Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-03

On the West Virginia side of the
river, on the Gale heirs farm a well
was recently drilled to the Maxon
sand and started to flow
Ing at the rate of 100 barrels day.
On the Owens farm above Raven
Rock, a second we'll has just been
drilled In which Is flowing 80 bar
rels day from the Maxon sand.
Near Friendly there has been
number OF good wells got In the
Keener and Big Injun sands. On
Willow Island Run, on the Griffith,
there has been several good wells
gotten; on the Higgins good one,
on the Locke over 100 barrels per
day. On McKim Creek. the one
on the Cunningham Lease started at
20 barrels an hour: on the Powell.
one at IS barrels per day. On
Broad Run on the Emalen Robin.
son farm, Cow Run we'll recently
drilled In Is producing 100 barrels.
The Frank Bills and Joe Reynolds
leases on French Greek, on which
the wonderful producer In the Cow
Run sand were got. have each re
Gently had we'll drilled to the Big
Ipjun, and are producing upwards
of 100 barrels day each from that
sand.
This makes the future of this
section of the State look very rosy.
There has as yet been but very lit
tie deep drilling done In this vlcin-
ity, and a large area has not been
tested fer shallow sand. There
has been millions of dollars ex-
pended In the past seeking for oil
pools In this section. Now those
who follow and use judgment In
selecting their territory, may profit
by the expenditures of those who
preceded them.
Peasants County, VIVA.
lust above Middle Island creek,
Edmunds & Schauwecker have
moved their machine to the Frank
Knight farm, and will drill we'll
for the Capitol OH company.
The Wildcat OH company has
the rig up for we'll on the Sol
Bills farm, In the same vicinity.
On Middle Island, Borcher has
the rig up for No. on the Standi-
ford farm, and Milligan & Bartlett
hava Zig up for No on the S. E.
Bills farm.
On McKim creek, Amber,
Zahnizer, Payne & Lawrence, are
down $50 feet with their No. on
the Geo. B. Cunningham farm. No.
began spudding yesterday. Nos
d and S will probably be started
this week
The Capitol OIL Company Is
drilling at their No. Gale heirs,
Just above Middle Island creek.
On Willow Island run, Ellsworth
& Davis have drilled In their No.
on the Joe Locke farm, and have a
we'll that Is good for at least 100
barrels per day In the Cow Run.
sand. Quite a number of wells are
drilling in that section.
In the Calcutta field, the Vesper-
time OIL Company has drilled In Its
No. rs on the F. K. Bills farm, and
have a we'll that IS reported to be
good for 100 barrels per day In the
Big Ipjun sand.
At Raven Rock, Larsen has
drilled his No. B. F. Riggs farm
through the big Lime, and got
considerable gas.
Amber, Payne & Lawrence
drilled their No. I on the Holden
farm, just above Raven Rock,
through the Cow Run sand yester-
day, and have a show for IS bar.
rel producer, but as the sand was
poor, the we'll will be drilled on
down to the Maxon.
Opposite Raven Rock, at Rea's
Run, Ohio, the Three Joes OH
Company has drilled In Its No. on
the Wells farm, and have a fine
producer In the Big Injun sand.
The Columbus OIL company. has
also drilled In we'll In the same
vicinity, which Is reported to be
good well.
lust below Ben's Run, Knoll &
Kerr Bros. drilled In their No. on
the Owens farm, and have a we'll
that Is flowing 80 barrels per day
from Maxon sand.
Schlegels No. I on the Caroline
Riggs farm adjoining the Owens, Is
making 10 barrels per day from the
Maxon sand.
Opposite Ben's Run, Sutton Bros.
have drilled In their No. 4 on the
Soles farm. and have a we'll that Is