The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-10
WILSON'S DELEGATES
DECLARE FOR HUGHES

month there will be ten or twelve
under way and starting.
The most active OF tho local district
is at IngemRr. In this district there
are several wells drilling in and near
the sand. NJ. II. VALLEY and Com
pany have drilled in a test on the
North Perrysville Land Company's
property and II Is showing for ten
or fifteen barrel pumper. The
American Natural Gas Company Is
drilling in the top OF tho sand at It's
test on the L. vandevolt farm. Beol-
or and Company drilled in their well
on the Franklin Church lot and II
shows for very light pumper. Glenn
and Company will be due In a few
days az a test on the Thomas lot.
Northwest or ORkdale, Wettengill
Brothers have drilled test on their
own farm through tho NTH sand and
found nothing IN that formation.
Whom they drilled through the Cor
don stray a light show Of oil was
developed and they win shoot and
test from that level. II may possibly
be good for Eve barrels day. In
the same district. Shields and Com
pany are drilling second test on the
Whitmore farm.
Near Unity. Plum township. the
Philadelphia Company is drilling In
the sand ut n test on the Hochburg
farm and Vincent Brothers are
through the sand and at test on the
]. +. Booth farm. In tho old Mill
town district. the South Penn OIL
Company, Midland division. has start
cd to drill No. 4on tho James Fitz-
simmons farm.
West Virginia.
There was nothing sensational con
nected with the late developments in
the West Virginia fields. The best
OF the competitions are light bumpers
and gas wells. In McClelland dis
trict, Doddridge county. the Hope
Natural Gas Company drilled No. 3 on
the L. NJ. Allen farm through the Big
Injun sand and II Is a gasser. At
the head OF Cabin Run, Central dis
trict, the Philadelphia Company's
test on the Guy Flanagan farm, To-
Gated in the same district at tho
mouth OF Lesson run. Is also a dus-
ter in the Big Injun sand. On the
same stream and in the same district,
the Hope Natural Gas Compnny's No.
on the H. B. Williams farm is a
light pumper in the Big Injun sand.
on Redwood Run. Grant district.
Wetzel county. the fleetwood OIL
Company has now drilled No. on the
John Mills farm through the Gordon
sand and 1t shows for a ten or fifteen
barrel pumper after being shot. In
the same district the KRnawha oil
Company drilled No. 100 on the John
Mills tract through the Big Injun
sand and developed n fair gas pres
sure. Drilling has been suspended
for the present.
Mostly Gassers.
In Freeman's Creek district, Lewis
county. the Reserve Gas Company
completed its test on the ]. s. Van
dervort farm and 1t is gasser in tho
Gordon sand. In Salt Lick District,
BTnxton county. the Philadelphia
Company drilled test on the A. N.
Skinner farm through the Big Injun
sand and has a light gasser. In OF
ter. Birch and Salt Lick districts the
Philadelphia Company is drilling and
starting fifteen wells. In the same
districts the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany Is starting a number.
on Barnett's run, Clay district.
Harrison county, the Hope Natpral
Gas Company has drilled test on the
Grace Swartz farm through the Bay
ard sand. It is fair gasser in that
formation. On Hustead fork,
Booths Creek district, Taylor coun-
ty. the same company has a Gordon
sand gasser. On Jake's run. Battelle
district, Monongalia county, the Moon
Oil and Gas Company drilled second
test on the w. j. Lemasters farm
through all sands and found nothing.
eel county. the Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company's test on the ]. W.
Taught farm Is gasser in the Big
Injun sand. On North fork, Grant
district, the Pittsburg and West Vlr-
ginia Gas Company completed a test
on the Nancy Barr farm and devel-
oped a fair gas pressure in the same
formation.
Buster in Richie County.
On Beeson run, Clay district, Rltch-
lie county. the Philadelphia Company's
test on the J. G. johnson farm Is dry
In the Big Injun sand. On the south
fork OF Hughes river, Murphy district,
the Equality OIL Company has now
drilled No. is on the ]. F. Lamp
farm through the Berea grit and
found 1t barren in all sands. On Still
well creek. Walker district, Wood
county, Dollmsn and Company have a
light pumper In the Second Cow Run
sand at test on the II. NJ. Robinson
farm.
Dents Run Gauges,
Gauges Of the Dents run wells for
the twenty-four hours ending at 7
o'clock yesterday morning were as fol-
lows: Delmar OIL Company, No. "a,
John L. Hays, zoo barrels; Hickman
and Huffman, No. 3, Alfred Kendall,
465 barrels; F. W. Bartlett. No. !. 2.
r. Batson. 347 barrels; South Penn
Oil Company, No. 2, Hoard-Batson,
100 barrels, and Clayton OIL Com
pany,, No. i, w. 2. Hays, 100 bar
rels.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory In south
eastern Ohio In Green township.
Hooking county. the Preston Oil Com
pany's test on the John Wyskiver
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