The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
OIL AND GAS
development
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations 10
West Virginia, PennsN-
ia. vanfa and Ohio.

| Through some misunderstanding
as between storage and pipage rates
report was sent out from OIL City.
Pa. that the storage rates on crude
oil had been advanced Ave cents
barrel. The change does not effect
in any way the storage rates and
simply applies to pipeage rates.
Some time ago a new tariff had been
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission in which an advance Of
five cents a barrel. from twenty to
twenty-five cents, had been fixed.
The approval of the rate, however,
by the commission was not necessary
as the National Transit Company
does strictly an interstate business
with its gathering system. The bur-
den Of the increase will fall on REIN
ers to whom oil is transported
through the National Transit COM
pany.
Field developments continue list
less and furnishes nothing out Of the
ordinary. On Porter's Fork, Duval
district, Lincoln county. the Ohio
Fuel Oil Company drilled second
test on the A. C. and w. E. Hilbert
farm through the Berea grit and Sc
cured an eight-barrel pumper. On
Ely Fork Of Cobbs Creek, Washing
ton district, James Potter and Com
pany have started to drill No. 8 on
the Standard Fuel Company's prop
erty and the South Penn Oil Com
| pany is drilling No. AZ on the Horse
Creek tract on Buckeye Fork Of Cobbs
Creek.
Buster In Richie County.
In Grant district, Richie county,
the Hall Farm Oil Company has
completed No. on the Andrew Hall
farm and 1t is a duster. In the same
district, the South Penn Oil Company
has the rig completed for test on
the Mary s. Jackson farm and is
starting No. on the Sophia Null
lenix farm.
In Church district, Wetzel coun-
ty, the Manufacturers Light and Heat
Company drilled its test on the aKte
Devan farm through the fourth sand
and has light gasser. The same
company's test ON the E. P. Oliver
farm is light basser in the salt
sand. In Ten Mile district, Harrison
county, D. j. Carter and Company
have the. rig completed for a test on
the NJ. X. DAVIDSON farm. The Syl-
van Oil Company is due in the sand
at second test on the NJ. X. Davis
son farm.
Southeastern Ohio.
In the old Scio district, Harrison
county. o., the, Cloverdale Oil and
Gas Company drilled second test
on the Walter Holly farm through
the Berea grit and has very light
pumper. In the same district, Bert
Cameron and Company's No. 2 on
the P. shambaugh farm Is a very
light pumper in the same formation.
Clay and Company are down 700 feet
at test on the Teene Kincaid farm.
Near Nashport, in the deep sand
territory in Muskingum township.
Licking county, the Columbus OIL and
Fuel Company has started to drill
test on the George shumaker farm,
1900 feet west Of the same COM
pany's test on the L. 8. Romine farm.
In Green township, Hooking county,
the Fisher OIL Company is due in the
Clinton sand at No. 2 on the William
Lemon farm. The same company Is
building the rig for test on the
Laura A Laslie farm. In the same
locality, the Griffin Producing Com
pany is starting a test on the M. e.
Linten farm. The same company's
No. z on the ]. W. Williams farm
will be due in the Clinton sand in a
few days.
Deep Test In West Virginia.
There is always more or less in
terest in well that is drilling below
all known producing formations. The
Hope Natural Gas Company has one
drilling and OF considerable impor-
lance. located on the ]. w. Benson
farm near overfield, Barbour county,
w. Va. They have now reached a
depth Of 5,425 feet and expect to drill
to 5000 feet or deeper. The only
we'll In the lower counties that has
reached a greater depth was the one
drilled by the W. S. Edwards OIL
Company. located on Slaughter
Creek. Kanawha county. After a.
long and unsuccessful fishing Job this
well was abandoned.
Mexican Situation Improving.
OIL operators are expecting an Inn
provement In conditions in the Mex
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