The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-15
FINANCE, on AND Gas

atwhich It started it will be the larg-
est producer in the extension.
On the same stream and in the same
district, E. y. Gillespie formerly re-
ported as the Peerless Carbon com.
pany), has drilled No. 3 on the S>Smes
F. Brown farm deeper and eucoun.
tered the pay at IS feet IN the sand.
The we'll averaged 40 barrels an hour
for the first eight hours after the pay
was tapped. This location is i.209
feet west Of No. on the same farm.
All other wells in the development
got the pay nearer the top OF the
sand, and when this one failed to get
/ 1t at the same depth in the SAND II
looked like failure.
On Doctors creek, in the same de.
velopment, the United Fuel Gas com
pany gave its No. on the w. W.
Bird heirs farm shot, increasing its
production from 226 to 1850 barrels
the ensuing "a hours. This we'll had
been in for several weeks and had
a high initial production.
In Grant district. Richie county.
the Freehold Oil and Gas company
and the Ruby Supply company have
completed No. on the Joseph Carlisle
farm. 1t is a buster in the Big la5un
sand. In the same district the Car
negie Natural Gas company is testing
for oil in the Big Injun sand at No
l on the John Jobes farm. In Clay
district, Stealey & Collins have a 10.
barrel pumper in the Maxon sand at
a test on the D. Jones lot.
In McKim district, Pleasar.s county.
Howard & Co.'S No. on the Bette
Waite farm is 10.barrel pumper in
the Maxon sand. In McElroy district.
Tyler county, Underwood e. Berry
have light pumper in the Big 1njun
sand at No. on the Stoneking heirs
farm. In Greene district. Wetzel
county, the Pittsburgh and West Vir.
ginia Gas company is fishing for a
bailer at its test on the ]. p. Ashcraft
farm. In the same district the Hope
Natural Gas company has a light
show OF oil in the Gordon stray sand
at test on the Jenkins Miller farm.
In Warrington district, Marion coun-
ty, the Manufacturers Light and Heat
company is drilling deeper its test on
the NJ. A. Cunningham farm. In the
same district Cochran :; Funk are due
In the sand at second test on the ST.
las Toothman farm. In Union dis.
trict. Clay county. the United Fuel
Gas company has a Big Injun sand
gasser at its test on the H. F. Con
farm.
In Grant district. Richie county.
the Freehold Oil and Gas company
has drilled a test on the Lawrenc.
Cunningham farm to a depth OF 2.1OL
ieet and shut down for orders. In
Murphy district. Gibson G. Co. are
drilling test on the Jane WEIGH
farm. David McGregor is rigging up
10 drill a test on the Minnie Living.
ston farm. In the sama district Smith
Whan has a rig up on the r. A. Arm.
strong farm.
Sellers & Co. arc due in the sand
at test on the Henry Kamke farm.
located in Union district, Wood coun-
ty In Smithfield district. Roane
county, the Ohio Fuel OIL compan,
has started to drill on the ]. S. Mead
ows farm. The same company haa
made a location on the C. W. Bowen
farm. In Union district, Clay county,
the same company has started a test
on the V. Ellen Samples farm. The
same company has part of the drilling
material at location on the Perry
Griffith farm.
Light wells are the best the local
fields are offering at this time. N
the Brush Creek field, Allegheny coun.
ty, Dambaugh & Co. have completed
a test on the W. M. Mcdonald farm.
1t is showing for a five or sixbarre'
pumper. In the Ingomar field the Duff
City Gas company has a show for a
four:harrel pumper at it's second ties,
on the Pfeiffei' heirs farm.
In the Murdocksviue field, Beaver
county, Duncan & Coulter have
light pumper at test on the McCon-
nell farm. In the Washington dis