The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-08
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farm TO depth Of 1888 feet. Moth
ing but little ga swas found at that
depth. It viii be drilled deeper On
Long Drain run Church dIsHict. Wet
eel county. the Philadelphia Company
shaw farm through the Gordon sand
and it is drilling deeper.
In Clay district. Monorga1ia cour-
". J H McDermott & Company have
put their no on the Price heirs
farm to pumping in the Bayard sand
It is producing five barrels a day.
The same company has rigs up FOX
tests on the D c Core and p u John
son farms. The South Penn OIL Com
pary recently constructed a z0-baTrel
producer or the Hazel Tenant farm
The two companies are hopeful OF
developing q Bayard sand pool IN
that locality So far as development
work has progressed nothing has been
found better than light bumpers. The
wells show good STAYING qualities.
which in part compenSates for drill
ing in this deep territory In this
connection it may be stated that o2-
orators are not hesitating TO drill in
any kind of territory if there is
chance for little new production
In Church district, Werzel county
the Manufacturers Light aud Heat
Company has a light gasser on the
Martin Teargarden farm No on
the same farm is drilling and Ehe rigs
completed for Nos and 4. The same
company has rigs completed for tests
on the John Earnest and Charles
Blake farms.
In Liberty district. Marshall coun-
fy, the Carnegie Natural Gas Com
pany has Maxon sand gasser at its
test on the H C Fair farm Devel-
opment work in this district is III
creasizg. The Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company is drilling and sta
ting - test wells. The Carnegie Nat
uraI Gas Company has eight. On
Valley run in the same district. tire
Hope Natural Gas Company is G:'ii!.
ing on the Thomas Williams farm In
Meade district. the same company is
drilling on the J r Richmond farm
and is due in the Big Irjun sand.
In Grant district Richie county,
the Hope Natural Gas Company has
a very light punaper on the I.smueI
Wilson farm. The same company IS
due in the sand at a test on the Sher.
man Hardman farm. The Ohio Val.
lev Oil and Gas Company is starting
another well on the James L&yiieli
heirs farm. The same conl0any'si
test on the Lemon heirs farm is dry
in the salt sand and is now drilling
in the lower formations.
At this time. when operators are al
their wits end for new producing ter
ritory, a lively interest is taken ia
wildcats drilling and starting Near
n. Tot EOnrHfafS,f,|
county. on the east side Of the noun
tain. Ward & Davis, contractors. are
drilling wildcat for local parties and
they are down 1000 feet. For many
years surface or crevice has been
known to exist IN that locality AID
liz is the incentive for, drilling this
test.
East Of PhifppI. Barbour county.
the Reserve Gas Company is drilling
an important test on the N Carder
farm This location is many miles
removed from any production and 1t
is IN section that has not previously
been tested.
West of COninGs. Troy district. G..-
mer county, the Pittsburgh and West
Virginia Gas COMPANY has drilled a
test on the Homer Mason farm into
the Gantiz sand Soon after the wei
was drilled into the top OF the SslHu
it made se-eral flows, amounting 10
more Than 200 barrels. This location
is more than two miles from produc-
ton and if 1t is as good as it is re-
ported can be regarded as important.
On Fallen Timber run. New Milton
district. Doddridge county, the Car
neeie Natural Gas Company is haul
ing rig timber to a location on -
F Co:e farm. On Polk creek, Free
mans Creek district. Lewis coI;nty,
the Reserve Gas Company has start
ed TO drill a test on the y a Rohr-