Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-15
IN the OIL FIELDS.
MONROE COUNTY.

MONROE COUNTY.
The past week has been one OF ex-
pectancy, disappointed hopes and tired
feelings. The expected gushers failed
to gush, the wells due to reach the
sand did not do so, and we poor NOR
tails are again compelled to pay rent on
doubtful looking stuff and deplete our
bank balances.
No. Amos of Henderson e Co. was
the first to open the ball by coming in
dry as tramp at a. m. The owners
hope for q 5 barrel producer but hopes
are heeting. This is on the 90 acre
Julia Amos piece and makes that end
] look rather seedy. The other arrival
was. the f. G. Dye No. 1, and it is a
duster from the back districts, and 1t
makes the prospects for western efx-
tension of the Calebaugh pool look
'far from the maddening crowd" The
Delaplain we'll is, at time of going to
press, almost on top of the sand and a
few hours should demonstrate it's cali
bre.
The Shay we'll at Calais remains
with us, and few days should show
what the west end of our county can
produce. Several of our local barons
are on the ground and will remain un-
til the we'll is drilled in. The we'll at
Jacobsburg has cased through the
Big Injun and is going on down to the
Berea. Operations are much retarded
by the we'll flowing water from the
Keener, and progress is slow.
The BAIL Dye well after having the
derrick moved once and new hole
started, shows symptoms of nearing
the Big Injun and should be complet-
ed to that formation in a few DAYS.
One of the heaters at the Central Gas
company's high pressure regulator
blew out last Saturday night and quite
lively fire resulted. 1t was speedily
gotten under control by the employees
and no damage of consequence result
ed, though one of the officials made a
ride that ranks with the achievement
of the late Paul Revere.
The we'll at Jerles is under way, so
we are informed. This is no great dis
tance from the old Stafford well and
the location seems fair.
Wednesday the Wheeling companyi
owning the He'll lease on Jim's run.
adjoining the Judge farm, began spud-
ding on their first well. They have II
acres and have located two other wells.
The Sparks we'll on the Booth farm
is rapidly proceeding toward the Injun.
AT last report they were 1850 feet.
The Buchanan No. of the Henry
Oil Co. is being drilled to the Gordon
and probably to the fifth sand if dry
in that formation. This is one of the
first searches for lower sand than the
Berea in this section and opens new
era for Monroe county if successful.
The Gordon sand should be found at
not over 1850 and the Fifth sand at
$500 feet. These are the producing
sands in the great McDonyld field and
from the fifth sand came the greatest
producer in the United States Green
leo & Forsts Mevey No. 1. This we'll
produced in "a hours 1G,5OO barrels of
oil and its total production was away
above LOCO, 600 barrels. While we hope
for a similar outcome even less will
satisfy us.
The Orion Gas Co. when ready to con-
meet their gasser on the Murphy farm
found the we'll had SO big flow of salt
water with the gas as to render its use
of doubtful propriety. So it has been
temporarily abandoned The towns of
Beallsyille and Jerusalem have good
supply from the Thorn berry well and
no one need lose sleep over anticipat-
ed shortage. Spirit
SIsTERsvILLE, February ia very
important well about due is that drill
ing on the NJ. j. Booth farm out near
Greysville. This we'll is rank wild
cat and is being very closely by the op-
orators.
Henderson & Co.'S No. on the Stew
art farm will be due in the sand Satur-
day or Sunday.
The we'll drilled on the Delaplain
farm near Greysville, Ohio, by Govern
or MacCOrkle and otharS iS oo,oo1o+o1