The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-07

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the H. Z. Samples farm through the
Big Injun sand and has a gasser IN
that formation with an estimated
capacity Of 100000 cubic feet
southwest Of the first test on that
farm. The Goshorn OIL Company has
started to drill another test on the
Greathouse farm in the same district.
Buster in Tyler County.
In Meade district, Tyler county,
Martin and Company have drilled
their test In the G.. B. Jones farm
through the Big Injun sand and 1t is
dry hole. On Porter's Fork Duyal
district. Lincoln county, the Carter
OIL Company has the rig completed
for No. 6 on the Joseph Moore farm.
In Sheridan district, the Columbia
Gas Company Is active In developing
gas territory. This company Is drill
Ing three wells on the !Guyandotte
Land Association tract. In Dnval dis
trict the Weyland OIL and Gas Com
pany Is drilling test on the A. c.
Fauley farm. In Cabin Greek dis,
trlct, Kanawha county, the United
Fuel Gas Company is down 1,4O0 feet
at test on the Imperial Collerys
.Company's tract. In Elk district, the
South Penn OIL Company has started
to drill test on the F. G. Woody
farm.
In the Burning Springs district,
Writ county, the South Penn on
Company's No. on the j. ]. NILS
farm is through the Salt sand and is
fye-barrel pumper. In the Keener
sand development on Rock run in the
same district, the Walnut Creek Oil
Company has It's rig up for No. 1S and
10 on the Harvey G. Sayer farm.
There was a time when 1t was thought
that this development would expend
into a pool OF some dimensions, but
at the present time 1t looks to be de-
fined.
Southeastern Ohio.
On the Ohio side in the old Corning
district, Monroe township, Perry
county, John Holden has drilled No.
IA on the Rodgers farm through the
Berea grit, and 1t is light pumper.
In the saline district C. H. McCray
is drilling No. Z on the William Fish
er farm. In the same district the
Pleasantsville Oil and Gas Company
is due in the san dat No. 8 on the
Matthew Corbett farm. In Marion
township, Morgan county, Chester
Hill district, Metcalf and Riddle have
completed well on the S. III.
Schonleld farm and it shows for Il
three-barrel pumper in the Cow Run
sand.
Small Pumper in Deep Territory.
In the Junction City District, jack
son township, Perry county, the Car
ter OIL Company has drilled its test
on the V. ]. WEIGH farm through the
Clinton sand and it is not good for
more than ten barrels a day. This
location is southwest OF production.
Near Roseyille, Brush Creek town
ship, Muskingum county, Edward
Denman drilled his test on the Ora
Wilson farm through the Berea grit
and encountered buster. This To-
cation is 1900 feet south of produc-
ton on the A. B. Showers farm.
New Work in Ashsabula County.
At the present time 1t begins to
look as though holders Of leases in
the vicinity of the we'll on the Duty
farm. near Saybrook, Ashtabula
county, were going to make deter
mined effort to test the territory.
Two miles northeast Of the Saybrook
well the Hazelbrook Oil Company,
composed of Pittsburgers, are build
ing the rig for test on the T. w.
Squires farm. One mile southwest
of the saybrook well unknown parties
are down 700 feet at a test on an
other Dury farm. A mile farther to
the southwest local parties have
made the location for two tests. The
Initial well at Saybrook has again
been put TO pumping and 1t is re-
ported producing about fifty barrels
a week.
The Oil Market.
The prices paid for oil of various
grades by the purchasing agencies
are:
Pennsylvania ..................S 2.25
Mercer black Observation-Disclosures. 1.75
New Castle Observation-Disclosures. LIZ.
Corning ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1.73
Cabcll ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1.7S
North Lima Observation-Disclosures. 1.43
South Lima Observation-Disclosures. 1.43
Wooster Observation-Disclosures. 1.60
Indiana Observation-Disclosures. 1928
Princeton Observation-Disclosures. 1857
Somerset ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1853
Ragland Observation-Disclosures. rs