The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
FINANCE, OH AND GAS
Oil and Gas.

At the close Of the week light pump
ers or gas wells were very much in
evidence in all districts. ON Little
Greek, Spencer district, Roane county,
w. Va, the Carter OH company has
completed and put to pumping its test
on the I. L. Bartlett farm. II is pro-
ducing six barrels day. On Yellow
creek, Center district, Calhoun county,
g. L. Cabot has drilled in a second test
On the D. NJ. Whipkey farm and show
ing for gasser in the Big Injun sand.
Operators are still trying for new
producing territory in Sherman dis
trict, Calhoun county. On Sycamore
run, the Hope Natural Gas company
has drilled test on the Baxter Polling
form into the Big Injun sand and It
shows some oil in that formation. On
the same stream the same company's
test on the Franklin Robinson farm
has showing of oil In the Maxon
sand. The same company has started
to drill test on the A. p. Polling farm
and is down 500 feet at test on the
Hanning Polling farm.
On Isaac creek, Union district, Har-
rison county, the Hope Natural Gas
company's test on the j. II. Moore farm
Is showing for four-barrel pumper in
the fifth sand. On Freeman's creek.
Freeman's Creek district, Lewis coun-
the same company's test on the Lewis
the Gordon sand.
On Grace creek, Cameron district,
Marshall county, the atterson Glass
company drilled test on the d. H.
McCracken farm into the Big Injun
sand. 1t Is a easscr III that formation.
On Tar Kiln run. Grant district, Dodd.
ridge county, the nope Natural Gas
company's test on the w. A. Chess
farm Is gasser in the 50-foot and
stray sands. On Sycamore run, Nc.
Clellan district, the Hope Natural Gas
company Is starting a test on the oma
Young farm. In Greenbrier district the
Sun Gas company drilled its test on tho
Boyle heirs farm through the Gordon
sand. Nothing was found in that or
any Of the upper formations and tho
hole has been abandoned. In Green.
brier district, Doddridge county, the
Victoria Oil company drilled No. S on
the Adams farm through the Gordon
sand. 1t is dry and has been aban.
doned.
In Church district, wetzel county.
the Philadelphia company drilled test
on the G. F. Throckmorton farm
through all sands and found nothing
but a light gas pressure In the fourth
sand. Tho same company's No. 3 on
the Moses Bartrug farm is a gasser in
the same formation. In Central dis.
trict, oddridge county, the Pittsburgh
and West Virginia Gas company's TEST
on the G. !. Cox and j. r. Hiley farms
are gassers in the Big Injun sand In
the Burning Springs district, Writ
county, the Nutter Oil company's sec.
ond test on the G. w. Nutter farm and
Cox & Lockhart's No. 6 on the Bur.
ton Robinson farm are 10.barrel pump.
ers in the salt sand.
On Grass Run, Ten Mile district.
Harrison county, Ernest Randolph &
Co. are getting in rig material for test
on the Amos Maxwell farm On Tar
Kiln run, Greerbrier district, Dodd-
ii sc county. the Wayland Oil and Gas
company has drilled It's test on the
Michael Shaughnessy farm to depth
OF 1856 fec and found nothing. Drill
ins has been suspended. On Patterson
fork, Ernest Randolph & Co. are due
in the Gordon sand at a William T.
Pepper farm. On Buckeye fork the
same parties have made location on
the Lydia Sutton heirs farm.