The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-11
BETTER WEATHER
BRINGS DRILLING
Gil Producers Making
Strong Effort to Start
New Work.

With improved weather conditions
mere Is noticeable effortmaking on
the part OF operators to start new
work in sections that little or nothing
mas been done for many months. Coca
weather and good roads will start a
revival OF development work in all Sec
tons. At no time in the past were
operators more anxious to go out AMI
y Try for a little more OF the high priced
crude. In a great many of the'old
fields there is still room for more
wells. While the chances for. strictly
new producing territory are greatly
reduced there are still possibilities.
In Warrington district. Marion Coun-
y, the South Penn Oil Company has
drilled its test on the Clark Nay farm
Through the Gordon sand and showing
Tor a 5-barrel pumper. ThiS location
Is 500 feet south OF the Blackstone OF
and Gas Company's production in the
VS.. Straight farm. In the same dis
tr1ct, the same company has started
10 drill No. 3 on the Amelia Crousel
farm. The DelmT Oil Company is due
in the sand at No. 80 on the John l.
Hays farm. The Blackstone Oil and
Gas Company is drilling Nos. and
D on the w. s. Straight farm.
Three miles west of Pine Grove, ola
territory. Green district. Wetzel Coun-
~, the Pittsburg and West Virginia
Gas Company has Gordon sand gas
pser at its test on the f. c. Headley
farm. In the same district, the Manu-
facturers Light and Heat Company
has the rig completed for test on
the NJ. G. Sherwood farm The same
company is due in the sand at Sec
oDd test on the Samuel Lantz farm.
On Sand Branch, Big Sandy district,
Kanawha County, Koontz & Osborne
have given their test on the A. e.
Carnes farm shot in the Weir sand
Increasing its production from 80 to 100
barrels the ensuing hour A second
tost on the same farm Is drilling. The
same parties are drilling a test on the
J. NJ, Bird estate. In the same local
ity, the Guffey- Gillespie Oil Company
Is due in the sand at No 10 on the
James F. Brown farm The Ohio Fuel
Company is due in the sand at a test
On the n. B. Fitzwater farm. The
same company has 4 rig up on the J
III. Davis farm. The South Penn OH
Company Is due in the sand at sec
ond test Oh the Hanah Perdcw farm.
On Hazlett Fork. Duval district, Lin
coin County, the Carter Oil Company
has completed. a test on the A. D.
Spnriock farm, the same company has
started to drill test on the ], W.
Harris farm. In Washington district.
lanes Potter & Co. are drilling No.
p on the Standard Fuel Company's
tract.
In Union district. Richie County.
the Philadelphia Company is due in
the sand at a test on the ?. G zinn
farm. The rig for a test on the samL
farm has been completed. In Clay
district, the Texas Oil Company II
Fishing at test on the John Pool
farm. In the same district, the Phila
delphia Company has started to drill
1.-THE q. G. Hall farm and a rig COM
Eeted on the Lee Hawking farm.
In Walker district, Wood County. the
Hope Natural Gas Company is building
The rig for second deep test on the
Power Oil Company's lease on the VOL
canic tract. In Grant district, the Car
ter Oil Company is testing its we'll on
the WV. Spencer farm for gas. In
Walker district, the Hope Natural Gas
gompany is hauling rig timbers TO a
location on the East and West Oil mao
Gas Conpany's tract In West Union
district, Doddridge County, the East
ern Petroleum Companysis building Il
rig on the S. E. Smith farm.
on Ten Mile Creek, Morris town
ship. Washington County, Pa, the
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