HISTORY: THE WAYNE COUNTY OUTLOOK MAY 26, 1904 Typed as published and submitted By Laura Frost Wright THE OIL FIELD While the past week has been one pf considerable activity among operators there is nothing of a startling nature, in the way of production, in the field to report. Rigs are being built throughout the field just as fast as lumber can be secured for the purpose and all indications point to increased activity. Up to the time of going to press no unusual strikes have been reported. Following is a summary of what has been doing within the past 60 days. Wells marked "D", signal dry holes. Name of Company Wells Completed Being Drilled Federal Oil Co, of Ky 2 2 Ky, Colonel Oil Co. 4 2 Jones, Byrnes & Wilcox 2 4 Economy Oil Co. 2 - St. Louis & Ky Oil Co. 1 1 Luverne Oil Co. 2 - New Domain Oil & Gas Co. 2 D - Monarch Oil , Gas & Coal 2 2 Licking Valley Oil, Gas 2 2 Chenoe Oil Co. 2 1 Marsh Bros. & Ingram 2 1 Ky & Ohio Oil & Refining 2 - Louis March 2 - 1 D - Penn. Lubricating Co. 3 1 Jack Oil Co. 2 1 Wetzel & Backer 1 - Williams & Flanagan 1 1 Porter Bros. 1 1 Claffin Oil Co. 2 2 Vogler Bros. 1 - New Arrival Oil Co. 1 - Pan American Oil Co. 1 1 Gaffney Oil Co. 1 D - Pgh. & Ky Oil & Gas 2 - Burt Oil Co. 1 - Mayfield Co. 2 4 W. J. GEARY"S No. 1 on the East Farm Dry. Economy Oil Co"s. No. 5 is expected to come in Monday. P. M. BERWALD is building his rig for No. 2 on the OATTS farm. ROBT. GEARY reports his well at Sunnybrook doing 80 barrells. Ann Oil Co. have their rig set up for their No. 1 on the SLOAN heir"s farm. Mayfield Oil Co. are spuddingon No. 1 on the A.H. SPANN farm. Kimble Oil Co."s No. 1 on the BURNETT farm at Parmleysville, a big gasser. Kentucky Consolidated Oil Co. will begin operations at Gas crek at once. D.C. Oyster has resumed operations on the back farm, after a job of fishing. St. Louis and Kentucky Oil Co. are drilling their No. 2 on the A. H. SPANN farm. W. H. GARDNER is building rig No. 1 on the JAMES BELL farm, in Beech Hollow. Federal Oil Co. began spudding on No. 8 on the JOHN DODSON farm, Tuesday. Machinery is on the ground for the dobbin"s No. 1 on the BURT WILLIAM'S farm. Williams Bros. have rig set up on the W. R. CRISP farm, 3 miles north of Monticello. Marsh Bros. are drilling No. 4 on the J.P. INGRAM farm, their No.3 is making 125. The Home Oil co. will resume operations on the TURNER farm. , at Parnell in the near future. Burt Oil Co."s No. 1 on CHUMBLISS farm in Dry Hollow is expected to come in this week. The Cumberland Oil Co. will drill in their No. 1 on the ROUSSEAU farm, one day this week. F. W. WISER is drilling for G. C. TERRY, of Nashville, on the PERKINS farm , on Coffey Mountain. B.M. BERWALD is placing two 250 barrell tanks on the LAIR farm at Parnell. This will give him 1,000 barrell tank capacity, having two 250 barrell tanks there now. Jas. G. Johnson & Co"s No. 5 on the SANDERS farm at Cooper, came in Saturday, and is good for 8 barrels. Painter, Fogg & Co. Of Greensburg, Penn., will begin a well on the GILLISPIE farm in Shearer Valley at once. The New Domain will begin spudding on the McGOWAN farm in the Western part of the County on Monday. The Penn Lubricating Co. shot their No. 8 on the STONY HUFFAKER farm Monday. The well will be a good pumper. Mr. FRANK BURT. of New York, A.C. FREE and CALEB BURT, of Manington W.Va are looking over their leases at Slickford, J.M. JACK and others, of Bradford Pa. have purchased a part of the H. SPANN farm and will begin operations at once. The Emory Oil Co. headquarters at Bradford Penn. have let a contract for a test well on the Col. BOHON farm at Steubenville. The Cumberland Pipe Line Co. are surveying a line from their station to Berwald wells on the LAIR farm a distance of 3 miles. Monarch Oil, Gas and Coal Co."s No. 2 on the THOS. DODSON tract was put to pumping Tuesday and made 25 barrels , No. 3 drilling T. C Ramey & Co. drilled in their No. 1 on the WILL WITHER" farm in the beech Hollow, Monday and got seventeen feet of sand at a depth of 618 feet , and is estimated at from thirty to fifthteen barrels. Capt. FRANK BURT, of New York City, CALEB BURT and A.C. FREE of Manington. W Va have organized a company for the purpose of developing the JOHN W. DODSON tract of 1,500 acres in Beech Hollow. Kentucky & Ohio Oil and Refining Co"s No. 4 on the J.P. INGRAM farm, came in tuesday and is estimated at 100 barrels. This company's No. 2 on the same farm, came in as a gasser some time ago but the gas has exhausted and will be put to pumping at once. their No. 3 is doing 150 barrels. Jones, Byrnes & Wilcox"s No 1, which came in on the DODSON farm about three weeks ago, is making 20 barrels, No.2 200 barrels, No. 3 drilled in Sunday last, is practically dry, No. 4 is being drilled with machine and is not down yet, No. 5 on which the explosion occurred Monday, flowed at the rate of 400 barrels, No. 6 drilled in Tuesday, good for 75 barrels began spudding on No. 7 Tuesday and rig for No. 8 is going up. ADDITIONAL OIL NOTES Hurt Oil Co"s No. 1 on W.A. HURT farm is doing 30 barrels. Mr. RAYMOND is drilling a well on the SIMPSON farm near here. Major Oil Co. are drilling their No. 1 on the DENNEY farm near Mill Springs. The Harriman and Kentucky Oil co. have a well due on the GIBSON ROBERTS farm tomorrow. Riverton Oil Co. will drill a well on the HICKS farm in Missouri Hollow, one mile south of monticello. T.C. RAMEY & Co"s. No 1 on WILL WITHERS farm was shot Tuesday and has since been flowing through the casing at the rate of 12 barrels an hour. BOHON"S No. 2 on the BOHON tract, three quarters of a mile of the kentucky Colonel"s on the SUE JONE"S farm, came in Tuesday. Good for 20 barrels. Allen Black & Co"s No. 1 on the KOONTZ farm was drilled in as a dry hole in January. Since then they have drilled No. 2 which came in a small producer They are now going deeper with their No. 1 Jones, Byrnes & wilcox on the JAMES DODSON farm have moved the Star machine that was drilling No. 4 to No.5 the well at which the explosion occurred to finish drilling it in. The indications are that this well will be one of the best in kentucky, as they had made only a part of the screw when the fire occurred, and yet it flowed at 400-barrel rate, No. 4 will be completed just as soon as No. 5 is drilled in. 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