The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-11
Oil and Gas.

In Elk district, Kanawha county, ".
Va, the South Penn Oil company has
completed its No. IA well on the w. A.
MacCorkle farm and has 50.barrel.a.
day producer in the Weir sand forma.
ton.
In the new 30.foot development on
Dents run in Warrington district,
Marion county, tho J. J. Allen & Co.
have completed their test on the Higin.
botham farm through the 30.foot sand
and found this formation barren. They
are drilling this well to the deeper
sands.
On Dents run, In the same district
and county, the South Penn Oil com.
pany has completed its No. 4 well on
the NJ. N. Kendall farm and has a
gasser in the fourth sand. In Ten.Mile
district, Harrison county, the South
Penn OIL company has completed its
third test well on the Leman Maxwell
farm and has gas we'll In the Gordon
sand.
On the Horse Creek tract in Duval
district. Lincoln county. the South
Penn Oil company has completed its
well No. 81 and has 10-barrel-a-day
pumper in the Berea sand formation.
In Walton district, Roane county, the
Republic OIL and Gas company has
completed its third test we'll on the
Elizabeth J. Chambers farm and has a
five-barrel.a.day pumper in the Big
Injun sand.
In the Griffithsville field on Bear
Fork In Duval district. Lincoln county,
the Big Creek Development company
has completed its No. Q we'll on the 3.
! F. Cunes farm to the Berea sand and
; Il Is showing for q 10.barrel-a.day
pumper. On Middle Run in Sardis dis.
tfict, Harrison county, the South Penn
OIL company has cleaned out and shot
its No. 4 we'll on the Elmore Hall farm
and increased its production from
three barrels day to 20 barrels. On
billions run In Union district Harri.
son county, the Reserve Gas company
has completed fair gasser on the
John Dillon farm.
The Raccoon Oil and Gas company
has completed its second test well on
the G. NJ. Thompson farm, located on
the waters of Coburns Fork in Ten.
Mile district, Harrison county, and has
q good gas we'll in the Gordon sand.
On West Fork river in Union district,
: same county, the Hope Natural Gas
company has completed its we'll on the
Mary A. Peck farm and has a Fifth
Z sand gasser. In the same district and
county d. j. Carter and others are
shut down at their initial test we'll on
the Eliza Young farm waiting for or.
3 ders.
On Ten Mile stream. in Washington
district, Greene county, the Philadel-
phia Natural Gas company has COM
pleted its initial test we'll on the AL.
bert Addleman farm and has a fair
gasser. On the waters of Leading
creek, in Center district. Calhoun
county, the Hope Natural Gas com.
pany has completed its initial test we'll
on the ]. Emmett Snyder farm
through the Berea and found that for.
nation dry. They have shut down for
the present.
: On Frozen Camp creek, in Curtis
district, Roane county, the United
Fuel Gas company has drilled its initial
Z test well on the M. M. Hickman farm
into the Cow Run sand and found three
barrels Of production. They are test.
: Ing the pay. On Steer creek, in Sher.
4 man district Calhoun county, the
Ohio Fuel Oil company has drilled its
initial test we'll on the G. L. Cabot lot
30 feet into the Injun sand and 1t is
DRY. On Yellow creek, in Center dis
trict, Calhoun county, Park Bowser
has completed his initial test well on
the ]. r. Knight farm and It will be a
very Light producer in the Berea grit
On the waters Of Pinch creek, in Elk
District kanawha county, the Repub
x 1ic5 OIL and Gas company has a ria
complessd on the George Bryant farm,