Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-20
OIL NEWS.
from Wednesdays Daily

FIOm WGuHcSudy OdAy
The fields are presenting no new
features. There has been no wells
completed in any quarter of the
southwest fields during the week,
beyond defined limits. The few that
have been drilled have been small
and unimportant. The several wells
in the Elk Fork pool, which are
due, are experiencing troubles OF
various kinds.
The South Penn Oil cOmpany's
No. I Cunningham has been de,
layed by a leak in the casing. 1t
is understood today that the leak
has been repaired, and if no further
accidents occur it will reach the
sand sometime tomorrow evening.
The Eastern Oil company's No.
Gorrell has had a similar expert
ence but not nearly so bad. They
expect to reach the sand this even
ing or tomorrow.
Near Newport, Ohio, some Mari
eta parties have.a 10 barrel Cow
run sand we'll. The pay was found
at a depth of 800 feet.
The Elk run development in
Washington county, Ohio, contln-
ues to attract considerable atten
ton. Operators are inclined to
look favorably upon it and parties
who have visited and inspected
that locality are of the opinion that
pool of considerable importance
has been tapped. The most pleas
ing feature of this locality is the
staying quality of the wells.
The we'll on the Lacy farm on
Dry run, between this city and Elk
Fork, is down about 400 feet.
Water for the boiler is pumped
from Point Pleasant creek, dis
lance of nearly one-half mile. This
we'll is being closely watched by the
talent. While they are not so ia
vorably impressed with the out
look, yet they do not want another
Elk Fork sprung on them without
having a slice of nearby territory.
The levels are very favorable and
it would not be a surprise if the
we'll when completed would be a
fair producer.
The South Penn Oil COM any
have struck the fluid. There is oil.
How much we do not pretend to
say, but there is no such we'll as
was reported at first, but the deep
sand contains the greasy stuff"
and there is no doubt about it.
Roane county is Gin It," and if the
various companies now interested
can pool their interests for gener
al development of the field, bust
ness will boom all along the line.
Next week we hope to speak more
definite information: The facts of
the case are so suppressed that
what information is afoat, is not
trustworthy, but there is oil here
in Roane county.-Roane County
Record.
Mr.. c. R. Deuel., backed by a
strong company of Pittsburg talent,
has taken leases on a thousand,
acre block of wildcat territory on
Thompson's run, about mile
north of Beverly, and began work
today on the first of three wells al
ready contracted. Deuel. has drilled
two dry holes in the Beverly neigh
borhood but will not give up the
territory until it is thoroughly
tested in every direction. All the
wells will 60 to the Berea sand
Marietta Register.
The northeast extension of the
Elk Fork field is attracting a great
deal of attention lately. This has
been brought about by the encour,
aging outlook for an extension Of
considerable magnitude. Operators
have been steadily pushing forward
since last fall in that direction and
have so far been rewarded in every
case by creditable wells. The wells