The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-31
FINANCE, OH, GAS AND PRODUCE

production VIII not come Sefore
spring. THE kind q terrdtuTy avail
able for Development can walt untn
Eafter the 8ndt tions are more fayora-
bic The West Virginia roade are IN
81 bad cpnditio ion and Operators nest
fateiat startIngfnew and tnereas'
ing the cost OF filing for light pro.
Educers.
Ten.barrelE wells are the best q the
late competitio and al located IN old
territory. In Spencer district Koans
county, w. Va, the South Penn OH
Co. drilled It's test on the Ressenger
heirs farm through the Big lniun
sand It Is a 10:barrel pumpers IN
Union district, Woody county, the
same company completed No. 10 on
the Archie Elliott farm and secured
4 light pumperS in the tBerea grit.
The New York OIL s Co. drilled ttg
test on the M! TSidder farm. slocate I'm
Union district, Peasants county.
through the Big Injun sand and found
q very light show of oil The owners
are undecided as to whe ther or not
It will pay to put It to pumping on
Long Drain run, Church district Wet
eel county, the Philadelph ta COMPANY
has drilled test on Thomas Gather
farm into the Maxon sand and de-
yeloped gasser.
on Bartholomew run, Warrington
district, Marion county. HICKMAN -
Huftman's test on the Alfred Kendall
farm drilled down to the Thtrty:t oot
sand is holding up at better than 20
barrels day and will be an ineens
tive for drilling other wells In that
locality to the lower formation. prtLls
ing down old wells to the lower SANDS
is good deal of feature ina nuns
Der OF districts. Shooting and clean
ing out old wells In claiming attens
ton OF producers in number OF ais;
tricts. 49,.
Lincoln county has quite q little
new work starting and Is completing
a good many wells, all light pumpeEs:
On Porter Fork, Duyal district, the
South Penn OH Co. has completea
Nos 8 and 40 on the Horse Creek. tract
and they are good for is and 10 ibarrels
respectively. In the same district
the Carter OIL Co. is due in the Berea
grit at its test on the Charles Veg;
f1er farm. In Sheridan district the
Columbia Gas and Electric Co. Is drill
ing two wells and has two rigs COM
pleted. In the same district, the Four
MIL OIL Co. Is drilling No. ID on the
Guyandotte Land Associations PROP
erty.
In. Jefferson district. Kanawha lcoun:s
ty. the Charleston. and Dunbar Oil Go.
met with surprise when 1t drilled It's
No. At on the g.. w. Russell farm into
the salt sand and got 5-barrel pro-
Queer. Production in the salt sand
was new departure for that locality:
In some OF the old districts thoreis
a little test work starting and under
way. On Redwood run, Grant dis:
trict, Wetzel county, the RicAwoodi oil
and Gas Co. is drilling a test an the
John Mills farm. On Fishing Creek
and Long Drain run, Church district,
the Manufacturers8L Light and Heat Go:
is starting tests on the s. and w. 81.
and Jennie Potts farm! The same
company Is starting tests on the sT!sJ
and Susan Higginb otham FARMS on
the same stream, the Philad alpha Co:
is due in the sand at a test on the
6. F. ThroclAnortol, farm. /,
on Spring Creek, Spencer district
Roane county, Goff & Heck arc get
ting in material for rig and VIII
drill test on the g. NJ. Sergeant farm
On the same stream In the same dis
trict, Godfrey L.. Cabot is building the
rig for a test on the NJ. y simmons
In Warrington district, Marion
county, the Hope, Natural Gas Co. 10
still fishing at its test on the Lydia
Griffin farm. In. sardis district. Har.
rison county, the Sylvan OIL Co. 70
drilling in the Gordan sand at e sec
ond test on the sayilla Cunningham
farm. D. ]. Carter & Co, have the rig
completed on the NJ. K Dayissonsfarm.
In Greenbr1er district, Doddrtdge
county, Bartlett & Heiner,s second
test on thq W. L.. Slusser farm tsS hold
ing up at 20 barrels "a day: AcrossEt the
dividing line in Union district, HRrs
rison county, the Hope Natural Gas
Co. is drilling second tests on the III
J. Morris, Susan Jarvis and .. -: BaIs
nett farms. In the same district the
South Penn. Oh Co. has started ldrtll
No. 9 on the J. w. Day farm.
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