The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-15
FINANCE. OIL AND GAS


ton on the Eddy farm and it is light
gasser in the Keener sand.
In Greenbrier district, Doddridge
county, the Wayland OF and Gas com.
pany has now drilled its test on the
Michael shaughnessy farm through all
sands and found nothing. The hole has
been plugged and abandoned. In the
same district, the Hope Natural Gas
company is building rigs for tests on
the Mccain heirs. G.. w. Titus and
Stalnaker heirs farms.
On Sinking creek, Troy district. Gil.
mer county, the Hope Natural Gas
company HIS shut down at it's test on
the F. T. Bush farm. Light gas was
developed in the Big Injun sand and
they are undecided as to drilling 1t to
the lower sands. On West Fork river,
Union district, Harrison county, the
Vesper Gas company has completed
and put It's second test on the George
Lowther farm to pumping from the
Gordon sand. II is a 10.barTel produc.
or. In Sardis district, the Carnegie
Natural Gas company's test on the
John Heldreth farm has some gas in
the 30.foot sand.
Late competitions in the Dents run
pool. Warrington district, Marion
county, are very light bumpers. The
Carter OIL company drilled its second
test on the w. q. Hays farm through
the 3e.Eoot sand and it Is not good for
more than two barrels a day. On
Scaffold run, Spencer district, Roane
county, G. L. Cabot has now drilled
No. 2 on the j, Fl. Burgess farm through
all sands. All sands are barren and
the hale has been abandoned.
In the old Green creek field in Wal.
ton district, the Louis +. Payne Oil
company completed and shot No. IL
on the D. F, Cummings farm. II is a
20-barrel producer in the Big Injuu
sand and located 500 feet south OF No.
4. On Porter's fork, RIVAL district.
Lincoln county, the South Penn Oil
company's No. 70 on the Horse creek
tract is an eight-barrel pumper In the
Berea grit. In the Dents run pool,
Marion county, of the one.time gush.
ers, the Delmar Oil company's No. 26
on the John L. Hays farm is the only
one producing 100 or more barrels a
day.
There is good deal of test work un.
der way and starting in the West Vir.
ginia fields. 1t 10 widely distributed
and no great amount In any one sec.
ton. On Hackers creek, Hackers
Creek district, Lewis county, G. w.
Wilson & Co. are drilling on the John
Mitchell farm. On Sand Fork in the
same district, the Hope Natural Gas
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Freeman farm. On Lick run, Ten-Mile
district, Harrison county. Carter,
Sheets & Jarvis are due In the Gordon
sand at their test on the ]. H. Furne
farm. On Ten.Mile creek, in the same
district, the same company Is rigging
up on the e. H. Flanagan farm. On
Lost run, Sardis district, the Victoria
Oil company Is rigging up at sec
ond test on the l.. l.. Stewart farm and
building the rig for No. 3.
On Sycamore creek, Mcclellan dis.
tTict, poddridge county, the Hope Nat.
ural Gas company has rig material on
the ground for a test on the Oma
Young farm. On Rock Camp run.
Church district, Wetzel county. the
Carnegie Natural Gas company has
started TO drill a test on the w. G. !
farm.
ON Frozen Camp run, Curtis dis.
trict. Roane county, the Fisher Oil
has started to drill on the NJ.
NJ. Hickman farm. On Miller's run,
Curtis district, the Spring Creek Oil
and Gas company is due in the sand at
a test on the G. NJ. Sergent farm. On
Little creek. Spencer district, the Car.
ter Oil company is rigging up at test
on the w. T. Mcdonald farm. On
Spring creek the Parker & Edwards
Oil company formerly the Roane De
company is starting Nos.
90 to "a. inclusive, on the David Sim
mons farm. On Little creek, the Pure
Gas company is rigging up OH the Will |
lis Walker farm. On Reedy creek,
Curtis district, G. L. Cabot is rigging |
up on the w. S. Miller farm. On Frog. /!
en- Camp run the United Fuel Gas com. !
pany has made location on the r. !
Matheney farm.