The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-15
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports Of Operations b
West Virginia, PennsN.
van!a and Ohio.

DeNtlUputut WOTh III tne edpIeAh
fields is not resulting in the COM
pletion OF any large wells. The late
competitions are all light and OF no
importance as 10 location. SO long
as operations are confined to old
territory there Is no prospect for
revival in interest. The thing most
desired at this time is strictly new
producing territory. capable OF fur
nishing better wells than are now
coming In. There never was time
when operators efforts were attended
with results so nearly barren. They
are going ahead. however. with de
termination that Is commendable and
sooner or later hope to make worth
while discovery.
The shallow sand districts are now
supplying the most competitions and
small producers are the rule. In the
Burning Springs district. Writ coun-
ty, W. Va. the South Penn OIL Com
pany drilled No. on the Taught
farm through the Salt sand and 1t Is
five-barrel pumper. Across the
Writ county line, in Murphy district,
Richie county, the Laird OIL Com
pany has now drilled a test on the
F. Lemon farm through the Big In
jun sand and II is light gasser in
that formation.
In McKim district, Peasants coun-
ty. the Wildcat OIL Company. has
completed q second test on the Perry
Riggs farm. 1t Is showing for a
three barrel pumper in the Big In
jnn sand. This location Ia 500 feet
northeast OF the first test on the
same farm. There is a little new
work starting in McKim district. In
all of the shallow sand districts de-
t, velopment work is increasing. Wood
county has more new work than ut
any time in more than two years.
Buster In Harrison County.
On Raccoon Run, Tenmile district.
Harrison county, j. D. Carter and
Company drilled test on the Ida
Davidson farm through all sands.
Nothing was found In any Of the sand
formations. On Tenmile creek. Sardis
district, G.. L. Treat has given his
No. Z on the ". P. Dye farm. Tor
merly reported duster. a shot In
the Gordon sand and 1t filled up 25o
feet with fluid. 1t will probably
I make a two or three-barrel pumper'
In the same district. Grove and par
IRISH are drilling a second test on the
w. T.. Allen farm.
On Vents run, Warrington dis
trict. Marion county, the South Penn
OIL Company is fishing for the tools
at No. 2 on the NJ. NJ. Kendall farm.
When the we'll was drilled into the
Big Injun sand a, few days ago a
good showing OF oil was developer
in that formation. The we'll caught
fire from the forge and the rig was
partly consumed, letting the tools
drop into the hole. 1t showed for a
fifty barrel producer and may do
even better when drilled deeper.
On Rush creek. Smithfield district.
Roane county, the South Penn Oil
shot its No. 3 on the McClain farm.
It Is n fiye-barral pumper in the Biz
Injun sand. In Walton district the
United Fuel Gas Company's test on
rhe G.. l.. and S. L. Walker farm Is
gasser in the Big Injun sand. Two
weeks ago the well was drilled into
the Big Lime formation and made a
strong flow OF oil. and then the rig
caught fire and was consumed. After
the rig was rebuilt and the well drill
ed deeper It did not produce anything
from the Big Lime.
Pennsylvania Fields.
One OF tine best of the recent COM
pletions is the National OIL and Gas
l company's No. s on the w. J. Rob
4 inson farm located in the Dorsey
4 willie field in Allegheny county, Pa
The we'll is good for fifty barrels
] day. In the same district AleNan
4 der VALLEY drilled No. 3 on the Jean
4 nette McCorkle farm into the frs
nav and has shut down to move bacl
A the boiler. There is quite a goo'
deal of new work starting in the dis
trict.
Pipe line Extension.
Owing in the increase in produc
ton in Estill county, KY. the Cum
4 berland Pipe Line Company Is eS
4 tending its line from Lewis station
near Camel City, Morgan county. t.
the new pool at Irving. Estill coun
ty. a distance OF twenty-five miles
Il II Is TO he a thrae-inch line and vii
j be completed within the next thirt'
4 days. The completion of the lin'
i will give increased transportation ia
4 cilities and will stimulate develop
ment work. Up to the present indi