The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-01
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations 10
West Virginia, Pennsyl.
yania and Ohio.

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beginning to prepare for an early re-
sumption Of development work In the
fields. With the market advancing
and spring not far away all show
they are in favor OF preparedness If
they are to increase their production
during the year. The larger oper-
atIng companies have their men IN
the field looking up territory that has
not been condemned and looks at all
likely. Recently Pittsburg com
panles have sent their scouts to the
new development in the Irvine field
in Estill county, Ky. Some have ac-
quired holdings, but they are remote
from the present operations. Opera
tors r not particular as to where
the discovery Is made, and show a
willingness to follow. There are a
few, however. who in the past have
tried in Kentucky and met with dis
appointments, will not go back.
Gas wells and light bumpers are
the best the West Virginia fields have
TO offer In the list Of late competitions.
On Indian creek, Grant district, Mo-
nongalia county, w. Va. the Hope
Natural Gas Company drilled No. 5
On the Il. A. Kerns farm through tho
Big injun sand and has a gasser. On
Tenmile creek, Sardis district, the
South Penn Oil Company has drilled
No. 3 on the R. V. Thompson farm
into the Gordon sand and it filled up
$500 feet with fluid. The gas press
ure is too light to make the well lift
the fluid.
Richie County.
On Buck run, Clay district Richie
county, the Carnegie Natural Gas
Company drilled its test on the Cyrus
DOtson farm. located in defined terri
tory, drought the Squaw sand and
found nothing in that or any OF the
upper formations. On Dutchman
run, Murphy ristirct, Shafer and
Smathers completed No. Is in the
McGregor farm and have n Salt sand
producer good for fifteen barrels
a day.
On Straight Fork, Burning Springs
district. Writ county, the South Penn
Oil Company is down 1000 feet At
No. 3 on the Martha Wilson farm and
fishing. The same company has the
rigs completed for Nos. Z and s on
the William Dawson farm and No. 5
on the n. W. Taught farm. On
South run, Union district, Peasants
county, Newell and Company drilled
No. 4 on the John +. Kemp farm
through the MaXon sand and it is Il
light pumper.
On Little Rock run, Grant district,
Richie county, Dennis O'Brien com
pleted in the Salt sand No. 61 on the
Wood County Petroleum tract and
got a very light pumper. On Leather
bark creek, Union district. Richie
county, the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany is drilling in the Berea grit at
a test on the C. +. Beall farm and has
developed no oil or gas.
Drill linz and Starting Test Wells.
Richie county has more test work
under way and starting than any
other district in the shallow sand ter
ritory. On Sleeps run, Grant dis
tirct, Pride and Company have the
rig completed for 4 test on the ]. b.
Markey farm. On the north fork of
Hughes river, J. Deems and Com"
pany have made a location on the
W. f. Talbot farm. On Slab run,
Union district. the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company is rigging up on the
Albert Cox farm and has made a To-
cation on the Maria Bayne farm.
~. NJ No ,1n yI avail NTrnhNr dis
trict, V. B. Darby has the rig COM
pleted for a test on the NJ. J. Barnett
farm. On Buck run, Harrisville dis
trict Houke and Brode are building
a rig on the C. P. Meats farm. On
Sugar creek, Lafayette district,
Peasants county, McMullin and Com
pany are drilling a test on the r. A.
Gcrrell farm. On the river front In
Washington district the Orchard OIL
Company is due in the Cow Run sand
at its test on the ). L. Bills farm.
Pennsylvania Fields.
Beaver county, Pa, is completing
some light bumpers. Near George
town, Green township, New Cumber-
land parties have drilled a test on the
Brown and Company farm through
the sand and it shows for a tive-bar-
rel pumper. In Hanover township,
the Twin Oak Oil Company completed
No. 9 on the ]. Z. and a. NJ. Ruchan-
an farm and have a light show Of oil.
1t is scarcely large enought to make
a profitable pumper.
On Pine creek, Allegheny county,
Pa, the Pittsburg Oil and Gas Com
pany drilled a test on the John Peg
her farm through all sands and got
a buster. There has been quite a.
little test work started and completed
in Allegheny county since the discov-
ery of the Dorseyville extension, and
all OF the competitions have resulted
in dry holes. The latest is Valley
and Parks's test well IN the Bricker
farm, south Of the old 1gnomar de-
celopment.
The Rushville Drilling Company,
at Dorseyvillc, has drilled No. 2 on
the Seibert farm through all sands
and it Is a buster. The location is
due north. The same company's No.
3 on the same farm is drilling in the
top of the sand. The National Oil
and Gas Company is still drilling at
No. 9 on the Stephenson farm. The
sand is of good quality and they ez-
pcct another pay. From its present
showing it will make q ffteen-barrel
pumper. On the west side of the de-