Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24

be brisk for the remaining portion
of the year.
The Malone Oil company drilled
In a 50 barrel on the Malone farm
at Waverly Wednesday.
Amber, Payne & Lawrence are
drilling at their No. I Josiah Hol-
dren between Ben's Run andRaven
Rock.
Amber & Payne are down 600
fact with their No. S Hays, at
Friendly.
The South Penn Oil company
has drilled In their No. 2 on the
Isaac Way farm at Lytton, Union
district, and has nice we'll In the
Big Injun sand.
P. Schlagel has drilled his No. I
Josiah Riggs, at Bens Run, into the
Maxon sand and has ten barrel
producer.
The Raes Run Oh company com.
pleted their No. I Chapman In the
Raes Run pool last Saturday and
have 20 barrel well from the In.
ian sand. This was an important
| test and extends the field materially.
Amber, Zahniser & Lawrence's
No. I Cunningham, on McKim Is
making II barrels an hour. This
Is one of the finest Cow run wells
ever to be drilled In the county.
Many wells are being started In all
directions out there.
The large wells recently brought
In, In this vicinity has caused re-
newed activity In development, and
at this time there Is more inquiry
for leases In proven territory than
has ever been before. The pros
poets are for very lively season.
West Virginia Is now at the head
In production and quality of Land
the shipments being In excess of
the runs through the country, pro-
misses still better prices and encour.
ages prospecting. And from the
success of the recent developments,
Peasants, Richie, Tyler and Wood
counties, w. Va, aud Washington
and Meigs county, O., will no
doubt be the seat of future opera
tons.
There Is considerable excitement
In regards to the Meigs county, O.,
wells recently drilled. Mr.. Zahni-
zer's attention was called to this
county IS months ago, as being In
the oil belt, and having pronounced
surface oil indications, after inves-
legations, he and Mr.. Amber sent
their leasing agent there and took
up leases on over 1000 acres Press
of other business prevented them
from operating there until this
spring, when they started a we'll
which Is now drilled close to the
Cow Run sand. Indications looked
so favorable that Messrs Payne &
Amber sent their agent there and
took up large block of leases.
Since then, Gov. White, Senator
Scott aud others formed company
and have taken up block of
leases reported as being $4,000
acres. Monday OF this week agents
representing E companies were
there taking up leases. A number
of people left here on Monday for
Meigs county to look for leases.
Tuesday, there were s OF the larg-
est operators from Sistersville on
the train for Meigs county, going
there to look for oil territory.
On the Hays lease, at Matamoras,
Just above Friendly, Amber &
Payne are putting In large engine
and power east of the railroad.
They now have an engine and pow
er set between the railroad and riv.
er to operate their wells. From
these preparations being made,
they must anticipate a large pro-
duction; and from the development
around them, 1t certainly looks as If
every foot of this property would
be productive They now have
four wells in the Keener sand with
daily production of 80 barrels.
Their No. S Is now drilling at 600
feet. Messrs. Ihrig Co. have drilled
In on the lease adjoining this prop
erty on the south, good sized we'll
In Big Injun sand. The large
wells on the Davenport farm,
a short distance north, being In the
Big Ipjun sand shows an extension
of the Sistersville field through the
entire length of the Hays farm.
Senator Amber informs US thAg
will drill we'll to the Big Ipjua
on this farm In the future. A large
gas we'll was drilled In on Saturday
Lost o6ioin}pu thjS farm, IN the east