the old wells in the hope OF max
ing them do little better and dean
ing out and putting them In better
trim Will help little In some dis
tricts good results are obtained from
shootin 6.
Since the Evans City town lot de-
velopment Is furnishing nothing bet
ter than light producers there is moth
ing in sight in the eastern fields that
looks capable Of supplying large
wells. The best results from shoot
ing are located in the Weir sand de-
Kanawha county, W. Va. In this dis
trict the Ohio Fuel Oil Company shot
its No. on the Edward Gebbart
farm and it responded by placing IL .,
barrels to its creditthe ensuing TWEEN
ty-four hours. It was down to less
than ten barrels day before 1t was
shot In the same locality the same
company has completed and shot It's
No. ~ on the same farm and 1t pro-
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four hours.
In the old Blue Creek field the
south Penn Oil Company drilled It's
No. 8 on the U. C.sMyers farm from
the Squaw to the Weir sand and found
nothing in the lower formation. NO
A on the same farm was given shot,
and its production increased from
two to Ave barrels q day from the
Squaw sand Lincoln county has as
much or more new work starting than
any other county. On Porters Fork.
Duval district. the Ohio Fuel OH
Company has started to drill test
on the A. G.. Hilbert farm and the
South Penn on Company has the rigs
completed for Nos. 80 and - on the
Horse Creek tract.
Light Wells and Busters.
Near Twtggs postof1ce. Union dis
Etrfct. Peasants county, the Big Three
OIL Company has drilled No. 8 on the
NJ. NJ. Wells farm through the Keener
sand and has hve-barrel pumper.
II the same district the Pure OIL
Producing Company has the rig com
pleted for test on the Albert Oar
nell farm. This location is across
the line In Tyler county.
On Adds Run, Gratn district,
Richie county. the Spence Oil Com
many has drilled its test on the W. g.
Pew farm through the Big Injun and
Suuaw sands and found both forma-
tons barren. The casing has been
pulled and the hole abandoned. On
Straight creek, Burning Springs dis
trict, Writ county. the South Penn
Oil Com pany is building the rig TOT
a test on the j. M Shuman farm.
Roane County.
In Smithfle1d district, Roane coun-
ty, and located one mile northwest
and in advance of production. the
Ohio Fuel OIL Company has complet-
ed test on the ]. N. Meadows farm
anw has a fifteen-barrel pumper In
the Big Injun sand. In the same
district, the same company has com
pleted No. on the Elmore Snodgrass
farm and has five-barrel pumper In
the Big Injun sand. In Geary dis
trfct, Roane county, the United Fuel
Gas Company has completed test
on the Newton j. Drake farm and has
a gasser In the Big Injun sand. In
the same district the same company
has completed test on the n. Il.
Carper farm, located on Left Hand
Fork, and has gasser in the same
formation
Fair Producer in WetzeI.
In the Big Injun sand development
on Fishing Creek, Green district,
Wetzel county. the New Martinsville
Oil Company has completed No. on
the s. u. Morgan farm and has a thtr-
ty-barrel producer. No. on the
same farm is drilling in the top OF the
sand. Kingsley and Company's No. z
on the j. b. Whiteman farm, drilled
In several weeks ago, is still holding
I'D at 125 barrels day. It was this
well that inspired the starting Of a
good deal of new work In that local
ity. The wildwood Oil Company is
drilling two and starting two on q
part Of the J. B. Whiteman farm.
Compilations at Evans City.
On the west side OF the town lot
DEVELOPMENT at Evans City, Frank
BoEgs and Company have drilled IN
the we'll on the Frank Boggs lot and
have show for good producer AS
soon as drilled into the pay the we'll
made several nice flows and is estt-
mated to be good for 100 barrels q
d li. RAIDER. steen and Company have
completed the we'll on the Enos Bar
Key lot and have a 50-barrel produc-
er. The well on the restaurant lot.
located near the traction company g
passenger station, is drilling In the
top OF the sand.
N Southeastern Ohio.
In Southeastern Ohio In the deep
sand territory in Ward township.
Hooking county, the Nypenno Oh anc
Gas Company has comple and shot
No. 8 on the Cobb-Brad1ey farm and
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