The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-28
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT .
OF TR|-STA7E
LATEST Reports Of Operations b
West Virginia, PennsN.
vasia and Ohio.

Late reports from all sections Of the |
southwest Pennsylvania, West Virginia |
and southeastern Ohia fields show a
revival Of development work. In the
southwest Pennsylvania field operators |
are securing the country for locality |
that has not been condemned by one
or more dry holes. In their eager
ness to drill there are some who are
ignoring dry holes Of the past and
starting new work almost within reach |
Of previous duster When one can
secure lease Of few hundred acres,
not previously tested. he is willing to
take a chance. Some wag has dubbed
these neglected spots widows" and
they are very much In demand. The
new nth sand producer on the Bell
lot in Indiana township. Allegheny
county, is of that kind. When It came
In good producer 1t was found that
there are several farms In the imme-
date locality that has escaped a pune
ture and the bidding for leases be-
came spirited Even conservative |
operators insist that 1t is the part OF |
wisdom to pay liberal bonus for n
lease in proximity to new production
than to 80 validating.
Found In Third Sand.
The new we'll southeast OF Baker
town is attracting some attention. It |
now seems that the oil was developed |
in the third sand. instead Of the bould-
err. The we'll is located on the Nc
Moran farm and is owned by Heckert. |
Wick and Company. They found
eighteen feet OF sand and five feet of |
pay. 1t was given shot Tuesday and
the hole filed up 500 feet with fluid. |
Its status has producer will be de-
termined after 1t has been put to |
pumping.
One and one-fourth miles northeast
OF Bakerstown, Ferguson and Com
pany have shot their test on the Louis |
Hoffman farm and 1t ia showing for a
ive-barrel pumper in the 100-ioot |
sand. About five miles northeast OF
the Dorseyville pool. George Anderson
Is drilling test on the Lewis 8. Crit |
ger farm. In the same locality, An
derson and Henderson are drilling at |
900 feet on the s. Ayers farm. Ander-
son and Company have the rig COM
pleted for test on the Martha |
Grubbs farm. At Bakerstown, Butler
county, Herings and Company have a |
rig up on the Joseph Whiteside lot, |
located inside OF the borough limits,
I At Greentree borough. Allegheny
county, the South Hills Gas Company
has drilled in we'll that is reported
good for 100000 cubic feet a day. The
ownership Of the fifth sand producer
in Indiana township was enormously
given as Alexander Valley, the con-
tractor, instead of the Jerry Dyans
OIL and Gas Company. The owners
of the well are local parties and tho
present owner OF the lot on which the |
we'll is located, Esther Evans, The we'll |
is holding UP at about 300 barrels a |
day.
West Virginia.
Light wells are reported from the
West Virginia fields. In the Hughes
river pool. Clay district. Ritchie coun-
ty, the Imperial Oil and Gas Products
Company drilled their No. 8 on the W.
S. Keith farm into the Big 1njun sand,
located $50 feet northeast OF No. O. It'll
is showing for a fifteen or twenty
barrel pumper.
On Straight creek, Burning Springs
district, Writ county. the South Penn |
OIL Company completed No. 3 on the |
=. NJ. Wilson farm and 1t shows for a |
ten or fifteen barrel pumper In the |
salt sand. On Green creek. Harper
district, Roane county. the Jarvis OIL |
Company has completed and shot No. |
II on the John Jarvis farm and II Is |
showing for ten barrel pumper. The
location is $50 feet south of No. on
the same farm.
On Tango creek, Duval district, Lin
coin county, the Wayland Oil and Gas
Company drilled No. 4 on the4Jennie A.
Jones farm through the Berea grit and
1t is good for six barrels day. In
Elk district. Kanawha county, the Ohio
Fuel Oil Company has completed a
test on the Isabelle Myers farm. 1t Is |
showing for fifteen barrels a day In
the Weir sand. The same company
completed a test on the NJ. ]. Abbott
farm and got the same kind of pro-
Queer.
In Elk district. the Ohio Fuel OIL
Company is doing considerable test
work. It is down 1900 feet on the
Frank Myers farm, 900 feet on the
Harrison Smith farm. 1900 feet on the
A. B. Bdens farm and 1.400 feet on the
P. r. LETTERS farm. The United Fuel
Gas Company Is due In the sand at a |
test on the W. 3. Carter farm. II
On Jake's run. Clay district, Monon-
gala county, the Pentress Gas Com
pany has drilled test on the W. ].
Clark farm into the Big 1njun sand
and 1t shows for fifteen barrel pump
er in that formation. The same COM
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