The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-01
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations in
West Virginia, PennSyI-
yania and Ohio.

West Virnini9 pnnnSVI-
ol.:a
ydIlId dIlu UIIIU.
Allegheny county, Pa. presents a
new attraction, located in a section
that has been operated for gas ana
far removed from old production, the
well is owned by the Carnegie Ma
tural Gas Company and is this COM
pany's No. on the Munhall estate
located mile west Of Munhall on
Miflin township, and about one anu
one-half miles southwest OF Home
stead.
The new well is the Carnegie Ma
tural Gas Company's No on the the
Munhall estate, located LOO feet
southwest Of No l and the distance
west Of No. 2 both of which shower
little oil when drilled into the
sand at a depth of 2,135 feet, When
oil was developed in No. 3 drilling
was suspended and the well shot IN
and has been opened at intervals II
has been in for week and during
that time has filled ESQ barrel tank.
1t is estimated that it will be good
for twenty or twenty-five barrels
day.
High Grade Oil.
The oil is green and OF 43,5 gray
ity or about the same as the iifth
sand oil in the Mcdonald field, The
nov discovery may prove TO De
freak or it may lead up to the devel-
opment Of strictly new pool, the
nearest oil production is twelve OF
fifteen miles away and no transporta-
ton, by pipe line, any nearer. For
the present the oil will probably De
shipped by tank car. The most IA
vored direction for an extension is to
the south, in which direction no wells
have been drilled for some miles IN
advance.
Fair gassers have been found IN
Miflin township and all OF the drlIl-
ing previously has been with a view
to getting gas for the Carnegie steel
Company's mills at Homestead one
thing that makes the new strike I'M
portant is that it is located in new
section, while all Of the late discov-
cries in Allegheny county have been
found in old territory. The Dorsey.
Vile pool was the most sensational
of the last year, and has been fully
defined. Just at this time the ola
Bush creek field shows signs OF re-
vival.
West Virginia.
Light wells are the pest the We WE
Virginia fields are offering at TINS
time. In Central district, Doddridge
county, the Philadelphia Company
has drilled test on the c. +. HUI
son farm nineteen fest into the BIZ
Iniun sand and it is Moving for a
ten-barrel pumper. The location 10
one mile south Of the Hope Natural
Gas Company's test on the j, l. Hiiley
farm. In Greenbrier district the
Hope Natural Gas Company com
pleted and shot in the Gordon SAND
its test on the Harvard Marks farm
1t il very light pumpor,
On Turkey run, Sardls district,
Harrison county, the Sullivan and
Dresser Company completed and shot
No. 8 on the Z. B, Robinson farm
and has a show for ten barrel
pumper. On the left fork OF McFar-
land creek, Murphy district, Ritchie
county, the South Penn Oil Company
completed q second test on the Anna
NJ Wilson farm and it shows for a
fifteen barrel pumper in the Salt
sand
Wildcat Gasser in BraXton.
On Little Trace run, Otter district
Braytou county. Carter, Sheets and
Company drilled wildcat well on
the David Shock heirs farm through
the Big Injun sand and secured
gasser with a capacity of of 1900
QUO cubic feet a day. On Big Sandy
creek. Geary district, Roane county,
the United Fuel Gas Uompany's test
on the Elizabeth McCune farm is a
light gasser in the Maxon sand
In CLAW district, Monongahela
county, the Hope Natural Gas Com
NN"'A's