The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-17
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS


ply some new production but It must
come from defined territory and tn
average size OF the wells very small
For the number OF wells complete
the year promises 20 break all torme
records and the result viii be but
little Increase inn new production
So far this year the increase IN new
production Is far below what it shout
be when the amount OF work complei
ed Is taken into account. Just YER
few OF the larger companies have
higher production now than at III
first Of the year.
on Dents run. Warrington district
Marion county. ". Va. the ". :
Bartlett veil on the z. E. Batson farm
Is holding up At 325 barrels day. /
has not IS yet been drilled any deeper
into the pay. consequently there i
some doubt as 70 what II win do wher
drilled deeper. The way Is has beer
holding up would indicate that its
production should increase. South.
east Of this we'll one mile the Eiggin
botham farm we'll which came IN =
gusher last month, Is producing 81
barrels day. Between the two pro.
ducers there is room for active devel-
opment work and holders OF leases
will not be backward about starting
new work. On Dents run the Hope
Natural Gas company Is building the
rig for test on the Ella ktnse5
farm.
Ira G. sayer has drilled a test o.
the J. c. Mace farm. located on Ma.
7es run branch Of Steer Greek. Birch
district. e-axtou county. through the
sal, sand and TO i depth Of 1866 aad
found nothing. AT the depth named
tie hole was abandoned.
On Long Bottom run. Cabin Greek
district. KanaTha county. the Colum.
bus Producing COMPANY claims TO have
2o0.bar=sI producer at its No. 2s
on the Williams Coal conpany's tract
The same company has completed and
shot No. 10 on the same tract and it !s
not showing better than a i0.baT-ei
punper. This Is below the average
size OF the previous competitions on
this tract.
In Buffalo district. Brooks county,
south OF the Beech Bottom pool. the
Miller Oil company drilled No. on
the Robert Miller farm through the
5erea grit and found II barren. On
Bun river. Sherman district, Calhoun
county, G. l. Cabot has now drilled
Ms test on the Charles Toak farm
through the serea grit md it is dry.
On Rowells run. Lee district, G. L.
GahaSFa an Sha r+Ha A.
Is dry IN the same formation.
On the Little Eanawha river. Sher.
man district, Calhoun count, the Hope
Natural Gas company drilled its test
On the ". :. Plant farm into the Bsrea
grit and Il shows little gas. On
Long Drain run. Church district. Wet.
eel county. the Carnegie Natural Gas
company has a light gasser at test
on the Grant Thomas farm. The same
company got light gas5er in the Cor.
don sand at its test on the ". E. Fig.
ginbotham farm. located on the same
stream and In the same district.
On Dry run. Freemals Creek dts
t-ict, Lewis county. the Columbia Car.
bon company drilled a test on the
Thomas Lovetr farm into the Gordon
sand and developed a fair gasser. On
Fink Creek. Fink district, the Clarks.
burg Light and Heat company has the
rig material on the ground FOR a test
on the 5erget-Rinehart farm. On Wal.
nut Fork. Troy district, the same com.
pany has made location on the Lew.
Is McCuster farm.
West Virginia operators are very
busy looking FOR new producing ter.
=ttorT. At the present time there are
more test wells drilling than at any
time since the first Of the year. On
ScaGolt run. Spencer district. Roane
county. G. I. Cabot is drilling on the
J. 4. Burgess farm and has the rig
completed for test on the Il. D,
Givens farm. located on Leathark run.
Center district. Calhoun county. On
Leading Greek in the same district
! the Hope Natural Gas company has
a rig up on the 2. J. Snyder farm. On
West Fork. Washington district, the
same company is drilling on the c. A.
Jarvis farm. On T-tplett run. Spenc.
er district. Roane county. the Car.
ter on company has the rig complet.
ed on the " r Mcdonald farm. On
Spring creek in the same district the
United Fuel Gas company has start.
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