The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-17


well has been completed and proves
a failure Is hope OF the discovery of
n new pool or an extension of AN
old field abandoned There are times
when one dry hole is not sufficient to
| discourage further search In the
same locality or direction. Operators
have for some time been cogniEant OF
the fact that one dry hole does not
condemn any large acreage. The re-
Gently discovered new pools or extern
slons confirm the opinion and contra
dict former theories. After all the
I drill is the surest test for new pro-
duclng territory.
On Big Sandy creek, Big Sandy
district KanawhR county, the South
/ Penn Oil Company drilled it's test on
the NJ. f. Deel farm through the Weir
! sand and gave It a shot The ensuing
/ twenty-fOur hours the well produced
[ 10 barrels. The location IL 1900
feet southwest Of the same company's
test on the Levi Deel farm. In the
Blue Creek field the same company
shot It's No. on the Jesse Jamca
farm in the SQuaw sand and Incrcaf
its production from one to I'VE bt
rels day.
In the Weir sand development Gu
Indian creek. Elk district, the Unit
ed Fuel Gas Company completed and
/ shot No. on lease No. on the W. II
and Mary j. Morris farm and II is
showing for an eight-barrcl pumper.
On Laurel fork OF Horse creek, Duval
district. Lincoln county, the same
| company has started to drill No. IA
I on the Horse Creek Land and Coal
! CompRny's tract.
Weir Sand Gasser.
In Big Sandy district, Kanawha
county, the South Penn OIL Company
drilled n test on the NJ. F.. Morley
farm through the sand and has u
fair gasser in that formation. On
Clover creek, Smlthheld district,
Roane county. the Carter OIL Com
pany has drilled It's test on the T. NJ.
Perot farm through the Berea grit. A
light show OF oil was developed In tho
Big Iniun sand and II was. given two
shots. one OF twenty and the other Of
sixty quarts but. 1t failed to respond
and will be abandoned.
In Geary district, ROane county.
the South Penn OIL Company's No. 6
on the A. h. Caldwell farm is five
barrel pumper In the Big Iniun sand.
! In Spencer district the company's test
on the C. NJ. Sergeant farm is n gas
ser in the Berea grit.
Richie County Compilations.
On Lynn Camp run. Clay district,
Richie county. the Philadelphia Conn
] pany drilled its test on the L. C. Will
son farm through all sands and failed
to find oil or gas in paying quantities
in any OF the sands. The same COM
pany's tests on the II. ]. Knight, John
Jones and f. r. Taylor heirs farms
are all fair gassers in the Big Injun
sand. The Carnegie Natural Gas
Company has drilled a test on the r.
L. Summers farm. located on Slab
run, Union district. through all sands.
Nothing was found in any OF the for
nations and II will be abandoned.
One mile east of Beech Bottom,
Buffalo district, Brooke county. Fur
man and Company drilled their test
on the D. f. Heff farm through the
Berea grit and scored a duster. In
the Burning Springs district, Writ
county, the South Penn OIL Com.
pany's test on the S. A. Petit farm
is a gasser in the salt sand.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory. Falls
Gore township. Hooking county. o..
the Grifln Producing Company COM
pleted and shot a test on the Jacob
Snider farm and It Is showing for
twenty-barrel producer. They found
thirty-tive feet OF Clinton sand In this
well and the location Is three-fourths
OF n mile in advance and southeast Of
production and promises to point the
way to an extension. In the Bremen
district. Rush Creek township, Fair
field county. the Carter on Company
has completed a fifteen-barrel pump
er at its test on the David Run farm.
Shallow Sand Wells.
In the Corning field. Monroe town
ship. Perry county, John Denman and
Sons No. I on the c. c. stottler farm
IA a light pumper in the Berea grit.
In the same district John Amberg
completed No. Z on his own farm and
has a light pumper. r. J. Edmonds
and Company's test on the N. New
berry farm Is a duster In the Berea
grit.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
Operators on Lowry's run. Ross
township. Allegheny county, are
meeting with disappointment. stler
and Company's test on the wise farm
Is a failure IN the 1OO-foot sand and
will be drilled deeper. The Marshall
and Company test on the Stier farm
Is also a failure IN the same forma-
ton and will be drilled 20 the lower
sands. At West View. Meoleary and
Company have a show for very light
/ well al their test on the Kopp farm.