The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-26
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

Mortimer farm, located on Long Drain
run, Church district, Wetzel county
and has a gasser in the Maxon sand
On the same stream and in the same
district, the Manufacturers Light and
Heat company's test on the E. J. Hig.
gtnbotham farm lisa Gordon sand gas.
ser.
On Sugar Tree fork, Union district,
Lincoln county. the Big Greek De
Yelopment company drilled No. s or
tho Peter Woodrum farm through the
Berea grit, and 1t is showing for q
l0-barrel pumper. The same company
has the rig completed for No. s on
the Eliza Curnes farm.
The report of two busters in the
vicinity OF the Thirty.Foot gusher or
tho Higginbotham farm on Dents run,
Warrington district, Marion county
has now been confirmed. The Del
mar OIL company's No. 20 on the A
]. Hays farm, located south OF the
gusher Is dry, and the Anchor Oil com.
pany's test on the J. F. Crouser farm.
located west, Is In the same class. II
will be recalled that the gusher on
the Higginbotham farm, when drilled
in three weeks ago, had on initial
production OF 100 barrels and was
largest well found In the West Viz.
ginia fields since the development OF
the Blue Creek field in Kanawha coun.
ty. With a duster to the north and
one to the west, the prospects for a
new pool are not promising. The find.
Ing OF a good producer on the Higgin.
botham farm is not unlike past ex.
periences in the old districts. Drill.
ing In a good we'll calls out a lot OF
new work, and In the end more dust.
ers than producers are completed.
In the Weir sand development in
Elk district, kanawha county, the
South Penn Oil company's No. So on
the Blue Creek tract is a better pro.
Queer than indicated when first drill.
ed into the sand. The well produced SIS
barrels the first "a hours. Its first
estimate was q 10;barrel pumper. In
the same district, the Empire Petro.
leum company has the rig completed
for q test on the ]. A. Boggs farm.
In the Eureka district, Peasants
county. Frank Shrier's test on the
c. H. Bartlett farm Is a buster in the
Cow Run sand. S. B. Glenn got one
OF the same kind at q test on the Ham.
nett heirs farm. The New Fork Pet.
roleum company completed a test Oh
the A. Ruckman farm and has q 10.
barrel pumper. Hammett & Co.'s test
on the Sharp heirs farm is a very
light pumper. Carl X. Dresser is
drilling No. 8 on the II. J.. and r. N.
Coritt farm. In Union district, Tay.
Tor & White are drilling a test on the
E. D. Fellers farm. In the same dis.
trict, White & Rea's test on the C.
F. Pollard farm is a buster.
A large amount OF test work is
starting and under way In the old
districts. More operators are pInning
their faith to the old districts than go.
ing out into new and untried terri.
tory. On Campbells run, Warrington
district, Marion county. the Chalmers
OIL & Gas Company is due in the sand
at q test on the Simon Moore farm.
On Bartholomew run, Hickman &
Huffman have started q second test
on the Alfred Kendall farm. On Fish
creek, Church district, Wetzel coun.
ty. the Carnegie Natural Gas company
is due this week on the T. L. Stewart
farm. The same company has n rig
completed on the Leroy Taylor farm.
On West Fork river, Union district,
Harrison county, the Vesper Gas COM
pany Is starting on the George Low
Their farm. In Ten Mile district, D. j.
Carter & Co. have made a location
on the Eliza Young farm. On Long
run, Grant district, Doddridge coun.
ty. the Sun Gas company has started
to drill on the NJ. J.. Boyle farm. In
Greenbrier district, the wayland Oil
& Gas company is due in the fifth
sand on the Edith Stout farm. On
Jacobs run. Ten Mile district, Ernest
Randolph & Co. are rigging up on the
C. ". Law farm and getting in mate.
rial for a test on the G. T. Nuzum
farm.