The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-26
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations in
West Virginia, PennsY-
vania and Ohio.

west virginia, PennSW-
vania and Ohio.
The deep sand territory in south
eastern Ohio, after several weeks OF
light wells, has again some to the
front with some good producers. In
the Union Furnace district in the
southeast quarter OF section lG, Starr
township, Hooking county. the Preston
Oil Company has completed and shot
its test on the Erwin ~ and r. Gordon
far mand it produced ninety barrels
the ensuing twenty-four hours. The
location is 400 feet southeast of the
same companys No. on the II. L.
Woodland farm.
In the northern end Of the field. in
Hopewell township, Licking county
the Planet Oil Company drilled its test
on the E. II. Kreager farm through
the Clinton sand and the first twenty
four hours after 1t was shot it pro-
duced 100 barrels. This is the largest
producer that has been completed in
the northern endof the field in a num-
Ter Of years. The size of this well will
irspirc development work in the north
ern end OF the field.
On the east side Of the deep sand
field In Jackson township, Perry coun-
ty. the Holliday-Clark Company, over
a year ago drilled test on the Thomas
Clark farm to the top OF the Clinton
san dand developed a good gas pres
sure. Recently the owners started Ia
drill il through the Clinton sand, but
found the formation barren. In the
~rme district the Carter Oil Company
If building rig for another test on
the V. ]. Welch farm. In Licking
township. Muskingum county, the Co
lumbus Oil and Fuel Company has
started to drill second test on the
Samuel Frazier farm, one-half mile
southeast of No. /.
Shallow Snnd Territory.
In the Macksburg district, Stock
township, Noble county, c. 3. Ham
mond and Company's No. 3 on the John
A. Miller farm has been drilled
through the Buell. run sand and it is
dry. The location is 500 feet west OF
production. In the same district the
Sharon Oil Company has the rig COM
plcted for No. 8 on the P. L. Ullmar
farm, and the A. B. Oil Company is
due in the sand at No. on the j. c
Dannah farm. H. E. Hays and Com
pany arc fishing at No. ID on the Isaac
Hays farm.
In the Reas run district, Washing
ton county, there is some test work
under way and starting. W. L. Sykes
and Company are drilling test on the
Saulsberry heirs farm and will be
due to get the sand in few days
Bradford heirs are drilling test
on the Wilson farm. Thoen, Tuel and
West are starting test on the j. Lee
farm. The Reno Oil Company has
started to drill No. IS on the NJ. C.
Hanlon farm. This companys No. Z
or the Eckert heirs farm is five
barrel pumper.
West Virginia.
The latest completion in the Berca
grit pool in Cabin creek district
Kanawha county, W. Va, shows lone
extension to the Columbus Producing
Company's development on the Will
liams oCal Company's tract. 1t is this
company's No. 16 and is located at the
forks of Right Fork and Long Bottom
fork, which unite and form Cabin
creek. 1t is almost mile northeast
Of the first test on this tract and is
god for sixty to eighty barrels day.
The development now extends for al
most two miles on northeast and
southwest line. The Columbus Pro-
ducing Company has seven strings OF
tools running on the Williams tract
and is storing its production In a
$4,000 barrel tank, erected by the
company.
In the Weir sand pool on Blue creek,
Elk district, the Ohio Fuel OIL Com
pany drilled No. Q on the G. W. Belcher
farm through the Weir sand and has a
fifteen to twenty barrel producer. On
Road fork, Duval district, Lincoln
county, the Big Creek Development
Company has the rigs completed for
No. 8 ]. A. Showers and no. 90 M.
Spurlock farms The same company
has drilled no. "a on them. Spurlock
farm through the Berea grit and it is
an eight barrel pumper.
In the Burning Springs district,
Writ county, the South Penn OIL Com
pany completed No. IA on the A. B.
Wilson farm and has a salt sand pro-
Queer good for six barrels day. In
Treeman's creew district, Lewis coun-
ty, the same company completed No.
Z on the S. Nutter farm and It is good
for ten barrels q day in the Gordon
sand.
On Grass run, Murphy district
Richie county, the Hope Natural Gas
Company drilled a second test on the
D. NJ. Miller farm through the Maxon
sand and 1t shows for ten barrel
pumper. In the same district Darby
and Walker drilled test on the II
Bennett farm through the same forma-
ton and got the same kind Of pro-
Queer.
Gasoline Goes Higher.
The Atlantic Refining Company has
advanced the price OF all grades OF
gasoline one cent a gallon. The adj
vance became effective yesterday
morning. While those in position to