West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-02
PLEAsANrs COUNTY, VIVA.

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PEASANTS COUNTY, VIVA.
The three Joes Oil company have
drilled In their No. I M. L. Gorrell
on Big Knot and have big gasser.
Irwin, Ferrell & Co. have drilled
Ia their No. 9 8. w. Pratt and have
a IS barrel we'll.
RICHTER & McCrawley have had
bad luck at their No. 4 ]. R. Bills.
and 1t Is not yet In.
King & Co. are down about 1850
feet at their test on the Hammett
farm near Eureka.
Smith Bros & Co. have drilled
In No. 2 Clark on the head OF Cow
creek and have rs barrel well at
least. 1 They are starting their Ne.
The South Penn OIL company
drilled In small we'll In the Big
Knot field this week. and Mallory
Bros. & Stewart have buster on
the Weekly.
Greenlie & Co. are starting their
No. II Friend Wagner In the Sugar
creek field.
The Harrison Farm Oh company
Is reported as having completed a
good we'll on the Harrison farm on
Cow creek.-Leader.
RITCHIE CO., W. VA.
A new location has been made on
the Overton farm at McFarlan.
Drilling begins this week on
the Mike Burk and P. W. Morris
we'll at McFarlau.
Murphy and Aegan's Rinehart
we'll No. d at Goose creek is In and
Is good for fifty barrels day.
Smith Brothers and Glenn Clark
heirs we'll No. 3 In the Goose creek
field is making a good showing
The wells on the II. S. Wilson
tract of land on Laurel Run In
Murphy district Is a easser. The
rig Is up for a new well.
Morrison, Supler and others are
drilling a we'll on the L. P. Wilson
farm, half way between Pennsboro
and Harrisville. They will drill to
the Gordon sand. This same COM
pany will probably make two loca.
tons in the vicinity of the famous
gas well, which burst forth with
great force few weeks ago after
having been plugged and aban-
doned for a number of years.
Richie Co. Gazette.
CALHOUN COUNTY.
There Is nothing new In the oil
development In this county except
break down or collapse In the
casing in the Bland No. I, which
has delayed work for three or four
days. But for the accident the we'll
would have been finished this week:
The Stumptown No. 3 started
yesterday. This we'll Is 1000 feet
a little south of east from No. I,
the big gasser.
From what seems to be good au.
thority, the General Taylor No.
Is better we'll than 1t has been re.
ported to be-
The Oph Taylor No. has set
tied down to about 80 barrels. -
Grantsville News.
DRILLING IN EGYPT.
Joseph Bell returned to Bradford
yesterday, after two years ab'
sence In Egypt, where he has been
In the employ OF the Egyptian
Petroleum syndicate. He Is the
guest of his brother, James Bell. Of
Bennett street. Mr.. Bell was In
charge of the drilling operations IN
Africa, the actual work being per
formed by natives under the sup
ervision of experienced men from
the United States. At the last well
drilled by the company slight
showing of oil was found at a depth
of 2 $50 feet. The work Is carried
on under great difficulties owing te
the limited water supply, which Is
transported on camels and In con
sequence Is material item of ex-
pense In itself. Mr.. Bell will re
turn to Egypt In June, when 1t Il
expected thar. operations will be
resumed. 1t Is believed that oil
can be found In paying quantitle'
and number of test wells will b'
drilled to determine the fact
Bradford Era.