The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-20
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

$500 ,iig3ala Gas Company has
empleted a second test on the Alvin |
DAVIS farm, It is showing for 5-bar.
rel pumper in the Big Intun sand.
+ In Clay district, Writ county, the
j. L. -ShowaIter on Company. has
completed No. on the j. l.. Show
alter farm. It e showing for a-10.
barrel puin7er in the Big Intun sand
In Spencer district, Roane county, the
Federal Oil and Gas Company has
drilled No. is on the Provident Min
ing Company's property into the Big
Intun sand, developing gas pressure
estimated at 100000 cubic feet day. |
In Union district. Tyler county
Schlagel & Fried have drilled their
No. 3 on the ] d. Riggs farm into
the Cow Run sand. 1t Il showing for
a light pumper. On Hughes river.
Clay district, Richie county. the I'm.
.perial OH and Gas Products Company
has completed and shot its No. on
the John Keith farm. It will make o
10 or IL barrel pumper in the Big
Carnegie Natural Gas Company's
test on the Harrison Lamm farm is
a duster7 in the Big Injun sand In
Union district, Wood county, the
Parsons & Sweeney OIL Company Isl
through the Berea grit at a test on
the G. NJ. d. Henderson, farm A
light show of oil was developed in
this formation. II will be shot and
tested. In the same district the Hem
derson OH Company has completed
in the Cow Run sand It's test on the
Davis heirs farm. 1t is estimated to
be good for five or six barrels a day.
In smithfield district, Roane coun.
ty. the Ohio Fuel OIL Company has
drilled its No. on the H. G. Tay-
lor farm deeper. In Big Sandy dis.
trict, Kanawba county, the Guffey-
Gillespie Oil Company's No. IL on the
James F. Brown farm Is holding up
at 80 barrels a day. IN Washingtos
district. Calhoun county, the Hope
Natural Gas Company's tests on the
Jennie Knots and C. N. Snodgrass
farms are both in the Maxon sand and
showing oil. Both viii be tested in
the Mlaxon sand before dl.iling
deeper.
In Big, Sandy district, Kanawha
county, the United Fuel and Gas
Company has drilled No. 3 on the
Levi w. Seabolt farm into the Weir
sand. 1t is showing for light
pumper. In the game district the
same company is placing rig material
for test on the E. w. Campbell
farm. In Ellsworth district, TYLER
county, Harry Lambert has drilled his
test on the McGinnis farm through
the Big Injun sand and dry. 1t will
be abandoned
In prontor djctr;ot NITa+,o1 oa,,, (. =,
the Carter OIL Company has made To-
cation for test on the George Tooth
man farm. In Greene district the
Carnegie Natural Gas Company is
| starting test on the z. j. Morgan
farm. In Union district, Richie
county, thu -Pocahontas Oil and Gas
Company is still fishing at its test
on the Johnson Jackson farm, and the
Philadelphia Company has rig COM
pleted on the P. G. linn farm. In
McKimN district. Peasants county,
Albert Neeley is fishing at his test on
the w. Al Mccosh farm In Union
district, Tyler county, the Tyler Oil
Company has started to drill on the
William j. Bell farm.
Southwest Pennsylvania!
Light bumpers are found I'm the
Southwest Pennsylvania fields. In
Greene township, Beaver county, Paul
Laughlin 6 Co have a one-barrel
.pumper in the Berea grit. In the
Whipple pool: Black Brothers test on
the James Musg1ave farm is light
pumper in the same formation. In the
Smiths Ferry district Garrett G. Co.'s
test on the Ellen Swain farm is
through the fourth sand and dry.
At Helm station, Ross township,
Allegheny county, the Russell Oil
Company's well on the Carrie Helm
farm is through all sands and dry
This we'll was reported flowing over
the top of the derrick whend rilled in
to the 100-foot sand two weeks ago.