The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-24
OIL AMID GAS
development
OF TRI-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations b
West Virginia, PennsN-
vanfa and Ohio.


The deep sand territory In South
eastern Ohio is coming to the front
with some good producers and 9TH
erS very light. The last Of the late
compilations and the best Is the Pres
ton Oil Colnpany's No. s on the w.
3. and NJ. F.. Shaw farm, located in
! the Union Furnace district, Starr
township, Hooking county. The well
was drilled through the Clinton sand
at depth OF $3.50 feet and the first
twenty-four hours after 1t was shot
placed 100 barrels to Its credit. The
location Is inside OF defined terri
tory.
In the northwestern corner Of sec
ton II In the same township. the
same company drilled its test on the
Oliver P. Dutfey farm through tho
Clinton sand and unless 1t improves
greatly after 1t Is shot 1t will be n
light producer. This location is 600
feet west OF the Hooking Valley Pro-
ducts C0mpuny's tract. The Hayden
vile OIL Company's No. Z on the Ma
tional Fire Proofing Company'R prop
erty, produced seventy barrels the
second twenty-four hours after 1t was
shot.
Small Shallow Sand Compilations.
In the Russell Run district, Inde-
pendence township, Washington
county, Henry Patterson and Com
pany completed a test on the Henry
Patterson farm. 1t is located 1900
| feet west Of production and shows for
a ten-bqrrel pumper In the Kceuer
sand. In the same district, 1000
| feet north OF production, the Dow,
Deel Realty Company has now drilled
its test on the Nathan Pryor farm
through the Berea grit. 1t Is dus-
ter and will be pulled out.
In Independent township. Thoen,
Tuel and West are drilling test on
the j. Lee farm. The same parties
are installing gasoline plant Of tho
compressor type on the ]. I, Holden
farm. In the Chester Fill district,
Wesley township, ]. r. Dillon COM
pleted test on the Shannon Nc
Peak farm and secured flfteen-bar-
rel pVmper In the Payne sand. In
the Macksburg district Stock town
ship, Noble county, @. e.. Hammond
and Company drilled No. is on the
Leo Crum farm through the Buell.
Run sand and have q very light
show OF oil.
Near Berkholz Station, Ross town
ship. Jefferson county. the William
G. Kennedy Company drilled No. Iii
on the q. Z. Roof farm through the
Berea grit and 1t is a five-barrel
pumper. Swickard Brothers drilled
No. on the Edwin George farm
through the Big Iniun sand and
scored a buster. They will now pull
ont Nos. and A and abandon the
lease.
West Virginia.
On Long Bottom run, Cabin Creek
district, Kanawha county, w. 3 Va,
the Columbus Producing Company
has drilled No. 10 on the Williams
Coal Company's tract through the
Berea grit. The location Is 1000
feet southwest OF No. i and it is
showing for forty-ftve barrels a dag.
Two and one-half miles southwest
of the same development the Ohio
Fuel Oil Company's test on the
Standardization farm Is completed
and dry.
On Straight Fork, Duval district.
Lincoln county, the Big Creek Devel-
opment Company completed No. 10
on the j. r. Stephens farm and 1t Is
flve-harrel pumper in the Berea
grit. On the same stream the same
company has the rig completed for
No. on the Albert Hill farm.
Buster in Doddridge.
On Buckeye Fork, West Union. dis
trict, Doddridge county. the Noun
tain State Carbon Company drilled
No. 10 on the Lewis Maxwell farm
through the Gordon sand. 1t Is dry
in that formation and will be aban-
doned. In the Holidays Cove dis
trict, Hancock county, John Mil
dren and Company drilled No. 8 on
the George owings farm through
the Berea grit and 1t is a. buster. I'M
the Eureka district, peasants 'coun-
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