The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-08
FINANCE, OH AND GAS

drction the production changes little
from week to week.
The Ohio Cities Gas Company is
drilling three more wells In Boone
county. The nert due Is q test on the
about the Same time as the test on
the LaFollette farm and is now due
in the sand. Boone county lies in a
southwest line from Kanawha and
southeast Of Lincoln county. bordering
on both. The new well is located eight
or more miles southwest of the Berea
grit field in Cabin Creek district,
where the Ohio Cities Gas Company
has been operating successfully for
more than three years on the Williams
Coal CompaDy's property.
In Greenbr:er district, Doddridge
county, the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled its test on the L. l. Eddy
farm through the Gordon sand. The
well shows for a 20-barrel producer.
In the same district the Hope Natural
Gas Company has completed in the
Big Injun sand No. on the Sanford
Sutton farm. II is a good gasser in
the Same formation at his test on the
Casey Brothers farm.
On Pickenpaugh Creek, Grant dis
trict, Wetzel county, the South Penn
Oil Company's second test on the J. T.
Snodgrass farm is through the Gordon
sand and showing for a 10 barrel pum-
per. In the Smithfield district the
same company is drilling test on the
M. Smith farm.
The Hope Natural Gas Company's
test on the w. G. Bennett farm, locat-
ed in Dnkalh district, Gilmer county is
a gasser in the Big Injun sand. In
Harper district, Roane county the Car.
ter OIL Company has four barrel pun
per in the same formation on the Cora
E. Marks farm. In Warrington dis
trict, Marion county. the Manufactur-
ers Light and Heat Company's test
on the W. P. Gump farm is a gasser
in the fifth sand.
Starting experimental work is good
deal OF feature in a number of dis
tricts. In Sherman district Calhoun
county, Godfrey L. Cabot is drilling a
test well on the John G. Bennett farm.
In Washington district, Jackson coun.
ty, Mr.. Cabot is drilling at 200 feet
on the ]. r. Lattimer farm. In Cur
lis district. Roane county. the Ohio
Fuel OIL Company has started to drill
on the A. G. Allen farm. In Harper
district the Carter Oil Company is
drilling test on the Martha Monroe
farm. In Spencer district the United
Fuel Gas Company is rigging UP at a
test on the Kenney-Kirk farm.
In Walton district, Roane county, the
Poca Valley Oil Company is due in
the sand at test on the H. F. Walker
farm. In Smithfield district, the Oil
Purposes Incorporated Company is
drilling on the Bays heirs farm. In
Center district, Gilmer county. the
same company is due in the sand on
the George w. Henderson farm. In
Independent district, Doddridge county
W. G. Riddle has made the location
for second test on the Stewart heirs
farm. In Troy district, Gilmer county
the Carnegie Natural Gas Company
has rig material on the ground at a
location OIL the H. l.. Farnsworth farm.
In Dekalb district the Continental OH
Company has the rig completed for
No. 2 and No. 3 building on the l. N.
Hardman farm.
In the Brush Creek field, Allegheny
. county Pa. the South Penn Oil Co.
has completed No. on the M. Steig-
enwald farm. 1t is showing for five
barrel pumrer.
In the Undercliff field. Allegheny
county, Pa. Mrs. NJ L. Miller's No. Z
on the W. A. Warren farm has been
completed. 1t is a three barrel pump
er. In the same district w. c. Valley
& Co. have a gasser at second test
on the M. Miller farm. Ball & Co. got
one Of the same kind at second test
on the Bal Chemical Company's prop
erty. The American Natural Gas Com
pany's test on the L. w. Letzelter farm
Is producing ten barrels day. The
same company's test on the Nutall
heirs farm is gasser. The same COM
pany is drilling test on the Thomas
Lee heirs farm. In the same district
the Oak Hill Oil and Gas Company has
the rig completed for test on the
Robert Hssleet farm.
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