The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-05
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations 10
West Virginia, PeMnsN-
vanfa and Ohio.

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At intervals good producer Is
found In the Weir sand on Indian
creek. Elk district, Kanawha county
BY comparison the best are small
when some of the Weir sand wells
on Blue creek are recalled. In the
Indian crek development the United
Fuel Gas Company has completed
and shot Its No. on the w. II. AMI
Mary j. Morris farm. 1t produced
twenty-five barrels the first twenty
four hours.
On Sugar crek OF Trace fork,
Union district. Lincoln county, the
Ohio Fuel Oil Company has started
to drill No. 6 on the upper tract OF
the Neri Keeney farm. On Straight
FORK. Duval district, the Big Creek
Development Company is drilling No.
on the Albert Hill farm. On
Spring creek, SmithReld district.
Roane county. the Columbia OIL
Company OF West Virginia has COM
pleted No. IA on the j. 8. Brannon
farm and II is good for fifteen bar
rcls day in the Big 1njun sand.
Light Bumpers In Wood County.
On Tug fork OF Walker creek.
Walker district, Wood county, G. J..
Bunnell has now drilled his second
test on the l.. 8. Cooley farm through
the second Cow Run sand and 1t Ii
showing for six barrel pumper, nat
ural. In the same district, Gordon
and Bakers No. 3 on the William
Fouty farm, after being drilled
through the sand, was let stand for
a week and then given shot in the
salt sand and shows q very light
pumper.
/ AT Raven Rock. Union district,
Peasants county, L. c. White drilled
No. 6 on the Riggs brothers farm
through the Maxon sand. In Clay
district. Richie county, the Imperial
Oil and Gas Products Company's No.
2 on the w. S. Keith farm Is show
ing good staying qualities. The we'll
produced $50 barrels the twenty-four
hours ending at z o'clock yesterday
morning.
On Miracle run. Clay district. Mo-
mongolia county. the Hope Natural
Gas Company drilled second test
on the Philip Shuman farm through
the fourth sand to a depth OF $500
feet. 1t shows for six or eight bar
rel pumper. In teh same district the
same company is drilling tests on the
P. Gump and Presley futile farms.
The Carnegie Natural Gas Company
has started to drill test on the Ell
UNI Park farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side, in the old
Woodsfeld district, Malaga town
ship. Monroe county, George Van
dergrift and Company have drilled
a second test on the Catherine Shra-
der farm through the Keener sand.
1t Is 500 feet northeast OF No. on
the same farm and is showing for a
twenty-five barrel producer. The
first test on this farm was completed
almost year ago and had an initial
production OF forty barrels.
In Grandview district, Grandview
township, Washington county, Rem
hauser and Company drilled Sec
ond test on the Levina Foraker farm
through the second Cow Run sand.
1t is dry and 800 feet west of produc-
ton. In the Berea grit development
| in Brush Crek township, Muskingum
county, the Neely-Clover Company
completed No. 8 on the William Boyd
farm and 1t Is light pumper in the
Berea grit
Three and one-half miles north
Of Rosevilie, Newton township, Mus
| kingum county. f. r. Caffery's test
| on the David Carr farm Is dry in
! the Berea grit. In the northwest
quarter OF section II. Starr township
Hooking county, >the Preston Oil
Company's No. 2 on the Oliver p and
Mary Duffcy farm Is holding up at
$50 barrels day. The same COM
pany's No. on the Eliza STEERS farm
| Is producing 100 barrels day.
DorseySille Developments.
In the Dorseyyile field. Allegheny
county. the test on the John Mes
sener farm Is due to get teh sand to-
morrow. A fe wdays later the Ma
tional OIL and Gas Company is due
in the sand at No. Q on the w. j.
! Robinson farm. The same cont
pany's No. 4 on the ]. Haas farm IS
drilling at 1900 feet and Alexander
| Valleys No. on the Jeanette Nc
Corkle farm at 100 feet.
Two and one-half miles south and
little west OF the Dorseyville field
the National OIL and Gas Company
has drilled second test on the J.
[ Pollock farm through the sand. It
is duster in all formations. In
Plum township. Allegheny county.
the T. w. Phillips Gas and Oil Com
pany completed a small gasser on
the Laiferty farm. In the same dis
trict the American Natural Gas Com
pany's test on the H. II. Bruner farm
is dry.
Officers Resign.
A number Of officials OF the Petro-
leum Iron Works Company. at shar-
on, Pa, have resigned Among the
number are C. H. Todd. president.
and F.. F. Woodsmith. president Of
the Pennsylvania Tank Car Com
pany, a subsidiary; ]. p. Sweeney,
treasurer, and John Slater, MEM
Der Of the board Of directors. Os-
borne Mitchell, attorney for the Pc
troleum Iron Works Company and
subsidiaries. was appointed to sue
coed Mr.. Woodsmith and George p.
Bard. general sales agent. will fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton Of Mr.. Todd. The works are
operating at full capacity with or
ders enough nthe hooks to keep all
branches running for months.
The Oil Market.
The prices paid for oil Of various
grades by the purchasing agencies are:
Pennsylvania ...................S 2.6e
Mercer black ........... ..... 2.1G