The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-31
SOME CONTRASTS
IN ETERNAL CITY

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fields. shrould the market continue
to advance. the return Of spring will
witness a wonderful revival in all
fields. In West Virginia and South
eastern Ohio there Is large amount
of territory known to be capable OF
furnishing light wells and there are
many localities that have yet to be
tested.
Owing to the telegraph and .tele-
phone lines being out Of commission.
reports from the various fields were
very light. The few reports that came
through told OF no important strikes
In any section. There is but one dis
trict at this time that is furnishing
large wells. The Union furnace dis
|trict has considerable work under
way and starting 1t will be several
weeks before there will be any wells
due in the sand. In Green township
the Npenno Oil and Gas Company Is
drilling near the top Of the. sand at a
test on the Elmer James farm. The
Blennerhassett Oil and Gas Company
is also due In the sand at fits No. 3 on
the David Brian farm. The Char
tiers OIL Company has started to drill
a test on the George Drescher farm
and the Fisher Oil Company is drill
ing a second test OIL the William
Lemon farm.
Shallow Sand Territory.
In the Cow Run district, Lawrence
township. Washington county. the
Bergen Oil Company has drilled No.
IL on the p. G.. Gilbert farm through
the second Cow Run sand and 1t is
good for i've barrels day. In the
Reas Run district, Independence
township, Willard Thornny ana Com
pany are drilling No. on the Deu-
cher-Bllss farm. In Grandview town
ship, Roberts, Drollinger and McGrew
have started to drill a second test on
the Phoebe McMahan farm. In the
Newport district William Readers
No. 3 on the Cnythias Mendenhall
farm Is holding up at sixty barrels a
day.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
At West View J. G. Mock and Com
pany have drilled No. s on the Ivory
heirs. farm into the 100-foot sand
and It is a natural producer good fol
ten or fifteen barrels a day. 1t will
be given a shot tomorrow and may do
better than the higher estimate. In
the old Duff City field Cole and Com.
pany have drilled their test on the A.
McCawley farm through all sands and
1t is a buster.
In the Dorseyville field, Indiana
township. the National Oil and Gas
Company's No. ! on the Stevenson
farm has filed up 400 feet with fluid
from the third sand. They have de-
cided to give 1t shot and expect a
five-barrel pumper. The. same COM
pany's test on the Arbuckle farm, 10
Gated two miles southwest Of the Dor
SEVILLE pool, is nearly through the
thirty-foot sand and has found no oil
or gas.
In the Brush Creek field Mellon
and Company have gasser at their
test on the Cole-Richard farm. In
the same district Lemberg and Com
pany are drilling in the sand at o
test on the G. w. Morrow farm. Wal
ley and Parks are down 1900 feet a;
test on the Bricker lot. In the
Midtown district the T. w. Phillips
Gas and Oil Company is drilling in
the sand at a test on the /. Morath
farm and is drilling a test on the s.
Stottler farm. In the same district
the American Natural Gas Company
Is drilling lest on the H. H. Bruner
farm.
The OIL Market.
The prices paid for oil of various
grades by the purchasing agencies