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

Total ..................... S7o,663
Daily average. .......... 72,35s
LIMA OIL
Shipments 60. ...:...." S7s33
PREVIOUSLY reported 5000" 794379
Total. ............. SS2,2I2
DAILY average $1,000. .... 73,5IS
RUNS.
For same ime............. not in
Previously reported $1,000. 500, 287
Total ............ ......... 500, 2S7
DAILY average ........... 46,2OS
The wells and lease of Shaffer
Bros, Laney and Bowlns on the
Bergy farm in the Oregon field were
sold to Mr.. Dow yesterday by Mr..
II. r. Klauser, receiver. There
were six wells on the farm, making
about $4,000 year. The property
brought $4,000 at private sale.
There is nothing of very inter
esting nature to report from the
local field.
Next week it is possible the
Paragon we'll a mile southeast of
the company's Eek farm producer,
will he completed. Considerable
interest attaches to the outcome of
this venture. 1t does not seem at
this writing that the Eek we'll and
those near Nominees Corners,
mile and a half west, and a trife
north, belong to the same streak or
pool, though they may be connect
ed some day by small bumpers.
The Donnolly Oil company's we'll,
quarter of mile west of the Eek,
is on the line, but it does not par
take Of the characteristics of the
Eek. The latter found no salt
sand, while it is said the former
found streak of rs feet in the
Trenton.
The runs snd shipments of the
east continue about equal, being
about $4,000 barrels daily. The
trade now possesses all told, about
100000 barrels of oil east and
west: These stocks are liable to be
reduced considerably each month
unless something richer than now
appears is found by the drill.
A we'll is reported doing twenty
barrels in Richie county, w. Va,
some distance in advance to the
southwest from Cairo. 1t is not
considered serious matter, how.
ever. Richie and Wood counties
In the state named furnish the
greater part Of the new operations;
but nearly all of the wells desig-
mated producers are small and not |
few OF them get any further than a
buster list. In Grant district,
Richie county, the Paova Oil COM
pany has completed a test we'll on
the J. Adams farm, Big Island
run and has buster. On the south
fork of Hughes river, Murphy dis
trict, the Degolia company com
pleted a we'll on the Golden farm
and havesa buster. Near Harris
vile, on the north fork of Hughes
river, Ira DeWitt's test we'll on the
7. D. Davis farm is making "a bar
rels day natural. On the south
fork of the same river, Murphy
district, the Sill Oil company has
shot it's test on the Fred Lemon
farm and has 10 barrel pumper.
On Devil Hole creek the Granite
Oil company is rigging up a test
we'll on the J. Marshall farm.
Eagan & Murphy got fair pro
Queer at their test we'll on the w.
Clark farm on Elm run. 1t is max
ing 20 barrels day from the salt
sand.
In Grant district Barnsdall &
Rich have completed a rig tor a
test we'll on the Linch farm.
In the Henderson, pool, in Wood
county, some new work is starting
to the west of developments. The
United States Oil company has
completed and shot its No. s on the
B. Masters farm and has LIGHT
producer.
The Earnest Oil Company has
completed test we'll on the Can
glow farm and has a producer good
for SO barrels day from the Berea
formation.
Porter & Co.'S test we'll on the
M. M. Alton farm Is due In the
cnt,d The