The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-31
Oil and Gas,

The latest gusher on Dent Run. Man.
nington district. Marion county. ".
Va. Is not only holding up but In.
creasing its production. For the ~
hours ending Sunday morning the No.
:. on the q e. Batsen farm showed
production Of 1000 barrels and for
the "a hours ending yesterday morn
Ing It produced 2,100 barrels. "A
shown By the last gauge. the present
market value Of the production Of this
one well for "a hourB 10 S4,22s. The
eusher is located 800 feet from the
first well on the farm and Is. no doubt,
getting some Of its production. The
last gauge Of No. / was 1876 barrels,
this is the first time II has been be.
low eco barrels since It was drilled
deeper. The other wells IN the pool
are declining and are IS follows:
Hickman & Huffman No. 3 Alfred
Kendall. ga barrels; Delmar on com.
pany No. "a John L. Hays, 800 barrels;
South Penn Oil company No. Z Hoard.
Batson. lis barrels, and Clayton Oil
company No. /. ". 2. Hays, IS bar.
rels. With the production OF several
light wells included. the output OF the
pool Is now above 5000 barrels day.
In all other districts in West vir.
ginia. the best wells are not above the
average. On Middle run. Batelle dis.
trict Monongalia county. the Hope
Natural Gas company drilled its test
on the B. Parks farm through the Big
in!un sand and developed a gasser.
In Central district. Doddridge couu-
ty, V. B. Darby completed No. 5 on
the F. N. Britton farm and it is pro-
duc!ng 90 barrels a day from the Big
irjun sand.
On Middle run OF Arnold creek. Cen.
trail district. Doddridge county. the
Philadelphia company drilled its test
on the Edward Smith farm through
the Big lnjun sand. The well shows
capacity Of seven million cubic feet
OF gas day. This Is far above the
average size Of the gas wells now
found in West Virginia.
In Grant district, Richie county. W.
II. Jonas completed and shot his No.
% on the Wood County Petroleum
tract and It shows for 5-bar.
rel pumper in the salt sand. In Wash.
!ngton district, Peasants county. Ttait
Brothers & Company completed and
shot in the Cow Run sand. No. .. on
the W. H. DYE farm. II is very light
pumper, good for less than ave barrels.
On Beeson run, Clay district, Ritch.
lie county. the Philadelphia company
has ecmple.ed a second test on the
n. J. Knight farm. 1t is light gas
Ser IN the Big Injun sand. On the riv.
er front in Lubeek Obstructive coun
t.. Stout Brothers drilled their test
on the Emily c. Meldahs farm into
the salt sand and It has developed
strong flow of salt water. On Pond
run, Parkersburs district. the Cinch
Oil & Gas company's test on the H.
F. Saver farm is buster in the sec.
ond Cow Run sand.
On the Little kanawha river. Sher.
man district. Calhoun county, the Hope
Natural Gas company gave its wild.
cat on the Granville Rice farm a shot
in the Big lntun sand and i, produc.
ed 80 barrels the ensuing 81 hours.
On Big Sandy creek. Geary district,
Roane county. the United Fuel Gas
company drilled a test on the Prussia
Carper farm into the salt sand and
developed a gasser.
On Bear Fork, Duval district. Lin.
coin county, the Big Creek Develop.
mert company drilled No. S on the B.
F. Curnes farm through the Berea
grit and It shows for a 1o.barrel pump.
er. On Kelley creek. Cabin Creek
district. kanawha county. the United
Feul Gas coEpanr's test on the Nellie
B. Thompkinson farm Is a light gas.
ser in the Berea grit. On the same
stream the Cabin Greek Gas company
is drilling two tests on the David
Ward heirs' farm