The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-10
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-S7A7E
Latest Reports Of Operations h
West Virginia, Pennsy-
vania and Ohio.

Interest in field developme nts is IN
creasing and in number of districts
In the eastern fields operations are
increasing.
There is no general movement to
start new work in any locality but
it is scattered through old districts
in which there has not been well
drilled for more than year. Wash
ington county has more OF this kind
of work than any other in the south
west Pennsylvania field. At the pres
ent time the Gantz sand well on the
j. S. Watson farm and owned by the
Carnegie Natral Gas Company is at
tracing most attention. The Wat
son farm is located in Morris town
ship, Washington county, near the
Green county line and not in Morris
township, as previously reported. The
well was holding up at fifty barrels
a day until few days ago when 1t
stopped flowing. The Carnegie Nat
ural Gas Companies test on the Gym
thia Conger farm, located 1000 feet
almost due south of the Watson farm
producer has been drilled through
the CAN'T sand and filled up 1,SOOI
feet with fluid. 1t will be drilled
through the lower sands and If moth
ing better is found will be shot and
tested in the GantZ sand.
Demand for Leases.
The size OF the first well and the
showing made by the second is re"
garded as important enough to create
demand for leases in that vicinity
and there will be some new work
started in the near future. The ter
ritory in which the wells are located
had not previously been tested and
there is room for small pool. OPP
orators are anxious to drill and are
not overlooking anything that looks
promising. Every new strike report
ed, no matter where 1t is located. Isl
is closely investigated, There were
but few farms in the vicinity OF
the Watson and Conger farms that
had not been leased prior to drilling
in the two wells and there has been
good deal Of rivalry to secure the
farms that had not been tied up.
There is no hesltancy on the part OF
operators to put up liberal bonus
money If the prospects look at all IA
vorable. In the Washington district
Fl. s. Grayson is due in the sand at
n test on the Anderson Brothers farm
The Manufacturers Light and Heat
Company is also due in the SAND at
n test on the Fitzwilliams farm and
Leonard and Dury have started toI
drill test on the NJ. Greenlee farm
North of Oakdale, Allegheny coun-
tv the South Penn Oil Company Is
drilling in the sand at No. II on the
]. Il. Gormley farm and it is show,
ing some oil. The same company VIII
in the near future start three wells IN
the Venice field. Near walkers
Mills. Allegheny county, Shields ana
Company have started to drill a TEST
on the L. Walker farm.
West Virginia.
In the old territory on REDWOOD
Run. Grant district, Wetzel county,
the Mills Tract Oil Company mas
drilled test on the John NILS farm
the Maxon sand. 1t is show
ing for a five barrel pumper and Will
be given a shot. In the same dis.
trict the Hope Natural Gas Company
is drilling tests on the S. L. stephens
and E. B. Evans farms.
On Laurel Run, Spencer district,
Roane county, the South Penn OIL
Company has shot its test on the Res
senger heirs farm in the Big 1n1un
sand and 1t is a light pumper. IN
the same district, the same company
has started to drill No. 8 on the .,
V. McKown farm. In Duval district,
Lincoln county, the same company
has started TO drill No. 45 on the
Horse Creek tract.
on McKown's Creek, Spencer dis.
trict, Roane county, the United Fuel