The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
Of. TR|-sTA|TE
Latest Reports Of Operations b
West Virginia, Pennsy-
NJ. vanla and Ohio.

Development work at the close OF
the week in the eastern fields
brought no better results than has
been the rule for some time. Light
producers were the best offered and
not many Of them. The advance IN
the market Is being reflected on oper-
atoms in the fields as there is quite
a good deal of new work starting
in localities that had practically
nothing doing during the depression.
Those familiar with field conditions
know that only old territory in dis
tricts long under development Is
available at this time. -
On Bech Lick run, Greenbrier dis
trict, Doddridge county, the Hope
Natural Gas Company gave Its No. 8
on the ]. Dennison farm a shot and
was agreeably surprised by an III
crease In production. The first
twenty-four hours after the shot was
exploded 1t placed LIS barrels to its
credit.
On the head waters of Coon run.
Mcclellan district, the Carnegie Ma
tural Gas Company drilled test on
the ]. Shrader farm through the Big
Injun sand and it is showing for a
twenty-five barrel producer. The To-
cation is 1000 feet west of the Hope
Natural Gas Company's No. on the
Ross Strosnider farm. In Center
Vile, Tyler. county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company has drilled test on
the I. D. Smith farm into the Big
Injun sand and 1t is a fair gasser.
GasSer In Roane County.
On Millers run, Spencer district,
Roane county, the Depue Gas Com
pany drilled No. 3 on the Sidney
Wines farm through the Berea grit
and has light gasser. On Indian
creek, Elk district, Kanawha county,
the United Fuel Gas Company Is
building the rig for No. 6 on the w.
H. and Mary j. Morris farm. In
the Weir sand development on Blue
creek in the same district, the South
Penn Oil Company completed in the
Weir sand a test on the F. G. Woody
farm and has twenty-five barrel
producer. Ggs-. d
The Carnegie Natural Gas COM
pany has completed its test on the
2. 7. Stewart farm, located on Long
Drain run, Church district Wetzel
county and has a gasser in the Cor
don sand. In the same district and
on the same stream, the same COM
pany drilled second test on the
Mary A., Sole farm into the Maxon
sand and developed fair gas pres
sure. In Clay district, Richie coun-
ty, the Imperial Oil and Products
Company's No. 8 on the W. S. Smith
farm is holding up at 125 barrels a
day.
Duster in Harrison County.
On. Rock Camp run, Sardis dis
trict, Harrison county,, the Hope
Natural Gas Company drilled test
on the E. Allen farm through all the
sands and scored a duster. In Wash
ington district, peasants county, the
Orchard Oil Company's test on the
Gale heirs farm is holding up at
twenty barrels day from the Kener
sand. There are other wells in that
locality producing little from the
salt sand and some have stopped and
these no doubt will be drilled to the
lower sand.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
In nearly all fields there is test
work under way and starting. On
Spring creek, Spencer district, Roane
county, the Spring Creek Oil and Gas
Company Is getting In material for a
Test on the S. NJ. Sergeant farm: On
Cox's Fork, Harper district, j. D.
Turner has started to drill on the
A. P. Litten farm.
At Newberne on Tanners creek,
Troy district, Gilmer county, R. G.
Gillespie Is building the rig for a
well on the w. B. Hessman lot. On
Long Drain run, Church district,
Wetzel county, the Philadelphia Com
pany is drilling tests on the Thomas
Gather and William F. Smith farms.
On the same stream and In the same
district, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany is starting tests on the Christie
Brookover and Fountain Smith farms.
On Bartholomew run, Warrington
district, Marion county, the Carnegie
Natural Gas Company is due in the
sand at test on the E. o. Murray
farm. On Rock Camp run, Sardis
district, Harrison county, Huffmire
and Deagan have made the location
for a test on the L. L. Stewart farm.
The same parties are starting a test
on the Della Rogers farm. On Ten
mile creek Parrish and Grove are due
in the sand at test on the Elmore
Allen farm. In the same district, G..
p. Treat has the rig completed for
No.6 on the w. P. Dye farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the Woodsfield district, Sunber-
ry township, Monroe county, O., the
Natural Gas Company has done very
little development work during the
last year. This company has large
holdings In Monroe county and is
now getting ready and Us soon as
the roads are in better condition will
start some new work. The best oil
the late competitions in Monroe coun-
ty is Cooper and Young's test on the
Joseph McFadden farm, located IN
Center township and credited with 9
production OF forty barrels day. In
the jackson Ridge and New Matamor.
as districts there is some new work
starting in the first named, Middle.
ton and Company are due in the sand
at a test on the Daniel Longdon farm
In the New Castle district, Harvey
and Company are due in the sand al
test on the Jenni Brothers farm
In the Macksburg district, Noble
county, G. q. Edmonds and Company
completed No. 16 ON the Leo orum
farm and have a light pumper. In