The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-18
OH AND GAS
development
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations III
West Virginia, PennsyI.
Vania and Ohio.

The Cabin Creek district IN Kan
fawha county, w. Va. after remain
ing quiet for some weeks Is again
| to the front with good producers and
further emphasizes the producing
possibiltties Of the Berea grit field.
I From the size Of the late compile
tions It begins to look as though the
1 Columbus Producing Company was
getting into better territory than it
had previously developed on the big
Williams Coal Company tract. It
has completed Nos. 4 and Sc and
they are good for sixty and 400 bar
rels,- respectively. The same com
pany has completed Il test on the
q. a. Slower farm and It Is esti-
mated TO be good for eighty barrels
a day. All three OF these wells are
located in the northeast extension
and In the vicinity Of the Ohio Fuel
OngCompany's producer on the John
-. Kittenger farm.
Since development work began in
this district the production has been
steadily increasing and is now higher
than any other district in the east
ern fields. The wells show good
staying qualities and under active
operations the new compilations Off
set the decline In the old wells. Now,
that the producing limits have been
extended to holdings other than the
Columbus Producing Company 1t Is
predicted that holders other than the
Columbus Producing Company will
take an active part in development
work.
Lincoln county As another that will
continue development work. In Du-
val district, the Eagler Oil and Gas
Company completed No. 4 on the
Walter Hall farm and secured an
efght-barrel pumper On the Little
Kanawha river. two and one-half
miles below Grantsyille in Center
district. Calhoun county. Godfrey L.
Cabot has drilled his test on the Mat
tie Bets farm into the salt sand and
showing for a light pumper.
Light wells are the Offering in
P1easants county In McKim dis
strfct, the Octo Oil Company has com
pleted No. So on the NJ f. Holden
farm and it is not good for more than
two barrels. The Shanty Oil and
Gas Company's No. z on the Sarah
lane Barnhart farm IS dry IN the
Cow Run sand.
In the same district. the Eng1e
Run OIL Comp completed so. 4 !
on the Allen Holden farm and vii
4 notbe good for more than one barre
In the Cow Run sand. u. C.. White
the Riggs Bros. farm through thu
Keener sand and it shows for a two
barrel pumper. Four completion:
and five barrels OF new production
is rather dfscouragfng.
At Josephs Mills, Centeryilie dis
trfct. Tyler count y, the Pittshurg anc
West Virginia Gas Company com
pleted and shot its second test oI
the Alexander UlDnl farm 1t is ,
SIIy, cor, ~
4 AT the head OF Big run, in the SANE
district. the Carnegie Natural Ga:
Company drilled a test on the Min
ME Mccullough farm through tn
Big In1un sand and got q gasseF.
The deep sand territory in south
eastern Ohio presents q good pro
Queer. It Is the CHARTERS Oil Com
Dany's No. 112 on the Hooking Val
ley Products Companys property 1c
p Gated In Ward township. Hockinl
county, and is good for 100 barrel
in the Clinton sand. In the EntoI
Furnace district, Starr township
blocking county, the Preston OF
Company completed a second test 81
the Z A. Wharton farm and it is
dnster. In the Junction City dis
trict, Jackson township. Perry. coun
ty, the Carter Oil Company's no.
\ sff on the .. 4. Burgoon farm is proTint
good producer.
In the shallow sand territory i
the Payne district, Lawrence town
ship, Washington county, w a
# Decker and Company completed nc
S on the r. L.Decler farm and
Is SHOWING for ten-barel pumpe
IN the sale sand. In the same dis
trict. McEutcheon and Compan
drilled Mo- 10 on the kitts's farr
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