The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-07
REPORTS ON WORK
in OIL SECTION
Drilling Test Wells in the
West Union District at
Present.

ID Badtofd Hollow, Louden district,
Kanawlia county, w. Va, located one
mile south of Marmet on the Kanawha
River Ira g. Sayer has drilled q test
on the William Bradford tract into the
/ Biz Lime formation and has a pro-
Queer, reported good for 40 barrels
day. An oil producer In the iocaii-
ty named Is an Innovation. Quite q
number OF gas VOLS have been COM
pleted In tho immediate vicinity.
whether the Bradford tract we'll Is
| the forerunnery of Big Lime pool
or q freak remains to be determined.
| A large amount OF test work has been
completed In Louden district In past
years. but the result was generally
gas wells.
Located in Big Sandy district, Kan
awha county, the Lawrence Oil COM
pany is down 100 feet and fishing at
q second test on the Mitchell Mead
ows farm. In the same district the
United Fuel Gas Company Is hauling
rig timbers 70 the location for test
on the Ida Weaver farm. Jackson
county has more test work under
way and starting than at any time
since development work began. In
Washington district there are 16
wells drilling and starting.
On West Fork OF Little Kanawha
River. Burning Springs district, Wir,
county, the Federal Oil and Gas Com.
| pany has now drilled its test on the
jerome Tucker f.rn through the Be-
rea grit lis located one-half mile
east of the same company's No. 6
on the Emma Devore farm and is q
buster In the same district the
Roberts Oil Company has started 10
drill No: 1875 on the Rathbone Oil
tract.
IN Clay district. Writ county, tn
King on Company has moved in a
drilling macbiae TO location for a
test on the James Mckay farm. w.
g: Patterson has the rig completed for
No. 20 o.. the j. s. Swislier farm. In
Harper district, Roane county, the
Carter Oil Company is rigging up tic
drill its test on the Henry Young
farm to the lower sands. In the same
district the Columbia Carbon Com
pany after a fruitless fishing lob
at its test on the Elijah Taylor farm.
has skidded the rig and started a
.new hole,
In Grant district. Doddridge coun-
". the Carter Oil Company has drill
ed through the Gordon sand at Its
test en- the W. w. Spencer farm.
Nothing was found in that formation.
light show of oil was encountered
in the Big 1njun sand. 1t will be Civ
zen a test. in Clay district Rjtchie
county. the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany has q gasser in the Big Injun
sand at No. 5 on the G. W. Thomas
farm.
IN West Union district. Doddridge
county, the Carter Oil Company is due
IN the Keener sand at test on the
John Feeman farm. In McElroy dis
trict, Tyler county Snyder & Co.
nave shut down on account of broken
lars at their test on the z. B. Wood
burn farm. In Greene district, Wet
eel county, the Carnegie Natural Gas
Company is rigging up test on the
ladock j; Morgan farm. In the same
district the Manufacturers Light and
Heat Company is fishing at its test
on the A. T. Fair farm. In Winfield
township, Marion county, the Hone
Natural Gas Company is starting tc
drill a test on the M. A. Hayhurst
farm. In Otter district, Clay county
9sie Carter Oil Company has a rig up
FOR a test on the j. B. Boggs farm.