The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-22
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports OF Operations In
West Virginia, PennsN-
van!a and Ohio.

Observance of the holiday curtaiIed
reports from the fields under devel-
opment. The little that came
through was of no Significance either
as to size of wells completed or their
location. Work in nearly all of the
heios is very much on the routine
order. Operators are making their
FIRST try for new production in old
territory. Later there will be very
general effort made to discover new
producing territory. In either case,
the prospects are not bright. Opera
tors are on the alert for new discov-
cries and if one is made there will
be no time lost in starting develop
ment work. The frequent Inquiries
Tor late information from the fields
SHOW that operators are anxious to
get busy now that the roads are much
improved and the weather conditions
more favorable. The kind of work
that is reachin completion in the old
producing districts is not of interest
in a general way. Those who have
invested their money in wells of that
kind are about the only ones to give
them an attention. A light pumper
in the vicinity of the old producing
wells does not give others any con-
Germ, for in most cases all of the ter
ritory is under lease.
Field Developments.
Late competitions in the West Vir-
ginia and Southeastern Ohio fields
are light bumpers. On Straight Creek,
Burning Springs district. Writ coun-
ty, the South Penn Oil Company
drilled No. s on the N. W. Taught
farm through the Salt sand. 1t is a
FIVE barrel pumper. In Clay district,
Ritchie county, Houk md Beedin
completed test on the T. NJ. Harris
farm and got gasser.
In Williams district. Wood county,
the Watterson Oil Company and
Brown completed buster on the NJ.
Ross farm. In the same district the
Red Hill Oil Company had the same
kind of luck at test on the Henry
Breadheau farm. In Centervillc dis
trict. Tyler county. the Carter Oil
Company's test on the J. L. McCul-
Tough farm came in a gasser few
weeks ago. but has now turned to oil
and is producing five barrels day.
In the same district the Pure Oil Pro
ducing Company is drilling No. on
the ]. B. Riggs farm.
In Union district. Harrison county,
the Hope Natural Gas Companys test
on the E. H. Stout farm has been
pumping more than week and shows
nothing but salt water. If it can
exaust the salt water flow it may
make a five-barrel producer. In the
same district, the same companys
second test on the A. C. Moore farm
is a fve-barrel pumper in the Cor
Cion sand.
In Williams district, Wood coun-
ty, H. H. ClaZier drilled test on the
+. A. Evans farm through the Cow
Run sand and 1t shows for four
barrel pumper. In Union district,
Tyler county, the Melrose Oil and
Gas Company has started to drill q
test on the T. J. and +. r. William
son farm. In McKim district, Pleas
ants county, Hall and Company have
now drilled their test on the w. n.
Curtis farm through the Big Injun
sand and 1t is dry. Daniel H. Rey-
nolds and Company had the same
kind OF luck at their No. on the J.
Smith farm. In the same district, A.
W. Powell Is drilling test on his
own farm.
In Union district. Clay county, the
Little Sycamore Oil and Gas Company
has the rig completed for No. 10 on
the Goshorn tract. On Indian creek.
Elk district, Kanawha county, the
Ohio Fuel Oil Company has the rig
completed for another test on the
William H. Lavender farm. In Wal
ton district, Roane county, the same
company lost the tools and is skid
ding the rig at its test on the A. w.
Summers farm. [
Southeastern Ohio.
In the shallow sand district In
southeastern Ohio, there are locaii-