The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-15
on and Gas.

Development work IN the eastern
fields Is net resulting inEthe compile
tfon OF any large wells. The late com
piettonS are ali light and OF no import:
ianee asttof location Soilong as opera
ionslare3couAnedl to old TERRITORY there
is3nospfespeetsf for a:Feyiyal8 in interest
The thing most yestfed at4this time.
Is strictly new producing territo:y.
There never was . time when opera:
oKoffs4ye attended with re-
suits SO nearly barren. They are going
ahead. however, and sooner or lat
hopestp makeia worth.while9dtscoy'
cry.
The shallow sand districts r now
supplying the most competitions and
small producers are the rule. In the
Burning Springs district, Writ coun
W, Va, the South Penn Oil COM
pany5 drilled No. Ton the NV. Haught
farm through the salt sand and 1t is
a EbaF.el pumpeF. Across the Writ
county line In Murphy district, Ritcht9
county. the. Laird oil company has
now drilled a test on the B. Lemon
farm through the Big Inju1 sand and
Il Is a light gasser In that formation.
In MeKlm district, PleEsants coun;
ty, thu wildcat OIL company has com.
pleted a. second test on the Perry
Riggs, farm, II Is showing for a j.
barrel piImper In the Big Iniun sand:
This location Is 500 feet northeast OF
the AFst test on the same farm. There
fs a little new work starting fl Nc
Kim district. In all Of the shallow
sand Districts development work is.
increasing, Wood county has more new
work than at any time in more than
two years.
On RRccoon Run, Ten Mile district,
Harrison county, D.. j.. Carter & Co,
have drilled q test on the Ida nsvi-
son farm through all sands. Nothing
did not produce anything from the
found in any of the sand forma-
lion. on Ten Mile Greek. sardis dis
trtet, g, q. Treat has given his NO,
7 on the NJ, P, Dye farm, formerly re-
ported,a duster, q shot in the Gordon
sand and It -flled up $50 feet with
lfuild. 1t will probably maze a 2 or
S,barrel punlper. In the same district.
Grove & Parrish are drilling a sec.
ond test on the w. p. Allen farm.
On Dents Run, Warrington district.
Marion county. the South Penn on
company Is fishing for the tools at No.
y Oh LHe Nj M. hS-l0Al tdIIh' ANhSat
the we'll was d:illed into the Big 1n1
jun sand. few days ago q good show
ing Of oil was developed. The we'll
caught fire from the forge and the rig
was baFtlyg consumed. letting the tools
dEop In the hole. It showed for a so.
barrel producer and may do even bet:
ter when drilled deeper,
On Rush Creek, Smithfield district,
Roane county, the South Penn Oil
company has now completed and shot
its No. 8 on the r. a. MeClain farm.
1t Is a 6:bar7el pumper In the Big In:
jun sand. In Walton district the Unit.
cd Fuel Gas cempany's testen the G. l.,
& S, u, Walker farm is a gasser IN
the Big Iniun sand. Two weeks ago
the well was drilled into the Big Lime
formation and made a strong flow OF.
oil and then the rig caught fro and
consumed. After the rig was re.
built and the we'll drilled deeper II
Big Lime, On Bear Fork, nuval dis
triot, Lincoln county, the Big Creek
Development company is drilling No.
II on the Oliver Hill farm.
One Of the best of the recent CON.
pletions IN the local fields in the Ma
tionai Oil and Gas %company's No. 8.
on the ". II. Robinson farm. in the
Dorseyville field in Allegheny county.
The we'll has just been drilled through
both 30.foot pays and is good for so
barrels a day. In the same district,
Alexander Valley drilled No. 8 on