The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-13
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
Of TRESTATE
Latest Reports Of Operations in
West Virginia, PennSyI-
vania and Ohio.

After several weeks lull in compile
tions in the deep sand territory in
southeastern Ohio a number Of wells
have been drilled in and all are light
or dry. There will have to be decided
improvement in the average size OF
tie wells during the latter part Of the
month to prevent the southeastern
Ohio fields from showing a decreased
amount Of new production. In the
central part OF the old Junction City
field, Pike township, Perry county, the
Pilot OIL and aGs Company's second
test on the Emma Wilson farm is
through the Clinton sand and is a ten
barrel pumper.
South of New Straitsville. Ward
township, Hooking county, the Ply
mouth Oil and Gas Company completed
and shot No. 7 on the Harry X. Starr
farm. The we'll produced sevcnty-ive
barrels the ensuing twenty-fOur hours
In the southwest quarter section 20
Falls Gore township. the Purvts Roy
atty Company drilled No. 4 on the j. n.
Purvis farm through the Clinton sand
and scored buster. They went
through the Clinton sand at this well
at a depth OF 2,753 feet.
In the northeast quarter of section
IS, Green township Hooking county,
CoweIl, Cochran & Funk completed and
shot No. 8 on the Samuel e. and John
w. Bungard farm and it is showing
for forty or ffty-barrel producer in
the Clinton sand. This location is 600
feet east Of No. 2, dry hole on the
same farm. In the northeast quarter
of section II in the same township tho
Fisher Oil Company completed and
shot No. 5 on the William Lemon farm
and 1t shows 10 re ten or fifteen-barrel
pumper.
Shallow Territory.
In the shallow sand territory, De-
catur township, Washington county,
Offper G Murvyn completed test on
the James V. Duffy farm and have
duster in the Cow Run sand. In Rome
township. Athens county. the Citizens
National Bank completed No, on the
Esther Frost farm and ii is a light
pumper in the same formation.
The Central Finance and Contract
Company drilled No. 9 on the Stella
George farm, located 1900 feet south
east OF No. 8 in section 80, Swan town
shin, Vinton county, through the Clin-
ton sand and found light gas pres
sure In the bottom Of that formation
In the Corning district. Bearfield town
shin, Perry county. II. p. Schmidt &
Company's test on the John Hane farm
is drilling. In the same district Stone
&Cooks are drilling a test on the Al
fred Milligan farm.
In the Cow Run district, Lawrence
township, Washington county, Calvin
A. Peavy & Co. completed No. 81 on
the Torner OIL Company's farm and 1t
Is showing for light pumper in the
first Cow Run sand. In the Gayrsyille
district, washington township, Monroe
county, ]. A. Mclaughlin & Companys
test on the A. Whitacre far mis- show
ing for a four-barrel pumper in the
Berea grit.
There is more work under way and
starting in Monroe county at this time
than at any period in a number OF
months, but the result Of the late COM
pletions do not hold out inducements
for greater activity. The territory has
been prett ywell drilled over and
operators are not inclined to wildcat
in that which has not been tested
Despite the fact that Jefferson county
has been completing many dry holes
and nothing better than light bumpers,
operators are keeping up the search
for new producing territory. In Island
Creek township Casner Brothers are
due in the sand at a test on the James
Gracy farm, owens & Company are due
at a test on the Dobbins heirs farm
and drilling one on the Hall heirs
farm.
West Virginia.
operators interested in territory on
Dents Run, Warrington district, Ma
rion county, W. Va, are deeply inter
ested in the Q. NJ. Batson farm and are
anxious to see 1t drilled in. 1t is still