West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-12
OIL MARKET.
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Roy Brothers & Parker have To-
Gated a well on the D. d. Baker
farm In the Malaga oil field.
A big gas well has been struck at
a depth of 1000 feet on the Joel
Morris farm at Tabor, Morgan
county. The roar of escaping gas
can be heard two miles.
Frank Mooney and Charles A.
Ludley drove to the Graysville oil
field this forenoon to make a loca-
ton for the Western Oil company,
of which company Mr.. dudley Is
president. I
Allcperation In the Malaga-Je.
rusalem oil field has ceased-no
water. The Harper No. 2 Is on top
of the sand, but they had to shut
down for want Of water. We un-
derstand that water line will be
laid to the Captina creek at once
and that the pump has been placed
On the creek. In about a week OPP
Grafton will begin In earnest and
Malaga will again come to the
front with fine producers.
In the Sand Hill district, Wash
ington county, Ohio, the Augusta
company has completed Its No. a
on the g. w. Harness farm and
has auster. r
In the Marietta district III. C..
Ford & Co. have completed No. $
on the Joseph Fisher farm and have
the same kind of luck.
On Wolf Greek, Morgan county,
the Octo Oil company fshed up a
buster at Its second test we'll on the
John Rowland farm.
In the Murdocksville extension
in Washington county, Pa, Patter-s
son & Riddle have completed No.
IS on the Peterson farm and have
a show for small well.
In the Leglonville district In
Beaver county, the Knob Oil COM
pany has completed Its No. 2 on
the John Hummerlee, jr., farm and
has show for Is barrel produc.
In the 100 foot sand.
sPRAGUE, MONROE co.. o.
Anderson No. 2 came in Friday
and is good we'll. The glycerine
man came Friday afternoon to
shoot the well, but it contained so
large an amount of oil that 1t was
inexpedient to do so for the pres.
ent.
Orange No. I was drilled through
the Keener sand Wednesday and Is
reported to be so barrel producer.
Five new rigs will go up at once.
No. on A. J. Moois by the
Fisher Oh company, No. on &c.
Mobley by the Cameron Oil COM
pany, No. on B. J. Kinsey by an
unknown company, Benz amin Kin
cade No. 1 by Messrs. Hines and
Longfellow and Orange No. by
the Cameron Oil company, and
other locations are daily being
made.
Parsons No. I Is still holding up
to Its primal output.
Quite an excitement exists at
this place at present since Orange
No. came In. Royalty buyers,
leasers and operators of all kind
fairly swarm over the entire COM
munity. Quite an extensive field
will be opened up, no doubt the
coming summer and autumn. Give
US plenty of the "yaller stuff" ope-
rators, from beneath the dark hills
of old Monroe Is the wish of Lazy
Ned.
GRAysvILLE, MONROE CO., OHIO.
Operations in the oil field of this
place IS dull at present. There are
still some wells drilling aud loca-
tons In the northeastern part of the
field. :.
F. P. Hue & Co. have the rig up
and the tools and machinery are
being hauled to Daugherty heirs
No. s. The same company has the
rig up for McMullen No. q.
The Fisher OH company has
some of the timber on the ground
for its No. location on the Keeser
farm.
II. ]. Parker's Edward Daugher-
ty No. 2, F. P. Hue & Co.'s Milton
Smith No. q, and the Woodsfeld
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