The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-06

much oil territory in the hope ~
getting producers II may be some
time before they find another as good
as the one on the HiFglubotham
farm
on JNEc's run. Clay district Mo
nonEalia county. the Poutross Gas
Company drilled its test ON the NJ.
Wright farm from the Big lnIun to
the lower sands and developed 4
light gas pressure. On the north
fork OF Hughes river. Clay district.
Richie county. the Imperial on and
Gas Products Compauy's tCst on tho
LantE farm is estimated 10 he good
for twenty-five barrels day IN tho
Big lniun sand.
ON Warriors Fork Warrington dis
trlct, Marion county the Clayton on
COmpany's No ON the H. Evans
farm Is light producer IN the Ric
lnjun sand. on Eagle run. Union
district Peasants county. tic Ucuglo
OIL Company drilled q SECOND test on
the John Beagle farm through the
Cow iu nsand and It rs a dustcr.
showing for IL Light pumpcr.
on Bunatu creek, Warrington. dis
trict. Marion county, the Anchor oil
Company completed No. s ON the G.
W Beatty farm and II " reported
showing for n nvc-barrol pumpcr.
] ON Little BiuGamun creek. Lincoln
district. Marion county. the Hope Ma
tural Gas Compauy's test on the W.
/ T. Tctrick farm Is gaSscr in tn"
/ Fifth sand. on Warriors Fork. Man.
. ninrtOn district the Carnegie Natur-
al Gas Company completed n test ON
the u. $. snyder farm. II Is q light
gGsser in the Gordon sand.
On Arnold's creek, Central dis
trtct, DOddridEc county, the Hope MAJ
ural Gas Company drilled tcst on
the S. a. Shlnu farm through all
sands and found nothing but light
4 gnE pressure in the Big lnIun sand.
4 The Hope Natural Gas Company's
( test on the W. l.. Curtis farm. To-
Gated In McElrOy dstrict, Tyler
county. is Il fair easser in the Gordon
sand. on the right fork Of Rush
creek. SmithGcld district Roano
county. the Ohio Fuel Company com
plcted and shot No 6 on the +. NJ.
Summers farm. a very Hight pump
err will be- its caibcr.
In almost every production section
Of the West Virginia fields there Is
moro or less test work starting. OPP
orators are now starting work In "v-
cry locality that promises to give
production. Some OF tho tests un-
der way and starting are located far
in advance OF production. ON Eth
Fork. Ellsworth district. Tyler coun-
ty. tho Eagan OH and Gas Company
has started to drIll test on tho
Minerva Reed farm. On Middle
Island creek the Buster OIL Com
pany Ia drilling on the LcmaRtcr8
Farm. on Fishing creek. Greene dis
trlCt WCt2ol county. Mccormick and
Company are due in the Big niun
sand on the T. ]. Snodgrass farm
on the same stream in Grant dis
/ triCt, Myers and Company are drill
ing on the T. NJ. Stone farm
On the south fork of the Hughes
river. Clay district, RitChIc county.
Il. c. Gillespie Is building the rig
for test onthc Thomas Donovan
I farm. BraNton county has quite
! little experimental work. on steer
creek. Otter district. BraxtOn coun-
ty. the West Virginia OIL and Gas
Company has completed gaBscr on
the j. c. Gerwig farm. On Toms
run the Gcrwig oil and Gas Company
Is drilling at ago feet on tho Ho-
mcr Gcrwig farm Ira G. Saycr is
drilling test on tho II. Il. Mace farm
located on Birch run. Birch district.
On Slccth creek In the same district.
tho Philadelphia Company has made
n location on the ParkersbuTg Mill
ComDnny's property.
Southern Ohio.
On the Ohio side in the Payne dis
trict. Lawrence township. Washing
ton county. Shay. McMullin and Com
pany drilled No. on the T.. a. Hume
farm through the Big Injun sand
and found 1t barren. It will make
very light pumper in the MAxon
sand. The same company Is build
ing the rig for No. 3 on the l.. q.
Smoot farm. w. II. Hume and Com
bany are rigging up at No 8 on the
John Lachnll fnrm.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
a new discovery in Hanover town
ship, Beaver county. Pa. may lead
UP TO the development OF new pool
on the !. T.. aud NJ. A. Buchanan
farm, located between Kendall and
Pumpkin Hollow, and tho Murray
and Andrews production, Pittshurg
parties have drilled in n well. purely
wildcat. and have show for
light pumper. The location Of tho
we'll Is in section that has not been
tested and is attracting attention.
Tho OH Markets.