Activities in the oil field near Shinnston, Adamsville area. Horses, wagons, and man-power moved all the equipment to the drilling site. Sistersville and Shinnston came into the oil boom about the same time. E.K. Towles of Shinnston, W. Va.
Pipe Laying Gang Posing at Camp Hope, Somewhere Between Farmington and Fairview, W. Va.
Date:
1903/09/09
Description:
Standing left to right Pearl Roby, Noah Moore, George Burriss, Lem South, Judge tennant, Mont Tucker, Burl Tennant, Bill Taylor, (Visitor name not known). Sitting Charley Myers, Herbert Lapoe, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Aultman.
Title Page of the Book 'The Oil Well Driller', by Charles Whiteshot
Date:
1905
Description:
Title page and copyright page of 'The Oil Well Driller' by Charles Whiteshot, Mannington, W. Va. Cover displays images of Colonel Edwin L. Drake, Modern Dilling Well, Dipping Oil with Blankets, Digging Conductor Hole, and Drilling with Spring Pole or Kick Down.
In Batelle District, Monongalia County, West Va., (Fairview working district) on waters of Miracle Run, two miles south of Brave, Penna. Station site, -2.23 acres, owned in fee; being part of Elias J. Eddy farm. Station built in 1917 to take casing head gas from wells in vicinity, discharging into line leading to Brave Station. Buildings: Sheet iron over wood frame, painted Company colors. Compressor Building 48'x 52', Auxiliary Building 12'x 25'. No Dwellings. Main Machinery: 1- 60 HP Clark and Norton Gas Engine and Compressor. 2- 80 HP Clark and Norton Gas Engines with compressors. Total Investment (May 1, 1919) $26,884.32
Deep Valley Compressing Station and Gasoline Plant, Combined
Date:
1919/08
Description:
In Central District, Doddrige County, West Va., (Shirley working district), on waters of Arnolds Creek, three miles northwest of town of Central on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Plant site, -2.45 acres, owned in fee. Plant, consisting of small compressing station and gasoline unit built in fall of 1917. Gasoline plant stopped operating about May, 1918. Plant built to take casing head gas from wells in vicinity and extract gasoline, discharging residue gas into lines leading to Hastings Station. Buildings- Sheet iron on wood frame, with stell truss roof; painted Company colors. Compressor Building 28 ft x 36 ft, Auxiliary Building 14 ft. x 20 ft. No Dwellings. Compressing Machinery: 2- 60 HP Clark and Norton Gas Engines and Compressors combined. Total investment, combined plant $33,008.37. Total insurance 20,000.
