The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-16

started to drill a second test ON the
kebecca and CHarTes Arthur farm. In
Mig Sandy district. Kannwha county,
the South Penn Oil Company COM
ploted No. 2 on the j. N. Huffman
farm and 1t shows for a FIVE barrel
pumper in the Weir sand. In Elk dis
trict the same company completed No.
3 on the j. +. Boggs farm and has a
thirty hve barrel produced in the
Weir sand.
In Ddval district, Lincoln county,
the South Penn OIL Company drilled
NO. 62 on the Horse Creek tract
through the Berea grit. 1t Is ten
barrel pumper In that formation. In
New Milton district. Doddrldge coun-
~, the same company's test on the l..
NJ. Dennison farm Is Il gasser in the
Gordon sand. IN the Burning Springs
district. v / county. the South Penn
Company has completed No. 10 on the
n. w Taught farm and 1t is 4 ten
barrel pumper in the sale sand.
buster in Gilmcr County.
In Trow district, Gilmer county.
the Philadelphia Company drilled its
test on the F. c. Law farm through
all sands and 1t Is dry. In Freeman's
Greek district, Lewis county. the
Clarksburg Light and Heat Company
drilled test on the John Logan farm
through all sands and found nothing
but light show Of oil in the Big
Injun sand.
On Wiley fork. a branch of Rich
wood run. Grant district, Wetzel
county, the Redwood OIL Company
drilled No. 3 on the John Mills farm
through the fourth sand and found
moth. in that formation. They then
plus "a the hole below the Gordon
sand and gave it shot in that for
nation and 1t is showing for FIVE
or ten-barrel pumper.
On SCOTS run. Battelle district,
Monongalia county. the Hope Natural
gas Company drilled its test on the
Wesley futile farm through the Big
Injun sand and it shows for a FIVE
barrel pumper. on the same run and
in the same district, the same COM
pany has completed test on the ]. T.
Robinson farm and has a fair gasser
in the Big Injun sand.
Light Wells in Richie County
All late competitions in Richie
county are very light bumpers. On
Steel run. Grant district, G. y. Grows
No. IA on the West Virginia tract is
very light. In the same district the
South Penn OIL Company's No. So
on the Hitchie mines tract is a FIVE
barrel pumF-r in the salt sand. on
White Oak creek, Walker district
Wood county. w. II. Jones drilled
his No. % on the Wood county petrol
cum tract through the Salt sand and
1t is not good for more than two bar
rels day.
The result OF late compilations in
Tyler county is no better than in
Richie. Near Bearsville, Union dis
/ trict, the Pure Oil Producing Com
pany drilled No. on the G. a. Riggs
farm and has ten-barrel pumper in
the same district, Eddy and Cunning.
have have completed No. on the
Selmon ellis farm and 1t shows very
little oil. The Berry Oil Company's
test on the David Wells farm Is drill.
ing in the Big Iniun sand and show
ing for five-barrel pumper. They
are still drilling and may get a sec
ond pay.
In McKim district, Peasants coun.
ty, S. Y. Ramage drilled No. 80 on
the Sol Pethel farm through the Cow
Run sand and 1t shows for four-bar.
rel pumper. In Jefferson district, Gal
laher, Buckley and Company have
drilled No. 3 on the w. H. holland
farm through the Cow Run sand and
1t Is a duster. In Sardis district
Harrison county. the South Penn OF
l Company completed No. on the ]