The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-20
Oil and Gas.

There Is no interruption In the sue.
cess Of the Columbus Producing com.
panys operations on Long Bottom Cab
in Creek district, Kanawha county. w.
Va. This company has Just complet-
ed its Nos. 81 and 20 on the Williams
Coal company's tract into the Berea
grit. The first is estimated to be
good for $50 and the second 100 bar.
rels day. The No. % is located 1000
feet southeast OF No. / on the same
tract and adds something to the width
OF the producing streak, extending
In a northeast and southwest line
from the initial well. Both wells have
been shot. The Columbus company
has ten strings of tools running on
the Williams Coal company tract.
On Steer Creek Sherman district,
Calhoun county, the Hope Natural Gas
company has cased its test on the W.
F. Barnes farm, shutting off the salt
sand gas and the pressure from the
Big In1un Is too light to make the
well flow. They will not drill any
deeper at this time an will tube and
put It to pumping. The Hope company
has made five locations IN the vicinity
OF the well on the Barnes farm, which
would seem to indicate that they have
a good deal OF faith In the develop.
ment OF pool.
On Blue Creek, Elk district, Ka.
nawha county, the South Penn Oil
company completed and shot No. IS
on the Anna c. Skinner farm and II
produced IL barrels tho ensuing "a
hours. IN the same district the Ohio
Fuel OIL company completed and shot
Its test on the W. c. Jarrett farm. 1t
Is q, very light pumper in the same
formation.
In Ten.Mile district, Harrison coun.
~, Carter, Sheets & Jarvis ave now
drilled their test on the William Jar
Wis farm through the Gordon sand and
developed q light gas pressure. In
Freemans Creek district, Lewis coun.
ty, Carter, Sheets & Jarvis have now
4 on the John Kenney farm Is a Ave.
barrel pumper In the CAN'T sand.
The Sidney Oil and Gas company
drilled Its test on the w. B. Hunt farm.
located on Green Creek, Harper dis.
trict, Roane county, through the sand
and found nothing but a little gas.
In the same district the Jarvis OIL
company completed test on the c,
NJ. Ryan farm, and 1t Is q very light
pumper in the same formation,
In Spencer district, Roane county
the Spring Creek OIL and Gas company
drilled its test on the G. NJ. sergent
farm into the Big Injun sand and de.
veloped q good gasser. The well has
an estimated capacity OF seven and
one-quarted million cubic feet a day.
On Spring Creek, Smithfield district.
the Columbia Oil company is drilling
No. 16 on the ]. s. Brannon farm.
yOne.fourth Of a mile south Of AL.
pha postoffce, Grant district, Dodd.
ridge county, the Hope Natural Gas
company drilled Its test on the NJ. F.
and NJ. A. McMillen farm through the
Big Injun sand and It Is a fair gasser.
One mile west Of Canton, In the same
district. the Good Luck Oil company's
test on the Charles Doak farm Is a Ave
barrel pumper In the Big Injun sand.
On Nuters Fork. Grant district, the
Carter OIL company's No. on the
Robert Chalfant farm is not good for
more than five barrels In the Big In.
Jun sand.
The Hope Natural Gas company's
test on the NJ. L. Curtis farm showed
q little oil in the Gordan sand. They
Will give 1t shot and then test. 1t is
located on McElroy Creek, McElroy
district, Tyler county. On Ten.Mile
Greek, Ellsworth district, the Nickel.
vey Oil and Gas company's No. 8 on
the Anna N. Fox farm Is dry in the
Big In1un sand and will be abandoned.
On the south fork of Hughes river,
Murphy district, Richie county, Brad.
en- & Belts drilled No. 6 on the In.
diana Prince farm through the sand.
It is a five.barrel pumper. On Buzzards
Run Clay district. the Philadelphia
company's test on the Eva Jobes farm
In n fair rasser In the Bic limo