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

SisterSville, July An OIL we'll
article, which was recently invented
by gentleman living in Washington.
d. G., win probably be put TO practical
use in this city in the near future.
The new invention is an electric heat
er, which is for the purpose of heating
the wells that have been abandoned
because they refused to produce the.
oleaginous fluid in paying quantities.
The heater is made in the shape of a
long iron cartridge and is lowered into
the we'll and wires are run down to it,
The heat generated by the electricity
is of such intensity that it melts the
pareffine and other refuse substances
clinging to the formation from which
the oil comes and in this way the oil,
which is held back by the refuse, is al
lowed to flow and wells that haye been
abandoned can be made to flow for
long time by the occasional use, of this
machine The Standard Oil company
has secured control of the patent mem
toned above and in a short time will
give it thorough test. This company
has the greater part of the Sistersville
field under control at the present time
and as great many of their wells are
falling off in production on account of
the refuse gathering in the formation,
it is anticipated that the first place
they will try the new invention will be
here. In fact, it is positive fact that
this company intends trying this
method of increasing the output of
their wells in this section. and it will
likely be but short time until the test
has been made. Should the invention
prove to be of the worth claimed for it
it will be the means of enriching the
Golfers of this great company many
thousands of dollars in a very short
time. The Sistersville field at the
present time is about FIVE years old and
many of the first wells in the field have
ceased to produce oil and have been
abandoned. 1t will readily be seen by
this that if these wells are treated by
this process in successful manner it
will add very materially to their worth
and will bring many thousands OF dol
lars to their owners.
Pittsburg, July 3.-It is quite evident
that all the wells in the Bullman terri
tory, Tyler county, are not located for
gushers. Two days ago the Kanawha
Oil company got rank duster on the
w. E. Smith farm and now the South
Penn Oil company falls in line with a
comparative light producer at it's No. s.
Henderson. The we'll has been drilled
S5 feet into the sand and is estimated
to be good for not more than so bbls. a
day. A 50-bbl. producer is not bad
investment, but it seems quite insignifi-
cant in territory that has been flashing
wells that have done that much and
more per hour.
The Kanawha Oil company's No. 2,
w. L. Smith, is due in the sand, but
since No. l came in dry, this one may
meet the same fate. Within the next
three days there will be three or four
more wells due in the Bullman pool.
The Devonian Oil company's No. 4,
Bullman, is reported holding up at 25
bbls. an hour. Four of the largest
wells in the field that have been in for
some time are holding up at from 20 to
35 bbls an hour.
In the vicinity of the Carter Oil COM
pany's recent strike on the Livingston
farm, north of Hebron, there is good
deal of excitement. The territory is
being leased in all directions from the
! new we'll and some stiff bonus has
been put up for some of the stuff
Those holding leases in close proximity
to the Livingston have commenced tc
build rigs and the Carter Oil company
will lose no time in developing it:
holdings.
Operations have about suspended il
the Colerain field. In Belmont county
a few months since, dozen wells were
drilling; now there are but two an6
both owned by the National Gas com
pany, of West Virginia, and T. N
Barnsdall, and in we'll defined terri
tory, Thirty or more wells were drill
ed in the Colerain field, and of tha
number but Is are producing, the 9th
ers were busters. The aggregate pro
duction of the Is producing wells is 25l
bbls. day. The Sharkey No. 2 was
the best in the lot and is still holding
up at so bbls day.
In the Cecil pool, ]. M. Guffey ha
J drilled in his No. on the Jarrard lot
The hole filed up 200 feet with fluid
and the indications are that it will
make very fair well.
Since the discovery of the Cecil pool
, there has been good deal of prospect
ing in the vicinity of Bridgeville, HOP
ing that another pool of the same kin
may be discovered. At this time wild
cat drilling is quite active in that lc
cality.
The fourth sand development nea