The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT
OF TR|-STATE
Latest Reports of Operations 10
West Virginia, Pennsyl.
vania and Ohio.

The most important discoveries In
the southwest Pennsylvania fields
came at the close of the week and
are located in the Dorseyville field
In Allegheny county. Efforts made
to extend the producing limits Of the
new development proved failures,
but several good wells were complet-
ed inside of defined limits. The best
Is Alexander Valleys No. l on the
Jeanette McCorkle thirteen acres, To-
Gated on the west side OF the pool.
AT thirty feet In the Thirty-foot sand
the lower pay was reached and the
well Is flowing at the rate OF fifteen
barrels an hour. In the same part Of
the pool, the National Oil and Gas
Company got another light pay at
thirty-seven feet in the sand and an
increase in production. The first
eight hours after It was drilled into
the lower pay 1t produced seventy
barrels
In the northern end OF the pool, the
Rushvllle Drilling Company has
drilled It's second test on the Seibert
farm through the Thirty-foot sand
and found nothing. It is now drill
ing to the third sand. The National
OIL and Gas Company is drilling at
twenty-five feet in the sand at its
No. 2 on the Stevenson farm. The
chances are more favorable for new
production on the west side than any
other in the pool,
In the old Duff City field, Allie
gheny county, Sohn Brothers drilled
their test on their own farm into the
boulder and have show for light
pumper. In the same district, the
Central Oil and Gas Company has a
light salt sand gasser on the Duthil
tract.
West Virginia Developments.
The West Virginia fields at no
time during the last week presented
anything sensational. Light produc-
ers were very much in evidence and
in districts where better wells were
expected. On Long Bottom run,
Cabin Creek district. Kanawha coun-
ty. the Columbus Producing Com
pany's good luck continues. This
company has Just drilled In its No.
, IA on the Williams Coal Company's
tract and It is natural producer
good for sixty barrels day The
company has now completed thir.
teen wells on this property and all
are producers. It has six wells drill.
ing and the rig completed for No. 90.
The oil is developed in the Berea
grit and the pool is the most prom.
Using new development in West Vir.
ginia.
Light Wells on Fishing Creek.
In the new Big Injun sand devel.
opment on Fishing Creek seven miles
west OF Pine Grove in Green district
Wetzel county, the late compilations
are very light producers. The Wild.
wood Oil Company's No. s on the
J. b. Whiteman farm has been drill
ed through the Big Injun sand and
is ten-barrel pumper. In the same
district, the New Martinsville Oh
Company has completed No. II or
the S. L Morgan farm and 1t is mo-
good for more than five barrels {
day.
On Tug Fork OF Walkers creek
Walker district, Wood county. thu
Hudson Mill Company drilled a ties
on the David Congleton farm through
the second Cow Run sand and fount
a very light show of oil. In BIZ
Sandy district. Kanawha county, tn,
South Penn Oil Company has com
pletd a test on the NJ. w. Deel farm
and 1t is good for five barrels da,
In the Weir sand.
On Reedy creek, Curtis district
Roane county, the United States Ga!
Company has drilled its test on thu
L. j. Queen farm through the Berei
grit and 1t Is q duster' in all sands
In Smithfield district, the South Penn
OIL Company completed No. G OF
the ]. L. Terrell farm and 1t Is goot
for ten barrels a day In the Big In
jun sand.
Small Producer in Monongalla
On Indian creek, Grant district
Monongalia county. the Hope Natur
al Gas Company drilled No. 4 OF
the E. A. Kearns farm through thu
Big 1njun sand and has very ligh
pumper. On Big Run. Warrington
district, Marion county, Funk AM
Glover have drilled test on tn
Ash heirs farm through the Thirty
foot sand and found nothing in tina
formation. 1t will be drilled to tn
lower sands.