The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-23
OIL AND CHS
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In the Berea grit devlopment III
Cabin Creek district, KanaWha coun-
jty. w. Va. the Columbus Producing
| company has given its No. Q. the sec
4 on we'll complied on the Williams
tNoal Company's tract. a shot and
for the following few hourssit Flowed
| at the rate OF 100 barrel day.
While it is not nearly SO good a well
as the first, the indications are that
\ IT will make a 40 or 50-barrel pro-
ducer When first drilled through
the sand. 1t did not show for any
better than 90 barrels a day. The
location Is Go feet a little forth or
II the first well. 1t probably will ba
two weeks before any Of the three
wells drilling will get the sand
The Cabin Creek district Is the
only one that is attracting any at
tention at tets timh. In the whole
scope of the recognized producing
area Of West Virginia there is no.
another new development. There ~
only desultory effort making TO
are few wildcats drilling Cabin
Greek district. but 1t will be some
weeks before any Of them are due to-
get the sand. Eastern operators arc
not anxious to take chances on Wild
eating while the market is low. In
the meantime. they are leaving moth
ing undcne to Keep the wells in the
old districts producing as much as
possible.
In McKim district. Peasants coun-
tyr. the West Virginia Limited Oil
iCompanv has drilled No. on the
5. p. Bills farm through all sands
and has buster. In the same dis
'trict. Tyndall and Dinsmores are drill
ing a test on the j. r. Jewell farm.
In Williams district. Wood county,
Brown, Waterson and Company have
completed No. 4 on the +. d. Now
rey farm and have light pumper In.
the second Cow Run sand In the
same district, the New York Petro-.
leum Company has the rig completed
for a test on the j.. Sweeney farm.
In Murphy district. Richie county.
James VI. Langfit has completed a
second test on the Martin Smith farm
and has a ten-barrel pumper. In the.
Burning Springs District, Writ coun-
ty. Singer and Ashburn have COM
Dleted No. on the Coldwater Oil
and Producing Companies property
and have a small gasser. Hart
Brothers have completed a second
will not have better than a light
punper They also are drilling aI
test on the Cecil jackson farm.
In the salt sand development at
Rosedale. Braxton county, Duty and
Company are due in the sand at ell
test on the w. H Adams farm. P.l
&C.. Perry and Company are down 500
feet at a test on the G. N. Snodgrass
farm. Glasco and Company are
drilling at the same depth at a testI
in the NJ. T.. Rifle farm. Sands and
Stevens have started to drill test
on the J. f. Carvel lot. Matych and
VIKINGS test on the G. N. Snodgras5l
farm the last completion in this dis
trict, is holding up at 8 barrels a
day. On Spring creek. Sfnithfeld
district Roane county. the Carter Oil
Company has started to drill test
on The Walter Mcmillan farm.
On the Ohio side in the shallow
sand territory in the .Muskingum lis
ttrict. in Noble county. the Rade Oil
Company has completed No. on,
the George Singer farm and has al
.duster. In the Marietta district. in
Washington county, r. W. Thorni1ly' 81
No. % on the Miller heirs farm "a
producing eoght barrels a day. In
the same district the Boston Oil Com
pany's No. 5 on the Dennis farm is
producing five barrels day. and g.
L. Bunnell and Company S test on the
William Mendenhall farm is a dus-
ter.
Near Stockport, Noble county,
Adam Nau and Company have COM
pleted a secon dtest OH the GcA-ge,
Scoephner farm and have duster.
In Penn township. Morgan county.
Ross Brothers and Norris have COM
Spleted NO. S. on the eide Newton
farm and have five barrel pumperI
in the Cow Run sand. In the New
Castle district, Monroe county. w. S.|
Dewey has completed a test on the
lSulsberger Brothers farm and has al
duster.
Tie UI Market.
Pennsylvania s1.35 s., Mercer black
o7. New Castle 81. Corning SO, Ca
bell 81 North Lima 50, South Lima
SO, Princeton 81 !. Wooster 81 10. In
diana SO. Somerset so, Ragland S..
Illinois, a: Kansas. Sls4O; Oklahoma.
40. Corsicana light 40. Corsicana
heavy 40. Electra As Hea1dto 3 10,
Caddo SO degrees SO. Caddo as de>
grees so. Caddo 80 degrees As, Cad;
do crude s.. Canada SIPS.
Producers and Refnerst Company
quotes s1.35 for crude Of the Penn
#sylvania grade.
WILL CELEBRATE.