The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-13

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Ca No. 4 on Tue lncDOldtu:aLurray
Iarm through NE GVruUn sanu. &C 10
an average kasser Ior tlat iocaIity.
nc gas riknt UU TINS Larm Is owned "
! me tteseEte Gas company alu the Wen
Mas peen reIeaseu % tual company.
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uVuu.., scuiasel & r'reld have COM
pLeleu NJ. % on Tue ). >. neIIs IaI "a.
lC Is showing . a u%ve-Darrel punpSf
IN the big luJun SAND.
hoIders VI territory in Roane coun-
~ are reyIvlng uevelopmenl WORK. On
spring creek, SmltlneIu district, tue
Lee UtL company drilled lts 40. .
on the Louisa J. riarrIs iafm through
the Big mum sand. It SHOWS o u
IU.barrel pumper. On Clover creek,
in the same district, the Carter OII
company has the rig completed for a
test on the T. NJ. lero Iarm.. This
location is one mile east OF the same
company's production on the +. 5.
+ bu6I ldlHs VI DO66S ANh
rel creek, Spencer district, the Lee
for a test on the j. A. Harris farm. In
the same district, the Fisher Oil COM
pany ha6 the rig completed for No.
8 j. K. Knight n Nos. 3 aud 5 on the
w. w. Short farm. on Walton dis
trict tn Ohio Fuel OIL company ts
fishing at its test on the A. W. Sum
mers farm.
On the Ohio side the shallow sand
districts are furnishing the late COM
pletions. Light bumpers are in evil
dence In all districts and there Is not
much encouragement TO expect any
thing bCtte:. III the W0odsiield dis
t'riCt, Sunbury township, Monroe couii.
ty. George Trautman & Go. have com
pIeted a test on the Alfred Ruicy farm.
located one and One.half miles ives,
OF production. The well is good for
five barrels a day the Cow u
sand.
William Hume & Co. have drilled
No. s on the John Lee Hall farm
through the keener sand and 1t is
showing for an eight-barrel pumper.
This we'll is located in the Payne dis
trict, in Lawrence township, Washing
ton county. Very small wells arc the
result OF late competitions In Newport
and Marietta townships. In the New
port district, the Crescent OIL FRO
ducing company's No. % on the Plum'
eT heirs farm is a very light pump
er in the first Cow Run sand. In tho
same district j. V. Smith & Co.'S test
on the John Burger farm Is a duster.
In Marietta township Butts * 20.
drilled a test on the Fred Hart farm
through the Goose Run sand. II Is
dry and will be abandoned. In the
same township A. j. Jemtson drlllea
his test on the y. o. Racer larn
through the first Cow Run sand Win
no better luck. In the Newport as
trict Williamson & Co.'S No. 3 on the
w. H. Rea farm is q very light pump
or in the first Cow Run sand.
In the Corning district. Monroe
township, Perry county, {. III. McCray
drilled No. Il on the R. Z. Nuzum farm
through the Berea grit. 1t Will not
make better than a two-barrel pump
err, Harrison county has more new
work under way and starting than at
any time In a number of yea-s. East
of the old Scto field, in ltumley town
ship. H D. Jennings & Co. drilled a
test on the luu Du6SOH iu,hi
the Be-aa grit. This location Is LOO
feet north OF developments and is a
light pur;per. Six miles northwest OF
the old Scio field, in Perry township,
Carroll county, the Butterfield OIL
company is drilling a test on the Alex
ander Scott farm. South Of Cadiz
there is some ncw work starting in
the vicinity Of the recently completed
well on the j. W. Rife farm.
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