Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-09-28

When this we'll was drilled in it was
estimated to be good for about $50
barrels, but as is always the case it
was over estimate. The we'll is
now making about 100 barrels a
day and is without doubt the best
we'll in the field. On account Of this
we'll the Carter people have made
the locations for three more wells
on the Moore farm and the rigs for
them will be started in few days.
Several other parties who have ter
ritory close by have made locations
and are building the rigs for wells
which will be started as soon as it is
possible to get them in shape.
In the vicinity of the Little Mus
kingum Oil company's we'll on the
Thomas farm there will be at least
half a dozen wells started within
the next week or ten days. iii
| The Carter Oil company has
made the locations and is building
the rigs for couple of wells. Car
ner & Afford will drill one well in a
i few days, Kseler, Kohl e. Co., have
made two locations on the Harvey
farm, and are building the rig for
their No. I, the Little Muskingum
people have made several locations,
all of which will be drilled as soon
as possible The. territory SUR
rounding this we'll looks first class,
and the general opinion seems to
be that new Injun pool has been
opened up. When the Thomas
we'll was drilled it was the intention
to 60 to the Berea grit, and in that
formation it was dry, while in the
Iujun two nice looking pays had
been found, and it was decided to
shoot the we'll in the Iniun. This
was done, with the result that a
nice we'll was gotten, and an i'm
mense amount of new territory was
opened up. 1t will be but a short
time until there will be several 9TH
er wells drilled in over there, then
1t will be definitely known what it
amounts to. .....4 ..a ono
1t cannot be said that the past
week In oil circles has been an in
Eteresting one to say nothing of be
ling excited. . Perhaps with the exi
Iception of the little ripple; of ex-
element caused by the adyanc &c In
the market on Friday there was
practically, nothing of an excep-
i,,tionally interesting nature during
the entire week. The first thing to
come to the front during the week
was the drilling in of the Nicely &
tco.os'No. 8 on the Martin farm a
couple of miles back Of, Friendly
last Sunday, in the Cow run sand.
At the start this we'll was good for
about IS to 80 barrels and it is do,
ing about so barrels day now,
| The fact that this we'll came in a
good producer makes things look
much better down there, and there
will probably be 1ot,of new work
started in very short time.
There is one beauty about this ter
ritory and that is that it does
! not cost a fortune. to drillaa we'll
there, and it does not take a month
to do the work, either. A man
) who has that kind Of territory is
! not kept in suspense very long. 1t
only takes little over a week to
drill a well, and the cost does not
J, amount to. more: than one third what
it does to drill one Of the other
) wells. On their Martin lease Nicely
& Co. have made the locations for
couple more wells, and the rigs will
be started in a few. days. Others
who have territory there are max
ling preparations to drill it, and 1t is
) expected there will be half dozen
new wells started down there DIR
ing the next ten! days" '12rF ..'''.,
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