Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-09
OIL NOTES.
From Wednesdays Daily.

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Elk Fork is the most promising well
that has been drilled in in this Sec
ton of the country for many day.
The we'll is owned by S. P. Boyer,
w. J. Steele, John Matthews and
A. J. Yoke. This is the second
we'll that has been drilled IN on this
farm but No. I never amounted to
much as a producer as 1t has
string of tools in it. No. 2, just
now attracting attention, was
started early last spring but has not
yet been completed and so people
became weary of inquiring about it
but its making plenty of gossip
now. 1t was drilled with the expec-
tation of finding oil in the Keener
sand but when the drill passed
through this formation 1t was
barren, nothing but gas and no
oil. Then the drill was kept on
going for the Big Injun sand. The
top of the 1pjun sand is only
broken. The we'll was and is a
great gasser. Connections were
made to the casing and a tank put
UP, but the gas threw the oil all
over Elk Fork, or a goodly portion
of it, and the people living near the
we'll had to put out their fires in
their houses, as we'll as all kind OF
lights, for two days. Yesterday
six connections were made from the
casing head, running the oil into a
tank that is covered over tight,
with spout in it, and big vol
ume of steam pouring in. In this
way people are protected so they
can have fires and lights, and the
oil is saved. It was estimated the
well is making Is barrels a day
now. 1t is very slowly drilling
itself in, and almost every hour OF
the day the production from this
drilling is increasing. Mr.. Boyers
stated last night that in his judg-
meut everything pointed to the
Fluharty being the biggest we'll that
has been drilled in, in this
county for many day. 1t is also
important in that the oil is found in
the Big Injun sand. Evidently a
new pool has been discovered; while
in Elk Fork, yet it will be from an
entirely new formation from where
the oil in the old field was produced.
Mr.. Boyer stated last evening that
he had contracted yesterday for two
new rigs, one on the Fluharty, the
other on the Bowser. These two
wells will be drilled at once. The
company are delighted with their
new strike aud will push other wells
to completion as rapidly as possible.
This indicates that work will be On
the boom here for many months
yet to come.
The Nolan & Phillips well on the
Bowser farm, located not far from
the Fluharty No. 2, has been drilled
through the Keener sand and it is
dry in that formation. 1t is being
drilled to the Big Injun sand and
will be quick test as to whether
there is a Big Injun sand pool
opened up or not by the Fluharty
No. 2. If this we'll comes in good
in the Big Injun sand, there will be
quite hot time on Elk Fork again,
and unless all signs fail it will be a
big producer. We will know all
about it before the week closes.
The Derrick says that last month
In West Virginia I59 producing
wells were completed and had a
production of 5,765 barrels, while
in New York and Pennsylvania 254
wells were drilled with a new pro.
ductiop of only 1000 barrels. Ev-
identity it pays best to drill wells in
West Virginia. 1t is needless to
add to this that nine-tenths Of the
wells that are good producers were