Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-06
The Eakin we'll is still an I'M
known quantity. Yesterday even

The Eakin well is still an I'M
known quantity. Yesterday even
ing parties returning from it stated
that it was drilling ia the sand, and
a light gas pressure was developed
in the Keener formation. If oil ex-
lists it will be found in a deep pay
of the 1njun proper, which will not
be reached before late evening.
There is an important test well
being started Oh the John Wood
burn farm on the other side of Mid
dlebourne about two miles over in
the neighhorhood of the mouth of
Sancho creek. The rig is up and
the we'll will be drilled at once.
Alex. Jemison took up the block of
leases, but the name of the COM
pany who is going to drill the well
is not known. We hope it will
prove gusher.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The work of the drill was at
tended with no better success dur
ing the past week. The only en-
couraging feature to be developed
was the we'll on the Bohlin farm,
drilled !by Shay & McMullen on
Elk run, Washington county. o.
This we'll was in advance of de-
velopments that locality and
may "pan OUT something reason
ably nice. This, however, is not
in keeping with Washington coun-
tvs past record and nothing of any
importance is expected by the
conservative producer. In that
locality Cummings & Cox are due
today at their No. 2 Mary Smith.
This location is between the Bohlin
we'll and Smith No. and will add
no new territory.
The we'll on Gorrell's run, On
the Eakin farm, south of the Elk
Fork pool is dry. 1t was drilled in
Saturday evening and the oil bear
ing rock was found to be destitute
of the greasy fluid"
This will, in all probability, stop
further attempts to discover a
southen extension to Elk Fork.
Thompson & Co.'S we'll on the
Eastman farm at Lone Tree, will
be completed by Friday. They
have been delayed by a fishing job.
The Henry Oil company's Lloyd
Gorrell No. 2 in the northeast ex-
tension of the Elk Fork pool will
be completed tomorrow.
PLEAsANTs COUNTY, w. VA.
The oil business is rather quiet
in this vicinity this week.
Brawley & Selden have drilled in
their No. 3 on the Outward farm
on Henry Camp run and have a
small producer.
The Delong we'll on Cow Creek
has been drilled in and is reported
dry in the first sand.
Clemens & Eaton have located
and are getting the rig up for a
we'll on the Odenwelder farm above
Vaucluse.
Snee & Co. are drilling their No.
2 on the Martin Riggs hve-acre
lease.
Boleard & Bole have located and
begun drilling their No. I on the
z. T. Riggs 40 acre lease below
town.
Upham & Co. have located and
begun operations on well on the
A. ]. Boley farm back of St. Mays.
Forbes & Michaels are getting
ready to move their rig and ma
chinery to No. on the Barkwill
lease.
The we'll which was drilled by
Michaels for some Pittsburg parties
on the Virgin farm, near Calcutta,
is reported dry.
Mallory Bros. are drilling their
No. I on the L. Amber lease on
Long run.
Proper & Potts have located a
we'll on the Stevens tract on Mid
die Island Creek and will drill at
once.
The National Oil company have
the rig up for their No. ? on the
Stephen Delong farm on Broad run.
Standcliff & Bartlett have the
rio reaSy RI oO RI 5riIIiru on thar