The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-11

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For several months the Yves. viz
gina fields have not be en- furnishing
ANYTHING better thar, light pfoducers.
The Big Injun. sand development on
Beech Lick Run, Gresnbrier district,
Doddridge county, seems to have de-
parted from the rule and has supplied
9 very good producer. It Is thu South
Penn Oil Company second test ON
the r. w. Golden farm and produced
tf0h barrels the first u hours after It
was drilled into the pay. The wen As
In. "a section that has been under de-
lyelopment for some time; but Is q
much better producer than any pre-
iviously completed in that district.
The amount OF work under way and
starting in that district exceeds that
ofsany other in the old producing sec
tons. The South Penn Company is
drilling 40. 4 and has tn. rig COM
pleted for No. ) on the same farm.
In New Milton district the South Penn
OIL Company and the Hope Natural
Gas Company are drilling tests on
the B. Dennison and Henry Gum
farms. &.
On Cabin Cr,ek, Central district,
Doddridge county. the Hope Natural
Gas Company has completed and shot
| a test on the H. E. Williams farm and
has q show for five-barrel pumpar
in the Big Injun sand. The location
\ Is about midway between the Carter
I0il Company's test on the. Douglass
far mand the Imperial Oil and Gas
Company's test on the Hudkins farm,
completed recently. Il Il
On Polk Creek, Freemans Greek
district, Lewis county, HatzeI, Wilson
g Co. have drilled No. 3 on the Nc
Donald heirs farm through the salt
sand and haye.a show fora six-barrel
pumper This. location is about one
half mile northeast Of the test on the
Charles A.. Taylor farm. On Spring
Greek, Smithfeld district, Roana
county the Lee OFT OIL Company has
| the rig completed for a second test
lon the Louis j., Harris farm, located
1000 feet south Of No. 4.
The. Dorseyvflle Gusher.
The National Oil and Gas: Company's
gusher on the w. j.. Robinson farm IN
Indiana township Allegheny county,
is holding up at % barrels an. hour.
The well has not bean drilled any
deeper but the tools are kept running
to agitate the well and 1t flows at
intervals Of IL minutes.
Thore is no move as yetsto start new
work on the strength Of the Robinson
farm. gusher. To the northeast the
Rushville Oil Company has taken "a
lease on the Seifert farm and o. part
Of the Stevenson farms. In addition
to bonus. the Rushville Company
agrees to start a we'll on each farm
within ten days. Mel Root, formerly
Ian active operator and contractor in
the Cleveland gas field and in tie
town lot development at Evans Ci.y,
IL at the head OF. the ,Rushviile Drill.
ing Company.
Southeastern Ohio.
Light wells continue in the shallow
sand districts. in southeastern Ohio
fields. In the Reas Run district,
Independence township. washington
county, Thornliy & { Hee.er have
drilled their No. II on the Eckert
AelES II AdNH GHTUuSns the Big s1njuu
sand and have a show for a very
light pumper. In the same district
in Grandvtew township; edward Hail
has started to drill a test on the II.
Haught farm: In the same township,
Stewart, Douglass g co. are drilling
a second test on their No. 4 lease On
the "A: T. Dye farm, and j. H. Kig-
gins e Co. have started to drill a
second test on the w. L. Riggs farm.
The OIL Market.
The prices paid for OIL Of various
grades BY the purchasing agencies
are: /. - 3
pennsylvania ...3.i.,.i...!.'.iI.....$ 81 so
mercer. Dlack ..'..,..'.,...i...;. 1870
new Castle '..'.s.i.i.i.'. 1920
Corning .t..i.,.,..t..s.,.'.. y. -. LOG
Cabell .5.I.s.,...i. 80. 100
North. Lima .......y.l.,..,.. 80 81
South Lima ....,...,... :. :. I. tn
Princeton .,...5.,. a.
wooster .'.s.a. 49,. lis
indiana .,s.t...i.....s ....3... .83
Somerset ..s........y.....i.,.,... 1903
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