The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-18
oil and Gas.

New Development work in the east.
ern fields Is increasing. Despite the
fact that more are completed the vol.
umc of new production is very small,
however. Producers are making an I'M
firing effort to get a little more pro-
duction from the old wells and for
this reason shooting is more prevalent.
On Bonds Greek. Clay district, Richie
county, the Independent OIL and Gas
Products company gave its No. 4 on
lease No. | Of the John Keith farm a
dose of the high explosive fluid ind It
responded with a production of 100
barrels the first "a hours. The same
company's 40. . on the W. S. Keith
farm Is now down TO 80 barrels a day.
On the south fork of Hughes River,
Murphy district. the Hope Natural Gas
company drilled an old we'll on the NJ.
F. Parker farm through all sands and
found nothing. Tho casing has been
pulled aud the hole abandoned. On
Indian Creek. Y. B. Darby has drilled
his test on the Amos Scott farm
through the Big lnjun sand. 1t is 4
FeTS llSHl pNllpGI.
On SQnch0 Creek. Centerville dis
trict. Tyler county. Grover Collins com
pleted his test on the j. NJ. Nillers
farm and secured a light gasser IN
the KGener sand. On Rutters FOLK.
West Union district, Doddridge coun'
ty, the Carter Oil company got a good
show of oil in the Big injun sand.
Drilling was suspended to move back
the boiler and erect tankage. On
Jake's Run. Clay district. Monongalta
county, the Philadelphia company
drilled two tests on the Jane b.. Tough
farm through the Big Intun sand n
both arc gassers.
On Green Creek, Walton district,
Roane county. the Louis F. Payne OIL
company completed No. z on the d.
T. Cummings farm. 1t is a seven-bar.
rel producer in the Big InJun sand.
Development work in Lincoln county
continues to Increase. On Laurel Fork
of Horse Creek. the United Fuel Gas
company has started to drill No. IL on
the Horse Creek Coal and Land COM
pany's tract in Washington district.
On Big Flint Creek. Ernest Randolph
has started to drill a test on the a.
y. Ford farm. Kelly & Rice are
building the rig for a test on the En-.
och Z. Haddox farm located on Middle
Island Greek. Ellsworth district, Ty-
Ter county. On Elk Fork in the same
district. the Manufacturers Light &
Heat company is drilling on the Ell.
mira V. Farrell and C. NJ. Wilcox
farms. On the same stream and in
the same district, ]. r. Tnghram has
started to drill a test on the A.. d.
L.eMasters farm. On Big Run. McElroy
district, the American Oil Develop
ment company has made a location on
the Marion Spencer farm. The Hope
Natural Gas company is rigging up at
n test on the Joseph Adams farm.
In active development work and
starting tests, Richie county is lead
ing all other districts. On the North
fork of Hughes river. Grant district.
J.. Deems & Co.. aredue in the Big
lnjun sand Mt a test on the W. E. Tai
hot farm. On Elm Run, G. w. Jones
has made q location on tho Elwood
Markle farm located on Bonds creek.
On the same tream Jones and Nc
%aughton have a location selected on
the G. W. Thomas farm. In McKim
Creek. Meade district Tyler county.
Warren Martin has started to drill q
test on the Ann NJ. Smith farm.
The OIL Market.
Pennsylvania $3.50
Indiana I 80