Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-26

/ 0egln spuddlng at any OF them url-
til the advent of the Elk Fork Oil
and Gas conpany's No. 10, which
should be in by the first of the
week.
| The Fisher Oil company's Hen
thorn No. is reported good for at
least 200 barrels. today. 1t will be
cleaned out and given a shot that
will give it an impetus.
| Crawford & Treat drilled in their
]. F. Farrell No. I yesterday even
ling and have producer good for
200 barrels. This well is in defined
limits and does not figure to any
extent in the extension of this pro-
life pool.
| A number of wells are due today
and tomorrow in Wilson run as well
as Elk Fork. The former wells
will be watched with much interest.
D. S. VS. REPORT.
The buster list in Greene county
has had two new wells added in the
past two days. The South Penn
Oil company's test on the Thomas
Staggers farm, near Bristoria, a
deep test of no small Importance,
has been drilled through the sand
and failed to find the pay streak.
The location is a mile northeast of
the good producer on the Woods
farm. This is the second dry hole
that has been completed in that ter
ritory this month. No. I Frank
Jacobs was buster. Milligan No.
| 3 and Yoder No. I will be due the
first of next week.
The Dunkard Oil and Gas COM
pany has completed its No. on the
S. and D. Brewer farm and has a
buster. Judging from the latest
explorations in Greene county,
there is nothing to fear from an in
crease in production from that
quarter in the very near future.
The busters outnumber the produc
ers more than two to one and nearly
all of the non-producers represent
an actual loss OF more than $4,000.
| In Richie county, on the north
fork of Hughes river, Naughton &
Co. have drilled through the Cow
Run sand, on the ]. Lambert farm,
aud found that formation barren
They are now shut down for fuel
In Union district, On the south fork
of Hughes river, the Carter Oil com
pany has drilled it's we'll on the F
NJ. Kildow farm through the Cor.
don, and has a buster. This is the
first we'll drilled to the deep sand il
that locality. The same company
is shut down On the f. N. Wilson
farm, in Leather Bark creek, ii
Murphy district. John Cain & Co
are fishing at 900 feet, on the L
Hayhurst farm, on Husher run
Clay district. H. Grayson & Co.
are drilling at 500 feet, at test well
on the J. P. REDWOOD farm, on AID
dis run, Grant district.
Carr Bros. have drilled in their
No. S George Wells and have S
barrel pumper.
The same company completed
its No. 7 on the same farm, and
has a producer good for 100 barrels
a day. No. 8 is drilling at 600 feet
The Paova Oil company has com,
pleted its test on the Widow Doug,
lass farm, on the north fork OF
Hughes river, in Grant district, and
has ~ or IS barrel pumper.
The United States Oil company
is shut down at 1850 feet, on the
Rollins farm on Bear run. A pre-
liminary injunction has been grant
ed against the company, and the
courts will have to pass on the val
idity of the United States Oil com
pany's title.
The Carr Bros. are drilling two
rest wells on the Gilbert heirs
property, on the north fork OF
Hughes river, in Grant district.
On Bushy fork, in the same dis
trict, the Mountain State Gas COM
pany is drilling wildcat on the
Hamlet Bros. farm. In Murphy
district, Grace & Murphy are ready
to drill in the Glover and D. M.
Miller farms. on Plum run, Muir
ply district.
S. Markham & Co, have COM
pleted a test we'll on the A. E. Gar
rison farm, on Bear run, Grant dis
trict, that is making 80 barrels a