The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
ON and Gas.

Compilations reported from the West
Virginia fields were few. In NUMBER
and small in production. In the Keen.
er sand development on Rock Run.
Burning Springs district, Writ county.
the Walnut Creek OIL company drill
ed No. on the Harvey O. Sayer
farm through the sand, and It shows
for q is barrel pumper. The company
has the rigs completed for Nos. 10 and
90. In the same district, in an older
development, the South Penn on com:
pany Is doing considerable work. The
best OF its late competitions is No.
II on the "A. B. Wilson farm. 10.bar-
rel pumper. The same company has
tho rig completed for q second test
on the 81 M. Wilson farm. Across
the dividing line in Murphy district,
Richie county, Jackson & Co. have
started to drill test on the Lemon
heirs farm. In the same locality, the
Laird OIL company Is due IN the sand
at test on the F. Lemon farm.
In Carroll district, Ltnsoln county
the Lincoln Natural Gas company 10
drilling wildcat on the John Burns
farm. Across the line, in Jefferson
district. Kanawha county, the Ed;
wards Oil company is due In the Big
Bowman farm. In Elk district, the
south Penn OIL company is due to get
the sand next week at Its test on the
M. Vickers farm and the Ohio Fuel
OIL company is drilling tests on the
Myers and Mary J. Abbott farm
IA In Grant district. Monongalia coun-
ty, the Hope Natural Gas company's
test on the John !. Musgrove farm
has now been drilled through the fifth
sand and ts dry. In Clay district, the
Hope Natural Gas company is due in
the Big Intun sand at tests on the A.
I. Tenant and D. r. Wright farms.
In Central district. Doddridge county,
Sullivan q Dresser. have now drilled
a second test on the q. r. Robinson
farm on Turkey Run, through the
Gordon sand, aud It lisa 15.barrel
pumper. In Green district, Wetze1
county. the Egan Oil & Gas company
is pulling out It's test on the H. B.
King farm and will abandon the hole.
on Redwood Run, Grant district,
Wetzel county, there is little new
work starting o n the strength OF the
fleetwood OIL company's good pro-
Queer In the John Mills farm. This
company has started to drill a second
test and has the rig completed for
No. 3.,The Hope Natural Gas COM
pany is starting second tests on the
]. w. Snyder and T. G.. Galliher
farms, The Kanawha OIL company has
the rig completed for No. 1913 and has
made the location for No. 1295 on the
John Mills tract u
a In Central district, Doddridge coun-
ty, the Pittsburgh g. West Virginia
Gas company has completed test
on the Fird Kinney farm and It Is Q
gasser in the Big InJun sand. The Car
ter OIL company's test on the W. H.
Pigott farm Is not good for more
than three barrels day In the same
formation.
on Indian creek, Elk district, Kama
VIVA county, the Edwards OIL COM
pany'a No. 3 on the George Bryant
farm is through the Weir sand. 1t ts
not good for more than five barrels
a day. IN Big Sandy district. the Ohio
Fuel OIL company drilled No. is on
the C. r. Woods farm through the
same formation. It is good for Is bar
reIs day. On Horse Creek tract, Du-
val district, Lincoln county, the South
Penn Oil company completed No. 40!
and # is hye.barrel pumper IN the
Berea grit. ~ 81,
Pennsylvania .............. $2.60
Indiana ,.............}..:. ....s. LOO
Illinois Observation-Disclosures. 4.aL
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