Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-02-16
The Main Belt of the Hoosier
Oil Field Said to be
NEAR BROAD RIPPLE.
Ohio OIL Company Paying CSnsidera-
BILE Attention to the indianapolis
Field-Other OH News

the opening of the genuine 1ndl-
ana oil field. Many ask the ques-
ton, "Where is the main belt of the
great Indiana oil field to be found?"
This question can easily be an
swered, and that is around Broad
Ripple and to the northwest and
extending to the west ofNoblesville.
Several years ago when oil was
bringing only fifteen cents per bar
rel, a we'll was drilled about eight
miles northwest from Noblesville
that sprayed at the rate OF twenty
barrels a day, regardless of the
heavy gas pressure at that time.
The district attracting the most at
tcntion just now is at Broad Ripple,
and mostly in Washington town
ship. Operations have only started
in this new field, but some great
activity would have been displayed
in what is now termed the Indian
apolis field, had the Peru excite
ment sprung up, and it would have
been much better for many of the
operators who invested at Peru,
had they taken a tumble aid broke
for the Indianapolis fald before
leasers were so thick. While the
excitement was at fever heat, some
wary oil men went into the leasing
business for earnest in Marion
county, and the present indications
are that thev made no mistake like
those who went to Peru. To Nc
Knight & Murphy is due the pres
ent excitement in the indianapolis
field. This company has completed
two wells of late that are termed
good producers. being Nos and 3
on The T. w. Mitchell farm, in sec
ton Washington township. No.
2 started at IS barrels, and No. 3 at
so barrels. The banner of them
all is the we'll drilled on the
Cover farm, a thousand feet
south OF the Mitchell wells, and
owned by McKisson, Argue, Gil
christ, Goldrick and others. This
we'll did 2Io barrels the first a
hours, and makes the property look
very valuable. The same firm is
drilling we'll on the Nebeker farm,
adjoining the Cover farm. Across
the river from developments on the
Mitchell, Cover and Dawson farms,
the White River Oil company is
after pay dirt and should it prove
successful it will create quite stir
in the field. The same company
has we'll under way on the w. E.
Carver farm. 1t is the second we'll
on the farm.
The Ohio Oil company is pay
ing considerable attention to the
Indianapolis field at the present
tine. This company's first we'll on
the Dawson farm proved good
one, and No. will in all probabili-
ty be as good. The same company
has we'll under way to the east
from the Cover farm, in section II,
Washington township, and on the
J. S. Mustard farm. The National
Supply company thinks SO well
OF the indianapolis field that
they are shipping in goods
for a store to be located in
the new field. The Jarecki Supply
company and the Oil Well Supply
company will probably follow suit.
Amos Harrington, of Toledo, will
probably make his headquarters in
this city part of the time, as he deals
in we'll machinery, as does Thomas
Mcdonald, who has lately started
in the supply trade, Should sew
eral more good wells be completed
in this field, then it will become
center for the trade of the state.
There is some talk of the formation
Of the Indiana oil producers like the
Western Oil Mems association of
the Trenton rock fields, purely for
the protection of the oil and gas
public. What is good for the oil
people is good for the business pub
lie as the industry brings large
amount of wealth along with II.
The time will come when the oper-
ators of any kind of mineral will
need legislation and an association
can be formed none too soon with
indianapolis as its headquarters for
the state, and work in conjunction
with the association already formed
in Ohio.
DIR. BRILL
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