The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-23
Oil and GAS
development
OF TRI=S:I.TATE
Latest Reports of Operations In
West Virginia, PennsyI-
YanIa and Ohio.

The lower southwest fields in West
Virginia show a number of compile
l3tions, but nothing better than ordi-
mary producers have been brought in,
while all the fields report some dry
holes.
On the waters of Indian creek, in
Elk district, Kanawha county, the
Ohio Fuel Oil Company has. completed
Its No. we'll on the Elk River Coal.
Company's tract and hasa three bar
rel per day pumper in the Weir sand.
This locationiis 600 feet northwest of
the same company's No. Is we'll on this
tract. On the same stream the South
Penn Oil Company has started drilling
its No s we'll on the r. J. Morris
farm. 200 feet south of its No. swell
on this farm.
on the waters Of Blue Stone creek.
in Southwest district, Doddridge
county, the Carnegie Gas Company
has completed its No. 90 we'll on the
barrel per day producer in the Cor
don sand.
Good Gas Wcll in DoSldridge.
The Philadelphia Gas Company has
completed its initial test well on thei
S. u. Ford farm. located on Middle
Island creek, in West Union district,
Doddridge county, and has a good
gassers in. the Big Injun sand.
On the waters of Nutter'sS creek in
the same district and county, the Car
ter Oil Company has completed its No.
&c we'll on the II. D. and E. e. SwIger
farm and has ten-barreI pel day
We'll is located coo feet northeast Of
the same companyas No. 5 we'll on this
farm
buster. iii RitcIlie County.
On Buffalo run. in Grant district,
/ Richie county, S. Palmer has com
Epleted his initial test we'll on the a.
Tenant farm through the Salt sand
and it is dry
In the same district and county, on
the waters OF Goose creek, one mile
west of Petroleum, the VFoodlawn Oil
COMPANY has completed its 80 we'll.
on the Marbury tract and has a three
barrel per day punper IN the Big In
Jun sand
on the waters of West Fork river.
lin Washington district. Calhoun coun-
I tv. the Hope Natural Gas Company
ihas completed its initial test well on
/ the B. Hopkins farm through the Big
Injun sand and found that formation
/ barren. This location is one and one-
4 half miles north Of the Same COM
pany's initial test on the ~ ]. Duff
i ne4dflaEM-
Brooke County Dustcr.
/ On Cross creek, in Cross Creek dis
/ trict, Brooke county. the Rock Ledge
Oil Company has completed its initial
# test well on the Ellison Brothers farm
and tits dry in the One Hundred foot
sand.
In Central district, Doddrldge
Ecounty, about one-half mile IN ad-
vance of production, the Hope Natural
I.Gas Company has completed It's Initial
test we'll on the Kate Hudkins farm
/! Through the Gordon sand and that
A formation is dry. This well will be
II shot and tested IN the Big Injun sand
In the same district and county.
about one-half mile northEof the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad at Green
wood, the Carnegie Gas Company has
completed its initial test we'll on the z
Carter heirs farm and has a gas well
in the Maxon sand producing 2, 000,-
600 cubic feet per day.
Shooting in Blue Creek.
N On Elkriver. in Big Sandy district.
KAnawha county. the South Penn OIL
Company gave Its initial test well on
the Phoebe Young farm q charge 81
glycerine and increased its production
to three barrels per day III the Weir
sand. }
On3the Ohio side the Union Furnace
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