The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-09
OIL AND GAS
development
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations In
West Virginia, PennSyl-
Vania and Ohio.

Discussing the probabilities of
''ySho is who" for the next four years
after March ( next. caused oil opera
tors to take little interest in te!d
development. That interest was very
great in the result OF the election was
, evidenced by the few reports recelv-
ed from the fields under development
in all sections. For many months
West Virginia has been in the fore
/ front with important discoveries ana
will no doubt continue to hold thar
position. The shallow sand territory
/ in Burning Springs district. W irt
county, the Red River OIL and Gas
Company has near shallow sano
gusher at its No. - on the Depue-
McCIunE farm. The first twelve
hours after It was put to pumping
from the 4OO-foot sand il placed 100
barrels to its credit II is lacated in
old territory that had been fairly
well developed, and is not expected
to hold up for any length OF time.
On Spring creek. Smithheld district
Roane county. the Roane Develop
ment Company's No. Il on the J. ~
Harris farm is a better producer
than indicaed when first drilled
through the Big Injun sand. The
last estimate places it production at
twenty barrels a day. In the same
locality the Lee OFT Oil Company IS
drilling No. : on the Louisa J. Har-
ri sfarm. In Union district. Clay
county, the Roser Oil Company has
started to drill test on the Daven-
port-Reed farm and the Ohio Fuei
Company is drilling 4 test on the J.
/. Winner farm.
GaSSerS in Tyler and DoddridGe.
ON jefferson run. McElroy dis
trict. Tyler county. the Pittsburg and
West virginia Gas Company COM
pleted a test on the John Smith farm.
II is A Easser in the Big Injun sand.
In Central district. Doddridge coun-
ty the same company's test on the ).
/, Ford farm is 4 gasser in the same
formation. In the same Gistri-t. J.
600 feet south Of the Hope 'fll
Gas Company's No. on the
farm. the Philadelphia = -5'aE
drilled a test on the Smith. ufhte
farm into the Big Injun SAND ana II
shows for n ten-barrel pumper. IN
the same district. Duffy and cum
mings are drilling a test on the zane
Underwood farm.
Dents Run Gauges.
The best producer in the DENT )
run pool. Warrington district. Ma
rion county, Is F. ". Bartlett's No;
q ON the q. E. Batson farm, drllieo
in ten DAYS ago and still holding up
a+ 9cS barrels q day. The Delmar
oil Company's No. % on the John L,
Eav's farm came in a few days ago
nj The rate Of 100 barrels day. rms
rsure for the twenty-four hours emu
M AZ : O'Clock yesterday morning
v.as hut seventy-two barrels. No -.
connIeted n inont ago. is holding up
~ go barrels. Hickman and Hun
mans No. 3 Alfred Kendall farm. ana
the south Penn Oil Company's NO. :
Hoard-Batson farm are prooGei"s
Io6 and 100 barrels. respectively
Tests In Calhoun County.
On Laurel creek. Sherman distrlcl'
C.Ibonn county, the Hope NatuEsC
cas Comnany is drilling tests on the
= Z Roberts and A. Whipley farms
nd building the rig for test on t,,e
Il Wilson farm, located on the Lat
,Ia Kanawha river. On Trace FORK
DetaIb district, elmer county tne
lJnDe Natural Gas Company IS rls'
~ nm NJ a test on the Isaac Martin
sarm In Troy district. tho same com IN
49, &c building a riS on the L. W,
p paos Farm and building rig on
the T. G. Bailey farm. me ~ ,bs
company has started to driii o" ''''
F. l.. Bush farm. o.hr;or dis.
ON johnson Fork. Green I,t 'e pbjI,.
+rict. Doddridge county. tnS -
5eInhla Company lost the toois 80 a.
ana feet on the F. \. boits 80
Sstdded the rig and started d -,
bois, On Back fork OF Alum ~ IN.
Freeman's district. Lewis c S'I I...i, or
Hone Natural Gas Company WI. ~
The patrick Hines farm Is not man I D.
= satisfactory showing 10 w ,ou.,
,r,e and will be drilled 10 Sne 80 ~"
az sands. The South Penn on S SOI,
o :. IS No. 3 on the F. G. WOOD LaLul
1ocaed on Pinch creek, Elk Gies.iE NJ
WaSoTba county. reported sho%lug
~ = Sfteen barrel pumper, proauS ,,'
H ~ barrels the first twenty,
49, t1S hours after drilling into tnS
W. and nav. No. 3 on the LOUIS us.
49,. Earn, is due in the sano. Ahe
1onyni on Company has the rlg W
for a second test on the Campoei'
heirs farm. ~
The deep sand territory IN $500 Hoof
eastern Ohio presents anotnet SS ~
nroducer. 1t is the Conttnenlai ~,
Company's second test on the Az A ~
amer heirs farm. located N aaT
township, Hooking county. Ine W.
nroduced 10 barrels the 1rst :" ~
tv.four hours, and the loeation = ~, .,
feet north Of the same - ~,
No / on the same farm. In tn'
sSpoe district the Main on CoIp% M
- - ,.Io. nm for 2 test on one w