The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-03

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barrels day. East OF the Dorseyville
pool. there Ia some new work starting
In the vicinity Of the Jerry Oil and Gas
CompaDy's nth sand produced on the
Esther Evans lot A few days ago the
well stopped flowing and since then It
has been flowing at intervals and with
he flows and what they have been
Ewabbing from the well they have been
getting about ninety barrels a day. Ma
terial Is going in for rig on the ]. P.
Rope farm and the location has been
made for test on the Johnston farm.
West Virginia.
Competitions In the West Virginia
fields are OF a small average In produc-
ton. Lincoln county continues to fur
nish light bumpers with a good deal
Of regularity. On Straight Fork, Duval
district. the Big Creek development
Company has completed No. on the
y. !. Wade farm and No. 50 on the
A. &. Grass farm.
On Indian creek. Elk district, Kan
awha county, the Ohio Fuel Oil Com
Dany has completed and shot No. 81
on the lease No. 2 on the w. c. Morris
farm. II shows for fifteen barrel
Dumper in the Weir sand. In Central
district. DoGdrIdge county, the Hope
Natural Gas Company drilled It's test
on the s. A. Shinn farm through the
Big Injun sand. The location Is one
half mile west Of the same company's
test on the Edward Shinn farm and is
dry.
On Bartholomew run. Warrington
district. Marion county, the South Penn
OIL Company has completed it's test on
the ID. F. Arnett farm and will have a
very light pumper in the fifth sand.
In the same district. the Clayton OIL
Company Is drilling No. on the T. S.
Evans farm and has the rig completed
for No. Z. The same company has the
rig completed for No. on Its No. 2
lease on the j. NJ. Campbell farm.
In Church district. Wetze county.
the Manufacturers Light and Heat
Company Is due in the sand at a test
on the T. ]. Higginbotham farm and
drilling al 1900 feet on the s. Higgin-
hotham farm. The Carnegie Natural
Gas Company is starting test on the
Grant Thomas farm and fishing at 1.400
feet on the W f. IIigGinbotham farm.
The Hope Natural Gas Company has
The rigs completed for second tests on
tho J. S. Toothman and r. l.. Meriner
farms.
Southeastern Ohio.
Operations IN the shallow sand terri.
tory in southeastern Ohio are begin
ming to hum. All districts show an
increase in development work but
Noble county is in the lead One-half
mile east OF production in Stock town
ship. Barry, Archie and Barry drilled
n test on the ". H. Barnes farm
through the Berea grit II is a duster
and has been abandoned. John Yearin
and Company's test on the D. ". Bates
farm is also buster. This location
is 1900 feet northwest OF production.
In Olive township, j. o. Mckee and
Company are drilling No 4 on the A. J.
Everly farm and S. W. King and Com
pany have the rig completed for No. 5
on the Martin McAtee farm.
In the Corning district. Monroe
township. Perry county. John Holden
completed No. II on the Rodgers Bros
farm and got five barrel pumper in
the Berea grit. Keller Brothers com
pleted No. 81 on the William Fisher
farm and got light pumper in the
same formation John Holden is drill
ing 10. S on the 3. O'Farrell farm
and c. II. McCray a second test on the
Bess lot.
The OH Market
The prices paid for oil OF various