The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-20
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports OF Operations 10
West Virginia, PenlsN-
vania and Ohio.

DetteF average In the size OF the
competitions in the eastern fields Is
required II there is TO be an increase
In production Of high-grade crude.
There are days when the combined
production Of all the wells completed
do not aggregate 100 barrels. OPP
orators are bending every energy 10
secure new production. Drilling Is
Increasing in all OF the old districts
and the search for new producing ter
ritofy Is now under way. 1t may not
be generally known. but is neyerthe-
less true. that some OF the eastern
reflners are SO hard pushed for
crude that they are no longer getting
their entire supply through regular
channels. the purchaslngs agencies.
Within the last few weeks some have
gone into the fields and purchased
large quantities OF crude direct from
the producer and for which they
have paid a high premium.
On Turkey run, Tenmile district,
Harrison county. w. Va, the Hope
Natural Gas Company has now
drilled its No. on the F. A. Tough
farm through the Fifth sand. 1t was
given a shot in that formation and
shows for n very light pumper. In
tho same district the West Virginia
Central Gas Company's test on tho
J. c. Gerwick farm Is light pumper
In the Gordon sand.
buster in Doddridge County.
The Hope Natural Gas Company
drilled No. 0 on the Edgar DAVIDSON
farm through the Big Injun sand
and found 1t barren. This we'll is
located on Beech Run, Greenbrier
district, Doddridge county. On
Spring run, New Milton District, the
South Penn Oil Company completed
No. on the Stella Nicholson farm in
the Big Injun sand and had the
same kind of luck. Both wells are
now drilling to the Gordon sand.
On Dry run, Murphy district,
Richie county. J. F. Deem and Com
pany drilled test on the A. w.
Smith farm through the salt sand.
A little oil was encountered in that
formation but 1t is drilling to the
lower sands. In McKim district,
Peasants county. the Octo Oil Com
pahy completed No. 80 on the NJ. E.
Holdren farm and has a five-barrel
pumper in the Cow Run sand. In
Washington district j. +. Locke and
Company's No. 3 on the Job Smith
farm is n buster in the Cow Run
sand.
New Work in Roanc County.
On Glover creek, Smlthfeld dis
trict, Roane county. the Carter Oil
Company has started to drill a test on
the 7. NJ. Perott farm. On Boggs
Fork, Spencer district. the Lee OFT
OIL Company has started to drill a
test on the ]. A. Harris farm.
On Porter's Fork, Duval district |
Lincoln county, the South Penn Oil |
Company has the rigs completed for
Nos. SO and 81 and the Horse Greek
tract. On Buckeye Fork of Cobb'a
creek, the same company has com"
pleted and shot No. 40 on the same
tract. 1t is five barrel pumper in
the Berea grit. On Browns creek,
Jefferson district, Kanawha county, |
Cole and Williams drilled their tes:
through the Salt sand. This location |
is 400 feet west of the Charleston
Dunbar Gas Company's test on tho
Holly-Stephenson tract, and is good |
for about three barrels day.
Southeastern Ohio.
i In the deep sand territory on Lost |
run. Ward township, Hooking coun- |
ty. o., the Nypenno Oil and Gas COM
pany drilled its test on the Jacob |
Keller farm through the Clinton sand |
and it Is showing for very light
pumper. In the northern end of the
! field there is more new work starr
| ing. Near Black Hand, in Licking |
| township, Muskingum county, the
Columbus Oil and Fuel Company is
building the rig for 4 tst on the W.
T. Gearhart farm. This location In
two miles northeast of the same
company's test on the F, H. Shipley
! farm, and about one mile south of
Licking river.
/ In the shallow sand territory in
Marietta township, Washington coun.
/ ty, Warfeld and Company's test on
the a. II. Prunty farm is dry in the
second Cow Run sand and pulled out.
George Needs had the same kind OF
luck at second test on the Freder-
lex King farm. NJ. J. Davis and Com
pany have the rig completed for &
second test an the George P. Miller
farm. In the Corning district, Mon
roe township. Perry county, Keller
Brothers and Company are drilling
No. 81 on the William Fisher farm.
In Independence township, Washing
ton county, Holstein and Company
drilled n second test on the Ollie
West farm through tire Keener sand
1t shows for ten-barrel pumper.
Southwest Pennsylvania.
On Big SewIckley creek, Beaver
county, Pa, E. a. Bream has drilled
No. on the Kirk-Christy farm
through the Boulder and secured an
additional five, barrels production in
that formation. It is also five-bar.
rel pumper in the 10O-foot sand. Two
and one-half miles southwest OF
Hockstown. Greene township. Beaver
county. the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled its test on the S. Long
farm through the sand. A very lit
tie oil was developed and it will
likely be abandoned. In the Bris-
toria field in Greene county Cochran
and Funk are building the rig for
second test on the strope heirs farm.
The OH Market.
The prices paid for oil of various