The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
oil AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
| OF TR|-STATE
LATEST Reports Of Operations 10
West Virginia, PennsN.
Z va1la and Ohio.

The deep sand territory in south
ern Ohio is furnishing good many
competitions. located principally in
the old districts. In production they
range from light bumpers to fair
producers. On OF the best Of the late
competitions is the CHARTERS Oil Com
pany's initial well on the George
Drescher farm, in the southeast
quarter of section 1s, Green town
ship, Hooking county, near Mays
Vile. The location is south Of pro-
duction and the we'll produced ninety
barrels the first twenty-four hours
after 1t was shot in the Clinton sand.
In the same district and township
in section ~, located in the south
west quarter, the Plymouth Oil and
Gas Company has now completed and
shot No. 3 on the Knapp farm and
1t Is showing for a fifteen or twenty
barrel pumper.
In the old Bremen district. Rush
Creek township, Fairfield county.
Wierich and Nolder have drilled in
No. on the Mary Young farm. 1t is
200 feet southwest OF Acton and
farm and shows for twenty-five
OohICA Iue SlluLOu edllus
Northern End of the Field.
Near Nashport. Licking township.
Muskingum county, the Columbus
OIL and Fuel Company completed
second test on the Samuel Frazier
farm. 1t is showing for twenty
barrel producer. The location is
one-half mile southeast of the first
test on this farm. In Hopewell town
ship, Licking county, the Planet OIL
Company has the rig completed for a
second test on the E. H. Kreager
farm. In the same district, the Co
lumbus Oil and Fuel Company has
made the location for No. on the
G. e. McCracken farm.
Near Creola in Swan township.
Vinton county. the Central Contract
and Finance Company completed No.
on the Stella F. George farm and
unless 1t improves with shot, will
not make better than very light
pumper. In the same district. the
CHARTERS OIL Company's well on the
Hooking Valley Products Company's
property is producing fifteen barrels
a day. Development work in this
district is increasing and operators
are hopeful that new Clinton sand
pool may be brought to the front.
Paying productions have been found
in both the Berea grit and Clinton
sand.
Shallow Sand Territory.
The shallow sand districts are
completing many wells and new work
is starting in about every section
where there is a possible chance for
a little new production. Operators
are giving great deal of attention
to the old wells, shooting. cleaning
ont and putting them in shape to get
little more production. 1t does
not matter much how light a we'll
shows when drilled through the
sand, it is not abandoned until after
every means available has been
tried to make it producer.
Near Newport. in Newport town
ship. Washington county, the Boston
Oil Company drilled No. 3 on the
Joseph Bates farm through the Big
Injun sand. The location is 800
feet east of No. 2 and 1t shows for a
ten-barrel pumpcr. In the same dis
trict A. Meeks and Company have
drilled test on the George Eddy
farm through the first Cow Run
sand. A couple Of barrels day will
be its limit. r. P. Camden completed
second test on the Abbie Bragg
farm and 1t shows for very small
pumper in the stray sand.
Active in Noble County.
Noble county. next to Washington.
is the most active in work under way
and starting. In the Caldwell dis
trict, Center township. j. A. Young
and Company drilled No. s on the w.
L. Vorhies farm through the Macks-
burg 5O0-foot sand. 1t is duster.
In Noble township, Mccormick and
Blakslee are drilling No. 4 on the
II. L. Treadway farm. In the same
township, John Yerian and Company
are starting test on the Bales farm.
In Enoch township. Alter Parkwright
and Company have the rig COM
pleted for test on the L. Z. Onard-
gerst farm.
West Virginia Developments.