The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-20
FINANCE. OIL AND CAS-

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tehger farm at Fairfield, on Cabin
Creek. In the first four hours It I'LL.
ed up 1900 feet with fluid. and Is est.
mated to be good for 100 barrels a
day.
As related to other operations in
that section, the nearest production OF
the Columbus Producing company on
the Williams Coal company's tract
is one and one.half miles to the south.
west, One.half mile almost due south
the Guyan OIL company completed a
dry hole last year on the W. G. and
H. T. Cadie farm. The United Fuel
Gas company's light pumper on the
Imperial Colliery company's tract Is
seysrallmiles to the north. From this
outline OF operations It can be seer
that there Is room for a pool of good
dimensions, but the chances are that
1t shows an extension TO the Berea
grit pool on Long Bottom run, in
which the Columbus company has
been operating with marked success.
Far TO the north Of the well, on the
Kittenger farm, the United Fuel Gas
company Is drilling a second test and
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imperial Colliery company's tract. To
the east and a little north the South
Penn OIL company Is drilling q second
test on the Coalburg Colliery com,
pany's tract. Except for a test drill.
ing on the Bowan Coal company's
tract, this Is all the work under way
in Cabin Creek district. exclusive OF
the Columbus company's active oper.
atoms on the Williams company's
tract.
The wildcat we'll on the W. F.
Barnes farm on the Little Kanawha
river. In Sherman district, Calhoun
county, has not met the expectations
OF the Hope Natural Gas company, and
they have pulled the casing and are
drilling It deeper. When first drill,
ed into the sand the well made a very
favorable impression.
On Falling Rock creek, Elk district.
kanawha county, the South Penn oil
company has completed and shot No.
IL on the W. A. McCorkle farm. II
Will make a tlve.barrel pumper in the
Weir sand. On Pinch creek, Elk dis,
trict, there is quite a little new work
starting. The Republic OIL G. Gas
Company is drilling No. S on the
George Bryant farm. The Ohio Fuel
OIL company Is drilling NO. 2 on the
g. B. Myers farm, 1900 feet southwest
Of the first test on the same farm
The South Penn Oil company is drill,
Ing a second test on the NJ. yickers
farm. 700 feet southwest OF No. l.,
On Laurel creek, Spencer district,
Roane county. there is new work start.
Ing. The South Penn Oil company's
No. 5 on the B. e. Rogers farm, the
Fisher Oil company's No. on the w
W. Short farm and the Wayland OIL
& Gas Company's No. 3 on the A. ]
Waggoner farm are drilling. On Spring
run, New Milton district, Doddridge
county, the Hope Natural Gas com
pany drilled No. s on the Mary L
Swisher farm through the Gordon sand
and has a fair gasser.
Doddridge county Is completing as
many or more wells than any of the
old districts. In Central district the
Philadelphia company drilled a test
on the H. H. Shinn farm through the
Bib Injun sand, and It Is dry. The 10,
cation Is 1000 feet west of the Hope
Natural Gas company's No. 3 on the
r. Ptggot farm. One.half mile west o.
Greenbrier. In the same district, the
Sun Gas company completed a sec
ond test on the A. E. Dotson farm, and
has a Maxon sand gasser with a ca
paclty OF 4,000,0 900 cubic feet a day
On Dents run, Warrington district
Marion county, J. ]. Allen & Co. shot
its we'll on the Higginbotham farm and
in the first "a hours after It was clean.
ed out It produced so barrels. F. w
Bartlett's well on the 2. E. Batsor
farm was agltated for a short time
and It's production for the ensuing
"a hours was 30S barrels.