The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-25
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
Of TRI-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations in
West Virginia, PennSyI-
vania and Ohio.

Development work at the close OF
the week in the eastern fields pre-
sented nothing out of the ordinary.
| In all producing sections operators
are doing their best to increase pro-
| duction and II possible discover new
| pool or extension. Prospects are en-
couraglng for continuance OF high
market and so long as there is no
| change operators will put forth every
| effort to secure larger production.
In some OF the old districts there Is
a noticeable increase but II is not de-
rived from new and prolific pools.
| Should the general efforts making re-
suit in the discovery OF new pool
| there will be no delay In starting de-
| velopment work. Producers are do
! ing all they can to get as much pro-
| ductlon as possible from the old
wells. During the deptession many
Of the old wells. not capable Of furn-
| ishing more than fraction Of bar
rel a day, were neglected for many
[ months. These wells are no longer
standing idle. They have been
! cleaned out and shot and are again in
the producing list. BY the adoption
OF the methods stated is due the
greater part Of the increase in pro-
duction.
Many GaSScrs Completed.
The competitions in the West Wiz
I glnia fields at the close OF the week
consisted principally OF gus wells. On
] West Fork river. Union district. Har-
/ rison county, the Hope Natural Gas
| Company got fair fifth sand gasser
at test on the NJ. ]. SIdebottom
/ farm. On the same river and in the
same district, the Fisher Oil Com
| pany's No. on the s. L. Higginbo-
than farm is Gordon sand gasser.
On Sugar Tree fork, snion district.
Lincoln county, the Big Greek Devel-
opment Company drilled No. S on the
/ Peter Woodrum farm thu rough the
Berea grit and It Is showing for n
ten barrel pumper. The same COM
pany has the rig completed for No. s
on the Eliza Curnes farm.
Both Busters.
The report OF two busters in he VI
Cinity OF the thlrty-foot gusher On the
HiggInbotham farm on Dents run,
| Warrington district. Marion county,
has now been confirmed. The Delmar
Oil COmpany's No 90 on the A. ]. Hays
farm, located south OF the gusher is
dry and the Anchor OIL Company's test
on the ]. F. Crouser farm, located west
Is in the same classe. II will be re-
called that the gusher on the HIggln-
bOtham farm when drilled In three
weeks ago had an initial production OF
| LOO barrels and the largest well
found in the West Virginia fields since
the development Of the Blue creek
field in Kanawha county. With dust
or to the north and one to the west
the prospects for new pool are not
promising. The finding Of good pro-
Queer on the Hlgginbotham farm is
not unlike past experiences in the old
districts. Drilling in good we'll calls
out lot of new work and in the end
more busters than producers are COM
pleted.
In the Weir sand development in Elk
district, Ranawha county. the South
Penn OIL Company's No. So on the Blue
creek tract is n better producer than
indicated when first drilled into the
sand. The well produced fifty-five bar
rcls the first twenty-four hours. Its
| FIRST estimate was ten barrel pumper
In tho same district, the Empire Pc
troleum Company has the rig COM
Dleted for test on the ]. A. Boggs
farm.
Shallow Sand Wells.
In the Eureka district. Peasants
county. Frank Shrier's test on the c.
H. Bartlett farm is duster in the Cow
run sand. S. r. Glenn got one OF the
same kind at a test on the Hammett
heirs farm. The New Fork Petroleum
| Company completed test on the A.
Ruckman farm and has a ton barrel
pumper. Hammett and COmpany's
test on the Sharp heirs farm n a very
light pumper. Carl x. Dresser is drill
ing No. 5 on the r. ]. and R. y. coritt
farm. In Union district. Taylor and
White are drilling a test on the F. D.
Fellers farm. In the same district,
White and Rea"s test on the C. f.
Pollard farm Ia a duster.
Drilling and Starting Tests.
! A large amount Of test work Is
starting and under way In the old
districts. More operators are pin.
ming their faith to the old districts
than going out into new and untried
territory. On campbelis run. Man
ninEton district. Marion county. the
Chalmers OIL and Gas Company Is
due in the sand at test on the Simon
Moore farm. On Bartholomew run,
Hickman and Huffman have started a
second test on the Alfred Kendall
farm. On Fish creek. Church dis
trict. wetZel county. the Carnegie
Natural Gas Company Is due this
week on the T. L, Steward farm, The
same company has n rig completed
on the Leroy Taylor farm.
ON the Weat Fork river. Union
district, Harrison county. the YES
per Gas Company Il starting on the
George Lowther farm, In Tenmile
| diHtrlet. u. ]. CArtor and CnmnanN