The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-27
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

springs district, Writ county, W Va,
Roberts Brothers completed and shot
No 81 on the Rathbone OIL tract and
secured a Light pumper In the first
Cow Run sand. In the same district,
the South Penn OIL Company drilled
a test on the A J Petit farm through
the Kenner sand and found It bar.
rem.
In the Big Iniun sand development
on Fishing Creek, Green district, Wet
eel county, the Wildwood OIL Compa.
ny's No 6 on the S L Morgan farm. is
a light pumper in the Big Injun sand.
Morgan Oil & Gas Company's second
test on the Leonard Morgan farm is
very light. In the same district, the
Silver Hill Oil Company has now drill.
ed a second, test on the L P Kocher
farm through the Gordon sand and
scored a buster in all sands. C. Nc.
Cormick and Company completed q
test on tho l ] Snodgrass farm. II is
a duster In that formation.
In the Hughes River pool. Clay dis
trict. Richie county, Diffenbaugh,
Barnhart G Moore drilled a test Oh
their wi farm through the Big In.
Jun sand and 1t is showing for a ID
or 20.barrel producer. On Indian
Creek, Murphy district, Parrish &
Grove have a 10-barrel salt sand pro.
ducer at No 3 on the a W Smith farm.
In the same district, R Z L Frymier got
a Big InIun sand gasser at his second
test on the C A Wilson farm.
On Big Run. McElroy district. Tyler
county, the Manufacturers Light &
Heat Company's second test Oil the l.
ID Mayfield farm is>a fair gasser in the
Gordon sand. On Big Flint Creek,
Grant district, Doddridge county, the
Hope Natural Gas Company's test on
the NJ A and NJ ] Mcmillan farm is
a gasser in the same formation. On
Cabin creek. Central district, the Car.
negie Natural Gas Company drilled O
second test on the w S Ross heirs
farm, through the Bcrea grit and found
nothing.
On West Fork River, Union district,
Harrison county, the Philadelphia
Company drilled its No 4 on the Mary
L Young farm into the Gordon sand
and 1t is showing for a 40 or 50.barrel
producer This is the best showing
made by any OF the late competitions
in this district.
On Birch Run, Birch district, Brax-
ton county, Ira G Sayer completed a
test on the H B Mace farm and found
nothing. On Devil Hole Run, Grant
district, Richie county, r G Giles
pies No 81 on the NJ D Cowan farm
Is a very light pumper in the Big In
jun sand On Stouts Run, Union dis
trict, Peasants county, Snyder G
Company gave their test on the AL.
bert DeLong farm a second shot, but
it failed to respond and has been
abandoned.
Tho Sloppy Oil Company's No II on
the N S Nowery farm, located on
Stilwell Creek, Union district, Wood
county. is very light In the second
Cow Run sand. On the same stream
and in the same district, George Ra-
sells No 8 on the H S Dye farm Is q
6-barrel pumper in the same formation.
Watterson & Brown drilled their test
on the Eliza Sweesy farm. located on
Gillespie Run, Clay district, through
the second Cow Run sand and found
It barren
. On Miracle Run, Battelle district,
Monongalia county, the Carnegie Nat.
ural Gas Company has a good Gordon
sand gasser at its test on the D Parks
farm. In the same locality, the Hope
Natural Gas Company's test on the
Pursley Smith farm is a gasser In
the same formation. On Raven Run,
Harper district, Roane county. the
Jarvis Oil Company's test on the M ]
Ryan farm shows very little oil In the
Big Injun sand.