The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-06
OIL AND GAS
development
OF TRI-5TATE
latest Reports of Operations n
West Virginia, PennsyI.
Vania and Ohio.

The weekend OF development work
in the eastern fields presented nothing
out OF the ordinary. Light wells were
the best offered BY any section. me
only thing the least sensational was
the No. 3 on the Batsoa farm, on
Dents run. Warrington district.
Marion county. Increasing its pro
duction from 1900 TO 1900 barrels
a day during the early part OF the
week. The way the well held Up
during the week was something or
surprise. For the twenty-four hours
ending at Z o'clock Saturday morning
the well produced 1910 barrels. For
the seven days ending Al O'Clock
Saturday morning. the well produced
1885 barrels. at market value OF
S3O.771. The other wells in the pool
showed considerable decline durt3S
the week. If 1t were possible to md
a few NOR =ich prolific producing
territory. such as on Dents run. there
would be some hope Of increasing
production Of high grade crude TO
meet the consumption.
No other district in West Virginia
supplied anything better than hFht
bumpers. Or Archers fork and FIsh-
ing creek. Grant district Wetzel coun-
IL, the Maryland OIL and Gas Com
pany drilled No. 5 on tie James
Edgeil farm through the Gordon SAID
and it shows FOR siN-barrel pumpeF.
On Cross creek, Cross Creek district.
Brooke county, the RockledGe Oh
Company drilled its test on the Eli
son Brothers farm through the Be-
rea grit and developed very little OIL;
It is now drilling to the One Hundred
Foot sand and If nothing is found n
that formation will be tested in the
Berea grit.
Production Increased.
On Nutter's fork, West Union dis
trict. Doddridge county, the Carter
OH Company's test on the w. l.
Campbell farm is holding up at fifty
barrels a day, natural. 1t was aSitat-
ed for a time and the production IN
creased temporarily. It viii now be
given a shot and It's production in
proved. On Pinch creek, Elk district.
Kanawha county. the United Fuel Gas
Company shot its No. l on tho N.
Vancamp farm and increased its pro
ductlon from two to twenty barrels :
day, On the same stream the South
Penn Oil Company has started 10
driil No. 5 on the F. G. Woody farm
and the Ohio Fuel Oil Company Is
drilling No. on the I. Myers farm
Roane and Calhoun counties are
completing q good many wells. On
Flat fork, harper district, Roane
county, Charles S:mms and Company
drilled their test on the D. L. Gandee
farm through the salt sand. a light
show Of oil was developed End It VIII
be tested in that formation. On MIL
ler's run, Harper district. G. L. Ca
bots No. on the N. J. Simmons
farm has light show OF oil in tho Be
rea grit On Spring creek, Spencer
district, the Roane Development Com
pany's No. II on the Jacob A. Harris
farm IS good for eight or ten barrels
n day. On Frozen camp run. Curtis
district, the United Fuel Gas CON-
pany's test on the NJ. VI. Hickman
farm, is 4 two Inillion-foot gasssr in
the Berea grit. On Elk fork. Harper
district, the same couspany's test on
the Il. n Cox farm IS threc-barTel
pumper In the Salt sand.
On Hardwa- run, Washington DIS
trict. Calhoun county. the test on inc
Bee Hopkins farm was drilled below
an sand forma lions and fo11d nCtn-
ing after passing through the Biz
Injun formation II is = d-5t~-. o.
the Lille Kana~ha river c. L
Cabot's tss on the J. n Bc.iE firm
is showing for fve-haITG pzmpz
IN the Salt sand
On Fink creek, Freeman's Greek