The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-31
oil AND GAS
Development
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Latest Reports Of Operations in.
West Virginia, PennsyI
Nania and Ohio.

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The last week III tno old year was
featureIess so far AZ related to de-
Nelopment work III the eastern
fields, Fewer wells were completed
than for any one week since early In
the year. IN the last Of compilations
there were no large wells. All are
located in old territory. long under
development and or interest to none
except those engaged In development
work.
While work in the fields was fea-
.tureIess the market on Inst Friday
was advanced aud this was OF inter
est 10 every producer and operator in
the eastern fields. The new quota
ton Is an advance OF ten cents,
bringing the price quoted by the pur-
chasing agencies from $2.765 to $2.S6a
for crude Of the Pennsylvania grade.
The recent advances have raised the
price Of crude to q higher point than
at any time since the industry reach
ed out and has extended to a great
many states west Or Pennsylvania
AT the beginning OF the new year the,
future looks most promising and an
extremely low market a thing OF the
past Owners or old wells who
nursed them along through many
periods Of depression nov huve b
valuable asset.
Greene County Wells Holding UY&
In the new development in Spring
bill township. Greene county. Pa,
the Carengle Natural Gas Companyss
wells on the George Istminger farm
show good staying qualities. No. i !,
drilled a little deeper last Thursday
Is producing 4S0 barrels and No. q,
100 barrels. The market value OF
the production from these two wells
rs $1,662 a day. When this Is con
sidered itis no surprise that holders
of territory$in that locality are bend
Ing every energy to start new work
At the close Of the week light
bumpers or gas wells were very much
in evidence in all districts. On Little
creek, Spencer district, Roane coun-
;ty, w. Va, the Carter OIL Company
has completed and put to pumping
Its test on the T. y. Bartlett farm. 1t
bis producing six barrels day. On
Yellow creek. Center township, Cal
5houn district, g. IL. Cabot has drilled
#in second test on the p. NJ. Whip
ley farm and showing for 4 gasser
in the Big Injun sand.
Operators are still trying for. new
producing territory IN Sherman dis
trict, Calhoun county. On Sycamore
has drilled test well on the Baxter
Roling farm into the Big Iniun sand
and it shows some oil in that forma-
ton. On the same stream, the same
Icompany's test on the Franklin Rob
Einson farm has a showing OF oil In
the Maxongsand The same company
has started to drill a test well on the
"A. r. Polling farm and Is down s 90
feet at q test on the Hanning Polling.
farm:
on Isaac creek. Union district
Gas Companyts test on the y. ar.
Moore farm is showing for d four
barrel pumper n the Fifth sand.
On F,reeman's creek, Freeman Creek
district, Lewis county, the same com
pany's test on the Lewis g. Wooster
farm is q fair gasser In the ordonN
sand!
&. On Grave creek, Cameron district,
Marshall county. the Patterson Glass
Company drilled a test on the 10. HI.
McCracken farm into the Big Injun5
sand. 1t is a gasser IN that forma-
ton. On Tar Kiln run, Grant dis
trtct. Doddridge county. the Hope
Natural Gas Company's test on tho
W.. "a. Chess farm Is ~ Rasser iii
Fifty foot sand !. On Sycam lore creek.
1elland district. the Hope Nntur1
al Gas Company Is Starting a test on
the Oma y Dung farm. In GreenbrierS
district. the Sun Gas Company drilled
its test on the Bayles heirs farm
through the Cord don sand and othtngs
was found in that forma on and the
hole has been aband oned. IN Green
brter distric Dodd fridge county the
Victoria Oil Comp drilled No.
on the Adams farm through the Gor-
don sand. 1T IS dry and has been
aband oned.
In Church district, Wetzel county
the Phtladelph Company drilled a
test well on the G.. 3. Throc kmorton$I
farm through all sands and found
nothing but q light gas pressure In
the Fourth sand J. The same lcompany,s3I
NO. Bon the Moses Bartrug farm rs al
gasser In the same formation. In}
Central district p ddrid sc county,
the Ptttsburg and West Virginia Gas
Company test on the o. ssSI Z. q ox and
II. r.. Hey farms are Egassers In the |
Big Injun sand. In the Burning
Springs district. Virt county. the
'Nutter OIL CompanY5s5se second test on
the G. W. Nutter farm ana Cox and /
sLockhar x No. 81 on the Burton Rob-l
8tnson farm are ten barrel punperss
in the Salt sand
Drilling and Starting Tests.
Y On Grass TunS Tenmfle s IA Istrict. Il
Harrison county, Ernest RandoIphI
and Company are getting In rig ma
3terial for a test on the Amos Max
well farm. On Tar Kiln run Green
.brter district; bod bridge county, theE
iWay1and OIL and Gas Company has
drilled its test on the Michael Shaue4
messy farmSto az eptha OF . 1896 feetE
and found thing Drilling has beensE
suspended. On Patterson fork, Ern
est Randolph and Company are due h
IN the Gordon sand sat a test on thesE
William 4. PEPPER farm. On Buckeye
fork, thessames pari es have MAD cal
cation on the Lydia " Sutton hefrsslI
Southeastern Ohio. ta
Late compl etions IN the southeast
erng Ohio field ne conf fined To the