The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-03
THE OIL OUTLOOK.
NO INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
Il the Washington Field Yesterday = The
Wheeling Well not yet In the Gordon
sauI, but Expected to RsachI 1t To-day,
A Review Of the situation now,

The Wheeling Oil Company had expect
ed to roach the Gordon sand in its WASH
ington Fair grounds we'll yesterday, but
at last accounts the drill was still pound
ing away in the stray, 1t is believed the
Gordon sand will be reached early to-day,
and possibly the fate Of the hole will be
known by evening, It ia expected to be
a good one. So far not a sign OF oil has
been struck, which is regarded as a very
favorable indication for the Gordon atra-
tum. An official OF the company said last
night that the Stockholders would have
been discouraged II oil had been struck
before now. AS it is all are sanguine OF a
big flow when the Gordon ia pierced.
Developments in tho Washington field
during the month Just closed have been
oil q varied character. The now old story
Of dry, dusty holes on locations where
good wells were confidently expected, aad
vice versa, has, alter another months work,
reinforced the conviction that as an oil
field WASHINGTON Is unlike any other oil
field. The Mckinney Bros, No, 2, on the
Montgomery farm, which proved such q
miserable lasCo in the early part oil the
month, was an undoubted surprise to
everybody, being located In such close
proximity to two good producers, Almost
due east OF the Mckinney No. 9 and not
a great distance from it Is the Shirts No. 8,
which with no III luck should break tho
crust Of the Gordon sand not later
than Thursday, While not entirely con-
demned by the failure OF Mckinney ., 1t
ia safe to say that had it's wner been in
possession Of the light furnished by jhe
cloud OF dust from that well, it's location
would have been different or not at all,
The Vandergriit well, on the Curry lot,
was another surprise, as from Its Gloseness
to the Hall 2 gushef a better well was eX'
peCted. With the exception Of Shirts 2,
which Ia not yet deep enough in the rock
to give q forelasto Of the ultimate result,
and the Wheeling Co.'s we'll, the late de-
Velopments in the Gordon pool are pretty
we'll comprised in the above.
In the neighborhood Of Galligan City
everything seems lovely, The Cameron
No. 2 was truly u disappointment, but as q
sort OF couuterbalanCe the McKeown No,
9, which was supposed to be as close to
the gas line as ia nelShhor, tho Munhall
an damithmRn, came 10 at q rousing gait,
and with staying qualities much better
than the latter. More Of the McKeown
wells should come in Gro long, and despite
gas lines and other causes which disturb
other operators, will probably bob up 80.
renely as good wells. On his MurG9 pur.
chase, Isaac Willets has improved his No,
by shooting aud brought in aome new
wells, the No. I being at the present writ.
ing the beat in the field.
The Pittsburgh pipe lines are shipping
about 1000 barrels Of oil per day to Pitts
burgh, from the eastern portion Of the
field. A part Of 1t goes via Charters and
the balance over the Baltimore 4 Ohio,
That shipped over the former road runs
through d line to Rwlng's station, where 1t
is loaded, while that going via the Balti.
more & Ohio is pumped into the cars
near the wells, along the old Pittsburgh
Southern.
The production In tho last 81 hours OF
the entire field, including the TaylorqtoWn
mystery, estimated OF 80 barrels, was 1851
barrels. There are now 10 wells drilling,
- rigs up or building, 5 wells abandoned,
and q were completed in July.