Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-20
THE NEW FIELD
NOW RAPIDLY BEING DEVELOPED DOWN AT
SISTERSYILLE.
The Territory Has Every Indication Of Becoming
Very Productive Many New Wells 70
Go Down Shortly.

From present indications, the Sisters
vile oil field will soon rival. if it does not
surpass, the other areas of production along
the river.
Much time, energy and capital has lately
been spent in making developments, with
view OF ascertaining the possibilities of the
surrounding country, on both sides Of the
Ohio, and pioneer wells responding with
good showing Of grease, operators are now
getting move on them, Hlnd within the
next twenty days ten or a dozen new rigs
will have gone up.
Heretofore drilling, in the nature Of pros
pecting, has been going on about equally on
each side of the river, which at Sistersvllle
runs from northeast to southwest; but the
new wells spoken Of as being about ready
to go down will all, or with but one or two
exceptions, be upon the West Virginia side.
The field has now been fairly well defin ed,
and extends about five miles northeast and
southwest, its axis likely crossing the liver
at or near Wells Island. The first wei
put down was by the Friendly Oil Company
on Friendly Island, it being started in May,
1889. Itwas essentially wildcatter, drilled
for development purposes, and came In
about a two barrel well. It seemed to be
about on the extreme edge of the field.
Another well, started about the same time,
was on the Corbett farm, on Pursley Creek,
three and a half miles south OF Sisters
vile. The product was exclusively salt
water, and settled the fate Of the field in
that vicinity. The next well put down
was the 'Polecat," about one and half
miles northeast of town. II came in
l.. Il . hor olu
of salt water DAY mixed with the oil.
These wells seemed TO outline the
field south of town, and the next
hole was bored on Miller's Run,
on the Ohio side, one and a
half miles due north of Sistersville. 1t
produced % barrels of oil per day, and
about 400 barrels of salt water. IL has
since increased, and now produces 20 bar
rels of oil and 200 barrels Of water per day.
Three other wells were at once sunk along
the left fork Of the run. farther up. The one
farthest up, on the Jarrett Calvin farm, is
doing 100 barrels, and another, southwest
from it, on the Whitney farm, owned by
the Kanawha Oil Company, OF Pittsburg,
is producing 240 barrels of oil and no water.
Another well, on the right hand fork, on
the Il. Calvin farm, owned by Captain
Grace, of Pittsburg, is doing 30 barrels.
Two other wells are drilling, one quarter
Of mile southeast and the other half
mile southwest. The Columbia Oil Com
pany, of Pitts6urg, is drilling on the Mish-
mack farm, about three and half miles
from town, and on the West Virginia side
a well is going down on the Thomas Moore
farm, four miles southwest of town, for
johnson s. Denet, and rig is up on the
Eph Wells farm one mile from town. An
other rig has been erected On the Schreiver
farm, by the Kyle Oil Company, of Pitts
burg. G. r. Denet has well on the south
end of Wells island.
Those heavily interested in the field are
E. l.. Rose, of this city; the Miller's Run
Oil Co, Of Pittsburg; j. G. Tenant, of
Bradford: the Kanawha Oil Co., of Pitts
burg, and johnson q Denet. a large ex-
tent of country, on both sides of the river,
is under lease, and the scene down there
will be a busy one as soon as the weather
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