The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-17

lat the head OF Turtle Tree fork, I'm
lion district, Harrison county, the Hope
Natural Gas company's second test on
the e. j. Morris farm Is a fair gasset
in the Gordon sand.
The Big Injun sand territory in Clay
district, Richie county, is furnishing
some vesy creditable producers. The
Imperial OIL and Products company
has completed a test on the McCor.
mick heirs farm and 1t Is showing for
a 75.barrel producer. This location is
1890 feet southeast OF the same COM.
pany's No. 2 on the w. S. Kettle farm,
q good producer.
On Fishing creek, miles west
OF Pine Grave, Green district, Wetzel
county, the Big Injun sand develop
ment is proving a disappointment. All
ot the late compilations are light pro.
ducers o. dry holes. The DOMAIN Oil
company has just completed its test
on the Z. Morgan farm. 1t was drill
ed through the Big Injun sand and
found to be barren. On Long Drain
Run, Church district. the Philadelphia
company drilled a second test on the
W. F. Smith farm through all sands
and found neither oil nor gas in any
OF the formations.
On Bartholomew run. Warrington
district. Marion county, the Carnegie
Natural Gas company's test on the G.
| w. Hamilton farm Is q gaser in the
nth sand. On Ten Mile creek. Union
district, Harrison county, the Reserve
Gas company completed a test on the
C. II. Anderson farm and has a fair
i rnsscr In the Gordon sand. In West
Fork rive. Grant district, the Hope
Natural Gas cOmpany's test on the E..
II. Stout farm Is showing for a five
barrel pumper in the Gordon sand.
In Freeman's Geek district. Lewis
! county, located on f'recman's creek,
The Hope Natural Gas company drill
I'd a Test on the J. j. Taylor farm
through all sands. a light gas pres
sure was encountered In the Gordon
sand. and 1t will be plugged below that
formation and shot. On Blue creek,
Elk district. knawaha county, the
South Penn OIL company shot No. -
on the Anna L. Skinner farm and In
creased its production from Is to 80
barrels a day.
One of the features in new work
starting is the number of test wells
drilling and starting in nearly all dis
tricts. Operators who have been car
rying and paying rental on leases for
q number OF years think the time op.
FORTUNE to test. and II it Is not pro.
ducing territory make q surrender Of
their leases. The large operating COM
panies hold large areas of that kind
of territory, and now that the old fields
are defined are making an effort to
find new. Roane county has a good
deal Of that kind of work. On Trip.
lett run, Spencer district, G. l.. Cabot
has Il rig completed OH the A. J. Run
Mon farm. Nj. Cabot has the mate.
rial on the ground for a test on the j..
III. Burgess farm, located on Scat
fold run in the same district. On Big
Root run. Center district, Calhoun
county. MI. Cabot is down 1900 feet
and still fishing at his test on the John
Wilson farm.
On Glover creek Smithield district,
Rcane county, the Carter Oil COM
pany has started To dill on the T. Nor.
ris Perot farm. On Spring creek.
Spencer district. the Lee OFT Oil COM
pany's No. 5 on the l.. j.. Harris farm
is u 10-burrel pumper in the Big In.
jun sand. On Lick run, New Milton
district, Doddridge county, Fred Eug.
strom 4 Co. have the timber on the
ground for Il rig on the W. ]. Doug
lass farm.
mental work. On West Fork river,
Union district, the Clarksville Light