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


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Development work in the eastern
fields does not differ much from day
to day. There is q lack OF interest
in the work recently completed, and
it is occasioned 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
long as the market remains below the
point at which 1t would justify them
i'll taking the chances. The frequen-
cy with which dry holes are encoun-
tered shows how hazardous 1t IS TO
drill in the old district There is no
untried territory that looks sum-
tice operators to make the invest
ment.
On McKim creek. McKim district.
peasants county. the Dell OIL Com
pany has drilled second test on the
T. e. Fleming farm through the Cow
Run sand and has a duster In the
same district the Octo Oil Company
has started to drill No. 25 on the M.
E. Holdren farm. No. "a on this farm
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, elmer county. located
near Rosedale, San g and Stevens
have drilled a test on the ]. 3. Car
roll farm through the Salt sand and
have show for f1ve-barrel pump
er. In the same district, Alcar and
NIullady are drilling their test on the
Taylor Keith farm to the Fifth sand.
All upper sans were foun barren. The
Philadelphia Company IS down 1000
feet at test on the G. L. Snyder
farm.
On Freemans creek. Freeman's
Greek district, Lewis county. the
South Penn Oil Company is drilling
in the top of the Big Injun sand at
its test on the Edward Foley farm
and has a show for gasser. They
are still drilling. and may find pro
tauction at lower level in the sand
I'm Smithfie1d district. Roane county.
the same company has drilled No. 5
on the 5. P. Dougherty farm through
the Big Injun sand and has a nve-
barrel pumper. y
In Washington district, Jackson
county, the United Fuel Gas Com
pany has drilled a test on the 3. +.
Thomas farm through the Salt sand
and has a light gasser. On Indian
Greek, Elk district, Kanawha county,
the South Penn Oil Company has now
completed and shot its no. 3 on the
R. j. Norris farm and has fye-bar-
rel pumper.
Shooting the old wells In the Blue
Creek field is of almost daily occur
renee. In almost every instance the
wells respond with an increase In pro-
duction. In the SQuaw SAND sect1on
of the Blue Creek field. the South
Penn Oil Company shot No. on the
r. j. Eastep and No. 2 on the Paris
Perdue farms, and the production of
each was increased from one to SIX
and seven barrels respectively.
In the Big Injun sand deve.ae
on Fishing creek. five miles west OF
Smithfield: Green district. Wetzel
county. the wildwood OIL Company is
drilling in the top of the Big Iniun
sand at No. on the J. b. Whitman
farm. The same company will be
due in the sand at it's TIT on the 8.
L. Morgan farm in a few days. Opera
tors who have looked over the ground,
as well as those Interested in devel-
.opment work. are favorab1y impressed
with the prospects for developing
Big Injun sand pool The Wildwood
OIL Company and G. d. Greenlee hold
leases on ABOUT 4OuE AuhuiCu GA 90
in that locality and are drilling four
wells.
In Greenbrier district, Doddridge
county, j. w. Agnew and Company
have drilled second test on the u.
10. Shrader farm through the Big In
jun sand and have a hve-barrel pump
err. In the same district the Pht1a-
Idelphia Company is drilling in the
sand at a test on the w. L. Cottrell
farm. In the same locality Mcintyre
and Company are drilling TEST on
the David Roberts farm.
Light wells and busters are the re-
suit OF competitions in the southeast
ern Ohio fields Near Nasnport, Lick
ing township, Muskingum county. In
the deep sapd territory. the Colum bus
Oil and Fuel Company has drilled q
test on the Samuel Frazier farm
through the Clinton sand and has =
lshow for hve-barreI pumper. The
location Of this well is one mile east
of the came company's test ON the Z.
S. Romine farm.
In the shallow sand territory. in
the Cow Run district. Lawrence town
ship, washington county. r. r. Camp