The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-07
FIN ICE, OIL AND GAS
oil and Gas.

At the head waters Of State Fork,
Warrington district, Marion county, W
We, Haught Bros. have now complet'
ed q second test on the John Baker
farm. It's highest days production
since drilled through the 80.foot sand
was 40 barrels. On Dents Run in the
same district the Eastern Petroleum
companY's No. on the Alfred Ken
dali farm had dropped below 80 bar.
rels day and was given q shot In
creasing its production to 100 barrels
the ensuing "a hours.
On Wolf Pen Run, Grant district,
Richie county, George Rinehart Coo
drilled their test on the Scaddon heirs
farm through the Big 1n1un sand and
it shows for a Is or 30.barrel pro.
Queer. This location is only 200 feet
west Of E. e. Pope's second test on the
BENJAMIN McGinnis farm. On Grass
Run, Ten Mile district, Harrison coun-
ty, Carter, Sheets & Co. completed No.
on the ]. F. Dye farm. 1t is a five
barrel pumper in the Gordon sand.
South Of the old Moffitt field In New
Milton district, Doddridge county, the
Hope Natural Gas company drilled q
test on the Jacob Freeman farm into
the Gordon stray. It Is 10.barrel
pumper. The South Penn Oil com.
panys second test on the Clarence
Clemens farm is producing 15 barrels
day from the Gordon sand.
On Frozen Camp Run, Curtis district
Roane county, the Ohio Fuel Oil COM
pany's No. on the C. NJ. Mccoy farm
is good for 10 barrels a day in the Cow
Run sand On Little Creek, Spencer
district, the United Fuel Gas company
drilled Its test on the D. A. Lowther
farm through the Berea grit. Nothing
was found in the lower formation, but
1t is fair gasser in the Big Injun
sand.
Shooting the old wells is very much
of feature in all districts. In most
instances 1t proves beneficial In the
Weir sand pool on Blue Creek, Ka.
nawha county, the South Penn Oil
companys No. l on the ]. F. Cork
farm would no longer produce and was
shot. The production for the ensuing
"a hours was ~ barrels. In all of the
old producing sections operators are
cleaning out and shooting wells that
have fallen low in production.
In a number of districts test work
is under way and starting. On Alum
Run, Freeman's Creek district. Lewis
county, the Hope Natural Gas COM
pany is starting test on the Cameron.
Hall tract. On the right fork of Free
mans Creek the Philadelphia company
is starting one on the A. H. Kemper
farm. On Salem Fork, Ten Mile dis.
trict, Harrison county, Ernest Ran
dolph & Co. are hauling in rig tinbers
on the T. H. Williams farm. On Syca'
more Run, Mcclellan district, Dodd.
ridge county, the Hope Natural Gas
company is due in the Gordon on the
Oma Young farm. On Roberts Fork,
New Milton district, the same company
is building rig on the D. E. Cox
farm. On Little Elk Greek, Eagle dis.
trict, Harrison county, the Pittsburgh
and West Virginia Gas company has
started to drill ON the NJ. T.. Baker
farm. In the same district the Hope
Natural Gas company is drilling on the
C. r. Lucas farm.
On Sinking Creek, Troy district. Gil
mour county, the Hope Natural Gas
company has started to drill second
test on the F. T. Mush farm. On the
Little Kanawha river, Sherman district
Calhoun county, the same company is
rigging up at a test on the Tracy j.
Brake farm. On the same stream the
same company has the rig completed
for a test ON the j. w. Hickman farm
and has made location on the Laura
V. Ash farm. On the river front,
Franklin district, Marshall county, the
frye Oil company is drilling at 1,425