The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-07
Oil and Gas.

The Arst I'VE days IN the new year
uSerA almost featureless so rare as
they applied to development work IN
tie Eastern fields. Had operators
aRreed to q general shutdown II
{ could scarcely been more complete
than that caused by the extreme colo
weather The owners OF scores OF
drilling wells would have kept peg
10y away but there was not gas
enough to ire the boilers. Those de-
lending on the gas companies for
46Nfr supply at drilling wells were
cut OF and every available ounce Civ
en- to domestic consumers. AFTER re-
sorting to this method the supply was
not sufficient to meet the demand.
ana IN consequence there was suffer-
sing "A many homes. To domestic con-
,s1fners the past week has been the
most trying OF any since natural gas
vas put into use for heating and
lighting homes. It Is quite evident
Ghnt natural gas as fuel Is a luxury
that the gas companies can no longer
supply in sufficient quantities in very
cold weather. Those who had taken
tie precautIon to convert their fur
naceS and stoves into burners OF coal
eSUerfenced no inconvenience.
With the exceptions OF short pc.
Rod during the first advent OF cold
weather there was shortage OF coal.
Since then new and old mines have
been worked with good results. Some
a. these are located inside OF the city
limits. In a good many homes oil
burning stoves have been installed
and are proving satisfactory.
On Spring Creek. Grant dtstrtcL,
Jackson county, " Va, the Carter OH
Company has completed and put to
pumping its test on the A E Cover
farm. L Is good for eight barrels
dAy IN the salt sand at a depth Of
~ fest. On BfIlys Run. Washington
sIstFfct, the United Fuel Gas Com
oofiy drilled its test on the S c Mon
roe farn thorugh the Big Intun sand
Il B feported to be good for ID bar
reIs 4. day, which is better than the
aVerago h that district.
IN NfAunfngton district, Marion coun-
ty. tie Fleming on Company's test
on the = r Hoffman farm, completed
two weeks ago and reported showing
Tor 4 light pumper, has been tested
ana proved a failure. They are pull
fne the casing and will abandon the
hole.
On skeleton Run. Mcclellan dis
tEfcE, tDoddrf6ge county. the Victoria
on Company has tfmbers at a 1oca-
ton on the L L Stewart farm. On
wolf Pit Run. Eagle district. Harri-
son county, the Delmar Oil Company
lis due IN the Gordon sand on the
Jesse TaIkingtou farm. On Painter
Fork IA the same district the Carne-
Ei0- Natural Gas Company Is moving
the tools to q location on the NJ 2
CoDenhsHeF farm On Pickenpaugh
RIM, GFaut district, Wetzel county.
Snyder & Pent1 started to drill No
( on the J L Stevens farm. At this
time the well s. shut down. as IS the
BIackTheHe on and Gas Compary's
test on Eho d D SnodgrSsO farm, 10
Gated on the same StreaD and In the
same district.
On FolS Camp Run, Tniou district,
EaIflsCa eouotS. the Crude on Com
panY 8 ready 20 put It's test on the
J M FolItS SaEn 70 pumping, but Is
within 1oT tubing. On Turtle Tree
E0Ek a the anne district, the Hope
Natural Gas Company has made a To-
cation On the n R CoRiudafter farm
On Turkey Pen Run, Freeman Creek
district, Lewis county, the Reserve
Gas Company has rig completed on
The n ] Hughes farm. In the same
district and on the same stream the
Reserve Company has made two loea-
lions on the 3 White farm.
Much work Is shut down in Wetzel
county. There are at this time IL OF
Il wells past due in the sand and
iayed On account Of the cold wealth
on Long Drain Run, Church dis
the Carnegie Natural Gas Com