The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-22
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations In
West Virginia, PennsyI-
vanfa and Ohio.

In the Thirty foot development on
Dents run, Warrington district, Mar
ion county. W. Va. Hoffman and Hick
man have drilled their No. on the Al
fred Kendall farm through the sand.
When drilled into the pay last week the
we'll produced POS barrels, 1t is still
holding up at $50 barrels. This loca
tion is 500 feet east of the initial pro-
Queer in that locality on the Y. E.
Batson farm. The Clayton Oil Com
pany's test on the ". z. Hays farm
was drilled in about the same time and
It's initial production was 135 barrels.
II has been completed and Is produc-
ing 100 barrels. This wen is located
800 feet northwest of the Batson pro-
Queer The Batson we'll is still pro-
ducng $40 barrels. The three wells
are producing 100 barrels, and the
same number in no other part Of the
eastern fields have so hight produce
ton. F. w. Bartlett has started to
drill No. 3 and has the rig completed
for No. on the Batson farm. J. J
Allen and the Clayton Oil Company
are starting more work on the l.. y.
Higginbotham and w. u. Hays farm.
GRsSrrS In WetzeI County.
On the north fork OF Fishing creek,
Grant district. Wetzel county. the Car
negie Natural Gas Company drilled No.
3 on the j. H. FURRY heirs farm
through the Salt sand, and on the
same stream the Hope Natural Gas
Company drilled No. 5 on the j. VI,
Allen farm through the same forma-
ton. Both are light gas wells.
In Sardis district. Harrison county,
the Victor oil and Gas Company drill
ed Its second test on the Charles
DAVIDSON farm through the Gordon
sand and it shows for 4 very light
pumpcr. The Hope Natural Gas Com
pany had about the same kind of luck
at its second test on the J. Boggess
heirs farm. d. J.. Carter and Company
are due in the Gordon sand at a test
on the l.. L. Steward farm.
In Central district. in DOddridGe
county, the Jefferson Run Oil Com
pany completed No. on the John NJ
Smith farm and the san Gas Com
pany completed No. 4 on the McKendry
Dotson farm. The first Is dry in all
sands and the last in the Big Iniun
The Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company is due in the Big
lnjun sand at Il test on the Andrew
Bailey farm.
New Work In Clay County.
In Union district. Clay county. there
is more new work starting than at
any time since the first of the year.
The Samples Oil Company has started
TO drill No. > on the Harvey Samples
farm. The Goshorn Oil Company is
No. on the Goshorn tract.
The Marine oil Company is drilling No.
~ on the Connell tract and o. l..
Davis is down 500 feet at 4 test on
he j Craig and Sons farm. The United
Fuel Gas Company has a fishing job at |
No. II on the Frank Cox farm The /
Ohio Fuel oil Company lost the tools
IN It's test on the Otto Bowman farm, |
skidded the rig and started new
lole.
southeastern Ohio.
In the deep sand territory in south
eastern Ohio The Preston Oil Com |
Dany is getting the best producers. II
he northwes, quarter OF section %, |
Union Furnace district. Starr town /,
ship. Hooking county. this company
and shot its test on the /.
Elizabeth Bachus farm and it pro-
luccd eighty barrels.
In the northern end of the field in
Iopewell township. Licking county. |
he Columbus oil and Fuel Company |
was down 1850 feet at a second test
On the John S. I.owman farm and
stuck the tools and had % move the
rig and start again. In the shallow |
territory in section IS, Bethel town |
ship, Monroe county. unknown per-
sons have drilled a test on the James
Kinsey farm into the Berea grit and
II shows for a four barrel pumper.
One mile south and IN advance of
production the Rinards Mills dis
trict. Washington county. the Carter
Oil Company drilled No. l. on the
D. b. Mulinex farm through the Berea
grit and found nothing in that or the
upper formations. In the Cow run
Lawrence township. Calvin A.
Pcavy and Company completed No. SO
on the Torner Oil Company's farm. Iii
is very light pumper in the first
Cow Run sand.
In Island Creek township. Jefferson
county, the w. G. Kenney Company
drilled No. on the Charles Shane
far mimic the Salt sand and developed
a fair gas pressure, estimated at
/ 100000 cubic feet a day. 1t will not
be drilled deeper at present. In the
field, Washington county,
r. VI. Eagler and Company completed
a second test on the 3. VI. Eagler farm.
1t is a very light pumper in the Stray
sand In the same district Bert and
Seeley and Company completed a test
on the Allen Hupp farm and Mcconnell
and Fisher completed test on the
Walter Fisher farm. Both are busters.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
Southwest OF the Dorseyville field,
Indiana township. Allegheny county,
Pa. Fried and Schlage have drilled
second test on the George Meister
farm through the Thirty foot sand. Ii
is buster. No. on this farm is a
very light pumper One mile south
east of the old DaEuc farm producer
in East Finley township, Washington
county. the Manufacturers Light and
Heat Company has drilled its test on
the James Montgomery farm through
the Elizabeth sand and found nothing
in that or any of the upper sands,
This is the last of more than dozen
wells drilled with the expectation of
finding an extension to the old Dague
producer. All were failures or near
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