The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-19
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS.

I ed in the fifth sand No. on the New
ton and Martha Hlbbs farm. II is a
gasser, located 700 feet northwest Of
No. ! on the same farm. In the same
district, the Carter Oil company Is
drilling No. 8 on the Sarah E. HAYS
farm. The Blackstone OIL and Gas
company Is due in the sand at sec.
ond test on the ]. A. Efaw farm. The
same company is drilling test on the
Bertha Richmond farm.
In West Union district, Doddridge
county, the Sun Gas company has
abandoned its test on the Cass Shan
non farm, after drilling through the
Gordon sand. In Ten Mile district, Har-
rison county, Ernest Randolph is drill
ing second test on the c. R. Morgan
farm. In the same district, the South
Penn OIL company has the rig COM
pleted for q second test on the Charles
Despard farm. On Campbells run,
Warrington district, Marion county,
the Philadelphia company's test on
the NJ. 2. Rowland farm Is a gasser
in the Campbells Run sand.
In a great many districts operators
are testing out their holdings in aptici-
patton to making a surrender of the
leases II they do not prove productive.
On some OF this territory they have
been paying rental for many years, and
the only way to find out II they have
value is to drill. In Freeman's
Creek district, Lewis county, the Re.
serve Gas company is rigging up to
drill a test on the Silas Gutchenom
farm. In Proctor district, Wetzel coun.
ty, the Carter OIL company Is rigging
up on the Ingram Myers farm. In the
same district, the Carnegie Natural
Gas company is hauling drilling tools
70 location on the William Mason
farm: In McElroy district, Tyler coun.
". the Carter OIL company has shut
down for lack of water at its test on
the II. A. Moore farm.
In Green district, WetzeI county. the
Silver Hill OIL company has rig tim.
bers on the ground at location on the
James Cochran farm. In Simpson
district. Harrison county, the Hope
Natural Gas company has started to
drill on the E. NJ. Allen farm. In
Carroll district Lincoln county. the
Sovereign Oil and Gas company has
started to drill on the Boone Saimons
farm. Located in Murphy district.
Richie county. Gibson & company
have started to drill on the Jane welsh
farm. In the same district, Smith
Whan has a rig completed on the R.
A. Armstrong farm. In Union dis.
trict, Sellers and company have start
ed TO drill on the Henry Kenoke farm.
In Walker district, Cogden & company
are rigging up on the Elgie Grant
farm.
Light bumpers are the best the
southwest Pennsylvania fields have
to offer in the list of late competitions.
In the Smiths Ferry district, Beaver
county, the Catherine Snyder farm is
a 3.barrel pumper In the Berea grit. In
the Kendall pool, Hanover township,
the Kendall OIL company's No. Z on
the j. B. Buchanan farm is not good
for more than 2 barrels day.
In Richhill township. Greene county,
the Natural Gas company of West viz
ginia Is rigging up at a test on the
Oliver Hewitt farm. In Jackson town.
ship. the Manufacturers Light & Heat
company has fifth sand gasser at a
test on the Samuel Wilt farm. The
Dunn Station Oil and Gas company's
No. z on the Hutchinson heirs farm
produced 80 barrels the last "a hours,
The Manufacturers Light and Heat
company's well on the Reed farm,
south of Washington, Washington
county. was agitated and produced is
barrels.