Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-14
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

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positively asserted to be the Big Injun
and shows considerable oil 1t is
thought the well will prove paying
one when drilled in, in which event
operations at Sand Hill will take on a
new boom.
Killduff & Companys Dyke ~well,
which in the way of losing tools, crook
ed hole, etc, has been the banner
''hoodoo" of the Ogdin field, has at last
touched the Berea sand and filled up
800 feet with oil. 1t is showing for a
fine producer.
The Earnest Oil Co. is starting deep
we'll on the Steed farm at Waverly.
Sistersville Oil Review
A telephone message received late
this afternoon from Middlebourne stat
ed that the Mountain State Gas COM
pany's well on the Mason farm about
two miles and half southeast of Mid
dlebourne, near the jug Handle had
reached the top of the sand and was
gassing very heavily and was spraying
oil at the rate of about Is barrels a
day. This well is an important one,
and should the above report prove
true will open up nice lot of terri
tory.
One year ago at this time the oil
world was in the greatest fever of ex-
citement it had been for many long
years. Commencing on the sixth of
April over year ago the oil market
started up and just about this time
the people commenced to realize that
there was something out of the ordin-
ary in the wind and they commenced
to look around little.
Oil started on the day mentioned
above at 81. 10 barrel and went up in
ten days to So so, or 81. 40 on the barrel.
This was not the highest figure by any
means as few days later oil went up
until it reached 2.7O and that was the
highest notch.
1t commenced to tumble and went
down one day between 70 and so cents.
Since that time the market has been
hoyering around between the present
price and s1.50, and the indications are
that instead of it going up to the top it
will go down to where it was little
over a year ago.
The Cook we'll in Wetzel county is
down about 1,7OO feet, the 614 inch
casing has been put in and the drill
should reach the pay sand about We'd
nesday of this week.
The Barnsdale wild cat on Carpen-
ters run in Wetzel county, 1-2 miles
northwest of Smithfeld, on the L. P.
Pollock farm is down 1, 400 feet and
ought to reach the sand the last of
the week.
There has been very little of interest
in this field this week, but the indca-
tions for next week are very good.
There were couple of wells drilled
partially in out in the Indian creek
territory during the week, but they
were not big enough producers to ex-
cite any more than ordinary comment.
The attraction for all oil men the
past week has been the Cecil pool.
There is a small area of ground there
that is producing some enormous wells,
but they are failing very fast and the
indications are that production will
only hold on short time
ADAMsvILLE WELL TO BE 'sHoT."
The oil company met at the Bulletin
office Saturday morning and voted
to stop the drilling at
Adamsville. The drillers struck the
red Bedford shale Friday, which is an
evidence that they had
just passed through the Berea grit. A
telegram was sent Tip Goodwin, an ex-
pert of Corning, for thirty quarts of
to 'shoot" the we'll as
soon as he can reach Adamsvllle by |
driving through the country, trains not
being allowed by law to carry the ex-
plosive. He will arrive there about
Tuesday, and the ''shot" made imme-
iiately. The company seems sanguine
they are on the edge of an oil field and |
will await developments in the Hunt.
ngton township test before any other
holes are made at their expense. Many
will avail themselves of the opportun-
ty of witnessing the shooting" of
.he we'll -Gallipolis Journal.
EIGHT MILE.
William Reader is going down for
.he Berea sand on the Hadgers farm.
The Summit Oil Company were NOV
ng the machinery Monday to their
Burg No. 5.
The Boston Oil Company are spud-
ling on the Stevens farm and are NOV
ng machinery for we'll on the Root |
farm. The same company are also
building rig on the Gracey farm at
Fifteen.
Among the new wells being started |
are Buckley and others on the Owens
farm at Big Run, The Alta Co. on
Lawrence at Sand Hill: and Roeser |