The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-25
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports OF Operations IN
West Virginia, PennsN-
vania and Ohio.

eastern Ohio mas drilleu III 4" CeuP'V
Of producing wells. In the Union FUR
mace district, IN section l6, Starr town
ship, Hooking county, the Preston OIL
Companys test on the J. n Gordon
farm Is in the Clinton sand and show
ing for good producer. II mas not
been drilled through the sand. but Is
/ in deep enough to indicate good well
The same company is drilling TWO
tests on the oliver P. Dufry farm, but
| II will be several weeks before either
will be due to get the sand. In tho
same district tho Ohio Fuel Oil Com
many is down GOO feet at test on the
Eliza STEERS farm.
In the northern end Of the field near
Black Hand, Hopewell township, LACK
Ink county, tho Planet OIL Company
has a show for n fine producer at Its
test on the p, II. Kreager farm. inc
we'll was drilled through the Clinton
sand and shot and flowed seventy-hve
barrels the first five hours. This loca-
ton Is 900 feet southeast Of the COL
umbus OIL and Fuel Company's test
on the ]. d. Gard farm.
Four miles north Of Cannelsville,
Brush creek township, Muskingum
county, Hite and Cafferty drilled their
test on the Lewis French farm through
The Brea grit and found 1t barren. In
the old junction City field, Pike town
ship. Perry county. there is some new
work starting. Ralph Brothers. are
drilling test on the ]. b. Safell iarm.
The Carter OIL Company Is building
the rig for No. 4 John F. Klingler ana
have made the location for test on
the James McGonagle farm. The Ma
tonal Oil Company is building the rlg
for No. 3 on tho N. II. Palmer farm.
Shallow Sand Territory.
In the Woodsheld district, wayne
township, Monroe county, Middleton
and Company have drilled their test
on the Daniel langdon farm through
the big lime and 1t is light pumper.
The location Is 1000 feet south OF the
Carter OIL Company's test on the
Alexander Cronin farm. Two miles
west of the Ohio river, in Wells town.
ship, Jefferson county Mayer and
Engle have completed a tcst on the
oliver heirs farm. located on Salt run.
lit is a buster in the Berea grit and
the upper sands.
In Morgan county. near Stockport,
the Federal OIL Company drilled sec
ond test on The B. Hopkins farm
Through the Cow run sand and mas
buster. In the same district Metcalf
and Riddle completed No. IS on the s.
Il. Schoheld farm and It is avery light
: punper. In Washington county Bogard
and Johnson scored dustcr ut their
.INo. Z on the William Gross, Jr.. farm
and Mlnch and Company's No. 2 on the
Peter Pfaff farm is good for five bar
rols a day in the first Cow run sand.
In Summit township, Belmont colin-
ty the Oak Hill Oil Company has the
|rig completed for second test on the
Isaac johnson heirs farm. In Meade
township the Natural Gas Company OF
West Virginia is due in the sand at a
test on the Eta Stonebraker farm and
has the rig completed for a second test
on the William Masters farm
In Knox township, Columblana
county, Kuhns and Company drilled a
test on the Isaac Oech farm through
the Berea grit and developed nothing
but a light gas pressure. In the same
district w. A. Baker is drilling a test
Ion his own farm. In Fairfield town
ship the Victoria Oil Company COM
pleted Nos. S and 6 on the ], II. Henry
farm and the same cor1panys No. . on
1.-THE Samples heirs farm Is duster
and No. 2 is due in the sand.
West Virginia.
In Central district, Doddrldge co,in-
lily, West Virginia, the Philadelphia
Company drilled through the Big
Ilnjun sand and developed a gasser
with capacity Of 100000 cubic feet
q day. On Fleetwood run, Grant dis
Itrict, Wetzel county, the Redwood OIL
Company's good producer on the John
mills farm is calling out some new
work. The same company has made
locations for Nos. 2 and 81 and the
IKanawha OIL Company has made two
locations on the John Mills tract and
The Hope Natural Gas Company has
the rig completed for second test on
the T. II. Gallagher farm.
p Southwest Pennsylvania.
In the Dorseyville field, Allegheny
county, the National Oil and Gas Com
pany's No. 8 on the w. ]. Robinson
farm averaged thirty-one barrels an
hour for the first fourteen hours after
It was drilled into the pay. The COM
pany is moving back the boiler and
will drill deeper The well flows with
greater force than any other complet-
ed in that locality. The same company
/ is building the rig for No. A on the A.
Haas farm.
The Oil Market.
The prices paid for oil o. various
GRADES by the purchasing agencies
are:
Pennsylvania .............,,... .S2.40
Mercer. black .............".,. l.9O
Nav Castle ...............,,... 100
Corning ....... 100
Cabell .......". .l..!,... l.5o
North Lima .................. 1853
South Lima 49,. ............. 1853
WnnHI3T