West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15

Pool.
The test we'll owned by Galley
Bros, located on the Dougherty
farm south of the Jackson Ridge
development in Monroe county,
has been drilled through the sand
and IS buster. This was practic-
ally a wildcat and coming in dry
gives black eye to that territory.
A number of Pittsburgers were in
terested in territory in that locality
and will receive this information
with degree of disappointment.
Southwest Of the Whiskev run
pool in Richie county, the South
Penn Oil company's No. ; on the
Namon Barnes farm, drilled in a
few weeks ago, is still making $50
barrels a day as shown by the
gauge yesterday morning.
In the Centerville district, TYLER
county, the South Penn Oil COM
pany has drilled in its No. 3 on the
Leroy Pierpoint farm and has a
good show for we'll. This devel-
opment is due for a producer, the
last two wells completed came in
busters.
In the Henderson, extension,
south of Murphytown, Wood coun-
ty, the South Penn Oil company
has drilled its test we'll on the +.
). Nowery farm through the sand
and has buster. This is the third
dry hole completed in that locality
within the past two weeks and
gives the impression that the end OF
the pool has been reached in that
direction.
In the deep sand territory on
Campbells run, the South Penn
has drilled in No. 2 James Fox and
has 20 barrel producer.
Near New Freeport, Greene
county, the same company is drill.
ing in the top of the sand at No. ?
Rice Bros, and No. 3 Jacob Rice.
These are both important test wells
tor that development and should
be deep enough in the sand tomor.
row to show what they will be good
tor. This part of Greene county is
equally as important as the Bristo
ria development, but up to the
present has not presented a we'll as
good as Emma Woods No. 1.
There has been a rumor current
tor few days to the effect that
big we'll had been drilled in near
the Wetzel county line, adjoining
Marshall county. Careful inquiry
failed to discover its ownership or
exact location. 1t is reported to
be mystery and good for any
where between 1900 and 1900
barrels a day. The superintend-
ent OF the Eureka pipe line stated
that he had not heard of it and
thought If such we'll had been
drilled in there would have been
request for pipe line before this.
"A prominent Butler county pro-
Queer was asked for an opinion
yesterday on the 7. w. Phillip we'll
on the McGinnis farm, near the di-
vldlng line between Butler and AL
legheny county, south of Bakers
town. He said the we'll was not
regarded with much favor. 1t is
now making 20 barrels a dav and
Mr.. Phillips has drilled 70 dry
holes before getting this or the
Mullet we'll north of Harmarsville
On an air line the two wells are
tive miles apart, and in his opinion
the two would not connect. The
latest reports from the Mullet we'll
give its production at IS barrels a
day. The Ioo-foot we'll on the
Jacob farm will be drilled through
the sand and tested in that forma-
ton. Mr.. Phillips has a rig I'D for
a test well on the Alex. Marshall
farm in the vicinity of the Mullet
producer.
In the southern end of the Wild
wood field, Riddlesburger & Co.
have drilled very small producer
on the Good farm. Between the
Aston and Redpath pools, Finne-
gan and Mechin are starting No. d
ON the Good heirs.
Between the Carson farm wells
and the Mullet producer the Echo
Oil company is starting a test we'll
on the Kleber farm on Little Deer
creek. In the Cannonsburg dis
trlct the Forest Oil company has
Sfarfa6 70 dill "a NJ &,