Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31
OIL NEWS.
From Wednesdays Daily

IN their No. 2 on the S. Bohlen
lease over in the Elk run territory,
and have the best we'll that has yet
been drilled in that field. The well
came in early this morning, and as
soon as the sand was struck it
started to flow, and it is estimated
to be good for better than 100 bar
rels day. 1t is located short dis
trnce from No. I drilled in some
weeks ago, which started off at
about 80 barrels a day, and not
very far from their No. 3 drilled in
yesterday, which is very small
we'll. This we'll coming in so good
will give an added impetus to the
work being done in that territory,
and work which is in contempla-
ton will be rushed as rapidly as
possible.
A report was received in the city
which could not be verified at the
late hour that a big well had been
drilled in on the James Wells farm,
near Ben Run. The we'll is located
in the territory where some good
showin9s have been gotten in Max
ton sand and this we'll is reported
to be in that sand. The report
which reached us this afternoon
was to the effect that the well was
flowing very heavily and that as
there was no tankage the oil was
going to waste.
Messrs Joe H. Evans, of Beaver,
Pa, J. R. Leonard and M. Matson,
of Bradford and L. E. Hamshire,
also of Bradford. Pa, and of mem
mers of the Victor Oh. and Gas
company and the Devonian Oil
company,were in the city last even
ing and this morning drove over to
their leases in the Jug or what is
known as the Klondike oil field, to
decide as to whether or not their
companies will start number OF
wells in that pool this fall. They
will also take a general view
of the country and expect
to start a number of wells
and resume active operations here
at once. Until these gen.
tlemen return we can not say how
much drilling or where they will
start operations, but we are sure of
one thing, and that is that we have
had no better gentlemen to deal
with than those who form the above
companies. They always do as
they agree to do, pay all bills
promptly, are not afraid to drill test
wells and have been very success
full and satisfactory in Our county.
We will all be pleased to hear of
them starting up the drill again in
Our county. If they do they are
just as sure of getting oil as any
thing. Start the drill, gentlemen.
The Wheeling Register says we
have dollar oil, as it predicted we
would have a long time since. 1t
then states, editorially, that we
have not had dollar oil for over
three years. The Register is we'll
posted in oil news. Nit.
Not newspaper in this section
of the state has noted the big we'll
on the Marshal farm. This is an
old game Of the papers wheeling
and Parkersburg. If a dry hole is
drilled in, these so.called newspa-
pers herald the fact as far as they
can, but are silent when a good
we'll comes in. 1t has always been
this way ever since our oil field was
first discovered, but, thank fortune,
we 60 on our merits and not on
wind, hence these efforts to injure
us by the petty newspapers above
named amounts to nothing. They
are mighty small affairs, and very
few in the hill.
During the past week there has
been considerable talk about the