West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-03-29


on the M. Fl. Stealey tract of. land
on Pt. Pleasant. creek I IA miles
: northeast Of Mtddlebourne has been
completed and isa buster.
eRIrFrrH, MONROE, co o.
There have been some men look.
Ing over the Hooks Oil companys
property. It may be he will sell
this spring. His property consists
of eleven producing wells and two
gas wells, with some more good 10
cations to drill that will have to be
drilled In order to protect their
lines. The wells are light pro
ducers but are keeping up 10 their
regular production as well If not
better than any in~the field and are
sure to pay out their expenses and
make a handsome profit.
This summer bids to be very
lively In this field as there will be a
great many wells drilled to protect
lines and to'fully develop the farms
There Is considerable work around
the edges of the field.
Two new rigs are ready and
waiting for the drilers Ia the south,
ern part of this field; one on the
lanes Yost farm and the other on
John Yost. II. J. Parker Is the
owner of both of these leases.
III. J. Parker No. 7 on the Zenith
Devaul lease where they had long
fishing job, should tap the sand
Tuesday. They have succeeded
In getting their tools out and will
soon drill the we'll In.
No. IS on the Moffett farm has
been drilled In by the Fisher Oh
company and bids fair to be an
average we'll for the new extension
of the Jackson Ridge field.
The John Craig No. 2, was to
have been commenced Wednesday,
but Is still Idle. Some trouble with
some of the Company Is causing
the delay.
They are cleaning out the Simon
Jackson No. 2. It bids fair to be
a nice we'll. It Is thought 1t will
make better we'll than No. I.
Smittle Bros. & Co. will soon
have another we'll drilled In. It
will be George S. Craig No. on
the rs acre lease.
The JOSEF Keegan Oil company
Is having their share of trouble and
it Is causing quite delay In devel-
opments.
FLINTS MILLS, MONROE CO., o.
Carter Co.'s Messiner No. Is
In and Is estimated at IS barrels
The same company are moving a
rig from the Day farm to the John
Tice and will drill a test we'll.
Should they get good producer 1t
would open up lot of new stuff.
They have the rig ready for new
we'll on the Catherine Smith farm.
In the Rinard's Mill field the
Long Eddie Oil company have the
timber on the ground for No. S
Hupp. They Will drill some OF
their wells on the William Rinard
farm down to the grit. These
wells are falling off In the Big In
jun.
A new company will drill a nam.
Der of wells In this locality, as soon
as the weather settles, and an ex-
tension of territory Is hoped for.
The Macarthur OIL company will
drill No. 2 on the Smith Bros. 20
acres this spring. i-
NEW CASTLE. MONROE CO %. +
The Sistersvile Oil company
have located a we'll on the w. M.
King farm. Work will commence
Immediately.
Troutman & Co.'s No. I on the
]. e. Hurd farm Is making 81 bar
rel per day.
Affolter No. is being cleaned
out.
wooDsFIELD, O.
In the Macksburg field Barnsdall
and Chapman drilled In their No.
~, Cutton and have q producer
good for 10 barrels. The yield Is
from the Berea sand. Roice & Co.
completedstheir No. 2. Geo. War
rem, and have an s. or 10 barrel
pumper. On the Atkinson farm
: and Central Oil Co. Is drilling its
No. 3 and has reached depth of
about 200 feet. On Cats Greek
Longfellow Bros. have made the
locations for their No. s Ruff. and
their No. S Dixon. The rigs are
building and spudding will be
started this week. a Is 8af
The Unity OH company's we'll