The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STiTE
Latest Reports Of Operations In
West Virginia, PennsyI-
Vanla and Ohio.

NaliIa allu SIllba
Important nela developments in
the eastern fields were almost
minus quantity at the close Of the
week. Interesting discoveries had no
place in the weeks work in the var
ious sections under development or
the wells completed with view to
securing new producing territory.
Operators are still at a loss TO know
where to drill to secure new produc-
lions. The extreme lower southwest
West Virginia counties furnished the
greatest number Of good producers
and 1t is In that section that opera
tors are most hopeful OF discovering
new pool. The old districts can
supply some new production but it
must come from defined territory and
the average size OF the wells very
small. For the number Of wells
completed the year promises to break
all former records and the result will
be but a little increase in new pro-
ductlon So far the increase in pro
duction is far below what II should be
when the amount OF work completed
is taken into account. Just very
few Of the larger companies have
higher production now than at the
first Of the year.
BatsOn Well Good Producer,
On Dents run. Warrington district,
Marion county, W Va, the W. F.
Bartlett well on the Il. E. Batson
farm is holding up at 325 barrels a
day. 1t has not as yet been drilled
any deeper into the pay, consequent
ly there is some doubt as to what it
will do when drilled deeper. The
way it has been holding up would
indicate that Its production should in
crease. Southeast Of this well one
mile. the Higginbotham farm well.
which came In a gusher last month,
Is producing hfty-hve barrels day.
Between the two producers there is
room for active development work
and holders of leases will not be
backward about starting new work.
On Dents run, the Hope Natural Gas
Company is building the rig for test
on the Ella Klnsey farm
Ira G. Sayer has drilled a test on
the ]. C. Mace farm. located on
Names run. branch of Steer Creek,
Birch district Braxton county.
through the salt sand and to a depth
Of 1866 feet and found nothing At
the depth named the hole was aban-
doned.
Good Producer in Kanawha.
On Long Bottom Run. Cabin creek
district, Kanawha county, the Co
lumbus Producing Company claims TO
have 200-barrel producer at its No.
20 on the Williams Coal Company's
tract. The same company has com
pleted and shot No. 40 on the same
tract and It is not showing for bet
ter than ten-barrel pUmper. This
is below the average size Of the pre-
tous competitions on this tract.
In Buffalo district, Brooke coun-
ty, south OF the Beech Bottom pool,
the Miller Oil Company drilled No. 5
on the Robert Miller farm through
the Bsrea grit and found it barren.
On Bull river, Sherman district, Cal
houn county, G. L. Cabot has now
drilled his test on the Charles Yoak
farm through the Berea grit and 1t is
dry, On ROwells run, Lee district,
c. L. Cabot's test on the Isaac Archer
farm is dry in the same formation.
/ On the Little Kanawha river, Sher-
man district, Calhoun county. the
Hope Natural Gas Company drilled its
test on the w, f. Plant farm into the
Berea grit and 1t shows a little gas.
On Long Drain run, Church district
| Wetzel county, the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company has light gasser at a
test on the Grant Thomas farm. The
same company got light gasser in
the Gordon sand at its test on the
w. E. Higginbotham farm, located on
the same stream and in the same dis
trlCt.
On Dry run. Freeman's creek dis
trIct. Lewis county, the Columbia
/ Carbon Company drilled a test on the
Thomas Loyett farm into the Gordon
sand and developed fair gasser. On
Fink creek. Fink district. the Clarks-
burg Light & Heat Company has the
rig material on the ground for a test
on the Berget-Rinehart farm. On
Walnut Fork, Troy district. the same
company has made a location on the
Lewis McCuster farm.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
West Virginia operators are very
busy looking for new producing terri
tory. At the present time there are
more test wells drilling than at any
time since the first OF the year. On
Scaftold run, Spencer district, Roane
county, G. L. Cabot is drilling on the
]. H. Burgess farm and has the rig
completed for test on the H. D.
Glvens farm, located on Leafbark
run, Center district, Calhoun county.
On Leading creek in the same district
/ the Hope Natural Gas Company has
a rig up on the +. j. Snyder farm.
On Spring creek in the same district,
the United Fuel Gas Company has
started TO drill on the T. D. Burdett
farm. In Washington and Curtis
districts. the same company has made
locations on the C. II. Parrish, NJ.
Hunt and David Ice farms. On Stock
creek, Sherman district, Calhoun
county, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany has made a location on the L.
w. Robinson farm.
Wetzel county is not slow in start
ing experimental work. On Fishing
creek, Grant district, the Hope Nat
ural Gas Company is drilling on the
Rachel l.. Lowe farm. On Long
Drain run, Church district. the same
company is starting tests on the A. p.
and ]. P. Morgan. Mary A. Teagarden