The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-06

and 200 feet south or 90. 3 and ZOE
IN efght-narrel punper IN the Weir
SAND. In Lafayette district Pleaa-
Eants county. located one.fourth o. .
mile southwest OF the test on the G0lfy=
fer Gofrail farm. Nelly e Co! drilled
their test on the Isl Cross farm
through the Keener: sand and found
itsbarren. II a. 7 &.
On Fish creek, Liberty district, Mar.
shall county, Laurel Run Oil and Gas
company drilled Its test ON the n. g.,
Cain farm through the Gordon SAND
and has a. light gasser. On Fish creek,
in the same district. the Loudenyille
OIL company is drilling at 100 feet
on the P. Parsons farm. The same
company Is drilling test on the Cor
horn tract. The Manufacturers Light
and Heat company is due in the Cor
don sand at a test on the Nettie Hicks
farm. Marshall county. has more work
under way and starting than at any
time in good many years. The
chances for gas are better than for
oil and the demand for the former is
greater at this time than the supply.
During the recent cold weather some
Of the gas companies supplying gas to
mills and manufacturing plants have
had to discontinue the service on &C.
count of the inadeQuacy of the supply
to meet the demand at industrial
plants and to domestic consumers.
Some of the Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Line companys pumping stations
have been shut down and others are
again using coal for fuel. H..
In the Big 1njun sand development
on Fishing creek, In Green township,
Wetzel county, located seven miles
west Of Pine Grove, the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company drilled its
tests on the Evan Morgan farm
through the sand and will not have bet
ter than fiyebarrel pumper. Re-
Gently there has been a sale OF pro-
ducing property in this district con-
sumated. The property that changed
is the New Martinsvllle Oil and Gas
company's holdings, consisting of a
lease on the S. L. Morgan farm, on
which there are II producing wells
with a combined production Of lis
barrels day. A part Of it is new pro-
duction and the price paid Is reported
to have been 100000. The purchas:
ing company Is said to be the Barnett
OIL company Of New York. II the
price at which the property was sold
is correctly reported it would be at
the rate of nearly $500 a barrel and
that is going some for production in
that territory. This is the second re-
ported sale of producing properties to
Eastern capitalists during the past
week.
Harrison county iss leading in test
work under way and starting. On
Salem Fork, Ten Mile district, the Uni
versal Oil, company Is building rig
for another test on the Belle E. Ran
dolph farm. On Raccoon Run Carter,
Sheets & Co. are drilling on the Ida
L. DAVIDSON farm. On Halls Run Car
ter, Sheets & Jarvis are building a
rig on the William Jarvis farm. On
Rock Camp Run, Sardis district, the
same parties are putting in ). the last
string of casing at a test on the NJ.
X. Dawson farm. On the same stream
Huffmyer & Deegan are placing the
timbers on the L. L. Stewart farm. In
the same district D. u. Carter & Co.
have the timbers on the ground for a
rig on the Della Rogers farm. On Ten
Mile creek Parrish & Grove have the
road completed ito Its location on the
W. E. Allen farm.
On Sandy creek, Ravenswood dis
trict, Jackson county, John Badly &
Co. are down 1000 feet at wildcat on
the K. e. Nutter farm. They are put
ting down this test with a drilling ma
chine and whether 1t is producer of
duster will do some more testing in
Ravenswood district. Roane county
has some experimental work. On
Spring creek, Spencer district, G. l..
Cabot is drilling $4,000 feet on. the
M. J. Simmons farm and on Frozen
Camp Run the Pnited Fuel Gas com.
pany is drilling at 1900 feet on the
Stewart McCrady farm. On Big Root
Run, Center district Calhoun county,
@. T.. Cabot Is starting on the Jane
Wilson farm.
The OIL Market
The prices paid for oil of various
grades by the purchasing agencies are:
pennsylvania ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. $2.40
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