Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-23
Sensational Shallow Produc-
ing Wells.

Pittsburg. May 20.-The discovery of
sand territory, near Chesterhill, Nor
gan county, O., kept up the interest in
the lower Southwest last week. The
territory has been long operated with
moderate degree of success, but gush-
ers have had no part in the develop
ment until now.
Owing to the shallow depth at which
the first Cow Run sand Is found,a we'll
that would produce five barrels day
has been regarded as a paying invest
ment So that it can be readily un-
derstood that one that would start at
so or 60 barrels an hour would create
the greatest kind of excitement, and
when they continued to produce for al
most a week, holding up at 10 or 20
barrels an hour, the interest would be
intensified, and attract outside opera
tors to the new producers.It is not ex-
pected that the shallow sand territory,
capable of producing such wells as
have been found in the Yarnell, Muir
dock and Vanlaw farms, will extend
over a wide area. 1t is thought to be
small rich pool, and will stop sud
that territory. In the past, single
location from good producer, has
very frequently resulted in the rank
est kind of duster. Something more
than a year ago there was a rush to
Morgan county, but fer the very rea-
son named, many Pttsburg operators
left in disgust.
Southeastern Ohio has another oil
section that is coming to the front and
will develop into something OF i'm
portance. 1t is located in Monroe
county, and about seven miles north
west of the Jackson Ridge develop
ment. Like the last named pool, it is
the Keener sand territory, and is very
promising. The first wells were drill
ed three months ago, and were about
20 barrel producers. The size of the
wells have increased with the develop
ments. During the week the Ann Oil
Co. completed its third well on the
Shafer farm, and secured a producer
good for 100 barrels day. The
Keener sand wells on the Ohio side
have rarely exceeded 100 barrels day.
but they possess remarkable staying
qualities. Developments in the new
pool will be watched with considerable
interest. A number OF Pittsburg OPP
orators are large holders of leases in
that territory.
Several new producers have been
added to the development near Bow
erstown, Harrison county. There has
been nothing discovered up to the
present time to indicate that the new
pool is anything better than or 10
barrel territory. To the northwest OF
developments, small well has been
completed on the Page farm, and two
miles to the east a duster was found,
| gicing black eye to that side OF the
developments
South of the Bricker pool, the Ohio
Oil Company completed second well
on the Rife farm, during the week, and
got rank duster. This well has been
watched with some interest for its To-
cation is such as to dissipate the last
possible hope Of extending the some
what sensational pool. The pool pro-
per is now completely encircled by
busters. No pool in the past year
pulled down so many godd dollars as
this one. When the first well came in
at the rate of 200 barrels day, it was
regarded as the forerunner of a new
or second Scio field. Bonus money
was paid out in the most extravagant
manner, but subsequent developments
showed that cnly about 200 acres of
the several thousand leased were pro-
ducing territory.