The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-14
all and Gas.

IN tie Berea grit development on
Long Bottom Run Cabin creek dis=I
!trfct. KanaRha county the
Columbus Producing company has
COMP ted No. 19 on the llllamsl Coal
Icompany's property, and titL isl showing
for q 50.barrel prod The wei. ts
a little smaller that the average IN
that district, and is located inside OF
defined territory: The Columbus com:
'panys Is drilling eight wells and in an
it1cipation of.an early spring campaign
has made IL new locations. Light
wells and gassers are the best the 9TH
err West Virginia districts are Offering
at this time.
ON Warriors Fork, Warrington dis
trtct. the Wildwood OIL company, af-
fer a protracted and fruitless fishing
lob at No. s, on the J. Campbell heir
farm, has skidded the rig and will start
a, new hole. On the same stream the,
same company has the, timbers on. the
eround for test on the John OFT farm.
ON Middle Island creek, Ellsworth dis
trtct. Tyler county, the Reno OIL COM
many drilled a test on the Andrew
Taught farm through the Keener sand
and II Is a gasser. On the same stream,
the Buster OIL company drilled its
second test on the Jackson Smith farm
toa depth Of 900 feet and has shut
down for casing. On Robinson Fork,
Mcclellan district, Doddrtdge. county
the Hope Natural Gas mpanY's test
on the =. G. Bates farm Is a light gas
ser in the Big sInjun sand. On Long
Run. Central district, the same COM
Inanv's test on the U. G.. DuckwoTth3
farm is gasser In the same forrt1a-
ton.
~ the Hope Natural Gas company
drilled No. 5 on the John J. Musgrove
farm through the fifth sand and found
nothing in that or any Of. the upper!
formations. On Sancho creek, Center.
vile district, Tyler county, the Car.
ter OIL company has now drilled its
test on the J. S. Hamilton farm
through the squawi sand, and 1t is
on Gillespie Run. Grant district.
Richie county r. G. Gillespie drilled
No. 23 on the William Heck farm
through the salt sand and it Is dus-
ter. It is now drilling to the lower
sands. On the same stream and IN
the same district, the Clear OIL COM
nany's No, on the B. F. Null farm
ia showing for light pumper in the
Zig Iniun sand. On Cabin Run, I'm
ion district, the Hope Natural Gas
company has now drilled test on the
Emma 81, Null farm through the Berea
grit and found nothing in that or any
OF the upper sands.
ON the willis Saddler farm, located
IN Rnnnelis Run, Clay district, through
.tf,s fBfg; Infln sand and found 1t bar
rem In that formation. "A light show
Of oil was developed in the salt sand,
and will be tested from that level. On
IBick Run, Murphy district, the VIII
son Oil and Gas company's no 4 on
tf1e Martin Smith farm is a light pump
er in the salt sand.
on Cave Run, Lafayette district,
Pleansants county, albert Nicely & Go.
drilled a test on the s. NJ. Coss farm
through the Big 1njun sand: It is
buster. On Buns Run, Union district,
the Friendly OIL company had very
little better luck at its test on the Har-
yey, Mott farm. Nothing but light
show OF oil was developed in the Big
On Dog Run Geary district Roane
county. the United Fuel Gas company's
test on the Aaron Tawney farm is
light gasser in the Big Injun sand. On
Big Left Fork, in the same district,
Inc same company's test; on the 6. w
and s. L. Walker farm Is not good for
more than FIVE barrels a day in the
Big Iniun sand. When first drilled
into the sand this wei showed for
good producer.
Richie county has considerable new
work starting and part of 1t is ex-
detrimental. In Indian creek, Murphy
district the Wycoff OIL company is
drilling on the Sarah L. Simmons farm.
They have drilled to depth of LOO
feet and shut down. v. B. Darby is
drilling at 1,40O feet on the II. Bennett
farm, and j. Deems & Co. have the rig
completed for test on the William
McFadden farm.
The OIL Market
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