The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-12
Oil and. Gas.

The weekend of development work
IN the Eastern fields in no way differ.
ed from the conditions that prevailed
during the earlier part when there
were few competitions and none OF any
Importance. Operators have sban.
doned the idea OF starting any con.
siderable amount Of new work until az.
ter the weather conditions are favor.
able and the roads in condition 10
haul supplies to the fileds. The pres.
ent delay will have q tendency to
make the rush to start new work all
the greater with the return OF spring.
Neither the weather or roads has driv.
en- In the leasers. All during the cold
weather they were securing the coun.
try and taking up territory. II not
taken for personal development they
have been offering them in large guam.
titles to the larger operating com.
panies, and have been able to dis.
pose of them at fair prices II at all
tavorably located. There has been
moro territory leased in the South.
west Pennsylvania fields during the
winter months than at any previous
time in number OF years.
Gsssers and light bumpers are the
best all sections had to offer at the
close Of the week. In Troy district,
Gilmer county. w. Va, the Hope Nat.
ural Gas company drilled No. on
the Al L. Rymer farm through the
Gan sand. 1t shows for a fiye.barrel
pumper in that formation. The South
Penn Oil company holds the oil right
turned over to that company In
Southwest district, Doddridge county.
the Philadelphia company's test on the
William Adams farm is a light gas
ser in the salt sand.
In Freeman's Creek district, Lewis
county, the Reserve Gas company
drilled No. 4 on the S. D. Camden
tract into the Big Injun cand, develop.
ing a fair gasser. The Reserve com.
pany, the Hope Natural Gas company
and the Philadelphia company are
starting large amount of develop
ment work in Lewis county, which has
large undeveloped acreage in the
gas areas.
In the Dents Run pool. Warrington
district, Marion county, the Eastern
Petroleum company has completed
and shot No 5 on the Alfred Kendau
farm. II is estimated to be good for
100 or more barrels day. The 10,
cation is inside the defined limits. This
Is the second completion by that com.
pany on this farm since it was purchas.
ed from Hickman & Huffman. In the
same pool F. ". Bartlett's No. 3 OH
the Q. E .Batson farm produced $50
barrels the second "a hours after IL
was shot. Shooting the old wells in
this pool helps temporarily. They
responded literally but decline rapid.
ly.
At time when the demand for pro
ducing territory is so great, opera
tors are keeping a close watch on de-
yelopment work and test wells drilling
and all OF more or less interest Roane
county is receiving good deal of at.
tention and Calhoun county is not
much less important. On Little Greek,
Spencer district, Roane county, the
Pure Gas company is due in the Big
Injun sand at a test on the Willis
Walker farm. The same company is
rigging up at No. 2 on the G. NJ. Ser.
gent farm. On Barnes Run, Spencer
district, G.. L. Cabot is drilling on the
carl Nichols farm and rigging UP at
a test on the Eugene Ball farm. locat.
ed on Reedy Creek. Curtis district
On Spring Creek, in the same dis.
trict, the Parker and Edwards Oil
company is pushing development work
on the David Simmons farm. Nos.
20 to "a. inclusive, are starting and
the rig material is on the ground for
No. Is on the Jacob A. Harris farm.
On Frozen Camp Creek, Curtis district,
the United Fuel Gas company is drill.