The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-15
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nrstt,, ,,.a,, sN.,,t. tsilisoiy nas oesn
p ..s, wen ar1iled over, but there Is
Union Furnace district. Hooking coun-
Ivy, sne producing limits have recent
! y Deen extended and the Preston OIL \
company ~. claims that It has between
| NY ana Sixty locations not drilled
anu some spresage large producers.
] me Haydenylile Oil and Gas Com
pany mas large acreage and a part
O. II looks promising. The Preston
S ..il Is tne largest holder and at |
t LIS .slnie tne most active developer inl
sne UNION furnace district. The
suages OF this company's last three
ana pes. producers are as follows:
NI. biiza Stiers' farm. ninety bar
sels, NO. w. p. and N. p. Shaw
la,!n, ~. ~ barrels and No. Q on the
| Golumnus Brick and Terra Gotta
S ~. panys farm, ninety-fve barrels.
me nrst we'll on this farm was the
one 20 attract attention to the Union
luz uIs.ace district. The Preston Com
psny Keeps from SIX to eight strings
o. Ioois running and despite the fact
~ aa - - .aAes from forty to fifty days
COMPETITIONS with a GOOD 1g de.1 ~ !, sus'
lularity. - NeeA " -
Many Dry Holes.
Other companies operating in that
part Of Hooking county have not been
SO successful as the Preston OIL Com-
pany. Dry holes have been enconn-
tered in number and light producer
| is not much better than : M ME hnIa
, nne average depths Of the wells IS
lure tnan 5000 feet and they must
oe operated singly which adds to the
cost. Inc excessive cost Of drilling
ana operating expenses discourages
~, sne iAalvloual operator and the sms.-
a.! 800, scol panles; IN the vicinity Of Hay
uenville. William kline,and Company
nave the rig completed for test on
me me- y. thrush farm, and the Hayden.
yllle vi Company is starting No. S
On tne National Fire proofng Com
pans tract. me PurYis Royalty
sSonpany IS starting No. 3 on the e.
ruryls farm. The Preston OIL Com
pany mas the rig completed for al
test on the James LOOMS form.
Shallow Sand Territorv
In the southeast quarter a. ;sect,onl
rs ~ p,,rrs 80. ~ y. N county,
pleted No. on tire - y t n,s CON-
farm. The well has haa,, n .s..ns
through the eBrea pr,t an esI I'M allileo
ten-barrel pumper WITH +h a. 1. aa.N
pletio NOT this we'll, deveionr, s sae Gun. Gun
is brought to q close fon $4,000. .Molk
at least. te present.
n, a. 4, I.
%, Knox townsbin Co1nn, !; a., oeeslon
9ty. Baker Nave, ~, :, j ~ ~! coun-l
their fest m tba n \ - l1i oI1lllesi
through ,bs 1ap sns =. =. nam farm
lfeht shaa, - SO, s sll ana developed
viii he 1 aiva, " vi ana little gas. It
az nreJ,, n sno. Deiore Its status
EaireeiS can pe determined. In
=, tna u e .oWnsnlp. Columbiana coun-
~ ,a, sne concrete OH Company has
~. e@ ieparture at Its second test on
~. sIs I, eni.h enirs1 farm. In practically
~ 81 " 14s wells IN ColurNbiana county.
rr,t III ~, mas oeen found in the BereaI
fanr ~ oat a ~ TINS well show for al
Ut OF nve.Darrel pumper was de-
seioped N the Big Injun sand. The
Nalural Gas Company Of West viz
f1ry1a a f.~... s.f
6erea grit at No. on the j. NJ Dres-