The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-15
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

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lsasa On Buckeye fork oI Cobba
1eak. Washington district. Lincoln
county. Janns Potter & Co. have
started TO drill No. Is ON the Standard
Fuel company's property.
The Hope Natural Gas company has
completed a second test on the Mary
E. and W. w. Harris farm, located
in Sheridan district, Calhoun county.
1t is fair gasser IN the Big Injun
sand. In the same locality the same
company has the rig completed for q
test on the e. w. Harris farm. On
Mud river, Carroll district, Lincoln
county. the Huntington Development
and Gas company has a gasser In the
Berea git ct second test on the
John Woodland farm.
In Warrington district, Marion
county, the Hope Natural Gas COM
pany has a Gordon sand gasser on tho
]. S. Musgrave farm. In Washington
district, Calhoun county, the same
company's test on the L. A. Short farm
Is a gasser in the Big Injun sand. The
Carnegie Natural Gas company's test
ON the Floyd Westfall farm, located
in Center district, Gilmer county, is
a gasser in the Big Injun sand.
In Clay district, Richie county, the
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas
company completed a test on the j.
R Tucker farm, getting gasser in
the Big Injun sand. In Murphy dis
trict John Deem & Co.'S No. 3 on the
Mary A. Deem farm is light gasser
in the Big lnjun sand. In the same
district the Hope Natural Gas conf
pany is getting ready to shoot and
test its well on the w. K. Prunty
farm.
The Economy OIL company has COM
pleted test on the W. ]. Sloppy
farm, located in Union district, Wood
county. 1t is good for five barrels a
day in the Berea grit. In Walker dis
trict C. Y. Smith & Co.'s second test
on the Charles King farm is good for
three barrls day in the second Cow
Run sand. In Union district Tyler
county, Schlagel & Fried have a four
barrel pumper in the Keener sand at
No. 8 on the ]. r. Wells farm.
The Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Gas company has completed second
test on the John Mills farm, located
in Greene district, Wetzel county. 1t
is four-barrel pumper in the Cor.
don sand. In Center district the same
company's test on the j. M. Cole farm
is gasser in the Big Injun sand. The
American Oil Development company'S
No. II on the P. M. Furbee farm, To-
Gated in McElroy district, Tyler
county, has a show of oil in the Big
Injun sand.
In Hackers Greek district, Lewis
county, the Hope Natural Gas COM
pany's test on the /. S. Rogers farm is
gasser in the fifth sand. In the
same district the same company got
gasser in the Gordon sand at test
on the w. G. Hinzman farm. There
are II test wells drilling in Hackers
Greek district, and about the same
number in Courthouse district.
In Troy district, Gilmer county, the
Carnegie Natural Gas company is
building the rig for test on the H.
L. Farnsworth farm. In Mcclellan
district, Doddridge county, the Pro-
ducers Development company is spud-
ding in at test on the r. H. Kemper
farm. In Clark district, Harrison
county, the Clarksburg Heat and
Light company has started to drill
test on the Stout-Lynch farm. In
Clay district. Wetzel county, the Car
negie Natural Gas company is drilling
test on the Oscar Jackson farm.