West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-10
OIL NOTES.
THE OIL, MARKET.

A. J.hYoke the we'll known oil
producer Of this city, and A. L.
Lowrie, of Pittsburg, were out III
the Elk Fork field yesterday, look
ing after their interests there and
taking a general survey of all oper.
atoms. Mr.. Yoke reports every.
thing very quiet out there. Yoke
& Co. S No. 1-24 on the Fluharty
is doing very nicely and averages
] considerably over 135 barrels day.
The rig on No. "a will probably
be finished today.
IL The Eastern Oil company will
have a rig up on the Duval by
Friday. This is 400 feet from No.
1-24 Fluharty.
Treat & Crawford have four rigs
building on the Wetzel and Morgan
farms, in advance of the present
production, and between the latter
and their No. 1 on the Morrow
farm. Their No. I on the Chris
Fluharty is expected in today.
D. S. WIS. REPORT.
The deep sand territory in West
Virginia is now the main source of
new production.
Near Stringtown, Tyler county,
Mo. L. j. Lemasters has been
completed, and is good for 70 bar
rels a day. James Dawson No. 7
has been completed and shot, and
is producing at the rate of Ia5 bar
rels a day. A. B. Stackpole No. I
is making IS barrels a day. The
South Penn company's No. ; on
the Nancy Allen farm is holding
up at 400 barrels day, and is the
largest producer today in the lower
southwest fields. No. e William
Fluharty has been drilled into the
sand and has showing of oil. 1T
will improve with deeper drilling
The South Penn has drilled its
test well on the L. Garrison farm
near Jollytown, Greene county Pa.
through all sands and has buster.
1t will be drilled 200 feet deeper tc
make a thorough test, and if moth
ing is found it will be packed below
the Big Injun, and the gas devel.
oped in that formation utilized 70,
fuel. ~3t5 'fEs
In the Jackson Ridge territory, in
Monroe county, Ohio, Galley &
Fisher Bros. have drilled in their
test well on the Perry farm and
have a six barrel producer from the
Keener sand.
Down in Peasants county, w
Va, the diggers in shallow sand
territory are busy and in some To-
calities increasing their efforts &c
find new pools, Near Calcutta
Washington district, Trees & Co.
have drilled in good producer or
the Haddock farm, located 1900
feet northeast of the big we'll on the
Virgin farm. Smick & Mowery
are drilling at 500 feet or
the Bartlett farm. Trees & Co
have completed rig and are ready
to start the drill on the Frank Bills
farm, located 400 feet east of the
producer on the, Haddock farm
The Hudson Land and Mining
! company is drilling at 500 feet or
the Baughman farm.
On Green's run Smick & IMow
cry have completed their test wei
on the William Smith farm, and
have producer good for 20 barrels
a day. On the same stream Nal
lory Bros. have completed their No
S on the Jason Smith farm, and
have fine producer, credited with
40 barrels a day. Tanchot Bros
! have completed their No. S on the
Amber farm, and have buster in
the Cow Run sand. This we'll will
be drilled to the lower formations
The United States Oil company
hts drilled through the Cow Run
sand at No. Huldum on Bear run
a branch of McKim creek, and has
buster. This we'll will also be
drilled to the lower sands. On
French creek the Hummel Drilling
company has completed test well
IN the auootde eox,,, GOD Lo. .