Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-08
IN THE OIL FIELDS.


have marked the progress of the drill
in the past seven days
The lower southwest fields continue
to hold the lead in the race for big
wells and the Bullman pool near Wick,
Tyler county, heads the list. During
the week that field did not come up to
expectations. The Devonian Oil com
pany got 30-bbl. an hour gusher at
it's No. 4, Bullman, but the Kanawha
Oil company scored duster on the a.
f. Smith farm and the South Penn
company found nothing better than
0-bbl. pumper at its No s, Henderson.
1t will be seen that all of the Bullman
pool isn't gusher territory.
To the southwest there is possibil-
| ity OF finding some large wells, but
late developments, in measure, de-
fines portions of the field that were re-
garded with great deal of favor be-
fore the completion of the Smith No
and Henderson No. s. The develop
ments of the present week will have an
important bearing op that pool and If
the wells due in the next few days
come in dry or light. it will be safe to
predict that the Wick territory has
seen its highest production.
With the Bullman pool disposed of,
the most bearish development in the
lower southwest will have been remov-
ed The Kyle pool on Indian creek
came to the front about the same time,
but has now gone into decline. Next
to the middle Island creek territory, in
the vicinity of the Dye Brooks wells,
the Kyle pool has been the greatest
disappointment discovered in the lower
southwest Big Injun territory in the
past two years.
1t is the concensus of opinion with
many we'll informed operators that
| West Virginia has reached that period
in it's history in the production of oil
that has been experienced in Butler
county for a number of years-that is
the development of small pools. There
are still some large blocks of territory
uuLcSlto Ill luC 4lOuhudih obduC. buO
likely fields of large area are thought
to be quite out of the question. Scare
ity of territory is the only reason given
by some of the large compani nies for cur
failing field work.
The Few pool on the Livingston farm
northeast of Hebron, is the latest Big
Injun discovery to attract attention.
1t is still an uncertainty as to size, but
with the work now under way and
starting, it will not long remain in
doubt.
Work in the new Keener sand extern
sion, on Middle Island Creek, near the
Jones we'll, on the Archer farm is pro-
crossing nicely and several new wells
will be due this week.
Monroe county's latest attraction is
the well started on the Suppes farm,
near Cameron. There is much specula-
tion as to what the well will be good
for when drilled deeper. The claim is
made for it that its oil was developed
in the Big Injun, which, if true, makes
it of much more Importance.
The new Berea grit development,
near Toronto, Jefferson county, is
growing in interest The three small
wells have been the incentive for start
ing quite number of new wells and
their incoming may establish the pro-
ducing lines.
Operations in the sColerain field, a
once promising Berea grit pool, have
been nearly suspended. The entire
production of the Is producing wells is
little more than $50 barrels day.
Interest in the local developments
has been largely confined to the Hardy
third sand pool, north of Wildwood,
and the only discovery of the week was
dry hole on the Hart farm, to the
east of the narrow producing belt. 1t
is now certain that the best of that
pool has been drilled oyer
To the north, in the direction of Glib
sonia. some experimental work is start
ing with view to the discovery of
new pool.
A new gusher in the Hopper fourth
sand pool and few light wells IN the
Cecil pool were all that was discovered
in the Mcdonald end of the field.
North of the Cooperstown field, in
Butler county, new we'll on the And
erson farm has been completed and is
rated at $50 barrels day from the
hundred-foot. 1t is located half mile
in advance of the old field and it is
thought shows that much of an extern
sion to the old development
Parker's title boom keeps up and is
growing. A dozen wells are now drill
ing or starting and in few weeks the
drawing will take place. There will
be some prizes and not few blanks.
ID. S. w.
THE KANSAS OIL FIELD.