The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-21

many OF SistersviIie, w. Va. took oyer
the property for $4,000. Based on
fiie pfice paid deep Sand production
Is gafned at Little more than $1s939
q barrel.
ThaReno on company has a1so3puIs
lebased the RnthledgeS OIL cnmpanyts
hoIdinfs In the Beech otton poolsin
BRunaIoI district, Brooke county Viva.
TheS property has been fully develop:
ed and hasa snumbe OF small wells
with an aggregate net production OF
% barrels q day On the same prop.
erty ID located quite q large gasoline
nt.whicf was included in the sale,
and the price paid was $40, 900. On
the Ohio side, in Jefferson county
Henry Myers and B! f. Shamburg
have purchased the Bob Oil icompany's
leases, The property comprises 10S
acres and has one completed five.
barrel well. The purchasing price
was. IS. 900. The Bob OIL company is
composed OF Toronto (Ohio) parties.
The purchasing parties will at once
begin development work and Is get.
ting in material for two wells:
The United Fuel Gas company we'll
on the Imperial Colliery company's
property on Cabin Creek, Cabin Creek
district, Kanawha county, w. Va, is
attracting as much attention as any
other late completion. Since the we'll
was shot and while cleaning out they
have been swabbing 20 barrels day.
When put to pumping It will probably
do little better. The location rather
than the size makes the well import
ant. The nearest production is on
fhe Williams Coal company's tract, 2k
miles to the southwest
ON Guyan river, Sheridan district,
Lincoln county, the Columbia Gas and
Electric company drilled Nos. 257 and
261 1on the Guyandotta Land Asscia-
tons Company's property through the
Bib In1un sand. The first is good for
a quarter OF a million and the second
49,, 900 cubic feet a day, respective.
1y.
seven miles west of Pine Grove dis.
trict, Wetzel county. all Of the late
competitions are light bumpers or gas
wells. The Egan Oil and Gas COM
pany drilled its test on the II. b.
king farm through the Gordon sand
and found it barren. A light show OF
gas was developed in the Big 1njun
sand. and it will make a small well
..
from that level.
The Manufacturers Light and Heat
company's test on the Henry Elson
farm ia a three.barrel pumper in the
Bib Injun sand. In the same locality
the Hope Natural Gas company's No.
3 on the New Martinsyille Bank prop.
erty is showing for a 10.barrel pump
or IN the Big Injun sand.
Near Bearsville, Centervtlle district,
Tyler county, the Pure OIL Producing
company drilled its No.'4 on the ]. B.
Riggs farm through the Big Injun sand
and found that and all upper forma-
tions barren. In Central district, Dodd-
ridge county, the Hope Natural Gas
company's second test on the II. H.
IiIey farm is showing for seven
barrel pumper in the Big Injun sand.
on Shenango Run, Grant district,
Wetzel county, the Pittsburgh and
Virginia Oil company drilled a second
test on the J. G. McEldowned farm
through the fifth sand and 1t shows
for light gasser. On Little Creek,
Green district, G. q. Kite & Co.'s test
on the John A. Steele. farm shows for
a light pumper in the Big Injun sand.
On Indian Creek, Clay district, Mo-
mongolia county, the Fairmont Gas
company has now drilled its test on
the Riggs heirs farm through all
sands and 1t is a duster. On Warriors
Fork, Warrington district, Marion
county, the Fisher. Oil company has
completed and put its No. on the
John Glover farm to pumping from
the 30.foot sand. and 1t is producing
five barrels day.
The Oil Market
Pennsylvania :. $3.50
indiana ............. 1.53
Illinois 1882
Plymouth 1853
Kansas ................ 1.55