The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-14

a further increase in production Is
expected when the wei has been full
ly drilled in. From It's present show
ing an extension is assured and Will
open the way for considerable dcveI-
opment work
Occasionally the old districts pre-
sent a large producer. On Nutter's
Fork, West Union district Doddridge
county, the Carter OIL Company
drilled its No. 40 on the D. and f..
H. Swiger farm into the top of the
sand and it produced l45 barrels
the first twcnty-four hours. AS soon
as the well began to flow drilling
was suspended to move back the
boiler, and 1t will be drilled deeper
and may increase its production. The
oil is dark in color but light in gray
ity.
On the south fork of Hughes river,
Murphy district. Richie county the
Equality Oil Company drilled No II
on the j. l.. Lamp farm through the
salt sand II is a five barrel pumper
in that formation On Tanner crook,
Troy district. Gilmcr county. 4. c..
Gillespie completed a test on the A.
o. Britton farm and has Gvc-barrel
pumper in the Berea grit
Light We'll in KamlWha.
In the Weir sand development on
Blue creek, Elk district. Nanawha
county, the South Penn Oil Com
pany completed and shot No 10 on
the Anna c. skinner farm and 1t 10
not good for more than five barrels
a day In the old Squaw field in the
same district, the some company shot
No on the jarrett farm and in
creased its production from almost
nothing to four barrels a day.
In Cabin Creek district. located
northeast of the Columbus Produc-
ing Companys plant on the Williams
Coal Company's tract, the United
Fuel Gas Company is down l,S0O
feet at a second test on the Imperial
Colliery Company's tract. The rig
for No 9 on the same tract has been
completed.
On the Williams Coal Company's
tract the Columbus Producing Com
pany is due to get the sand next
week at Nos. &C and 40. The rigs
or NOS ~ ana ~ nave Deeh COM
PleIeu; Ihc ONO fuei vi Compah?
u urliiI4s at 'SVV leet at us test on
Lne o. ". hittenBer iarh' IN Elk
"ISlIIct tne EMPIRE Fe'roleum com
Pany IS starting l TEST on the j. a.
bosss i"r1li'
Ol tne norm 10TH Oh flshlhg
creek, Erant ulSlFIct' MetzeI county
tlie rope NaIural Gas CompIhy
GohllIeteu NO, " on the l. u Gallas-
ner IarIi ana II is lalr SasSer IN
.ne uoluoh Sanu. IN tne same as
L :, sL, tIle same com pahy IS que IN inc
GORDON saEd at second test on inc
, :, ~. =, larnn. ne GarneBle Natural
Ga .' company IS drilling NO. 3 on the
w IlSTu way '%rI' ana mas 'ne rig
I I, Iol no on the J' H.
! u'oee arm
southeastern ONO
. !" me northeast quarter oil section
o. lS'ahu creek township u. un-
ms, !, par'IeS nave urllIed Test on
lilc j. / Zee IaFl lhrough the BE-
rGa srU' II Is custer ana mas been
%Daho"neu, IN lIle same district the
D , vi company test on the
JosGp" Johnson Iarm Is due IN inc
SduG' III the northeast quarter OF
SecV'on o. Louuen lo"nShlp' Harris
Oh county 'le w. u Kennedy COM
p"hy IS due IN me sand at test on
thG Margaret honler farn.
IN me GIaySNille dlSlrict Monroe
county! ~ W Trlm ana company are
que IN the heener sand at test on
james h'hSey iarlll' In the Jack
son hluse district the bates OH and
G"S ooT,p ahy IS drllllng a test on the
Il. a. rates larln' and the Craig
anu vi company mas me rig COM
ple'eu lor d test on the |. Craig
iaTh'
IN the New Matamoras district p.
D. Io"hSeIl ana Companys NO. )
on the haNld Melstel farm Is a dus-
YER charles Felckerson got a five
Darrel pumpeF at ms test on the Cra-
70 iai anu hehry PATTERSON COM
pleted an eight-DarreI pumper at a
ss'oHu teSt Oh MS own tarm. c. Z. .
slower Is que IN She sand at test
On 'he u bradAeIo ram and the
-,i" q, d. VII ana Gas company IS
utIlI'hs second test on the Ida
ward iarui'