The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-09
FINANCE. OIL AND GAS

county. the Hope Natural Gas company
has gasser IN the Gordon stray sand
al test on the ]. N. Brown farm. In
Sherman district, Calhoun county, the
same company's test on the E. B. BEN
nett farm is light pumper in the Bik
Injun sand.
In Green district, Wetzel county, the
Silver Hill OIL company has now driii.
ed its test on the James L. Cochran
farm through the Gordon sand and
dry. In Grant district, the Hope Nat
uraf Gas company's test on the j. NJ.
Brown farm Is gasser in the Big In
Jun sand. Located in Grant district,
Richie county, r. G. Gillespie has
completed his No 10 on the Henry
Laytield farm. 1t is light pumpet
in the keener sand. In the same dis
trict and county, the Hope Natural Gas
company has drilled test on the OIL
yer Rinehart farm through the Big In
Jun sand. It is showing light but will
be shot and tested.
In Grant district. Wetzel county, the
Capitol Oil company has the rig COM
pleted and moving in the tolls at
test on the j. s. kilcoyne farm. Sny-
der and. Penta have the rig complet-
ed for another test on the J. L. Stew
ems farm. In Ten Mile district, Harri-
son county, the American Develop
ment and Producing company Is drill
ing at 1000 feet on the w. c. Kemper
farm. In the same district, J. w. John
son is due in the Gordon at a test on
his own farm. The Manufacturers
Light and Heat company is rigging up
at test on the John E. Evans tarnA
in Liberty district, Marshall county.
In the same distriSt the Federal OH
and Gas company is fishing on the F.
H. Fair farm.
In Union district, Clay county, the
Ohio Fuel Oil company has rig ma,
terial at its location on the W. Perry
Griffith farm. In the same district,
Joshua Davis is fishing at a test on
the Harrison Samples heirs farm. Tho
Carnegie Natural Gas company Is
building rig on the A. j. Moore farm
IN Center district, Gilmer county. In
tractor district, Wetzel county, the
Hope Natural Gas company is build
ing rig on the Albert McHenry farm
In Centervlle district, Tyler county,
the same company is rigging I'D on
the G. 4. Riggs farm. In Freemans
Creek district, Lewis county, the Re-
serve Gas company is drilling, has rigs
up and locations made for eight wells.
In Morris township, Greene county,
the Myers, Long & Co. we'll on the
John Wright lot produced IT'S barrels
during the "a hours ending at Z o'clock
yesterday morning. The same parties
are spuddng in at a second test on
the Same lot, making the third well
that has started to drill In that local
ity since the well on the Wright lot was
! completed.
The Wyoming Fuel Oil company has
made the location for another test on
the Timothy Ross farm. In Gilmore
township the Peoples Natural Gas COM
pany is. rigging up on the w. D. Main
farm and drilling tests on the George
Jones and Rachel Cole farms. In
Springhill township, the Manufac-
turers Light and Heat company is
skidding the rig at its test on the N. B.
Stockdate farm. In Aleppo township
the same company has completed a test
on the A. W. Wood farm and showing
a little oil in the fourth sand. In the
same township the same company is
rigging UP on the Belle lams farm In
Morris township the Philadelphia COM
pany has started to drill test on thu
Hice Brooks farm.