The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-27
OH and Gas.

With few exceptions light wells are
the rule at the beginning OF the week
OF development work In the Eastern
fields. The best producer is the Dunn
station Oil and Gas Company's No g
on the Hutchinson heirs farm, located
IN Richgll township, Greene county,
"a. The well got its production In the
Big lntun sand and for the "a hours
ending at o'clock last Saturday morn.
ing produced 100 barrels. It has not
been drilled through Big Intun sand.
On the same farm the same company's
No. 2 is drilling In the Big Injun sand
but not showing any oil. It still has a
chance.
In springhill township, Cochran and
Funk have drilled No. on the Strope
heirs farm through all sands. It will
be good for five barrels day in the
fourth sand. The Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company has completed its
test on the Jonathan Wycoff farm to
depth OF 3,266 feet. It Is buster. In
the Washington district, Washington
county, the same company's No. 1
on the John and G. A. Reed farm pro-
duced 95 barrels the past "a hours.
This is the first time the production
Of this well has fallen below 100 bar
rels a day since IL was completed.
In the old Glade Run field, Butler
County, the American Natural Gas
Company has completed a test on the
Gimperly farm. It Is a good gasser in
the fourth sand. In the zelienople rts-
trict, Youngblood & Co. have a third
sand gasser at test on the J. T. Wise
farm. In the same district Elliott a
Cos. test on the Charles Goehring
farm. W ] Burke & Co.'S No. /, N Allen
and j. Hartman's No. John Marburg-
or farm are drilling. In the same dis
trict Boyer & Co.'S. test on the ]. A.
Boyer farm Is drilling and q. w. Els
Ter Is drilling test on the Joseph
Kennedy farm.
Late compilations In the West Virgin
Ia fields are light bumpers, gassers or
dry holes. On Morgan Run Center dis
trict, Wetzel county, the South Penn
OH Company he's completed No. So on
the Blackstone Wells farm II has
been shot in the Big Injun sand and
not good for more than two barrels a
day. In Ellsworth district Tyler coun-
ty, the Middlebourne OIL & Gas Co.,
has completed its test on the John
Woodeurne farm. 1t is buster.
In Lafayette district, Peasants coun
~, g. A. Smith & Co., have completed
Attest on the A. Umensetter farm It
Is showing for two or three-barrel
pu1nper in the Big Injun sand. Nothing
was developed in the Maxon Or Keen
er sands. This location is $50 feet
north OF the Walnut Run Oil Com
panys test on the l.. c. Walton farm.
Light bumpers and gassers are Rit-
chie County's latest offering. In I'm.
ion district, the Carnegie Natural Gas
Company's second test on the w. p.
ireland farm is gasser in the Big
ln1un sand In the same district. the
Philadelphia Company's test on the r.
Corbsn farm is gasser in the Big In
jun sand.
The Richter OIL Company's No 1e
on the NJ. Richter farm, located In
Burning Springs district. Writ county.
is two barrel pumper in the salt
sand. In McKim district, Peasants
County David Ruby & Co.'S test on
the David Eddy Farm is an eight barrel
punper in the salt sand. In the same
district and county, q. NJ. Hail & Co.
are drilling in the Big Injun sand on
the Meredith Nichols farm.
In Clay district, Richie county, the
Hope Natural Gas Company's test on
the c. e. Cunningham farm is being
tested in the Big Injsn sand. The sri.
yer Hill OIL Company's No. con the
70. S. Headley farm. located in Greene
district. Wetzel county, Is holding no
at % barrels a day. In the same dis
trict the Hope Natural Gas Company's
test on the B. F. Fox farm is gasser
in the Big 1ntun sand,s The same COM