Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-30
OIL NOTES.
D. S. VS.. REPORT.

past in the lower southwest were
watched with great deal of inter
est, the point of greatest interest
being the new pool onWhiskey run
in Richie county.
The discoveries to the northeast,
south and southeast were not salts
factory to the holders OF territory
in any direction mentioned, from
the cluster of gushers on the Al
brecht, Payne and Williamson
farms. The first well to hoist the
danger signal was the Mallory &
Co. test on the E. M. Butcher farm,
located 1000 feet north and east OF
the initial we'll on the Albrecht. 1t
came in strong gasser, and sprayed
some oil, but no one ventursd the
opinion that it would make better
than IS barrel producer ~ hours
after it had been drilled in. This
was perhaps the greatest disap-
pointment, for the reason that the
northeast line had been played for
a sure winner.
The next we'll in, and the rankest
failure, was the Jones & Co. test on
the McGregor farm, three. quarters
of miie southeast of the gushers.
This we'll is total failure and
shows that it is entirely outside the
limits of the producing territory.
]. NJ. Guffey & CO. followed with
their test on the w. H. Hamilton,
farm, located 600 feet east and a
little north Of A1brecht No. l. A
20 or 4o-barrel producer is the most
that can be said for this venture.
It can readily be seen that there is
no occasion for a demonstration to
the northeast, east or southeast.
The Mountain State Gas COM
pany's we'll on the Daniel G. Payne
farm was expected early in the
week, but set of broken jars pre-.
cipitated a fishing job that lasted all
week, and the hole was not cleared
till yesterday morning. At noon
the we'll was drilled in and began to
fow at the rate of eight barrels an
hour. AS soon as the pay was
tapped drilling was suspended to
move back the boiler, and nothing
will be done until this morning,
when it will be drilled deeper. The
location of this we'll is about 1000
feet southwest ofthe No. I Albrecht,
on a45-degfee line, and from its IN
it1al performance can be regarded
a gooG producer, showing an exten.
sion to the pool the distance pre-
viously mentioned and in its direc-
tion. Tt may improve with deeper
drilling, but it has been the rule to
get the larger volume of production
in the top of the sand.
Following MP the same southwest
line there is nothing in advance of
this, we'll OF a discouraging nature
until the old gasser on the D. and
G. A. Hayhurst farm is reached,
more than nile distant from the
Payne. In the vicinity of the new
we'll, the South Penn Oil company
is drilling on J. J. Mahoney Namon
Barnes and Bumgardner farms
Due south of the producer on the
Joseph Payne six acres, the same
company is drilling on the Sarah
belong farm. The FIRST four pro-
ducers are holding up very nicely,
the gauges Friday showing an ag-
g-egate OF IS barrels an hour. Not
withstanding the east side of the
pool holds out no inducements,
there is room fo- an extension in
other directions that have not yet
been condemned by dry holes. 1t
will continue to be the leading
southwest attraction for some time,
and new developments may en-
nance rather than decrease the ex-
citement on Whisky run.
Good producers in the deep sand
territory on Campbells run, north
of Warrington, were feature of
the weeks developments. From
that source and Whisky run will
come the largest increase in new
production when the present
months field operations have been
summed up. Campbells run ard
the Bristoria pool in Greene county
and Whisky rim will NOT fall much