The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports OF Operations b
West Virginia, PennsH.
vania and Ohio.

completing anything better than light
producers. On the whole the COM
pieted work was very much OF tho
routine order and located In the old
districts. The little experimental
work completed failed to reveal any
new producing territory and opera
tors are as much at a loss to know
where to find it as at any time in the
last two years. Resumption Of oper-
atoms in old territory Is very gen
cral. but so far there has not been q
great deal of wildcat work started.
Leasing has been active In all sec
lions where there was possible
chance for securing new production
ana testing out this territory will be-
gin In the near future.
The new we'll on Lowrles run, Ross
township, Allegheny county, Pa, when
drilled into the sand was expected to
make fine producer. 1t Is located on
the Goss farm and since 1t was drilled
through the sand does not show for
better than ten or fifteen barrel
pumper. The proximity Of this we'll
to the good producer on the Mcclure
farm should have resulted In better
producer. IN the Dorseyville field in
Indiana township, Allegheny county,
the Nationa! OIL and Gas Company's
No. 4 on the ]. Haas farm is drilling
in the bottom Of the sand and showing
for 100 barrel producer.
In East Finley township, Washing
ton county, located about two miles
southwest OF the Clark pumping sta
ton, the Manufacturers Light and
Heat Company drilled test on the D.
Craft heirs farm through the fifth
sand and gave it a shot in that forma-
ton. 1t did not improve and will be
plugged below the fourth sand and
operated as gasser from that level.
In the same locality. the Freehold OIL
and Gas Company drilled its No. on
the John Irwin farm through the Cor
don stray, where they expected to find
oil, and nothing was developed. 1t is
now drilling to the fourth sand. East
Of the Dorseyville pool, Allegheny
county. the Jerry Evans OIL and Gas
COmpany's we'll on the Esther Evans
farm is producing about seventy-aye
West Virginia.
The best Of the recent competitions
in the West Virginia fields Is the Rich
wod Run Oil Company's second test
on the John Mills farm. located on
Redwood run. Grant district, Wetzel
county. When drilled through the
Gordon sand It showed for forty bar
rel producer. but shot brought It's
production up to sixty barrels. The
location is about 600 feet west OF No.
! on the same farm, which got It's pro-
duction in the Maxon sand.
On Grave creek, Cameron district,
Wetzel county, the Patterson Glass
Company completed a test on the shir-
ley Hughes farm and got good gasser
in the Gordon stray. On Fish creek,
Meade district, the Larimer Oil Com
pany is down 100 feet at a test on
the j. f. Grove farm.
In Jefferson district, Peasants coun-
ty, Ira Williams and Company have
drilled test on the LavIna Dye farm
into the salt sand and It shows for
four or five barrel pumper. In
Union district, Clay county the Chal-
mers Oil and Gas Company has the
rig completed for a second test on the
Connell heirs farm.
GasscrS In Harrison County.
On Sycamore Lick run, Hackers
Creek district, Lewis county, the Cen
trail West Virginia Gas Company
drilled second test on tho Porter
Maxwell farm into the fifth sand and
developed a good gas pressure. On
Tenmlle creek. Sardis district, HarrI-
son county, the Carnegie Natural Gas
Company's test on the W. G. Allen
farm is fair gasser in the same for
nation. On Isaac creek. Union dis
trict, the Hope Natural Gas Company
drilled its test on the Nancy T. Nutter
farm through the fifth sand and II is
fair gasser.
Harrison county has large amount
OF test work starting. On Rock Camp
run. Sardis district. Hoffmire and
Deegan have started to drill on the
L. L. Stewart farm. On the West Fork
river, Clark district. the Clarksburg
Light and Heat Company has drilled
TO n depth Of 200 feet on the l.. F.
Bennett farm and shut down. On
Limestone run, in the same district,
the Reserve Gas Company Is drilling
on the Thompson heirs farm. On Polo
Camp run, the same company has
made a location on the Curry Hodldns
farm.
On Fishing creek. Church district,
Wetzel county. the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company is rigging up to drill
4 test on the 4. Vanhorn farm. On
Knob Fork. Clay district, the Hope
Natural Gas Company is drilling on
the James Strosnider farm. On Big
run, Center district. the same com
pany is drilling a second Test on the
D. a. Lemley farm. On Flat run, Man
nlngton district, Marion county. the
building rig on the F. NJ. Mason
farm.
Big GaSscr Blew Ont.
The big gasser reported from Wes
ton. w. Va. on the Gerwig farm, near
Chapel, Birch district, Braxton coun-
ty. has subsidized. The well was drilled
into the Big Lime last Friday morn
ing and an enormous flow of gas de-
veloped. The pressure was sufficient
ersburg to spend Sunday.
Miss Matte Post. of Clarksburg, was
here this week on business.