The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-16
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pumper. In the same district, the
Shields OIL Company is drilling at
/ 500 feet at its test on the l.. Wal
ker farm. In the Imperial district,
Allegheny county, J. 7. O'Reilley has
the rig completed for a test on the
John Scott heirs farm, and McDer-
mott and Company are drilling atest
on the @. Marshall farm. On Big Sc
wickley Creek, HARRISON and Com
pany are drilling a test on the Mrs.
j. H. Davis farm. At Baden, ]. G.
huffman and Company are drilling a
test on the Dunn heirs farm.
In old territory on Redwood Run.
Wetzel county, the Redwood Run
oil Company, formerly reported the
John Mills Tract Oil Company, Is ball
Ing from twenty to Twenty-Five bar
rels day from It's test on the John
Mills farm. Tho oil was developed
In the Maxon sand and the well will
be given q sixty.quart shot today, In
few Of the old districts fair pro-
ducers have been completed and op-
orators are turning their attention to
drilling In old Districts rather than
take chances in territory that mas not
been fully. tested
In Meade district, Taylor county,
located in the Slst6rsville field, Jay
Martin and Company have drilled
their test on the @. B. and Catherine
Jones farm through the Big Injun
sand and found that and all OF the
upper sands barren. In Union dis
trlct, the Reno OIL Company's second
test on the ]. 7. Hugas farm Is
duster and the same company's NO.
on the Macley heirs farm is 2 gasser,
IN Williams district, Wood county,
Smith Brothers and Company drilled
their No. 2 on tho J. Sharp farm
through the second Cow Run sand
and found only q light show OF OIL.
The Sleepy Oil Company had ne
same kind of luck at No. 13 on the
AIleman farm. In Walker district.
wharton Brothers and the Reed OIL
and Gas Company drilled NO. 80 on
the Carolina Wharton farm through
the second Cow Run sand and got
very small dark oil producer.
In Grant district, Richie county,
there is sore new work starting. The
clear Oil Company is starting No 8
On the A. .PI and B. F. Null farm
and the South Penn Oil Company Is
starting test on the Mary 8. jack
son farm and No. on the SOPHIA
Mellenax farm. In Clay district, the
Sleek Oil Company has gasser at
fla test on the M, L. Lambert farm.
IN Burning Springs district, Writ
county, g. A. Gartlan is due In the
sand at a test on the Sarah Lewis
farm. In Murphy district, Richie
county, the Laird OIL Company Is due
IN the sand at a test on the Lemon
heirs farm. In Union district, Pleas
ants county, the Friendly Oh Com
pany and the Simmons OIL Company
are starting tests on the Heryey Mott
and Lloyd Barnhart farms.
on Springs Creek, Smithfeld dis
trtct, Roane county, the Lee OFT Oil
Company 3 building the rig for No.
& on the Louisa ]. Harris farm. On
McKowans Creek, Walton district,
the United Fuel Gas Company Is re-
building the rig at Its Big Lime pro-
Queer on the @. w. and s. L. Walker
farm. The well has stopped flowing
and will be drilled deeper.
On Tanners Creek, Troy district,
elmer county, Charles 8. Despard Is
building the rig for test on the @.
W. Barnes farm. In the same dis
trlct, the Hope Natural Gas Company
Is starting a test on the 8. M. Fox
farm. On Roven Run Of Poca River,
Harper district, Roane county, the
Ohio Fuel OIL Company Is starting a
test on the r. Hunt farm.
The OilMarleet.
The prices paid for oil Of various
grades by the purchasing agencies,
are: