Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-04-04
IN TIE OIL FIELD.

rival of the big West Virginia wells on
Indian Creek, the talent have been ex-
pecting drop. The said drop is now
on hand and the end is not yet. How
ever that the Indian Creek pool is not
as large as the Atlantic is shown by
the fact that the Stoneking we'll drill
ed by the Carter Oil Co. is in and a big
gasser and seemingly no hope of Il pro-
ducer This is some little distance in
advance and where good well was,
seemingly, likely to result.
Below the old Dye Brooks pool in
Tyler county, j. Il. Jones has dry
hole on the Hisson, though small
gasser. AFtB =
There are several other wells due in
the Tyler county region, but none Of
them in gusher territory In Ohio,
Huggins & Brown have Sold their Hold
rem leases and we'll, across from Raven
Rock, to Michigan g. Co., who have
cleaned and shot the old Holdren well.
It's production has been increased to
2S barrels per diem.
The Hannah Bros. well on the Han.
fSfS farm above New Matamoras is in
and seemingly will make small well.
The Florence Oil Co. on the Smith
farm not far distant is the proud pos
SCISSOR of dry hole.
The Henry Oil Co. are reported as
having sold their Benwood leases to
the Kanawha Oil Co., who will devel-
op them as soon as machinery can be
placed on the ground.
The Jacobsburg we'll has not yet
reached the Berea Grit. They are still
drilling.
Work on No. 2 Delaplain northeast
of Graysville has not yet been com.
menced, nor has drilling been COM
menced on the Jerles we'll. The only
we'll now drilling in the Deist-Cale'
baugh section is Hensel No. g. Galley
Bros. & Sparks sent down the engine
for No. 4 Gale baugh yesterdays rath'
er expensive job the way the roads are.
The Carr we'll on Long Run, Wetzel
county, w. Va, has been cleaned and
is small producer. This we'll was
drilled year ago and made quite an
excitement when struck.
Sistersville, W. Va, April 2.-There
has been little, If any, change in the
situation in the Indian Creek district
since yesterday. Some of the wells are
drilling where the oil pay has been sup.
posed to be located and others which
have been compelled to shut down on
account of the heavy gas pressure and
still shut down awaiting the exhaus-
tion OF the gas. According to the lat
est ADVICE from the Devonian Oil Com
pany's well on the Joseph Spencer
farm, it's production has not been
materially increased, nor has there
been any change of note in the develop
ments at the Ash, Craig or Seckmau
wells.
A number of gentlemen'from Butler
county, Pa, are erecting derrick on
the w. P. Hays farm north of Friendly,
and will probably be ready to COM
mence spudding Saturday.
Flanagan & Co. put the 64 casing
in their No. 6, located on the Hensel
farm, to the northeast of the Diest pool,
yesterday.
Parkersburg, w. Va, April 2.-The
Lubbock OIL Company are again drilling
on their we'll near here, having recov-
cred their lost tools yesterday. Ex-
perienced oil men declare that the
drillers have not yet reached the Cor
don sand, which is being drilled for,
but others are of the opinion that it
has been drilled through.
1t is reported here to-day that the
Davidson Oil Company will drill their
well which was abandoned on the Hen
ry farm, near Valley Mills, to the Berea
sand. The company are holding a
meeting at Marietta today and expect
to drill several wells near the Benson
Athey farm, on their territory, which
is thought to be good. The Dyke well,
which has been drilling at Waverly for
several months and which is being put
to the deep sands, will likely be drilled
in Saturday. If the well has show
ing it will open up new territory.