Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-14

ION 70. Is starting NO IS Oh TUG
Bachman farm.
10 the Calcutta field, the Virgin
Farm OIL Co.'s No. IS on the
Lewis Virgin farm was dry In the
Cow run, and will be drilled on
down to, the deeper sand.
On Horseneck, Mcintyre & Co.
are starting a we'll on the Bartlett
farm.
Ia the same vicinity, the Oxford
Oil Co. and Diusmoor & Co have
started their No. on the d. K.
Westbrook farm.
On Spice run, Chas. Verbeke
drilled In his No. 8 on the I. J.
Taylor farm last night, and has a
|1s barrel we'll In the Cow run sand.
No. 9 on the same farm is due this
levening.
W. T. Hastings has sold the
lease on the w. H Higgins farm to
L. D, Dlnsmoor, of this city, and
DR.. Sellers, of Friendly. The
property consists of 8 producing
wells, with an aggregate produc-
ton of about s barrels The price
paid was about $Io,ooo
sherwood & Reeser, OF Pitts
burg, have sold their lease on the
Levi Boley IS acre tract to l. u.
Dinsmoor of this city, J D and J.
c. Dlnsmoor, OF Maple Shade, Pa,
and DR.. Sellers, of Friendly. There
Is six wells on this property with
an aggregate production of about
10 barrels. The price paid for this
property was In the neighb orhood
of $4,000.
Mallory Bros. & Stewards No 8
we'll on the Jacob Morrison farm IN
the Big Knot field, which was drill
ed In on Saturday, IS showing up
for a light gasser.
The South Penn Oh compaDys
No. ; we'll on the F M. Butcher
farm in the same field IS making a
light show OF oil.
The South Penn on compauy's
we'll on the Theodore 8utcher farm
which cam in the latter part OF
last week, Is a light gasser, Or
acle.
Lcith Ohio Oil News
There never was time In the
history of this community when
territory seemed SO scarce, every
OF of available land has been
taken up, and Is being held by
pS ylpg rental or by drilling wells.
Although few of the wells are
little light, busters are very rare.
With oil at the present price. the
outlook for the future Is encourage
Ing indeed
The American Oil Ard Develop
ment company have located their
No. on the Mcknight farm, and
In the same vicinity, their No. on
the Barnhart farm Is drilling at
1900 feet.
In the same vicinity the Assoct
ated Producers have drilled their
No, on the David Pool farm
through The Iujun and have show
for S barrel well.
The same compapy's No. on
the w. H. Barker farm Is drilling,
and has also completed the rig for
their No 3 on the Bell farm
The Fisher Oil company Is drill
Ing Its No. I Mclaughlin at the
head of Elefrilz run.
The same company has located
Its No. I on the Henry Eckert
farm.
c. c. Slower has drilled his No. I
on the Daniel Edwards farm
through the squsw sand and has a
small producer.
Smith & Co. have drilled their
No. Dave Riggs through the In.
jun and have a 10 barrel producer,
and are placing the timbers on the
ground for No. a. oracle.
Peasants Co., W. Va.
In the local developments for the
past week have been very tame. 10
fact very few wells have been COM
pleted. The cold weather and
scarcity of water forced many wells
to shut down.
All operators have been affected
and Inconvenience more or less
en- account Of frozen pipes. not
having been prepared for the pre-
mature winter.
The two leading attractions In
the county at the present time IS
the Cow Ruu DEVELOPMENTS on Nc
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