The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-12
0il and Gas.

The end Of the weeks development
work In the Eastern fields attracted
but little attention. The gusher on
the Higgtnbotham farm in Manning.
ton district, Marion county, W. Va,
completed the previous week caused
quite q commotion and the close OF
the past week operators were hustling
TO start new work In that locality.
The rapidity with which the gushe-
on the Higginbotham farm has declin.
ed would seem to indicate that u Is
not drawing its production from any
largo area Of producing territory and
some disappointments are likely to
be encountered when the wells now
starting are completed. The great
trouble has been when the discovery
like the gusher Is made in any local.
tty there Is. twice as much new work
started as warranted by the location
and the result In the end shows but
few have profited by the discovery.
What operators In the Eastern fields
most desire at this time Is the discov.
cry OF some strictly new producing
territory, capable Of expansion into
q field or pool OF appreciate dimens.
ions. In the absence OF such discov.
cry operators are deyoting their atten.
lions to developing old territory with
no hope OF getting anything better
than light bumpers.
The best completion OF the week
was the Hope Natural Gas company's
test on the c. E. Nicholson farm, 10.
Gated on Spring Run, New Milton dis.
trict, Doddridge county. 1t was cred.
tied with production OF 40 barrels
the first "a hours after 1t was drilled
Into the Big Injun pay. While the
well Is not located in strictly new
territory, 1t will call out some new
work.
In Union district, Wood county, the
South Penn OIL company drilled No.
16 on the P. o'Brien farm through
the second Cow Run sand and has a
light pumper in that formation. In
the same district the Byers OIL com.
pany drilled No. 4 on the C. E. and v.
g. Elliott farm through the same for.
nation and got a duster. In the same
district the South Penn OIL company
is drilling No. IA on the ]. B. Hender.
shot farm. The Brown.Watterson OH
company has the rig completed for a
test on the Jacob Sweeney farm.
In the Weir sand development on
Indian Creek. Elk district, Kanawha
county, the Ohio Fuel Oil company
drilled No. 3 on the William H. Cav.
ender farm through the sand and it
Is good for 10 barrels day. In the
same district the Empire Petroleum
company completed its test on the
William Jarrett farm. It is good for
20 barrels day in the same forma.
ton. In Big Sandy district, Kanawha
1unty, the South Penn Oil company
has hve-barrel pumper In the Weir
sand at second test on the Levi
Deel farm.
On Miller Run, Spencer district,
Roane county, G. L. Cabot drilled
second test on the NJ. J. Summers
farminto the Berea grit and developed
a fair gas pressure and the well Ia
spraying some oil. On Big Root Creek,
Center district, Calhoun county, G. L.
Cabot has a fair gasser In the Big
lnjun sand at his test on the Jane
Wilson farm. In the SAME district
on the stream he is drilling test on
the ]. Holbert farm.
Compilations in Lincoln county are
arriving with good deal OF regularity
as to numbers and size. Very few CT
the wells have an initial production
OF more than 10 barrels, but on the
other hand very few are busters. On
Laurel Fork, Duval district, the Unit.
ed Fuel Gas company's No. 10 on the
Horse Creek Coal and Land Company's
tract Is an eightbarrel amber oil
producer in the Berea grit. On Por.
tiers Fork In the same district the
South Penn Oil company has a five.
barrel pumper at No. SO on the Horse
Creek tract. On the same district the
same company Is drilling Nos. IS, 57
and 81. The United Fuel Gas company
has the rig completed for No. Ii on
the Horse Creek Coal and Land Com.
pany's tract.
On Cobbs Creek, Washington dis.
trict. Lincoln county, the Taylor OIL
and Gas company has the rig complet.
ed for test on the Reese Pauley farm
located south Of the Carter Oil com.
pany's production on the Joseph Moore
farm. On Porters Fork, Duval dis.
trict, adjoining the Horse Creek tract,
the Wayland OIL and Gas company Is
drilling a second test on the Albert
Pauley arm. The South Penn OH
company has the rig completed for
No. S. on the Horse Creek tract.
On Lick Run, New Milton district,
Doddridge county, Fred Engston G
Co. have started to drill test on
the ". J. Douglass farm. On Tanners