Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-05-12
New Wells at SciO Fail to Hold the
Production.


Pittsburg, May 9.--occasionally a
new well is dt.lled at Sclo that shows
that y is only a part OF the frayed-out
edge of uhe defined pool AS has been
pointed out In these reports 1t does not
take much of a well in that develop
ment to make a paying producer under
favorable conditions. That is, where
there is both acreage and protection
II these conditions do not prevail there
is no incentive to drill for a 5 or 10
barrel well. It has been the experience
of those who have secured only a small
producer on the outer edges of the
charmed circle to get dry hole by an
advance of one or two locations.
Millkln, Zeigler & Co, have complst-
ed and shot test well on the j. w.
Welch so acres that is showing for 10
barrels a day. The location is 1000 feet
east of the Russell Bros. wei on the
Palmer farm, and about one mile
southeast of the town OF Sclo, on 40
degree line. II this well should prove
as good as reported it will be the far
thest eastern producer in the field.
The Linden Oil Co.'S well on the
William Whitaker farm, the furthest
well to the south to show oil, has not
been shot. The large flow of salt
water developed where the marketable
fluid should have been found places 1t
on the doubtful list of oil producers.
South of the Custer farm F. N. Don
aldson has completed and shot his No.
2 on the John Fisher farm and has a
show for a 25-bbl producer.
Southwest of developments Rider e
Thompson have drilled in a test we'll
on the Samuel Wolfe. 1t Is too early
to indicate its caliber; small well or
duster is the most that can be expect
ed at this location.
South and adjoining the Wolfe farm
E. H. jennings & Co. have had the rig
completed for some time for test on
the j. W. Crawford 150-acre tract
Their No. 2 on the McElvain farm Is
due in he sand. The rig Tor No. 3 has
been completed and No. A is building.
Three miles southeast of Scio and a
half mile southeast of Hanover For
sythe & Co. are starting test well on
the NJ. A. Lewton farm. Past deyel-
opments in that quarter makes 1t look
like tempting fate to continue the
search
Town lot producers are resorting to
heroic measures to revive and increase
the production of the oil wells. All
were shot as soon as completed, but
since the production has declined very
materially they are going back and
giving them a second and larger dose
of the high explosive fluid. The sec
ond emetic helps temporarily, increas-
ing the output about one-half, but in
three or four weeks the wells drop
back to their former production.
Some time since ,ne down council
passed an ordinance requiring the
owners of completed wells inside OF
the town limits to cut down the size OF
the derricks, leaving them less than
one-half the regulation height. The
measure was adopted as an additional
precaution aglnst fire. Oil men did
not generally comply with the ordln-
ance and it has remained dead letter
on the statute books. The council took
the matter up again last week and in
structed the mayor to begin proceed
ings against the recalicitTant operators
Or. Bulls Cough Syrup, the peoples
friend, has been in use ovor hfty years II