The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-05
RECORD OF THE OIL DRILL.
New Wells Completed in Several Sec
tions of the Indiana Field.


tions of the Indiana Field.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, Oct. 4.-Consider-
able work is now being done in the Black
ford county field, in Washington township.
The Northern Indiana Oil Company's No.
l, on the ]. l.. Russell farm, in Section o.
Washington township, started at 80 barrels.
Same company's No. 9, on the M Roberts
farm. Section 9, same township, started at
10 barrels, and No. 10, same farm, did 100
barrels. The Ohio Oil Company's No. 1. on
the j. N. Hodgson farm, in Section s, same
township. did 60 barrels; No. 1. ]. B. Wilt
farm. Section 4, same township so barrels !;
No. ?, same farm, 90 barrels; No s. Broth
erton farm, same section. 60 barrels
The j. N. McConkey Oil Company has
completed No s, McConkey farm, same
township, and it is dry. Hillman & Co. have
finished No 6. A. Pierce farm, Section q,
Harrison township, same county, and it did
barrels. The Ruby Oil Company's No. g..
John T.. Brush farm same township. did
~ barrels. s. w. TAFT e. Co.'S No. g. S. H.
Hoffman farm Section Is, Washington
township. did 10 barrels.
The Ohio Oil Company has completed
vel NO: 3, on the s. V. Griffith farm, in
Section a. Jackson township, Wells coun-
~ and it did 80 barrels; same company's
NO. z, II. Wiley farm, Section 16 same
township 30 barrels; same company's No
>, West Brothers, farm, Section "a, same
township 20 barrels. The Northern Indiana
on Company has completed No. 1, Jackson
farm, Section Z, Jackson township. and il
started at 20 barrels; w: B. Cooley has fin
i is No. g. on the H. Byam farm. in Sec
ton "a, same township, and it did five bar
rels. Mcdonald, Watts & Co. have com
Section IS, Jackson township. H. G. ziegler
has completed a test well on the Mitchell
farm, Section 80, Liberty township, and it
pTulled the casing and abandoned No. on
the N. Gould farm Jackson township. The
qhi9 Tzs on Company has abandoned No, 4
Ely OH Company has abandoned No. /. on
the kilander farm, and No. 1, on the l.
Mcintyre farm, Chester township. The
Nos. l and 2, ]. Yahne farm, same town
ship. good for 40 barrels each. The Ohio Oil
Company has completed No. 1. on the Nam
cy Beck farm, Van Buren, township Grant
county, and it is good for As barrels
The Illinois Oil Company has completed
no. O. on the Stahl heirs farm, in Hart
ford township, Adams county, and it did
% barrels. The Warren Oil Company has
finished. a dry hole in No. 2, George Over
co. have completed No l. T. claus CLAUSE, farm
Section 30, Wabash township, and it started
az loo barrels Jones, Good & Co. have fin
ished No. l, F. Schug farm, Section Z. same
township, and it did so barrels. Porter.
Briggs & Co.'S No. II, c. d. Potter farm
SECTION %, Hartford township, same county
The Richmond Oil and Gas Company has
completed No. 6, w. r. Wheat farm. Sec
tion q, Jackson township, Jay county, and
II is dry. Bolds Brothers No. 2 Charles
Sanders farm, Bear Creek township did Is
barrels. The Hamilton Oil Company's No
y. w. K Wheat farm, Section u, Jackson
township, did 20 barrels. The Corning Oil
Company's No. 2, A. Worth farm, Section
Is. same township, did 80 barrels
The Barnett Oil Company has completed
No. o, A. j. Barnett farm, Noble township.
Wabash county, and it did 5 barrels The
Rich Valley Oil Company has completed a
dry hole in No. 2. McEngleman farm. same
township. The Nonotuck Oil and Gas Conn
pany's NO. z, Jacob Casper farm, same
township, did so barrels. and No s. on the
same farm did 10 barrels.
Gerner Brothers have completed No I
M. ii. Reyburn farm. Peru township Miami
county, and it did 20 barrels. The Ohio oil
Company has completed Nos / and 2. 10,
II. Shirk farm, same township, both dry.
The Chambers Oil Company has completed
a failure on the L. Lovett farm, Section Is.
Erie township, same county
The White River Oil and Gas Companv
has completed No. A. M. Garner farm, Sec
ton 2, Washington township, Marion coun-
ty, and IL did Is barrels.
BARLEY. Moon & Co. have completed
their fourth well on the I. Brittenham
farm, in Section is, Nottingham township,
Wells county, and 1t is dry.