Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-03
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

Sistersville, W. Va, July The
River Gas Co. are putting the 6Ss cas-
ing in their last well in the Waverly
field.
| Howard Thompson received today a
car load of oil we'll supplies for his
operations near Glendale
J.. E. Haskell is putting down some
water and gas pipes on his leases in
the St. Mary's field today.
The Eurkea Pipe Line Co. are in
creasing their pumping power. To-
day they put in one pump at Eureka
and two at Williamstown.
j. r. Patton is doing considera BILE
work in and around Belmont and yes
terday received rig irons for another
we'll just back of that place.
The firm of Treat, Crawford Il Boyd
have secured some leases little out of
the St. Marys development and are
now erecting rig to sink test well.
The Kanawha Oil Co. are setting up
another boiler on the Mills tract in
Wetzel county, today.
Fourteen car loads of oil we'll sup
plies, such as sucker rods, rig irons,
cants, arms and casing were shipped
from this point today to points north
and south.
The Victor Oil Co. shot their No.
on the Bullman farm in the Wick field,
yesterday and as result the flow was
increased to 25 barrels per hour.
The Kapawha Oil Co. expect to reach
the pay at their we'll on the Smith
farm late this evening or tomorrow.
The we'll being drilled by the Victor
Oil Co. on the Andy Flesher farm, near
Wick, was reported dry, but since the
above report was circulated it was
learned that the we'll was drilled deep
er and came in for about IL barrels
per day.
Out in Doddridge county, yesterday.
the Murphy & Jennings Co. drilled in
their Nos. 6, 32 and 35 all coming in
producers the rate of so and IS barrels
per day. These wells are on the Hard
man farm in the Big Flint district
Pittsburg. June 3Oth.-The Hopper
fourth sand pool came to the front
again yesterday with gusher. The
new strike is the Gallagher Bros. No.
5, Daniel Hopper and started at 80
bbls. an hour. While the we'll was
flowing at the rate of 90 barrels an
hour, the Gallagher brothers and Dan
iel Hopper were standing on top of the
tank watching it flow when German
farmer approached the tank and was
invited to climb up and see the oil
pouring out of the lead lines. The
farmer got up on the tank, but being a
little short-sighted in both eyes as well
as judgment struck a match and held
it over the tank. Instantly the gas
caught fire and the Gallagher brothers,
Hopper and the Dutchman were quite
badly but not dangerously burned. By
prompt action the fire was put out be-
for it got well under way and little
damage was done. The farmer was
the most injured, but explained that if
he had known "he would act like dot
he not would dot match light"
Near Bridgeville, Potts, Isman & Co.
have small well in the fourth sand at
their No. 3 on the Samuel Alexander
farm; this is new feature for that To-
cality.
In the Cecil pool, the Forest Oil COM
pany is through the sand at No. 8,
Chambers, and will have 75-bbl
pumper. The same companys No 4,
NJ. j, Clark, is five bits in the sand and
has 1000 feet of fluid in the hole.
Forst IL Greenlee are three bits in the
sand at No. g. Chambers, and when
last heard from had no show.
In the Bullman pool, Tyler county,
the Kanawha Oil company is drilling
in the sand at No l, w. E. Smith, and
have poor show.
The Devonian Oil company shot it's
No. l, Bullman, and increased its pro-
duction to 35 bbls. an hour.
The South Penn and Victor Oil COM
panys No. l. Flesher, has increased its
production to Is bbls. an hour
d. S. w.