The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-23
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF 7R|-STA1E
Latest Reports Of Operations III
West Virginia, Pennsy-
vania and Ohio.

There are few competitions in the
West Virginia fields better than light
bumpers. This fact does not dlspar-
age operators from going after them
and a great many districts show an
increase of work Of that character.
In the Blue Greek, Weir sand devel-
opment, Elk district Kanawha eoun-
~, the South Penn OIL Company COM
pleted No. 8 on the Mary Murdoch
farm and has five-barrel pumper.
On Falling Rock Creek in the same
district the O'Connell OIL Company
drilled No. SO on the Goshorn tract
through the same formation and got
the same kind Of producer.
In Spencer district. Roane county,
the South Penn OIL Company's No. 4
on the L. ]. Harris farm has been
drilled through the Big Injun sand
and is not good for more than eight
barrels a day. In McClelland district,
Doddridge county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company drilled its second test
on the A. I. Allen farm through the
Big Injun sand and II is a small gas
we'll. The location is one-half mile
north Of the first test on the same
farm.
On Crooked Run Of Leading Creek.
Freemans Creek district. Lewis coun-
ty. the South Penn Oil Company has
cleaned out an old we'll on the John
Dempsey farm and gave It shot in
the Maxon sand and Il is showing for
a light puInper. On Coal Lick Run.
Warrington district, Marion county,
the Philadelphia Company drilled Its
test on the ]. N. Jones farm through
the Fifth sand and developed little
gas. II will be given q shot.
Starting Test Wells.
On Dotson Run, Central district.
Doddridge county. Frank Nay and
Company are building the rig for a
test on the G. +, Towner farm.
Richie county has quite good show
ing OF experimental work. On Adds
Run. Grant district McGilton and
Company are drilling on the G. W.
CLAYTON farm. On Bunnell's Run,
CLAY district. ]. P. Ashburg and Com
pany have started to drill on the VIII
lis Saddler farm.
On Elk Run. Union district. Clay
county. the Chalmers Oil Company
has made the location for test on
the Reid Davenport farm. On Steer
Creek, Birch district Braxton county.
l.. G.. Shradcr has location on the
c. N. snod grass farm. On the left
fork Of Steer Creek, otter district, the
Eastern Oil Company Is building a
rig on the widow Gerwig farm. On
wills Creek, Elk district, Kanawha
county, Geottman and Goshorn have
made location on the Richard Carte
farm. On Fishing Creek. Green dis
trict. Wetzel county, seven miles west
of Pine Grove, Samuel Martin and
Company are building rig on the 7.
Fl. King farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the Chester Hill district in Wes-
ley township. Washington county, o..
operators are finding some good pro-
ducers In the shallow sand. In y
district. j. T. Dillon has drilled No.
s on the Charles L. Norman farm
through the Payne sand and 1t Is
showing for n twenty-fve-barrel pro-
Queer. In the same township Porter
and Buckley completed a test on the
william Bingham farm and Stephens
and Company completed test on the
Albert Graham farm and both are
busters.
In the Warner district. Salem
township. washington county, Bogar
and Johnston drilled No. s on the
William Gross farm through the 500
foot sand and found nothing. In the
same district Minch and COMPANY
completed No. 7 on the Peter Piaff
farm and secured FIVE barrel pump
err in the first Cow Run sand. In
Marietta township the River Gas
Company's No. 4 on the W. B. Pane
farm is a buster in the Berea grit.
In Newport township. Williamson
and Athey have drilled second Test
ON the W. n. Rea farm through the
Cow Run sand and II Is very light
bumper. In Marietta township, A.
]. Jarnison's test on the Relic Racer
| farm is dry in the second Cow Run
sand.
In the Caldwell district. Seneca
township, Noble county. the Ohio
Fuel Supply COMPANY Is starting n
| test on the Secrest heirs farm, In
| stock township, H. r. futile ia drill
Ing a test on the Jacob King farm
and Mccormick and Blakeslee have
the rig completed for No. on the
James Stone farm.
In section 20, Green township. Har-
r,son county, located two miles south
OF production on the John Rr'ce"r
farm. Cheeks. shreeves and HEDGES
drilled their test on the ]. w. Rife
farm through the Berea grit and have
a buster.
In the Dorseyville field, Allegheny
county. the National Oil and Gas
Company has another good producer
on the W. ]. Robinson farm. The
new producer is this company's No.
q and "a flowing at the rate OF ten
barrels an hour from the second pay,
They are still drilling and expect an
increase In production. No. Z on the
same farm js holding nm at 800 bar.
rels a day, Alexander Valleys No q
IN the Jeanette McCorkle farm is
holding up at 200 barrels day.
The old districts. not condemned
IN the mast are attracting attention
and much territory has been leased
recently and Is still feature. In
South Beaver township. Beaver coun.
ty six miles southwest OF Beaver
Falls. the Curtis OIL and Gas Com
pany has taken up block OF leases
If 5a3 acres, and is starting a test