The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-01
FINANCE. Oh, Gas AND PRODUCE

they ore 10 increase their prodnetipn
during theEyear The lnrger opefat-
ing eompanfes have their men a. the
field looking up territory THAT has
not been condemne and looks II an
likely. Recently some Pitts6usgtl CONS
panies have sent their scouts to the
new development IN the Irvine deld
In Estill county, KY. Some have ac-
CURED holdings. but they are remote
from the present operati ions. Opera.
tors are not particular as to- where
the discovery is made and show Will
ingness to follow. There are few
however. who in the past have tried
in Kentucky and met with dioapp point
ments and will not SO back.
Gas wells and light bumpers areStha
offer in the list OF mpletions: On
Indian creek; Grant district, Monons
gala county, the Hope Natural Gas
company drilled No. on the SE:
Kerns farm through Big 1njuna sand
and has q gasser. On Ten Mile creek
Sardis district, Harrison county the
South Penn OIL company has drilled
No. 8 on the r. ". Thompson sfarmstn
to the Gordon sand and Il hlled IN
$500 feet with fluid. The gas pressufeN
is to light to make the well lit the
fluid.
~ On Buck Run. Clay district. Rltehies
county, the Carnegie Natural Gas com.
pany drilled Its test on the Cyrus Dot:
son farm located in defined territory
through the Squaw sand and found
nothing in that or any Of the upper.
formations. On Dutchman Rum 1duES
ply district, Shafer & SmathersG come
pleted No. is on the McGregor4 heirs
farm and have a salt sand producer
good for 10 barrels q day.
On Straight Fork, Burning Springs
district, Writ county, the South Penn
OIL company 10 down 1000 feet at Nos
8 on the Martha J. Wilson farm and
fishing. The same company has the I
rigs completed for No. II L a. sB.iSNVtls
son, Nos. 7'and 8 William DawsonEand5
No. s N. w. Taught. On Stouts Run,
Union district, Peasants county. G.:
p. Newell & Co. drilled No. a the
John E. Kemp farm through the EMax-s
on sand and it is a light pumperaS
On Little Lick Run, Grant district
Richie county, Dennis Q 'Brien8 COM
pleted in the salt sand No. 81 onsthe 4
Wood County Petroleum tract and
got a very light pumper. On Leather
bark creek. Union district, Richie
Lu6
county, the Hope Natural Gas COM
pany is drilling in the Berea grit at a
test on the G. F. Beall farm and has
developed no oil or, gas.
Richie county has more test Work
underway an starting than any other
district in the shallow sand terri
tory. On Sleeps Run. Grant district,
Pride & CO. have the rig completed
for test; on the ]. B. Marley farm On
the north fork of Hughes River: j:
Deems & Co. have made "a ocattonE on
the w. E. Talbot farm. On Slab Run.
Union district, the Carnegie Natural
Gas company is rigging up on the AIN
bert Cox farm and has made a location
on the Maria Bayne farm.
On McFarlan creek. Murphy ldtstrtoI
y.1B.. Darby has the rig completed Tor
test on the M. y. Barnett farm. On
Buck Run, Har.isville district HonkeA
& Brode are building a rig on the 81
C. Meats farm. On Sugar creek. Lats
ayette district, Peasants county Nc:
Mullen e. Co. are drilling q test on
the r.. "A. Gorrell farm. On the river
front IN washington district, the Or
chard OIL company is due in the Cow
run sand at Its test on the s. ID BtllsE
farm.