The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-25
.gI AND GAS
development
Of TRI=STATE
--latest Reports Of Operations III
Nest Virginia, PennsyL-
vania and Ohio.

vania and Ohio.
IN the lower eastern fields the
Union Furnace district in southeast
ern Ohiois attracting the most atten-H
ton at the present time During the.
last few days i've good wells have
been brought in in this district and
three Of them, including the largest
one, have been drilled in by the Pres
ton Oil Company, the oil producing
unit Of the Union Natural Gas Com
pany.
IN the southwest quarter OF sec
ton 18, in Starr township. Hooking
county, the Preston Oil Company has
drilled IN It's initial test well on the
Patten heirs farm and 1t Is showing
for 15O-barrel day producer
In Island Creek township, Jefferson
county the Dean OIL Company has
drilled its second test well on the
Joseph Johnson farm to tho Berea
grit and it will make twenty barrel
q day punper. This well is located
If 800 feet south Of the initial test we'll
on this farm.
In Lawrence township, Washington
county, G. w Mendenhall and Others
have completed their initial test we'll
on. the Cynthia "a. Mendenha1l farm
and 1t will make a three-barrel day
pumper il the Priest sand.
IN the same township and county
William Reader has completed his
No. well on the May J. Wallace
farm In the second Cow Run sand
and It ~ dry.
81 Newport township, Washington
county, the Crescent Producing Com
pany has completed its No. 3 well on
the Hannah Middleswart farm and It
4 is a buster.
IN Independence township, same
county, w. E. Sykes and others are
drilling a second test well on the ].
Bliss farm. In the same township
end county p. w. Thornilly has start
ed the drill ut an Initial test well on
the r. Hendricks farm.
IN Aureiltus township. Washington
county, y. T. Dillon and others have
completed their No. 20 we'll on the
wv. Fl. Wickens farm and have q If
teen-barrel day pumper In tho
Bue11s Run sand.
IN the same township and county
Dillon and Wagner have completed
their second test well on the Charles
Wagner farm and 1t Will make q very
sliglt pumper In the Buells Run sand. 4
This location is 8 OO#feet east OF their
initial test well on this farm.
In Salem township, Wash1n gton
completed their No. 5 well on the
John Hull farm and 1t will not be bet
ter than two barrel day pumper.E
This location is 200 feet south Of the
same parties No. well on this farm
In AurelIus township. same county,
Booth and Phillips have completed
their no. 8 well on the Mary Mar
shall farm, located 500 feet west 2
their second test on this farm. and r |
6fT9%f "a
buster IN Noble County.
rs JEFFERSON township. Noble coun-t
\ ty. the Rado OIL and Gas Company
ms completed Its initial test well on
lie leonard schott farm and It ts
II duster IL the Buell. Run sand. This !
well lis located a half mile IN advance
81 the Rado OIL and Gas Company's |
production on the Lent Crum farm.
\ In Monroe township. Perry county,
keller Brothers and Company nave
started the drill at their No 9 we'll
On the George Roberts farm. a1 2. the
same locality Thomas O'Connor ct a.
are drilling their No. % well on theI
Fred Weaver farm.
West Virginia Fields.
West Virginia fields report very
Few complettons. IN Central district
Doddrfdge county. the Carnegie Nat
initial test well on the A.# G. Carder.
IN and has a fair gasser In the Max
ssrT, SAND. This well Is located one
e half mile north Of the Hope Natural
Nj Gas Com pany's initial test well on the
Connell tract IN the Big 1n1un sand
and it is dry.
IN the Martin pool. ii Tyler coun-
III. Irwin and Company have complet-
$ Cd their second test well on the y. B.
fAI- vTrrE4s 4 +f1fa rnEaT1 ~ 1Y1F
Big In1un sands ana lonno $noth TOT
nations barren.
The twenty -four hour gauges Of the
Dents Run wells are: f.. w Bartlett
No 9. u. E. Batson farm. 423 barrels;
IA IN. Bartlett No. 1. u. =. Batson.
276 barrels: De1mar Oil Company No.
"a, Ohm y. Hays IL = barrels: Del
mar OIL Company No. 2 Is, John L.
y Hays, 500 barrels: Hickman and
Hoffman ct al No. 3, ALT Kendall. n 9
barrels; South Penn Oil Company No.
Board Batson. 225 barrels.
IN Grant district. Wetzel county.
the South Penn Oil Company has com
pIeted its No. So well. Genine Robin
son farm, and has a ten-barrel a day
pumper in the Gordon sand.
a. day pumper.
The prices paid for OIL OF various
grades BY the purchasing agencies
\ are:
Pennsylvania -....l.. $3.50
ii Mercer black ! .a... 10
New Castle II. 1-s.3. 2.10.
Corning .:.s. X. y 2.10.
Cnbell ..s. ]. /. -I-3.5.#.. 2.O7#
Somerset w. 5..-s... -.-s...H.. g. 100
Ragland WI. y 49, ~. NJ. .5.. 80
North Lima .-#- !. VI. W l48.
South Lima 1.42t
Wooster -a... ! .#.5. Ill 40