Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-12
OIL DEVELO OPMENTS
THE OIL MARKET.
Peasants Co.. ", Va,

+ Peasants S0., ", va,
Zahniser & Lawrence have
drilled In their No. on the Martin
Riggs farm, back OF town and have
a small pumper In the Cow Run
sand.
Borcher. who Is drilling deep
we'll on. the Rodney Reynolds farm
below town, has been delayed TO:
several days, waiting for coal. He
also had a fishing job. which
caused considerable delay.
Barkwill & Gallaher have at last
got their No. I Gallaher heirs to
pumping and 1t Is making 6 barrels
per day.
The Vespertine Oh companv's
No. II on the F. K. Bills farm,
near Calcutta, Is a remarkable
Iproducer from the Cow Run sand.
The we'll was drilled In about two
weeks ago and Is reported to be
still holding up at 200 barrels pei
day.
Edmunds & Showacker are drill.
ling we'll on the W. 81. Smith
farm on Green's run.
The same company's No. 2 on
the Hendershot farm on French
creek Is dry In the Cow run sand,
Tate & Patterson have drilled ir
their No. S on tue w. H. Dye farm
on French creek, aud have Ic
barrel producer in the Cow run
sand.
The sa1e company have rig up
for we'll on the John Hines q acre
tract, adjoining the Dye.
G. Y. Benedum & Co. have com.
ipleted second test we'll on the
VIM. Outward farm on Henry
Camp run, ,,and have duster In the
Cow ruu sand.
| S. Y. Ramage Is due at No. 81
Sol. Pethtle on French creek.
The Southern OH company Is
due at No. 81 J. B. Reynolds farm
In the Calcutta field.
The Vespertine Oh company
drilled In Its No. IS on the F. K,
Bills farm, In the Calcutta farm
and Is said to be good for over zoe
lbarrels per day in the Cow Run
sand. 1t Is reported to be as as
good or better than No. II, which
Is making 200 barrels.
Gale & Glenn are starting wei
on the T. A. Marble farm, adjoin-
ling the F. K. Bills.
Parshall & Co. have drilled ir
their No. I Fleming on Rock run,
and have a 80 barrel we'll in tht
Keener sand.
The same company are preparing
to drill a deep well On the Jot
iSmith farm on Broad Run.
Hoffman & Co. are due at theil
No. I G. n. Stout on McKim creek
Aug. Martin drilled in a 2:
barrel we'll back of Newport or
"Wednesday.
Adams & Co. are In the Cow Rur
sand at their No I David Snod-
grass on Doglass Run.-Oracle.
Mt. Tabor. Monroe. Co. o.
Quite boom has struck us ir
1.-The way of an oil excitement. A
Iblock of two or three thousand
acres has been taken up and paic
for In advance. A location has beer
made, the rig Is up and machinery
on the ground. Will commence
10 a few davs. King & Hubbard
are the contractors. This blocE
was taken up by F. M. Robiuson,o
Marietta, H. J. Parker,of Pittsburg
they were assisted by S. w. Marsh
They are hustlers for business anc
know no defeat. This Is not wilC
cat territory but the starter of {
great oil held. The Jesse .LefSute
we'll drilled here some time ago
would have made from three to five
barrels bat was spoiled In shooting
No oil tested hetler than the oil
from the Leisure we'll and 1t Is said
no better gasser was ever drilled
than the Seed well. The present
|lccat'o1 is Midway between Leisure
oil we'll and the Steed gasser-a lit
tile west of and about 200 yards
north of Mt. Tabor church. Every
body considers 1t good location.
THIS Is the third time this block
has bsen leased and of course the
third time Is a charm. It looks that
way at least. All who want piece
Iof fhiS nie shor11d hasten tn oct II,