The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF !. TRFESTAFE
latest Reports Of Operations Ia
West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio.

The week end development work in
the eastern fields brought no better
results than the early part. The high
waters and cold weather retarded
operation in number of West. Vir-
GINA districts and. at the close OF the
week none of the fields had anything
to offer better than light bumpers.
Operators are anxious to take advant-
age of the higher market but they are
not likely to- make any great effort
to secure new production, before
spring. Both producers and operators
are hopeful that the market may con-
tinue to advance and furnish a greater
incentive, for renewing the search
for new producing territory and give
better return for development work
In the old fields. a,
On Jefferson run, McElroy district,
Tyler county, W. Va. the Hope Nat
tural Gas Company completed, a test on
the Robert Strathers farm and got a
fair gasserii in the Gordon sand. In
Central district Doddridge county, the
Ozark Petroleum Company is putting
its test on the L. L. Duty farm to
pumping from the Big Injun sand and
has show for twenty barrel pro-
ducer.
On Tanners Fork, Troy district,
Gilmer county, R. G. Gillespie drilled
his test on the A. o. Britton farm
through the Gantz sand and will have
six or seven barrel pumper from
that level. On the south fork of Hughes
river Southwest district, Doddridge
county, the Carter Oil Company is
drilling in the top Of the Big Injun
sand at No. IA on the w. NJ. Stout
farm.
On .Reedy creek, Curtis district,
Roane county, the United Fuel Gas
Company drilled test on the l.. j..
Queen farm through the Big 1njun
sand and has a light pumper. On
Franzen Camp run, the same COM
pany has completed a test on the
Elizabeth Parsons farm and 1t is a
light pumper in the Berea grit. On
Miller's run, Spencer district, the
same company's test on the o. ]. Wine
farm is duster in the Berea grit.
On Rowell's run. Lee district, Cal
houn county, G. L. Cabot has now
drilled his test on the S. L. Sickel
farm through the Berea grit and
found nothing in that or any Of the
upper sands. On Elk creek Elk dis
trict, Harrison county, the Philad-
elphia Company completed test on
the Bond heirs farm and has a gas
ser in the fifth sand. On the same
stream and in the same district. DR..
DeForrest Company have drilled a
test on the Blair wife farm through
the same formation and scored a
duster.
Light Gasser in Wetzel County.
The Carnegie Natural Gas COM
pany drilled its test on the J. G.
Snyder farm through the Gordon
sand and secured light gasser. This
test is located on Long Drain run,
Church district. Wetzel county. On
Campbell's run, Warrington district,
Marion county, the Fisher on Com
pany has the rig completed for a
second on the H. L. Rice farm.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
On Rock Camp run, 'Sardis dis
trict, Harrison county, Grove and
Parrish are due In the Big Injun
sand at q test on the Gilmore Allen
farm. In Freemar's Creek district.
Lewis county. the Hope Natural Gas
Company is drilling tests on the Ed
ward Foley and Jesse Brown farm.
The Carnegie Natural Gas Com
pany is drilling q test on the John
Bradley farm, located on Fish creek,
Church district, Wetzel county, and
has made location on the A. Van
horne farm. On Long Drain run, in
the same district, the Manufacturers
Light and Heat Company has made
locations for tests on the 7. j. and
Simon Higginbotham farms.
On Miller's run, Spencer district,
Roane county. the Depue Gas Com
pany Is due in the Berea at a test
on the Sidney Wines farm. On
Reedy creek, Curtis district, the
Norman Gas Company is due in the
Big Injun sand at test on the w.
H. and D. Norman farm. In Eagle
district, Harrison county, the Hope
Gas Company has started to
drill a test on the L. Griffin farm.
In Union district. Harrison county,
the same company is drilling a sec
ond test on the. E. j. Morris farm
and has the rig complete for Sec
ond test on the Susan Jarvis farm.
! Southeastern Ohio.
Few competitions and nothing bet
ter than light bumpers were report
ed from the southeastern Ohio fields.
In section nine. fairfield township,