The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
oil AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations In
West Virginia, Pennsy-
vania and Ohio.

With the oil market stationary
throughout the week and no sensa-
tions developed in the fields. the week
closed as 1t began. almost fcaturelcss
The usual number of wells were com
pleted, but all were small and locat-
ed in territory that has been long un-
der development. A good deal OF in
terest was conferred in the test well
on the Steiner farm. north OF Dorsey
willie In Allegheny county. The well
came In buster In the thirty-foot
sand and makes the outlook for an ex-
tension for distance of three-fourth
of a mile TO the north very discour-
aging. The old wells in the field are
holding up very nicely and have an
aggregate output OF little more
than 1000 barrels a day, or an aver
age Of little less than TOO barrels.
The lower West Virginia counties
are furnishing the most competitions.
On Beaver Fork. Duval district. Lin
coin county. the Big Creek Develop
ment Company drilled No. 6 on the
Schmidt-kreamer farm through the
Berea grit and II 10 an eignt-oarrei
pumper In that formation. On Bear
Fork in the same district. the same
company is drilling No. L on the
b. F. Curnes farm. In the same dis
trict, the South Penn OIL Company
completed No. "a on the Horse Creek
tract and got ten-barrel pumper.
Light Wells in Richie County.
On Little Lick run, Grant district.
Richie county. Dennis O'Brien heirs
have completed their No. 60 and Sc
cured q light pumper In the Salt
sand. On Wildcat run in the same
district, the Clark Oil Company drill
ed No. 10 on the C. j. and NJ. Carroll
farm through the Keener sand and
has fair gasser in that formation.
In Clay district. Harrison county.
Flint and Strothers drilled their test
on the H. Shinn farm through the
Fifth sand and found nothing but n
light gas pressure. On Halls run.
Ten Mile district. Carter, Sheets and
Jarvis drilled their test on the Will
liam Jarvis farm into the MaXon sand
and developed u five-barrel pumper.
On Brush creek, Greenbrier dis
trict. Doddridge county, the Hope
Natural Gas Company drilled a Sec
through the Big Injun sand and has
a buster. In the Burning Springs
district, Writ county. the South Penn
Oil Company's No. on the l.. Il. Rob-
erts farm is very light pumper in
the Salt sand.
Gasser on Falling Rock Creek.
On Falling Rock creek, Big Sandy
district, Kanawha county, the Fall
ing Rock Oil Company has drilled No.
81 on It's own property into the Weir
sand and found nothing but light
gas pressure. In Smithfield district.
Roane county. the South Penn OIL
Company drilled n second test on the
r. A. McClair far mthrough the Big
Injun SAND and has light pumper.
On Spring creek. Spencer district,
the Lee OFT Oil Company drilled No.
3 on the l.. ]. Harris farm through
the Big Injun sand and has FIVE
barrel pumper.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
West Virginia has good deal of
test work starting and under way. 1t
Is widely distributed and no COM
bined effort making in any locality.
On Tenmile creek, Tenmile district.
Harrison county, the Silicon OIL Com
pany is due in the Gordon sand on
the Charles Lanham farm. On Elk
creek. Elk district, Flint and Strother
are drilling on the w. S. and John ID.
Pickens farm. Dittman and McVuy
are due in the sand at test on the
Raymond heirs farm. On Nutters
run, Clark district. the GraSselli
Nhay, fe Ia -
formation on the W. G. kester farm.
On Rock Camp run, Sardis district.
Carter, Sheets and Company have
started n test on the NJ. X. DAVIDSON
farm.
On Salem Fork, Tenmile district,
the Williams OIL Company is start
Ing another test on the David c..
Brake farm. On Turkey run. 7. o.
Sullivan and Company are building a
rig on the ]. T. Robinson farm. In
Salt Lick district. BraXton county,
the Hope Natural Gas Company
drilled test on the Martha Mick
farm through the Gordon sand and
has light gasser. On Fish creek,
Church district, Wetzel county. the
Manufacturers Light ano Heat Com
pany Is starting test on the E. L.
Oliver farm. In the same district.
the Carnegie Natural Gas Company
has the timber on the ground for a
test on the John Bradley farm.
On Fish creek. Grant district.
Wetzel county. the Carnegie Natural
Gas. Company drilled a test on the
Surilda stoneking farm through the
fourth sand and developed gasser.
On Salt Lick Fork, Grant district,
Richie county. Martin Burke and
Sons completed No. sc on the NJ.
Mount farm and have fve-barrel
pumper in the salt sand.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side in the deep sand
territory in the southeast quarter OF
section eighteen, Green township,
Hooking county, the American Oil
Development Company drilled a sec
ond test on the Lewis Price fran
twenty-five feet into the Clinton sand
and the hole filled up 1000 feet with
fluid. After 1t has been given a
shot It should make very credita-
BILE producer. IN the Union Furnace
district, Starr township. Hooking
county, the Plymouth OIL and Gas
Company drilled second test on the
Ohio Fire PROBING Company's prop
erty through the Clinton sand to a
depth Of 1920 feet and has duster.
In Monroe township. Perry county,
James jenkins is drilling No. 90 on
the w. H. Fisher farm and the Pleas