The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-11
OIL and Gas.

The week OF development work IN
the Eastern fields closed without the
dfscoverey of any new features. Oper-
ationS showed that new work is start.
Ing in nearly all fields. There Is no
concerted effort making in any 10
caIity and the increase 10 due TO the
new work starting IN . great many
of the old districts. For the next
few months there will not be much
experimental work started. Bad ROADS
and scarcity OF drilling materials Will
prove a Great 4indrance TO % VICE..
operations. In the meantime operat'
ors will gain take up development
work in the old fields.
The close OF the week found the
good producers completed the Prev
Gus week down to light wells In
Springhfll township, Greene county,
PannSyIvania. the Manufacturers
Lieht and Heat Company drilled It's
test on the George Tedrow farm to
total depth of SITS feet Nothing
was found in any formation below the
Gordon. The production for the u
hours ending at z o'clock yesterday
morning was Is barrels. The way
the wen has declined makes the oct
look for an extension very doubtful
The Hone Natural Gas Company $
NO . E1l6 ASSA 4SP
ON Dents Run. Warrington district
Marion county, west Virginia, during
the same period produced 164 bar
rels. -
RoanS county, West Virginia. has
4 number OF compilations and all light
nnTnpers. On MlleTs Run, Spencer
district, the Ohio Fuel Oil Company
drilled q second test on the G Wines
farm through the Big Intun sand It
is showing for a 10.barreI pumpeT. On
Little Creek, in the same district, the
South Penn OIL Company got one OF
the same kind at 40 IL on the W S
Craig farm. On the same stream the
Carter on Company has completed
No on the T L Bartlett farm and
showing for an S-barrel punper.
In the same district the Carter Oh
Company has the rig completed for
4 test on the frederick Carpenter
farm, located 500 feet east OF the
Pure Gas Company's test on the John
n GreenIcaf farm. The Ohio Fuel
on Company has the rig completed
for Z second test on the NJ NJ Green
leaf farm. The South Penn Oil Com
pany has completed the rig for No .
on the J n PeTine farm.
Light bumpers are the Offering IN
Ritchie county. In Murphy district.
the South Penn Oil Company mas
completed a second test on the n W
Haught farm.\It is a fve.barTsl pCn1-
per IN the salt sand. IN the same
district the same company's No 16
on the Sarah ] Lemon farm is not
good for more than four barrels a
On. Polk Creek. Freeman's Creek
district, Lewis county. the Reserve
Gas Company has drilled a test or
the James Jarvis farm into the salt
sand Tbs ven produced 50 barrels
the fiEst Is hours. It will be given
Z thorough test before drilling TO the
lower sands Other salt sand wells
have been completed in that locality
ma after short time quit producing.
On Lett Fork Of FreemanS Creek, in
the same district. the same company
drilled ! test on the A P White farm
through the fifth sand, developing q,
fair gar pressure IN that formation.
On Ann Run the Hope Natural Gas
COnnpanS's test on the Owen Quinn
farm IS 4 gasseF In the same sand.
on Buffalo Run, Harrington dis
trict, Marion county, F W Bartlett
has drilled his No 3 on the Huey heirs
farm into the Aexon sand and show
Ing for small pumper. In the same