The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-06
Oil and Gas.

The best the eastern fields have to
offer at the beginning Of the week is
40.barrel producer, located ON
Campbells run, Warrington district,
Marion county, w. Va. Very light
bumpers, gassers and dry holes are
the offering In all other districts. The
good producer referred to is the East
ern Petroleum company's test on the
Simon Moore farm. The well got its
production In the Campbells run sand
and is estimated to be good for 40
barrels day.
In Courthouse district, Lewis coun.
ty, the Hope Natural Gas company
has completed test on the P. J. Rush
farm. securing fair gasser in the
Gordon sand. In Freemans Creek dis
trict, the Reserve Gas company
drilled second test on the Crit White
farm through the Gordon and fifth
sands, developing fair gas pres
sure in both formations.
Late competitions in Richie &pnty
are not such as to inspire enthusiasm
in that quarter. In Grant district
David French & Co.'s test on the N
c. Scaddon farm has been drilled
that and all upper formations. In
Clay district the Carnegie Natural
Gas company has now drilled test
on the NJ. H. Jones farm through the
Big Lime. It Is gasser. In Murphy.
district the Southern Oil company has
completed in the salt sand second
test on the Alexander Dulaney farm.
1t is a five-barrel pumper in the salt
sand. In the same district the Hope
Natural Gas company's test on the
E. P. Nottingham farm is six-barrel
pumper in the same formation. The
same company has drilled test on
the D. NJ. Philips farm into the same
sand. Drilling has been suspended to
erect tankage.
In Lafayette district, Peasants
county, the Walnut Run Oil company
drilled second test on the F. NJ.
Lamp farm through the Big Injun
sand and dry. In Washington dis
trict A. Samberson & Co.'S second test
on the Job Smith farm is showing for
light pumper in the first Cow Run
sand. In Union district, Richie
county, the Hope Natural Gas com.
pany has drilled its test on the A. NJ.
Ward farm into the Big Injun sand.
1t will be shot and tested.
In Greene district, Wetzef county,
the Hope Natural Gas company has
drilled its test on the Smith-McHenry
farm into the Gordon sand. 1t is a
fair gasser. In Harper district, Roane
county, the Carter OIL company has
drilled No. on the Cora E. Marks
farm into the salt sand. A show of
oil was developed in that formation.
It will be tested before drilling deep
er.
The gas companies are growing
very active in the development OF
their holdings in Lewis county. In
Freemans Creek and Courthouse dis.
tricts the Reserve Gas company is
drilling and starting tests on the c.
B. Burkhammer, James Jarvis, Lott
Hall, r. B. Drvall, G. S. Duval, Charles
r. Gotterell. H. D. Butcher John Gum,
Genevieve Mertz and Silas Gutcheon.
our farms. In Collins settlement the
Liberty Oil company is down 900 feet
at test on the Mick CASTOR farm.
In Clay district, Richie county. the
Carter Oil company has q rig UP on
the Drummond-Dodd farm. In the
same district, Michael Naughton has
rig up on the ]. L. Hoge farm. In
Murphy district, Gibson & Co. are
building rig on the Jane WEIGH farm.
In the same district the Laird OH COM
pany has started to drill test on the
s. s. Joseph heirs farm. In Grant
district, Rexroad & Marshall are due
in the sand at attest on the Bette
Waite farm.
In the Midtown district, Allegheny
county, Pa, the Philadelphia com.
pany has drilled No. on the Robert
Sharp farm into the fifth sand, de.
yeloping fair gasser in that forma.
ton. In the same district Vincent
Brothers are building the rig for
second test on the David McMath
farm. In the old Glade Run pool,