The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-02
Oil and Gas.

The feature most discussed at the
close Of the week in the Eastern fields
was the 10 cents advance in the cred.
It balance market. This upward turn
has inspired confidence and operators
believe the movement will continue
Ut least until the 80 cents lost during
the 'recessions is regained. 1t is not
at all probable that the Eastern fields
can supply large amount of new pro.
duction and the demand for crude OF
the Pennsylvania grade has reached q
point where there Is very little surplus.
Even should there be no falling off In
operattons7the amount of new produc.
ton, based on the size Of the wells all
fields are furnishing, would not more
than. equal the decline In the old pro.
'ducers.
There are but two districts in West
Virginia that show an increase in pro.
duction. The one is on Dents Run,
Warrington. district, and the other on
Long Bottom Run, Cabin Creek dis.
.trict, Kanawha county. The two have
Q production Of about 5000 barrels a
DAY and both can be increased. In all
other sections the average size Of the
new wells Is very small.
The wells on Dents Run are holding
up very creditably. The gauges for
the "a hours ending at o'clock yes.
terday morning were as follows: F
w Bartlett, No /, 2 E Batson. 400 bar.
rels; Delmar Oil Company. No "a,
John L Hays, 708 barrels; Hickman &
Huffman, No 3, Alfred Kendall, 675
barrels, and South Penn Oil Company,
No Q, Hoard.Batson, and No 2, Amel-
Ia Crouser, 225 and 70 barrels respec-
lively.
$ Late competitions in all other dis.
tricts are light bumpers. Near Ever.
Sett post office. Union district, Tyler
county, Bell, Eddy & Company drilled
the test on the H McElroy farm
through the Cow Run sand and 1t
shows for a five.barrel pumper. On
Morgan Run, in the old Smithfield dis
ttict, Wetzel county, the South Penn
OIL Company has drilled No IS on the
Blackshore-Wells farm through the
Gordon sand and found 1t barren; a
light show OF oil was developed In the
Big Injun sand and it will be tested
from that level.
Much Of the new work in Wetzel
county consists of gassers. On Long
Drain Run, Church district, the Car.
negie Natural Gas Company drilled its
test on the Patrick Noon farm through
the Gordon sand and 1t is a gasser.
the same company's second test on
the same stream and in the same dis.
strtct, Is a Sgasser In the same forma.
stton. On fishing Creek, Center dis.
strict. the }pe Natural Gas Company's
second on the F F Morgan farm is
% gasser IN the Big Injun sand. On
Rock Camp Run, Church district, the
same company has a Maxon sand gas.
ser at second test on the Peter Sole
farm. The same company has a fifth
sand gasser at its test on the s E Flu.
marty farm and the Philadelphia Com.
pany's test on the John Iams farm, on
Long Drain Run, Church district. Is a
gasser In the fourth sand.
In Smithf1eld district, Roane county,
the South Penn OIL Company drilled
No % on the William Looney farm
through the Big Injun sand and 1t
shows for . 10.barrel pumper. On Lit.
tie c7eek. Spencer district, Cor &
have completed their test on the
Louisa ] Hedges farm and it is =. fair
gasser in the Big Injun. On the same
slream ana In the same district,
N Harper & Company drilled a test
ron the Elizabeth Walker farm into the
same formation. It Ia a light gasser.
The Center OIL Company has compile.
ted and put Its test on the W.T. Nc.
Donald heirs farm to pumping and It
IS. producing five barrels day.
in the Burning Springs district, Writ
county, the South Penn Oil Company
completed No on the William Daw.
son farm and 1t shows for five.barrel
bumper in the salt sand. On Rock
Camp Run, Sardis district, Harrison
county, the Victoria OIL Company drill.
sed q second test on the Charles Den.
sniston farm through all sands and 1t
is dry. On West Fork river, Union
district, the Vesper Gas Company's No
- on the Highland heirs farm. is a 10.
barrel pumper in the Gordon sand.
On Halls Run, Ten,Mile district,
Harrison county, D Carter & Com.
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