Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-16
HANGED by a light shooting, and
this will be done when the. actual
value of it in it's present condition

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is determined. The company is
drilling their No. 6 on this lease,
and have the tirnbers placed for No.
7, and will locate No. 8 somewhere
between the two former.
LOCAL. INTERESTS AT wooDsFIELD.
The recent revival of the oil ex-
element in the territory about
Woodsfeld, Ohio, is not relaxing in
intensity. Operations are being
pushed rapidly and are constantly
charging, while. all kinds of bust
ness incidental to development In
this direction are springing up like
mushrooms.
The Oil Well Supply company
has branch of it's business now
fully established in this field, under
the management of Mr.. J. H. Prin-
gle, the representative here. The
affairs of this branch are under the
local supervision of Mr.. Samuel
Carroll, who was formerly book
keeper with the company in this
city.
The National Supply company
and the Notwithstanding have
also shown their usual enterprise
in extending their business to this
point These branches are now
nearly in running order, and vol
ume of business equaling that done
here is reported by the three con-
Germs.
The Travis we'll, west of the
northeast extension of the Elk Fork
pool, which was abandoned about
two years ago on account of light
production and low market will be
taken up again and cleaned and put
in condition for producing. This
we'll is owned by Clell Nichols and
others, who believe, in the light of
recent developments near their lease
ami the advanced value of the com
modify, that their property can be
probably operated.
Barnsdall & Co. succeeded in
getting the tools out OF their Crum
we'll, near Antioch, Ohio, last night
and commenced drilling at once.
The tools were lost Tuesday night
last. The we'll should be in by
Monday.
The Boston Oil company's new
we'll on the Stephen farm, in the
Eight Mile field was drilled through
the sand after our Tuesday report
was received. They found forty
tour feet of rich pay sand. 1t was
hot, yesterday with 100 quarts and
they are casing today.
1t is undoubtedly the largest
we'll ever drilled in that field. Elk,
perts predict from 3oo to 500 bar
rels production. They are putting
up increased tankage and will con-
meet it up today.
The we'll on the Moore farm in
the Moore oil field, and located 100
feet from the biggest we'll in the
field, but which came In dry, Sat-
urday, was drilled to the second
sand, which was reached, last night.
They got IS feet of sand and a good
showing of oil
The Wittekind No. 2, In the
Moore field, reached the sand today
and is showing for good we'll.
Messrs. Swayne and Bailey, of
Chester Hill, are in the city pur'
chasing tank and other outfit for a
we'll drilled in by them on the Mo,
sier farm, west ofthe Hopkins we'll,
near Chester Hill
The Boston Oil company have
made three locations on the John
Tracey farm at Gracey.-Marietta
Register.
From Tuesdays Daily.
After remaining stationary for
some time, oil has taken a back.
ward jump of two cents and is now
$I.I6. To the uninitiated this drop
might look unfavorable, but to those
acquainted with the caprices of the
market this depression is prelim
mary step toward another rise. 1t