Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
Washington County Oil De
velopment.
Sistersviile Review

Sistersville Review
Shay G. McMullen completed No. a
B. Haught, in advance and northeast
of the Elk Run development. Saturday
and the we'll is showing for a 30 TO 40
barrel producer natural when shot
this afternoon its value will no doubt
be greatly increased.
This result is not up to expectations,
thre other three wells having shown
much greater productiveness at their
completion. No. 3 is still making bet
ter than 275 barrels per day.
The operators ascribe the compare
tive smallness of the we'll to hard
spot or tiehtness in The sand, and do
not think the result indicates the ap-
preaching end of the pool in this dl-
reclion. No is located near the
acres; the other three wells range in
line south of this. No. is drilling
at 200 feet to the north Of No 3, and
tAe rig is building for No. in the
southwest corner.
About 1000 feet south of No 4
Haught, on the Hoyt 40 acres, Boyd
Bros. have a duster at No. 3. The only
tenable explanation of this duster is
also a tightness in the sandals the 9TH
er wells on the lease are producers and
are surrounded by producers.
j. f. Boggs & Co. 5 No. B. w. Ed
wards IL acres at Rinard's Mills, com
pleted last Friday, is holding up at Is
barrels an hour. This well is about
100 feet in advance to the northeast
of the other wells on the company's
extensive block of leases, and gives an
added value to this rich and promising
territory, which has opened up verit-
able mine of wealth for it's deserving
operators.
The same companys No. 5 Walton is
due and rigs are building for No. 4
Pearl English and No. Q d. c. Cline.
There is considerable activity in the
Elk Run field. Operations are as fol-
lows:
The Henderson Oil Co, has the rig
up for No. ! Huen acres, in advance
to the north of developments.
The same company has the rig com
pleted for No. / A. Kalp, and the rigs
building for Nos. 2, and on the
same lease.
The same company is getting out the
timbers for No. l Il. j. Haught.
The same company's No. S. Miller.
east of The e. Taught, was drnmng at
400 feet Saturday, and will be com
pleted Wednesday. The rig for No. @
which was demolished in the nitro
glyccrine explosion last Thursday, is
being rebuilt.
East of development, the Henry Oil
c. has Stated Nos. l and 2 Huen.
The United States Oil Co. is drilling
at 1900 feet at No. Cross, one quarter
of mile southeast of the "Blue Bird
store,
Inc Carter Oil Co. is due at No. /
McKlee at Scott Iown
The Fisher Oil Co.'s No 3 S. p.
Snodgrass at hmard's Mills is due to-
day.
Marietta parties have the rig up for
No Hearn, southwesct of the "Bue
Bird store.
]. w. Henderson & Co.'S No. .
Relschman at Wilson Run is drinng
at 500 feet. Drilling was delayed for
several days by broken cable
Gordon & Yost have a bad fishing
job at No. Reed in the Wilson Run
field.
Frank Sutton's No. / ]. B. Smith,
between Rinard's Mills and Little Mus
kingum, which made a small showing
of oil in the Big Injun and was drilled
to the Berea, is dry in the latter for
nation and will be shot today in the
Big Injun.
Williams G. Co., of this city, have
completed a 20 barrel Cow Run pro-
ducer at No. 1 Alice Gatrell, at Heb
ron.
The Old Abe Oil Co. was organized
in this city this morning with the fol-
lowing officers: Abe Cutler, president;
G. M. Stewart, vice president; M. A.
Sybert, secretary and treasurer; G. o.
Cutler and Charles Creedmore, advis-
ory board.
his company will operate in shall
low sand territory near Marietta, where
it already has some gilt edge leases.
One well mas been drilled on the john
son 40 acres, about 21A miles north of
Marietta, and it is improving greatly
ON The first showing. 1t was put to
pumping Saturday evening and is now
making better than fifty barrels. Two
more locations have been made on the
same farm.
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