The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-11
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports'f Operations in
West Virginia, PennsN-
Vania and Ohio.

Vania and Ohio.
The most important well In the list
Of late competitions Is the United Fuel
Gas Company's test on the Imperial
Coal Company's tract located near
Miami. on Cabin creek, in Cabin
Creek district. Kanawha county,
W. Va. The location Is about two
miles northeast OF the Columbus Pro-
ducinE Company'a development on
the Williams Coal Company's proper
ty and $500 feet south OF the South
Penn Oil Comphny's gasser on the
C0aIbug Collier Company'B tract.
The United Fuo Gas Company drilled
its test on the Imperial Coal Com
pany's tarct through the Berea grit
and the hole filled up sixty feet with
fluid. From its present showing 1t Is
expected to make ten or fifteen-bar-
rel pumpcr after being shot.
Since the Columbus Producing
Company began operating on the
Williams Coal Company's tract other
operating companies have done some
test work and about n dozen wells
have been completed during the last
year. Oil in paying quantities was
not found In any OF these tests and
there arc none drilling at this time.
The United Fuel Company's light
completion may show an extension TO
the Williams Coal Company's deyel-
opment, but Its size would indicate
that it is located in the northeastern
section Of the pool After carefully
looking over prospective producing
territory there Is no section in West
Virginia that looks so promising as
the Cabin Creek district.
Light We'll in Big Sandy.
On Big creek in Big Sandy district,
! Kanawha county. the South Penn Oil
Z Company has drilled second test on
the ]. M. Hays farm through the
Weir sand and 1t is showing for tit-
teen barrel pumper. This location Is
about 1000 feet west OF the first test.
In the same district the=united Fuel.
Gas Company Is starting test on the
W. Il. Carter farm. In Elk district
the Ohio Fuel Company Is starting
test on the L. Myers farm and the
South Penn Oil Company has the rig
completed for a test on the NJ. Wick
ers farm. On Indian creek the
Tomei Oil Company has the rig COM
pleted for test on the Campbell
heirs farm.
Good Gnsser in 8Ionongnlla.
On Jakes run, Clay district, Mo-
nongalia county, the Carnegie Natur-
al Gas Company drilled test on the
D. A. Fox farm through the Big In
| Jun sand and 1t is a good gasser IN
] Tn 1,n so
the same company has the rig conf
plcted for test on the c. G. Moore
| farm and the Hope Natural Gas Com
! pany is due in the sand at test on
i the A. IT. Tenant farm. There is
more new work under way and start
Ing in this district than in any other
( OF the old producing sections. The
operating companies are the Pentress
Gas Company, the Carnegie Natural
+, Gas Company. the Hope Natural Gas
Company and Plttsburg and West
Virginia Gas Company. Senator j.
H. McDermott Is also drilling several
wells.
In Warrington district, Marion
county, the South Penn OIL Company
lis drilling a test on the S. r. Arnett
farm The Clayton Oil Company Is
! due in the Big Injun sand ut No. 8
on the z. S. Evans farm and Thomp-
son and Laws No. 4 on the John
Campbell farm is due in the sand.
The Fisher Oil Company has the riS
completed for second test on the
II. L. Rice farm and the Manufactur-
ers Light and Heat Company has
started to drill test on the T. j.
Higginbotham farm.
In the Weir sand development on
Blue creek. Elk district, Kanawha
/ county, shooting does not fail to
bring an increase in production from
wells that have fallen very low. The
Ohio Fuel OIL Company gave its No.
8 on the G.. W. Belcher farm dose
OF the high explosive fluid and in
creased It's production from five to
forty-fFe barrels n day.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
The southwest Pennsylvania fields
are completing very few wells but
have considerable new work starting.
i'm Hanover township, Beaver county,
the South Penn OIL Company, Mid
land division, completed test on the
William McCarroll farm and II ls a
light gasser. Near Hickory, Wash
ington county, James Campbell has
drilled a test on his own farm
through the Gordon sand and found
a light gas pressure but no oil. II Is
ESTIMATED TO have a capacity Of 1907
600 cubic feet day.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the northern end OF the deep
sand territory in Licking, Musking-
lum and Coshocton counties, o., OPP
orators are starting considerable test
work. In Licking township. Mus
lsingum county, the Columbus OIL
and Fuel Company has started to
drill test on the B. NJ. Yonyoris
farm, located one and one-half miles
south OF the Same company's test on
the Samuel Frazier farm. In Pike
township, Coshocton county, the
same company's test on the Samuel
Frazier farm. In Pike township, Coz
shocton county, the same company
has started to drill second test on
the w. II. Ashcraft farm, located j.
900 feet north of the first test on the
- Price Of Gasoline Advanced.
tn hscome effective this morning,