Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-16
IN the OIL FIELDS.

Burning Springs, April 14.-Law-
renee & Kennedy's Goncev No. B. on
the acre tract, which was drilled in
and shot few days ago, is showing up
for the best producer in the field, esti-
mated at rs barrels per day.
Quicker No. began drilling Monday.
The Boggs & Kline well on the Poru
farm, is due to-day in the deep sand.
The Park Bros we'll is in the oil sand
at 600 feet with splendid showing of
oil and heavy pressure of gas.
Roberts Bros. e. O'Brien are putting
down several shallow wells which are
due in this week
SIsTERsvILLE, w. Va, April 14.-It
seems that the wells on the Pitts farm,
out in the Indian Creek district, are
falling off in their production at about
the same rate as did the other large
wells in that section. According to the
latest advices from the Pitts farm re-
ceived rere today Guffy &c Co.'s Nos.
and 2 together have been making in
the neighborhood of 13 barrels an hour,
while their No has dropped but little
and is making about 12 barrels an hour.
1t is understood that number of
gentlemen from Wheeling will organ
ize company and drill well on the
Yohe farm, near Proctor, one mile and
quarter southwest of the dry hole
drilled by Graham & Co. on the Aber-
sold farm last fall.
No word was received here to-day
from either of the wells on the Hender-
son farm or the Mason farm, and it is
thought they have not yet reached the
pay.
Bettman & Watson's we'll in the Heb
ron is being delayed just on top of the
sand by fishing job, having lost a
string of tools in the hole Saturday
night
Word was received here late this
afternoon that the well on the Cook
farm, in the Long Run district, in Wet
eel county, was drilled in this after
noon and made good showing. The
report further stated that it was
thought the we'll would make in the
neighborhood of rs barrels an hour
when put to pumping. This well is To-
Gated to the southeast of the Kocher
well.
The Moundsville Echo says dvelop-
ments are progressing out at the front.
whether the operators succeed in get
ting all the territory they want or not.
A number of new wells have been To-
been started and the probability is that
more will be under way before the end
of the week. The North Penn company
haye rig up on the Rogerson farm,
about 200 yards east of their No. l
Johnson, Dorsey & Armstrong have
started rig on the Otto farm, north of
the Rogerson we'll. The same company
has started a rig on the Mccarthy
farm. 1t was understood yesterday
evening that Stewart, of Sistersville,
had given an order for a rig on the
George Griffith tract.
Operations thus far have been con-
fined to the territory lying contiguous
to the Rogerson well. The leases that
haye been taken up with bonus clause
are all near by production. Some effort
has been made to secure leases outside
of what is looked upon as the Rogerson
pool but no bonuses naye been offered.
Many of the operators who have in
vestigated the probabilities of the field,
are of the opinion that the producing
sand has a general trend of northeast
and southwest course. This opinion is
based on the fact that good showing
of oil was developed in the same sand
at Viola, some twelve miles northeast
of the Rogerson we'll, and IN the same
range about three and one-half miles
to the southwest Oh the Thompson es-
tate on the Ohio side of the river. The
Bridgewater Gas Company about three
years ago developed what would prob.
ably have made six barrel we'll in the
same sand.
These seem to be the top-of-the-
ground pointers on which the oil men
base their conclusions. However cor
rect these theories may prove to be or
not can only be proven by probing the
territory with the drill.
The Thompson heirs expect to close
a lease to Sistersville parties today for
600 acres of their estate on the Ohio
side of the river. Sam Galley, of Pitts
burg, will probably start rig on his
lease on the Riggs farm in few days.
A number of oil men who haye. an eye
on the chances, would rather see what
another well will develop before they
lay down large sum of money.
The now celebrated Dyke we'll in the
Ogden field began flowing Wednesday
and at last report, at a depth of 217O
feet, was putting forth a steady
et