The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-21


The Reno Oh Company has also pur-
! chased the Ruthledge OIL Company's
holdings, in the Beech Bottom pool in
Buffalo district, Brooke county, w. Va.
The property has been fully developed
and has q number OF small wells with
an aggregate net production OF twenty
two barrels q day. On the same prop
erty Ia located quite large gasoline
plant, which was included In the sale.
and the price paid was $4,000. % On
the Ohio side, in Jefferson county,
Henry Myers and 3. 2. Shamburg have
purchased the Bob Oil company'a
leases. The property comprises 1O8
ncreS and has ono completed five bar
rel well. The purchasing price was
$4,000. The Bob OIL Company IL COM
posed OF Toronto, O.. parties. The
purchasing parties will at once begin
Development work and Is getting IN
material for two wells.
Field Developments.
The United Fuel Gas COmpany's
we'll on the Imperial Colliery Com
pany'S property on Cabin creek. Cabin
creek district. Kanawha county. W..
Va. is attracting as much or more at
trntiOn than any other late completion.
Since the we'll was shot and while
cleaning out they have been Bwabbing
twenty barrels a day. Whom put to
pumping Il will probably do n little
better Tho location rather than the
size makes the well important. The
nearest production is on the Williams
Coal COmpanys tract. two and one
half miles TO the southwest
On Guyan river. Sheridan district.
Lincoln county. tho Columbus Gas and
Electric Company drilled Nos. 267 and
26l on the Guyandotte Land Associa-
ton Company's property through the
Big Tnjun sand. The Rrst is good for
100000 and the second 262, 900 cubic
feet day
Light Wells in WetZeI County.
In the Big Injun sand development.
seven miles west OF Pine Grove. Green
district. WetZei county. all Of the late
compilations arc light bumpers or gas
wells. The Egan Oil and Gas Com
pany drilled its test on the RI. Il. King
farm through the Gordon sand and
found Il barren. light show Of gar
was developed in the Big Injun sand
and II will make small well from
that level.
The Manufacturers Light and Heat
Company's test on the Henry Elson
farm is n three barrel pumper in the
Big Injun sand. In the same locality
the Hope Natural Gas Company's No.
nv, Tho INnu, 1To - y,.,.J1In n,rtr .,a,
erty is showing for ten barrel pump
or in the Big Injun sand
Near BearsviIle, Centerville district,
Tyler county, the Pure Oil Producing
Company drilled Its Eo.4 on the JaB.
Riggs farm through the Big 1njun sand
and found all upper formations bar
rem. In Central district. Doddrldge
county, the Hope Natpral Gas Com
pany's second test on the II. II. Hiley
farm is showing for seven barrel
pumper in the Big Injun sand.
On shenango run, Grant district.
Wetzel county, the Pittsburg and West
Virginia Oil Company drilled a Sec
ond test on the ]. C. MoDldowney farm
through the fifth sand. and 1t shows for
a light gasser. On Little creek, Green
district, c. e. Kite and Company's test
on the John A. Steele farm shows for
n light pumper in the Big Intun sand.
On Indian creek, Clay district, Monon-
gala county, the Fairmont Gas Com
pany has now drilled It's test on the
Riggs heirs farm through all sands
and 1t Is duster. On WhrriOr's Fork,
Warrington district, Marion county,
the Fisher Oil Company has complet-
ed and put its 40. on the John Glover
farm to pumping from the thirty foot
sand and 1t is producing five barrels
n day.
Southeastern Ohio.
A deep sand buster and light, shall
low sand bumpers are the late Offer
ings in the southeastern Ohio fields.
In the southwest quarter of Falls Gore
township. Hooking county. the Griffin
Producing Company completed its sec
ond test on the Dora Thomas farm,
located SIS feet southwest OF No. 1.
and II is dry in the Clinton sand. The
same company has the rig completed
for test on the NJ. E. Iinten farm.
In the Reas run district, Washing
ton county. w. 3. Sykes and Company
have completed and shot test on the
Saulsberry heirs farm and 1t is a
twenty barrel producer. In Indepen-
dence township. in the same district.
the Reno OH Company drilled no. 1S
on the M. c. Hanlon farm through the
Big Injun sand and 1t is dry.
In the Whipple pool, Beaver county.
Pa. tho Frye Gas Company drilled a
test on the Beckett heirs farm through
the 100 foot and boulder and devel-
orcd light gas pressure in both
sands. Near Browns station. in the
Fifteenth ward, James Ward is due TO
get rho sand this week at second test
on the James Brown estate.
The OIL Market.