Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-16
BIG GASSER
Struck at LittIetCn, West Virginia Oil
News Of Two States.

A big gasser was struck at Littleton,
West Virginia, by the Philadelphia
Oil Company.
This company drilled in test well
on Hubbard, near Littleton. with the
result that a gasser, as above stated,
was tapped. The capacity is eight mil
lions cubic feet daily and so far they
have been unable to harness it,
Interest among operators is now
centered in the development of the
field near Graysville. Monroe county
where there has been considerable ac-
tivity of late. The Graysville field is
located about eightlea nile west of
Sistersville and nine from Wocdsfield
and is almost connected up with the
Moose Ridge development.
In this territory new wells are COM
ing in daily and a number of locations
have been made for others. The stuff
is found in the Keener sand at an av-
erage depth of 145O feet. Gas is not
found in sufficient quantities to use as
fuel and coal costs about 16 cents per
bushel. The latter fact is proving
drawback and hinders to some degree
the more rapid development of the
territory. The scarcity Of water has
also disconnected operators
In this field, Fertig e McCandless
have drilled in their No. Cox and
have showing for 80 barrel produc-
er They found nineteen feet of sand.
L. C. Wilson is rigging up for his
No. / Byers, and has commenced
spudding on his Adams No. 2.
Capt Gray's Eaton No. is in and
is good for 40 barrels.
The Fisher Oil Co. have four wells
drilling and rigs building for six 9TH
ers.
Slemeker & CO. expect to reach the
sand in their Ullman No. this morn
ing.
Galley Bros. are rigging up on the
Daugherty.
A. Bruner has made two locations
on the Kellar and four other locations
on farms in the same neighbcrhood.
Rogers e Leidecker have made four
locations near Graysville and opera
tions On their leases will begin at
once
Back Of Long Reach, Tyler county,
w. Va, the Eastern Oil Co. have
drilled in their Ncs. and 10 on the
Nissan lease and they are showing for
a hundred barrels each.
The Fisher Oil Co.'S No / on the
Campbell is expected in today.
Neeley & Company have drilled in
their No. 8 Neely in Beaver county,
w Va, and have a small show of oil
in the Big Iniun They expect to put
in shot the first of the week and the
indications point to a good well.
Neeley & Son have drilled in their
No . Hogan and have a twenty-five
barrel we'll,
The South Penn Oil Co. has drilled
in its No. ? Gorrell at Meadeville,
Tyler county, w Va, and has a good
well, with very strong gas pressure.
The South Penn Oil Co.'S No 2 Ed
dy in Monongahela county, w. Va,
which was drilled in several days ago
is doing twenty barrels an hour.
The Battelle Oil Company has drill
ed in Its test well on Kent in the same
field and has a hundred and seventy
five barrel well.
The Kirk well, which was drilled in
several days ago on the outskirts of
Parkersburg and which caused so
much excitement is doing less than
five barrels.
The Bay Oil Company has made a
location for its No. on Bear Run,
north of the city.
Buckley & Company have made To-
cation for their No. / Mullgan at
Briggs, and expect to begin spudding
at once
Nelll & Ward have drilled in their
No. Mitchell, east of the city, and
have twenty-five barrel well in the
Mitchell sand.
The Pewee Oil Company's No /
Reynolds has proven to be rank
duster in the salt sand.
Bankson & Company have located a
test well above Beverly and expect to
begin spudding at once.
The Carter Oil Company has drill