The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-29
FINANCE. OIL AND Gas

the A. c. Swart farm Is not good for
more than five barrels a day.
Tho old districts in Butler county
are not able to furnish anything bet
ter than very hight bumpers. One
Of the best compilations of recent date
IS located in the ze1enople field. 1t
IS William Pfeifer & Co.'S second
test on the A. NJ. Zeigler. farm, es-
timated to be good for about 20 bar
rels day in the 100-foot sand. In
the old Glade Run filed, Watson &
Co, have very light pumper in the
third sand at test on the r. Kirk
er farm. In the same district, Dun
can & Co. have a fourth sand gasser
on the William Kline farm. William
Pfeifer & Co. have light gasser in
the fourth sand at a test on the Blak-
ely farm. AT Midtown. Plum town
ship, Allegheny county, the Aneri-
can Natural Gas Company is starting
to drill at test on the c. s. Malls
see farm.
The shallow sand territory in La
fayette district, Pleasant county, W
Va, furnishes very creditable pro.
Queer. 1t is Wright & Berne's test
on the Charles Morgan form. 1t is
estimated to be good for 40 barrels
day in the Keener sand. The loca-
ton is 1000 feet southwest of pro-
duction on the Oliver Gorrell farm.
On Ashley Camp Run Geary dis.
trict, Roane county. the South Penn
Oh Company has completed IN the
Big 1njun sand No. Z on the L. a.
Hopkins farm. 1t is good for four
or five barrels day. In Grant dis
tr-ct, Richie county, R. G. Gillespie
has light pumper in the Keener
sand at No. ~ on the Layfield heirs
farm. In the same district. the Free
hold OIL and Gas Company has now
drilled a test on the Laura Cunning
ham farm through the Squaw sand
and dry. In the same district. the
Carnegie Natural Gas Company is
testing for oil in the Keener sand a.
its we'll on the John Jobes farm. In
Clay district. the Wiser Oil Gem
Ipanys second test on the j. r. Marsh
farm is showing for a lo-barral
pumper in the Cow Run sand.
Edmonds & Co. have drilled their
second test on the Rachel & Lucinda
Gale farm iI1toithe sand. 1t is show
ing some oil and drilling has been
suspended to move back the boiler.
in Walker district, Wood county, the
Cambria Oil Company's test on the
Charles Smith farm is not good for
more than one barrel a day in the
Cow Run sand.
In Courthouse district. Lewis com
ty, the Reserve Gas Company has a
fifth sand gasser at It's test on the
Charles r. Gottrell farm. In Free
mans Creek district, the same COM
pany is testing for oil its No. on
the Stlas Gutchonour farm. On Mud
| river, Carroll district, Lincoln coun-
ty, King G Kngrey have flve-bar-
rel salt sand pumper at test on the
Edward Lake farm.
The Louis F. Payne Oil Company
has drilled No. 10 on the j. 81. Hive
ly farm located in Walton district,
Roane county, through the Big In
I'M sand. 1t is five-barre pumper
In Clay district, Richie county. the
Hope Natural Gas Company's test on
the Elizabeth Richards farm is a
gasser in the Keener sand.
III uuu4DeE OF lower .SOuCnWeSt
counties in which there has been lit
tie or no work for many months.
there Is test work nder way and
starting. In Grant district, Wayne
county the Columbia Gas and Elec-
trio Company is drilling a test on the
Lincoln Land Association tract. In
Falls district, Fayette county. G. l..
Cabot Is drilling on the Kanawha ard
Hooking Coal Company's tract. In
Curry district, Putnam county, the
Wayland OIL and Gas Company has
drilled its test on the Henry Law
son farm to the top OF the Berea
grit and has moved away the tools.
In the same district. the Charleston
Dunbar Gas Company is drilling at
1000 feet on the H. Hesson farm. On
Clymers Creek In the same district,
the same company has shut down at
400 feet on the j. L. CLANCY farm
In Slab Fork district. wyoming