The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-25
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports OF Operations b
West Virginia, PennsH-
van!a and Ohio.

Late competitions in the deep sand
territory in southeastern Ohio in the
union Furnace district, Starr town
ship, Hooking county, are much lighter
IMAM the wells compelled during the
early part OF the current year. In the
way OF new production the Union Fur
mace district has and is still regarded
rs the most promising for new produce
ton. The district has more undeyel-
oped Territory than any other and
should be able to supply some good
producers.
The latest completion in the Union
Furnace district is the Preston Oil
Company's No. on the Eliza STEERS
farm, located in the northwest QUAR-
ter of section Is. They found twenty
SIX feet OF Clinton sand and the hole
hlled up 700 feet with fluid. The total
depth of the well is 2.947 feet and 1t
10 showing for fifty barrel produce, r
Some Of the previous competitions on
this farm had an initial production of
close to 300 barrels The Preston Oil
Comapny's No. 5 on the W. f. and NJ. f.
shaw farm and the Haydenville Oil
Company's No. on the National Fire
proofng Company's property are drill
ing close to the top of the sand. Tho
Ohio Fuel Supply Company has started
to drill n second test on the e. STEERS
farm and has the rig completed for No.
- on the same farm.
In the old Bremen field in Rush
Creek township. Fairfield county, there
Is a little new work starting. At pres
ent there is greater activity in this
district than at any time in the last two
years. One-half mile east OF produc-
ton. Twlggs, Trick and Dufield are
drilling wildcat on the owen Smith
farm. The Carter Oil Company Is
drilling test on the David Run farm
and has rigs completed for tests on
the s. W. Layman and S. B. Holiday
farms.
Shallow Sand Territory.
The shallow sand districts do not
hold out much encouragement TO the
seekers for new production. In the
Chester Hill district, Wesley town
ship, Washington county, the Equity
OIL and Gas Company drilled Nos. 7
and s on the L. c. Graham farm
through the first Cow run sand and
both are busters. In Section IS, Kill
buck township. Holmes county, the
Killbuck Oil Company drilled a test
on the Leander Carpenter farm
through the Berea grit and found only
little oil. 1t will be good for less
than one barrel day. In section IT
in the same county the Sugar Grove
Oil Company completed test on the
Charles Schneider farm. 1t is light
gasser in the same formation.
In the Reas run district, Grand
view township. Washington county,
Campbell and Howe have started to
drill a test on the Hackethorn farm. w.
Z. Sykes and Company and Bradfield
heirs are drilling second tests on the
Saulesberry heirs and Bradteld heirs
farms. Best and Company are due in
the sand at test on the Wilson farm
and Roberts. Drillinger and McGrew
are due in the sand at second test on
the Phoebe McMahan farm.
West Virginia.
Operators in the West Virginia fields
are not bringing in wells OF the kind
that arouse enthusiasm. Except there
are fewer busters in the old fields.
development work is very much the
same in all sections. Wildcatters are
not finding the much-sought for pro-
ducing territory. Since the first of the
year there has not been discovered a
new pool or an appreciable extension
to the old fields.
In Murphy district, Richie county,
the South Penn Oil Company drilled
No. 81 on the Richie Mines tract
through the salt sand and will have a
five barrel pumper. At Salem, Ten
mile district. Harrison county. the
same company has drilled test on
the NJ. c. Inghram six acre lot into the
Gordon sand and it shows for a fair
producer.
Busters In Hancock County.
Dry holes are of frequent occurrence
In some Of the old districts. One mile
east OF the old Moscow field in Grant
district. Hancock county. Elmer Greer
and Company drilled test on the Ell
mer Greer farm through the Berea grit
and found it barren. Near Wellsville,
in Cross Creek township. Brooke
county. the Rockledge Oil Companv's
/ 49, t.