Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-02

drilled it's test on the T. ID. Glib
bons farm through the Keener
sand and found no oil, but has
developed a fair gas pressure In
THAT formation.
In the Benwood district, Wash
|ington county, the Carter Oil
company has drilled it's test on
the G. Baumberger farm through.
the Keener and Big Injun sands
and the Berea grit and has a dus-
ter in all. In the same district,
the Troutman Drilling company
lis drilling a test on the John
Bandi farm.
Inothe New MatamOras district,
lin the same county, the Fisher Oil
company has completed it's No. IL
on the R. Wilson heirs farm and
has a show for 5-barrel pumper
in the Cow Run sand. In the
same district the Melrose Oil com
pany has completed the rigs for
test wells on the J. W.'PattersOn
and L. O. Bradfield farms. In the
same district, Circuit & Myers
are due in the sand at a second
tet on the Jasper. Lisk farm.
Peasants County, w. Va.
Brown, Parshall q company
have completed their No. j. w.
Morgan in the Salt Sand and have
a Is barrel well. This well is To-
Gated at the foot of the hill just
outside the corporation on the st.
Marys and Ellenboro pike, and
was dry in the Cow Run sand.
The Beechwood Oil company
drilled it's No. 3 Gallaher heirs on
down to the Injun sand, and have
a producer good for at least 20
barrels. This well is also located
mot far from the eastern limits
of the town.
Watt & company have put their
No. l Gallaher to pumping, and
lit is doing 5 barrels from the Salt
sand.
Cameron & Sons are starting a
well on the Bud Mccullough farm
near Pine Grove, in Lafayette
district.
The Virgen Oil company No.
Is Virgen in the Calcutta field
which came in big gasser has be-
gun to spray some oil.
Richie County, w. Va.
Spudding began on the Pier
point No. l Monday morning. Lee
Frymire has the contract for
drilling this well.
Harvey Shaner, field boss in the
oil field here, has rented the
Brown property in Harrisvllle,
and moved there last week.
George Harrison, of Pennsboro,
who is in the employ of the Car
ter Oil company, passed through
this county Tuesday en- route to
lSmithville.
| B. A. Brown, an oil man, OF
Warrington, has rented the Jol-
lift farm, and will move his fam
Iily there at once.
J. L. Silcott, of Pennsboro, who
represents the South Penn Oil
company, was at this place Tues
day on his way to Smithville.
while in this city he leased the
Hand of Anthony Smith, which IS
located on Leatherbark. He is al
so interested in some wells in the
yellow Creek oil field. which are
good producers. Mr.. Silcott and
family have been making their
lhome in Parkersburg this winter,
but will return to PennsbOrO next
week.
On Thursday the Harris No. l
was shot and in shooting the cas-
ing collapsed, causing the pro-
duction to be shut off. 1t was
thought at the time that this
would cause a good deal of trou-
BILE. but it was wedged out and
the well is now making between
lSO and 100 barrels day.
The Hudson Oil company, of
Parkersburg, represented by F.
A. Jones, leased the lands OF +.
C. Fox and 7. F. Leach, and a To-
cation was made on Mr.. Fox's
R. S. Blair went down to Park
ersburg Thursday, and while
there closed a deal with Mallory
Brothers & company, in which ne
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