The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-21
OIL And GAS


The town lot development at Evans
City, Pa, created excitement yester-
day which has not been exceeded
since the first strike in that locality.
The South Penn Oil Company, which
has been drilling its No. well on
the b. F. White farm from the hun
dred foot to the third sand. struck
! the pay in the afternoon, and the
well is flowing at a better rate than
the record holder. No. 5, drilled by
the same company on this farm. The
700 barrels day and is still produc-
ing fifteen barrels a day.
In the lower West Virginia oil
fields the South Penn Oil Company
has complied its third test well on
the Monroe Pell farm located on
Bells run, Burning Springs district.
Writ county, and has very light
producer. In the Weston field the
Hope Natural Gas Company has COM
pleted its initial test well on the
Martha White farm, located on Free
mans creek. in Freemans Creek dis
trict. Lewis county, and has dtty-l
barrel q day producer from the Big
Iniun sand. In the Pinchton pool,
on the waters of Mill creek, in Elk
district. lKanawha county, the Ohio
Fuel Company compelled its No.
well on the Elk river Coal Company
property and after shooting 240
quarts Of glycerine the well produced
thirty barrels in the ensuing twenty
four hours from the Weir sand. This
well is located about 1900 feet south
of well No. z on the w. g. Morris
lease NO. 2.
shooting in Blue Creek.
In the Blue creek development the
South Penn Oil Company shot ISIS No.
Ei3 well on the N. G. Kolaman farm
and increased its production In the
Souaw sand to fifteen barrels day.
The same company also gave its No.
8 we'll on the Wesley Strickland farm
a charge of the high explosive and IN
creased its production to i've barrels
a day from the Squaw sand. In the
Glover pool, on Laurel Creek, Spen-
Ger district. tRoane county. the South
Penn OIL Company has q rig fcom
lpleted for its No. 70 we'll located on
the Douglass farm, 400 feet west OF
the Fisher OIL Compapy's No. on
the w. W. Short farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
o nthe Ohio side. in the Rease run
tdeyalopment. w. Berry and -otherO
have completed their initial test well
ON the Hoffman Brothers farm To-
Gated in. Independence township,
washington county, and have Ave
sand. The same parties have started
ldrillinR an initial we'll on the Knaw-
land farm, In Gradview township.
washington county. In the Cow
Run acid IN Lawrence district. Wash
inrton county. Edwards ret al have
completed their No. 10 well ION the
John Bush farm through the first
l:Cow Run sand and the well is pro-
ducing ten barrels a day natural.
EHJaar sTInion In Green township,
Hoeking county, the Purvis Royalty
Comnany has completed its second
test we'll on the w. p. iPurVfs farm
/ at 2.7TO feetaand it Is duster.
Gasser. IN Bremen Field.
Tn; the deep. sand territory In Rush
Creek township, Fairfield county, the
tCarter OIL Company has completed its
initial test web on the Elder spitzer
[faI-m and hassA gasser making 4OO,-
Enof1 cubic feet q day. This we'll Isl
located 100 feet west OF the same
lcompany's initial test well.
PenpaylvAnia.
In tha old sDunkard development.
In Dunkard township. Greene county,
Perry and Daury have completed
their No. a we'll on the j. L. South
farm In the Dunkard sand and 1t is
: W Tho on Market,
Pennsylvania, 1876; Mercer
h,aoE az. New Castle l9z: cornins
IA. cabell 81: North Lima SO: South
TJma "a: Princeton SAT Wooster
Esl.O5: Indiana 80; Somerset 80!
tRakiand So: Illinois 81 Kansas 90;
Oklahoma 40: Ccrsicana. light g: |
Haaidton so: Henrietta 45I Caddo. |
ss degrees so: Caddo. So degrees SO;