The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-07-29
OIL 8 Gas.

The Columbus and Hooking Iron
" Coal company have a 25 barrel
well in the Beiea in Athens coun.
ty.
Since IL was cleaned out, the
Pike well, near New Lexington,
has been producing so barrels of
oil day.
Three thousand acres of land
have been leased in Hooking coun.
ty, by spectators from Lancaster
and Fairfield county.
Arrangements are now being
made to drill two wells for oil and
gas in Saltcreek township In the
near future. 1t is said that one
well will be sunk on Bluecreek and
one On Pike Run.
The Maxvile company has
succeeded in strengthening their
hole on the Woods farm near Max
VILE, and are progressing nicely.
This field is being eagerly watched
by number of oil men.
The Bending j int well is about
through the lime, and that means
that the drill is about to poke it's
nose into the real thing-the Gin
ton sand. Hold your breath and
listen for news from the Bending
The exact amount of money
coming into Bremen field from the
operations of different companies.
is $33. 713, %, out of which new
we'll is being paid for that cost
81, $50 is being paid for every 9TH
er day.
Work on the Hook Hooking we'll
on the Larmer farm is progressing
nicely and the Berea sar d has been
drilled through with indications
of oil and great deal of gas and
water. The casing is being put
in and drilling will progress to the
Clinton. This we'll started with a
13 inch hole and will 60 into the
sand with an eight inch bit.
The detailed report of opera
tions in southeastern Ohio for last
week shows that Washington
county has the honor of the big
gest we'll for years in the Ohio
field. The Carter Oil company,
one of the subsidiary corporations
of the Standard Oil company,
drilled in we'll in Ludlow town
ship, Washington county, which
started off with flow of 1900 bar
rels a day.
1t has been currently reported
here that the first we'll of the New
Ideal company is a dry hole. Sec
retary G. A. Young neither con-
firms nor denies the report, but is
of the opinion that the sand has
not been reached yet. 1t was ex
pected at depth of 1880 feet,
but when Mr.. Young left the we'll
Sunday it was 2 06O feet deep and
the sand had not been struck. He
has been unable to get any reports
from it since.
The Bunker Hill company's
Work we'll No. 3 was shot Mon
day afternoon and the oil shot 40
feet above the derrick. Expert
enced oil men who were present
say it will be good for $50 barrels
a day. The we'll filled promptly
after the shot and flowed Monday
night. The recent past has brought
in SO many dry holes that the
shooting of strong we'll is re.
freshlng to everybody interested
in the oil business. The Work
land now has 8 producing wells.
1t joins the Bryson farm with the
big Planet wells. The stock OF
the Panet compsny is selling at
5000 share.
Jacksonville Reporter
Woods we'll No. 4, will be drill
I'D in about the middle of the
week.
David Wylie we'll No. 1, is down
about 1900 feet. The work is pro-
crossing nicely on this we'll.
The we'll being drilled by the
Columbus Co. on the John Krinn
'arm has "gone wrong" The
lrillers for the last several days
rave been trying to straighten the
crooked hole.
The Weitzel we'll has been Civ.
ng considerable trouble by caving
This we'll should have been drilled
n a week ago. Some progress has
'een made in cleaning the hole.
nd the prospects are that this
7ell will be drilled in in Il few
ays.
The Carter company has been
the Harvey Howdyshell
'ell since last Friday. 1t has also
cen flowing a portion of the time
nd is making one of the best wells
a the field. The company has
lade second location on the
Iowdyshell land and one on the
Hardy farm. The der
lcks have already been unloaded
t Webb Summit. The wells are