The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-20

Fprospefitysis ahead Of 10 OF: prodnesE
ina thsSUnited Statoss
Interest hi field develop ha1
beenSreVtvedl since the adyAneel IN the
market and operators Saf0 keepinE o
close watch on new 8discoyerte8.T The.
work a the present time fss located
for the most part IN old districts and
the compIe tons at the end OF the week
were mot OF the kind ITO cause much
comment. In the BefeaT grit pool In
Cabin Creek district, KanswhR coult-
ity, the Columbus Producing company.
drilled No! 8 on the Williams Coal
icompany's tract through the. sand and
It is q natural producer good for 80!
barrels a day. The wells In this terri.
tory are not At thei rbest until they
have been shot. The location Of Z No.
IS on the Williams coal tract 10 1890,
feet southwest OF no. / and adds some
width to the producing limits &c the
development.
In Central district. DoddridEe coun:
ty, the Hope Natural Gas company
drilled No. on the Tobias Moore
farm through the Big Injun saul and
found Il barren. On Turtle Creek. 10.
Gated one and one.hAif miles south
west Of DeweytoWn, Union district.
Harrison county the South Penn OIL
companys No. 80 on the ]. w. Day
farm was shot in the fifth sand and
shows very light. The Gordon sand
when drilled through showed some oil
and probably will be given q shot in
that formation.
In the Beech Bottom district, Brooke
county. Collins & Co. drilled No. & on
the Hartley farm through the Berea
grit and found nothing. In the same
district, the Jefferson Glass company,
is drilling a test on the r. u. McNab
farm. Across the line in Hancock
county the Hooten Oil company is
starting test on the Mary N. Aiken
farm.
On Elk creek. Hackers Creek dis.
trict. Lewis county, the Clarksburg
Light & Heat company drilled its No.
1928, located on the B. F. and N. A..
Shuttleworth farm, through the fifth
sand and has fair gasser. On Pole
Cat Run, Union district, Harrison
county. the Hope Natural Gas com.
pany had the same kind Of luck lot q
Bingamon creek. Eagle district, the
the Robert Bogess farm into the fifth
+.
At time when the market Is ad-
vancing there is always more or less
interest conferred in test wells drilling
and starting. At the present time the
discovery OF new producing territory
Is greatly desired. On West Fork river
in Union district, Harrison county, the
Clarkshurg Light & Heat company has
started to drill q test on the G. 81.
DAVIDSON farm. On Rock Camp Run,
Sardis district, D. L. Carter g. Co. are
rigging up on the Della Boggese farm.
On Ten Mile Creek, Parrish & Grove
have started q second test ON the W..
e. Allen farm. On West Fork River,
Union district, the Fisher OIL COM
pany is drilling No. 8 on the s. T.. Per.
rine farm. On Ten Mile Creek, Sartiis
district, G. E. Treat is due in the sand
at No. s on the M. P. Dye farm. On
Halls Run, Ten Mile district. Carter.
Sheets 6 Jarvis have the rig complet.
ed for a second test on the William
Jarvis farm.
On Hackers creek. in Hackers creek
district, Lewis county. the Central Gas
company Is due in the Gordon sand at
a test on the Edward Swisher farm. In
Church aud Grant districts. WetzeI
county. the Carnegie Natural Gas com.
pany is drilling and made locations for
eight wells. In the same districts the
Hope Natural Gas company is drilling
the starting nine wells. -.
The OIL Market z
Pennsylvania ............. .... $3.50
Indiana .................... 1,5S
Illinois ...................f 1.72
Kansas & Oklahoma ......... 1.55
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