The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-14
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations In
West Virginia, PennsyI-
vania and Ohio.

Oil operators in the eastern fields
are taking a more cheerful view OF
the general situation. The fact that
the market has remained stationary
for almost a month has lessened the
fear Of another reduction in the near
future. There are those who express
the opinion that the next movement
will be an advance and base their
opinion on the fact that efforts to
increase production are not success
full The few localities that looked
promising some months ago have not
come UP to expectations and the best
that can he done at this time is to
continue developing the old districts.
On Green creek, Walton district.
Roane county, w. Va. the Sidney on
and Gas Company drilled second
test on the J. II. Cummings farm
through the Big Iniun sand and de-
veloped light gasser in that forma-
ton. The location is 1,000 feet east
OF the same company's test on the
w. r. Caldwell farm. On Laurel
creek, Spencer district, the South
Penn Oil Company completed num-
her four on the C. and G. Short farm
and secured light pumper in the
Big Tnjun sand The same company
is drilling number seven on the ].
G.. Greathouse farm.
Light Pumpcr In Lincoln County.
On Sugar Tree creek, Union dis
trict, Lincoln county the Ohio Fuel
Oil Company drilled Its number
eight on the Nerl Keeney farm
through the Berea grit and has
four-barrel pumper. In tho same
district the Big Creek Development
Company has the rig completed for
number nine on the ELIZA Curnes
farm.
On Sand run, Big Sandy district,
Kanawha county. the Ohio Fuel Oil
Company completed number sixteen
on the Edward Gebhart farm. located
LOO feet north of number fifteen,
and II is buster in the Weir sand
In the same district the same COM
pany is drilling second test on the
James A. Gross farm. Davidson and
Gates are drilling n test on the r.
H. Copenhaver farm.
Grove Parrish have completed
number four on the A. w. Smith
farm. located on Indian creek. Muir
ply district, Richie county, and have
a ten-barrel pumper in the Salt
sand.
Southeastern Ohio.
Late competitions in the deep
sand territory in southeastern Ohio
resulted in light bumpers and dry
holes. The Union Furnace district
Is the only section that is furnish
ing anything better in the deep ter
rItory. In the Junction City district,
Jacskon township. Perry county. the
Carter OIL Company's number FIVE on
the II. ]. Snyder farm is ten-barrel
pumper in the Clinton sand. In the
Bremen district, Rush Creek town
ship, Fairfield county, the same COM
pany's number four on the Stephen
Blesser farm is very light pumper.
! In the northwest quarter of section
ten, Falls Gore township, Hooking
county, the Griffin Producing Com
pany completed test on the ]. r.
Glass farm and 1t is dry. The loca-
tion is one mile southwest of the
test on the Jacob Snider farm.
Shallow Territory.
I In GrandVlew district, Independ.
ence township. Washington county
Holstein, SCHNEIDER and Company
drilled second test on the Gather.
inc Yester farm through the Keener
sand and 1t is showing for twenty.
flve-barrel producer. This location
Is west of production and shows an
extension In that direction. In Jack.
son township, Muskfngum county,
the Columbus Oil and Fuel Company
has started to drill test on the
Luke Ashcraft farm. The location
is 500 feet east OF the producer on
the Jacob Ashcraft farm.
The Oil Market.
The prices paid for oil of. varidAs
grades by the purchasing agencies
are: