The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-01
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations In
West Virginia, PennsyI-
vania and Ohio.

The feature most discussed at tho
close Of the week in the eastern fields
was the advance OF ten cents in the
credit balance market. The upward
turn in the market has inspired con
tidence and operators are Of the opin-
ion that the upward movement will
continue until the thirty cents lost
when 1t started to recede will be re-
gained and possibly a still higher
point reached before many months
II is not at all probable that the east
ern fields can supply large amount
Of new production and the demand for
crude OF the Pennsylvania grade has
now reached point where there is
very little surplus. Even should there
be no falling off in operations the
amount of new productions. based on
the size OF the wells all fields are fur
nishing. would hot more than equal
the decline in the old producers.
There are but two districts In West
Virginia that show an increase in pro-
duction The one Is located on Dents
run, Warrington district, and the other
on Long Bottom run, Cabin creek dis
trict Kanawha county. The two have
day and both can be increased. In all
other sections the average size OF the
new wells is very small. The search
for new producing territory may result
in new source of supply but there
is nothing of the kind in sight at this
time.
Dents Run Gauges.
The wells on Dents run, Warrington
district. Marion county. W. Va, are
holding up very creditably. The gauges
for the twenty-four hours ending at Z
o'clock yesterday morning were as fol-
lows. f. W. Bartlett. No. Y. Il. Bat
son, 400 barrels; Delmar Oil Company,
No. "a, John L. Hays, $50 barrels;
Hickman and Huffman No. Alfred
Kendall. CT barrels, and South Penn
Oil Company No. 2 Hoard-Batson and
No Amelia crouser. 225 and seventy
barrels, respectively.
Late competitions in all other dis
tricts are light bumpers. Near Everett
postofficc. Union district, Tyler county,
Bell, Eddy and Company drilled their
test on the j. II. McElroy farm through
the Cow Run sand and It shows for a
five barrel pumper in that sand. On
Morgan run. in the old Smithfield dis
trict, Wetzel county, the South Penn
Oil Company has now drilled No. Sc
on the Blackshcre-W Wells farm through
the Gordon sand and found 1t barren.
A light show of oil was developed in
the Big lnjun sand and 1t will be tested
from that level. On Long Drain run,
Church district, the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company drilled its test on the
Patrick Noon farm through the Gordon
sand and 1t is a gasser. The same COM
pany's second test on the John Bradley
farm. located on the same stream and
in the same district. is gasser in the
same formation. On Fishing creek,
Center district, the Hope Natural Gas
Company's second test on the r. F,
Morgan farm is gasser in the Big
lnjun sand On Rock Camp run,
Church district the same company
has a Maxon sand gasser at second
test on the Peter Sole farm The same
company has a fifth sand gasser at It's
test on the S f. Fluharty farm and
the Philadelphia Company's test on the
Jehu lams farm located on Long Drain
run. Church district. Is a gasser in the
Fourth sand.
Light Pumpcr in ROane County.
In Smithfleld district, Roane county,
the South Penn Oil Company drilled
No % on the William Looney farm
through the Big Injun sand and it
shows for a ten barrel pumper. On
Little creek. Spencer district, Con and
Heck have completed their test on the
Louisa j. Hodges farm and it is fair
gasser in the Big Injun sand. On the
same stream and in the same district,
j. NJ. Harper and Company drilled a
test on the Elizabeth Walker farm into
the same formation. 1t is light gas
ser. The Carter Oil Company has com
pleted and put It's test on the w. t.
Mcdonald heirs farm to pumping and
II is producing five barrels a day.
In the Burning Springs district,
Writ county, the South Penn Oil Com
pany completed No. on the William
Dawson farm and 1t shows for a five
barrel pumper in the Salt sand. On
Rock Camp run, Sardis district. Harri-
son county, the Victoria Oil Company
drilled second test on the Charles
Dennison farm through all sands and
il is dry. On the West Fork river,
Union district, the Vesper Gas Com
pany's No. on the Highland heirs
farm is ten barrel pumper in the
Gordon sand.
On Halls run. Tenmile district, Har-
rison county, d. ]. Carter and Company
drilled test on the Elizabeth Young
farm through the Big Injun sand. Moth
ing was found in that formation and
the hole has been abandoned. On the
West Fork river, Union district, the rig
at the vesper Gas Company's No. 5 on
the Highland heirs farm caught fire
from the forge and was consumed
They were down 2,16O feet.
Light Well on Cabin Creek.
The United Fuel Gas Company has
now completed and shot Its second
test on the Imperial Coiliery Com
pany's tract, located on Cabin creek,
Cabin Creek district. Kanawha coun-
ty, and 1t is not showing for better
than a four-barrel pumper. The To-
cation Of this we'll Is 1900 feet
southeast OF number one on the same
tract. On Piney creek, Elk district,
the Ohio Fuel OIL Company gave its
number three on the Isabelle Meyers
farm q shot and increased It's pro
duction from fifteen to thlrty-fve
barrels day. On Bear fork, Duval
district. Lincoln county. the Big
Creek Development Company has