The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-29
Oil and Gas.

The weekend Of development work
IN the Eastern field completed moth.
Ing better than light producers. All
districts show steady increase In
development work, although the aver.
age size OF the competitions is very
small. There was but one discovery
made that Is attracting attention. 1t
Is in Sheridan district; Calhoun coun.
", W. Va, and located on the ]. P.
knight farm. operated by M. f. Crow
ley & Co. 1t Is their first test on
this farm and when drilled through
the salt sand showed for produc-
er and was given a shot and Is est.
mated to be good for Is OF 20 barrels
q day. It Is purely a wildcat located
about two miles due west of Brook
Vile pumping station, and 1900 feet
from the mouth Of Annamorriah creek.
Possibly 1t may lead up to the develop.
ment Of q new pool.
On Middle Island creek, Ellsworth
district. Tyler county, Rice & Kelly
have drilled a test on the Haddox
heirs farm through the Keener sand
and found It barren. On the same
stream and In the same district, ].
Inghram & Co. drilled their test on
the A. D. Lemasters farm through tho
Big Injun sand and had the same kind
Of luck.
Richie county Is completing good
many light bumpers. In Union dis.
trict, R. E. L. Frimier drilled test
on the I. N. Cooley farm through the
squaw sand and 1t shows for 5.bar.
rel pumper. This location is 5000
feet south Of production. In Clay dis.
trict, the Imperial OIL & Gas Products
company drilled It's test on the Per.
ceval Lentz farm through the Big In.
Jun sand Is showing for a 10.barrel
rel pumper.
On Fish creek, Meade district, Mar.
shall county, the Larrimer OIL com.
pauy has abandoned its test on the
]. 3. Grove farm. Neither oil or
gas was found in paying quantities
In any Of the formations drilled
through. The Patterson Glass com.
pany's test on the Shirley Hughes
farm Is fair gasser in the Gordon
sand.
Roane county Is completing good
many wells and Of small caliber. On
Johnsons Fork, Spencer district, the
Lee OFT OIL company's test on the ].
H. Harris SO acres is a five.barrel
pumper in the Big Injun sand. On
Triplet Run. G. l.. Cabot has now drill.
ed his test on the A. ]. Runnion farm
through the Berea grit and found 1t
barren. A fair gas pressure was de.
yeloped In the Big Injun sand. On
Flat Fork, Harper district, Charles
Simms' test on the Sylvanus Morri.
son farm into the solt sand and has a
light pumper.
On Ten Mile creek, Sardis district,
Harrison county, the Pittsburgh &
West Virginia Gas company drilled
its test on the s. r. Bartlett farm
through all sand and dry. On Rock
Camp Run, Church district, Wetzel
county, the Carnegie Natural Gas com.
pany completed second test on the
John Jobes heirs farm and got gas.
ser In the Mason sand. On Long
Drain Run, the same company's test
on the Grant Thomas farm, located In
Grant district, Is a gasser in the Big
ln1un sand. On Kolb Fork, Clay dis.
trtct, the Hope Natural Gas company
has a Gordon sand gasser at its test
on the James Strosnider farm.
Harrison county has some sest work
under way and starting. On Rock
Camp Run, Sardis district, Hoffman
& Deegan are due In the Gordon sand
at q test on the L. l.. Stewart farm,
On Jones run in the same district,
the Carnepie Natural Ono ror,1 ap,, 10
starting a second test on the John
Heldreth farm. On Wolf Pit run,
tho Hope Natural Gas company has
started to drill test on the Elias
]. Robinson farm. a.