The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-07

Gently the region IN which this well
Is located has been attracting some az.
tention.
on Miracle Run, Batelle district
Monongalia county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company has completed 40 9 on
the H C itWson farm. 1t Is fair
gasser in the 30.foot and fifth sands.
On the same stream the same compa.
ny has completed No 3 on the / C
Moore farm. 1t is gasseT in the
S0.foot sand. On Little Indian Creek,
| paw Paw district, Marion county the
! Owens Bottling Works Company has
a Big Injun sand gasser at its test
on the w H Hihbs farm.
At the head waters OF Sees Run,
Ga Buffalo Creek, Grant district, Wet
Eel county, the Kanawha Oil COMPANY
has completed No 1872 on the John
Mills tract: 1t has been drilled
through the Gordon sand and it is moi
showing for better than a two.barrCl
pumper. On Piney Fork, Greene dis.
trict, the Hope Natural Gas Company
has drilled its test on the R Postle.
waith farm through the Gordon sand,
developing a light gas pressure in that
formation.
| On Middle Island Greek, Ellsworth
district, Tyler county the Middle,
bourne Oil and Gas Company has com.
pletcl No I on the Tyler county poor
farm. It is duster in the Big Injun
sand. On Bartholomew Run, Man.
niugton district, Marion county, ] ]
/ Allen & Cos test on the S c Thorne
farm Is c glgser in the fifth sand.
On Gillespie Run, Grant district,
Ritchie county, the American Oil De,
/ yelopmeat Company's No on the n
Z Nu!Ialax farm is a very light pump.
er in the salt sand. On Rock Run,
Union district, r f Trumire has a
light gasser in the Keener sand at his
lost on the S Keith farm. On Dutch.
nan Run. Murphy district, David Nc
;;regor has not completed his test on
the Minnie Livingston farm. It is not
good fer more than three barrels in
lh2 salt sand. On Stilwell Creek, Clay
district. Wood county, George Basel
; has now drilled his No on the ~.
oSander Thomas farm through tile
Cow Run sand and it is dry.
On AIMS Run. Burning Springs dis.
trict, Writ county. the Federal Oil
Company has drilled No on the En-.
Ma Devore farm through the Cow
! Run sand. This location is 500 feet
, cast Of production and the well is dr..
On Elk Fork, Curtis district, Roane
county, the Fisher Oil Company's test
on the ] B Whited farm is holding MP
at 20 barrels day. In Spencer dis.
trict located on Little Creek the'Car.
ter Oil Company has started to drill
second test on the Fred Carpenter
! farm. On Millers Run the Ohio Fuel
Gil Company has the rig completed
/ for No 4 on the G Wines farm. On
Little Creek, Spencer district, the
Carter Oil Company has drilled No %
on the Radaker & Co property
through the Big Injun sand. 1t is a
fair easser.
On Walnut Creek. Washington dis.
trict, Calhoun county, the Hope Nat
ural Cas- Company's test on the Lewis
Bennett farm is gasser in the Big
injUn sand. On the Little Kanawha
River Godfrey L Cabot has now CON-
p!eted No 8 on the w w Burrows
farm. 1t is good for 10 barrels a day
in the Big Injun sand.
On Charley Creek, Grant district,
Cabell county, the Harshbarger Oil
and Gas Company has started to drill
No Q ON the E W Beckett farm, located
enc mile west Of the old Beckett pool.
The same company is building the rig
for No 4 on the w w Coner farm On
Little Creek, Greene district, Wetzel
county, the Silver Hill Oil Company's
test on the D NJ Wade farm is due IN
the Big lnjun sand. On Fishing Creek
in the same district the Hope Natural
Gas Company has started to drill a
test on the c A Long farm. On Piney
Fork the same company has started
rig on the S Cunningham farm.
In the deep sand territory in South.
eastern Ohio in Jackson township,
Perry county, the Carter Oil Company
has completed and shot No 4 on the
Sophie Miser farm. It is not good
for more than five barrels day.