The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21
OIL and GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations In
West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio.


ducers without interruption This
company has completed about thirty
wells on the big tract and has not as
yet encountered a buster. The pro-
ductiOn has been steadily increasing
and the daily output is higher than
any other new development in the
eastern fields. The producing limits
OF the field have not been defined In
any direction and the completion OF
well three months ago on Cabin
creek assures an extension to the
northeast. The Columbus Producing
Company has just completed No. Is
and it is estimated TO be good for fifty
barrels u day This well was delayed
with a fishing job and should have
been in long ago. The location is 700
feet east OF No. 10. On the same tract
the same company has completed and
shot No. 80 and 1t is estimated TO be
good for 40 barrels a day The loca-
ton is $50 feet south OF No. 10.
GaSsers In DOddrldge and Harrison.
On Spring run, New Milton district,
Doddridge county. the Hope Natural
Gas Company completed a test on the
Grace Hamilton farm and 1t is fair
gasser in the Gordon sand. On Coon
run, 800 feet west Of the Hope Natural
Gas Company's No. on the NJ l.
Allen farm IN Mcclellan district
Trainer Brothers drilled their test on
the John A. Davis farm through all
sands and found nothing but light
gas pressure in the Fourth.
In Greenbrler district, Doddrldge
county, the VI. c. and S. Oil Company
completed second test on the William
Sutton farm and has a fair gasser in
the Big lnjun sand. In Sardis district.
Harrison county. the Hope Natural
Gas Company completed a second test
on the l. j. Borgess. farm and it shows
for very light pumper in the Thirty
foot sand
Richie County Has GaSsers.
On the South Fork OF Hughes river,
Murphy district. Richie county, the
Hope Natural Gas Company has now
drilled its test on the G. c. Marshall
farm through the Berea grit and it is
q fair gasser in that formation. On
Slab creek. Union district, the Carnegie
Natural Gas Company drilled test
on the Greed Cox farm through the
Big Injun sand and found that and
all upper sands barren. The well has
been abandoned.
On Dents run, Warrington district,
Marion county, Hickman and Huff
mans No. 3 on the Alfred Kendall
farm is holding UP at 2S7 barrels a
day. Since this and another well, both
located in the vicinity Of the good pro-
Queer on the q. i. BatsOn farm came
in. the Batson farm producer shows
decline in production. Its gauge for
the last twonty-four hours was 23S
barrels. In Union district. Wood coun-
ty, the Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Oil Company has started to drill No.
10 on the Adam Feick farm.
Long Fishing Job.
In Union district, Tyler county, Bills,
Eddy and Company has finally moved
the rig and started test on the j. II.
McElroy farm. The tools were lost
In this well early last spring and they
flshed all summer and failed to get
them out. IN the same district, Mag
ner and Nicely drilled test on the
NJ. L. I2nochs farm through the Big
Injun sand and have light gasser.
In Walker district, Wood county,
Uhlt and Company completed a test
on the NJ Taylor farm and it Is a
buster. The same parties are drill
ing a test on the Thomas farm and
Knox and Hawke are drilling a sec
ond test on the Campbell farm. In
Centerville district. Tyler county, the
Philadelphia Company has started to
drill test on the Il. +. Hess farm and
has the rig completed for a test on the
NJ R. Mccullough farm.
In Warrington district. Marion coun-
ty. the Marsh Oil and Gas Company
has started to drill its test on the
Snodgrass heirs farm from the Big
lnjun formation TO the lower sands,
on Dents run. the South Penn Oil
Company is due in the Thirty foot sand
at No. 3 on the j. L. Rex farm. In the
same district. the Delmar Oil Com
pany is due to get the sand this week
at No. "a on the \. ]. Hays farm.
Light Wells on Cabin Creek.
Northeast Of the Columbus Produc-
ing Company's development in Cabin
Creek district, Kanawha county, the
United Fuel Gas Company drilled its
second test on the Imperial Colliery
Company's tract through the Berea
grit and 1t shows for very light
pumper. This location is 1000 feet
southeast OF No. l on the same tract
also light pumper No. 2. located
midway between Nos. / and 2 Is drill
ing. At Fairfield on Cabin creek. To-
Gated on the east side. the Ohio Fuel
Oil Company is starting number Of
wells on the ]. d. Kittenger farm. In
the same vicinity the United Fuel Gas
Company is drilling one we'll and start
ing several.
Southeastern Ohio.
Light wells are the result OF late
compilations in the southeastern Ohio
fields. In Knox township. jefferson
county, Peters and Comnany's eoconj