The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-29
KNIGHT & JILLSON,
i2l 20 IL
g. pENNSYIVANIA ST
OIL OPERATIONS CHECKED
THE BAD WEATHER HAD A DETER.
RENT EFFECT IN MARCH.
Production Good, with n Smaller Mum.
Der of New PrOducers-Prospects
Bright for April Work.
,ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind. March 2S.-Opera-
tions were not as active in the Indiana field
during March as they were in the former
two months of the year. The bad roads
and heavy snow impeded the progress OF
the drill to a great extent. During the
month 249 wells were completed. of which
fifty were dry holes or gas wells, the bal
ance having a daily output of 1875 barrels.
or an average for each well daily OF ,wen-
ty-two barrels. This is falling of in COM
pleted wells from the February report OK
twenty, and seven less dry holes. while in
the new production there is only decrease
of los barrels. In new work under way
there are 252 wells drilling and $50 rigs up
and building. This is net increase in new
work under way of fifteen over the Febru-
airy figures, and speaks well for the COM
ing months work. New ventures will be
made in remote territory that none has
heretofore dreamed of as oil territory, and
the indications show that new and pro-
ductive pools will be opened UP.
The new state-line pool is now looming
up very brightly, as the Ohio OIL Com
pany's venture on the Fisher farm, to the
northeast from the initial well on thu
Dudgeon farm, makes a better producer
than the old venture, and attracts people in
that direction. A large number of new
locations have been made In that part of
the field, and other prominent develop
ments are being made I'm the immediate
vicinity of Pennville, Jay county. An IL.
portant well is drilling in Knox township.
Jay county, and others in Penn township,
being made for the drilling of several test
wells in the southern edge of the Godfrey
reserve, where heretofore nothing but sas
and salt water has been encountered. II Is
also rumored that considerable work will
be done this season in the once famous
Harris pool. Just east a few miles from this
city; also i'm the Old Nottingham pool.
where the early excitement was centered.
An Eastern company has secured leases on
about thousand acres close TO the ham,
let of Domestic, I'm Nottingham township,
and will give IL thorough test Jackson
and Chester townships, OF Wells county.
will be pretty thoroughly drilled before the
close of the coming summer, as VIII the
Van Buren, township pool. of Grant county
The Salamonia and Jefferson township
pools, of Huntington county. are taking
on new lease of life, and wagon load
after wagon load OF material can be seen
going out of Warren daily. The Sun OIL
Company and the Lakewood Oil Company.
as well as Charles Westerman, contem-
plate pushing the drill as soon as the
weather settles. Mitchell & Parker. the
purchasers of the Robert Mooney property
at $4,000. will start the drill at once and
drill every location that they have that
looks favorable for the finding OF oil. Mr..
Mooney probably will retire from the oil
business and make his home In WASH
ington.
one of the most prominent pools at the
present writing is located at Loogootee.
where the drill Is making a great effort TO
open up a big field of white-sand oil. An
other prominent spot is in Jasper county.
where some fairly good-sized producers are
being found but a much different grade OF
| oil than that found in other portions of
| the State. Following is comparison OF
| the work in the field for the months or
February and March,
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