The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-28
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports OF Operations ID
West Virginia, PenRsN-
Vania and Ohio.

Operators are meeting with very
little success in their efforts to find
new production. The preliminaries
for a more determined effort are in
evidence and from now on the search
Tor new producing territory will be
pushed to the limit. Operators are by
no means sanguine, hut this does not
prevent them from making renewed
efforts. The close of the current
month will probably show more wells
completed than during the preceding
month, but the volume of new pro;
duCtlon Is less than In February. II
requires considerable courage on the
part OF the wildcatter to 60 in search
for strictly new producing territory
Drilling In the old districts Is moi
quite so hazardous. Even then moth.
ing larger than light bumpers can be
hoped
On BunpeIl's Run, Clay district
Richie county, George P. Ashburr
and Company drilled a second test on
the T. j. McDougal farm through the
Big Injun sand. 1t is located 1000
feet southeast OF No. on the same
farm and is dry. On Sleeps Run,
Grant district. Pride and Company
have now completed their test on the
]. B. Markey farm, Nothing was
found in the low sands, but 1t has a
capacity OF 100000 cubic feet of
gas in the gas sand.
busters and Gassers.
In the list Of late competitions,
busters and gas wells figure conspicu-
ously. On Bear Fork, Center district,
Gilmer county, the Hope Natural Gas
Company drilled its test on the Ben
nett heirs farm and has been aban-
doned. On Gillespie Run. Grant dis
trict, Richie county, the C. L. Brown
OIL Company has a sIx-barrel pumper
In the Keener sand at No. Z on the
Rutherford Brothers farm.
On Sleeps Run, the Cairo OIL Com
pany's test on the ]. B. Marley farm
Is a light pumper in the Salt sand.
On Adds Run, Grant district, McGll-
ton and Company drilled q test on the
G WI Clayton farm through the Big
Injun and Squaw sands and found
both barren. A light show Of oil was
developed In the Salt sand and 1t will
be tested from that level.
On Lost Run, Clay district, f. R.
Ditfenbaugh has Big lnjun sand
gasser in the Big Injun sand.
On Middle Island Greek, Union dis
trlct, Peasants county. the Simmons
OH Company's test on the Lloyd
Barnhart farm is a duster in the
Maxon sand. 1t will be drilled to the
lower sands. On Jackets Run in the
same district, the Peasants Count,
Oil Company drilled test on the Al
+. Kidder farm through the Beret
grit ana It Ia dry in all formations.
Gasser in Harrison County.
On Jacks Run, Eagle district. Har
rison county, the Hope Natural Ga:
Company completed a test on The
Hornor-Goft farm. It is a fair gassel
in the Gordon sand. On Days Run
Clay district, Monongalia county, the
Carnegie Natural Gas Company
test on the @. G. Moore farm is {
gasser in the Gordon sand.
On Shenango Run. Grant district
Wetzel county, the Pittsburg ant
West Virginia Gas Company has {
duster in all sands at its second ties
on the ]. G, McEldowney farm. Th'
DOMAIN Oil and Gas Company's test OF
the Aaron Morgan farm. located OF
Fishing Creek, Green district, Wet
Eel county, Is light gasser in thu
Big Iniun sand.
On Little Dingamon Creek. Man
nington district, Marion county, thu