Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-01
IN The OIL FIELDS.

A dry hole or two in the Cecil pool,
and the same number of average pro-
ducers in the same territory, covers the
late developments in that part of the
local fields. An experimental deep
test on the Berry farm, on Big Sewiek-
ley creek, furnishes valuable in
formation for the guidance of those
who are curious enough to want to ex-
plore below all the we'll recognized oil
bearing formations. The well was
drilled to "a depth of 5000 feet and
| found all sands barren.
Kerr Bros, Noll and others drilled
in a good Berea we'll on Johnson, back
of Newport, Mondey. The we'll is an
extension of the Belmont field and is
reported to be good for 25 barrels per
day.
M. II, Haddox & Co. brought in a
good we'll Friday night on the Ward
farm at Macksburg The material for
Tubing it was sent out Saturday.
The Bullman pool, near Wick, Tyler
county, has for some weeks stood at
the head with gushers in the lower
southwest fields. a dry hole and one
good producer was its record for the
week. The three largest wells of the
pool, Griffin No. 8, Stealy No. t. and
Bullman No. 2, continue to now at the
rate of 80 bbls. an n'hour, which is de-
cline of about 25 per cent. over the re-
cord of the previous week. The Carter
Oil company's well on the Livingston
farm, between the Wick pool and the
Cow Run sand development at Hebron,
Peasants county, is worthy of some
consideration. The oil was developed
in the Big Injun sand and the produc-
tion was estimated at Z barrels an hour.
At this time the relative position the
well bears to other developments can
not be determined. 1t may show an
extension to the southwest of the Bull
man development, or it may be the
forerunner of separate and distinct
pool. As new discovery it is of con-
siderable Importance and future opera
tions in that vicinity will be watched
with interest.
Operations in the Kyle pool, on In
dian Creek, are fast approaching the
end. For the showing made, the pool
has been sorry disappointment. The
territory was closely drilled and the
gas pressure was very great, and the
two combined have had tendency to
drain it quickly. The size of the first
wells, and the way they held up caused
many to think that it was pool of no
mean dimensions. AS the wells multi
piled in number, it became apparent
that few wells would have been suffi-
cient to drain all the producing terri
tory. During the week two very light
wells were completed in that pool, and
when the little work now doing is COM
More will be known of the Gordon
sand territory in Wetzel county The
new well ON the Loutz farm is watched
with some concern, and may furnish
some valuable pointers. Near Gamer
on, Monroe county, "a well has been
drilled into the Berea grit that is re-
ported good for 100 barrels day. The
exact status of the we'll will remain in
doubt until the derrick, which was
burned when the we'll made the first
flow, has been rebuilt.
The dry hole on the Brooks farm,
east of the Dye we'll on Sheets run,
Monroe county, Ohio, has caused that
new pool to lose favor in the eyes of
many of those who at first thought
we'll of it.
Late information from Tennessee all
goes to show what has been claimed
for it in these reports. If it is an oil
producing country, it is in the future,
nothing in the remote or recent past,
has been developed to alter the views
that have been previously expressed.
The boomer down in that country has
had his inning and story and that of
the drill are greatly at variance. High
ly colored reports have been sent out
and they have no doubt fooled many
operators into that State, but investi-
cation has caused them to return in
disgust. The practical oil man has
had ups and downs enough and he is
not now making investment on wild
eyed reports or drilling for oil to graf
ify his curiosity.
JUNE.