The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-03
FINANCE, OIL AND Gas

production OF $50 barrels, having de.
clined 70 100 barrels day was given
a shot, responding with a production
OF SSb barrels the ensuing "a hours
The first wells now due in this devel-
opment, the most interesting In thu
Eastern fields, are the same company's
test on the William Bird heirs farm
and the Peerless Carbon companys
No. 5 on the James F. Brown farm. On
the last named farm Koontz & os.
borne have the rig completed for a
test. In Elk district, the South Penn
Oh company is due In the sand at its
No. 3 on the ]. F. Cork farm.
On Joes creek, Duval district, Lin.
coin county, the Carter OIL company
has started to drill a second test on
the G. o. Wagner farm, located 1000
feet northeast Of the first test. On
Hazlett Fork in the same district, the
Carter OIL company has completed q
test on the e. T. Noble farm and show
ing for a four.barrel pumper in the
Berea grit.
In the old districts there is quite a
little test work starting. In Spencer
district, Rosne county, G. L. Cabot has
started to drill test on the Minerva
Nutter farm. In Sherman district, Cal.
houn county, the Hope Natural Gas
company is building rig on the Parr-
Howell farm. In Lee district, the same
company has started to drill on the
Gertrude B. Howell farm. In Spencer
district, Roane county, the Carter OIL
company is drilling four wells on the
Radaker & Co. tract.
In the Warrington district, Marion
county, the Manufacturers Light and
Heat company developed a strong flow
of salt water at depth of 1906 feet
at test on the NJ. A. Cunningham
farm. In Duval district, Lincoln
county, the Tango Oil company has
started to drill No. 5 on the Reece.
Pauley farm. For some weeks devel-
opment work in Lincoln county has
been increasing.
In Proctor district, Wetzel county,
the Hope Natural Gas company has
drilled a test on the F. Estep farm
through the fifth sand. Nothing was
found in that formation. 1t was then
shot in the Gordon sand and is show.
ing for a small gas well. Across the
dividing line in Franklin district,
Marshall county, the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company is down l..
700 feet at No. 5 on the V. C. Yoho
farm. In Clay district, Wetzel county,
the Carnegie Natural Gas company ia
due in the sand at a test on the o.
Jackson farm.
In the Bristorla district, Greene
county, Pa, the Natural Gas company
and Heat company has completed test
on the o. Hewitt farm. 1t is a gasser
good for 100000 cubic feet at a
depth OF 1870 feet. In Springhill
township, the Manufacturers Lighs
and Hat company has completed a test
on the j. d. Lyons farm. 1t is a gas
ser in the Gordon sand 1T total depth
OF $40 feet. In the same locality, the
same company has started to drill a
test on the ]. H. Lyons farm. The
same company is drilling tests on the
William Tedrow and Greggs heirs
farms. ''
Owing to lack of gas pressure, the
Little Four OIL and Gas company's
NO. o on tn Sarah Roach farm, drilled
IN Few days ago, has stopped flow.
ing: The hole, however, stands full
OF fluid. They will put il to pumping
In the same district, the Dunn Station
oli company's No. s on the Hutchin-
son heirs farm is holding up at 65 bar.
rels a day. The Manufacturers Light
and Heat company has started to drill
test on the Joseph Tedrow farm,
located in the same district.
In North Franklin township Wash.
ington county. the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company's test on the
sidney Vankirk farm produced 60
oarre!s during the last "a hours end
gu at Z O'Clock yesterday morning
pany's we'll on the John and
Reed farm produced 1o4 barrels #
VIII be same little time before there
@I,l De any more wells due in that de-
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