Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-05
A FAIR GUSHER.
THE WHEELING COMPANT'S WELL DOING
25 BARRELS AN HOUR.
The Drill About Ten Feet in the Gordon
Sand-A Prospect That the Pro
due6on VIII Be Doubled.

President E. L. Rose, G. o. Smith, Prof.
Frasher and MI. W. r Donaldson arrived
home from Little Washington at half past
ten last night. Mr.. Rose reported the
No. l well to be doing from twenty to
TWENTY-FIVE barrels per hour when he left,
with a prospect that the product would
be doubled, at least, as the Gordan sand
was penetrated to an increased depth
The well filed up with oil about noon.
and shortly after one o'clock the first flow
was made, three or four barrels being de-
posited in the tanks. Nothing further oc-
Cured until about = O'Clock, when
the we'll commenced to make
eight or ten barrel spurts, the
gas having increased to q considerable eX-
tent. Drilling was kept up slowly, and
the well kept up a steady increase until 4
o'clock. when an accumulation Of gas
caused a squirt which threw the oil twenty
feet over the top of the derrick and caused
a lively scampering among the stockholders
and visitors who had assembled.
After making this break, the well settled
down at about a twenty-five barrel an hour
gait, making two l0-minute: flows every
hour. At 7 o'clock the output was
thought to be equal TO about 600 barrels
per day, and Mr.. Rose THINKS this will go
tn a thousand with further drilling. The
we'll has all the characteristics of the big
Thaver gusher, from which about $780,
900 worth of oil has been taken, and 1t
would not surprise those who know the
ground, to see this well equal the big fel-
low near BY. 4 cash offer OF SlO,OOO was
made for the new well yesterday, but OF
course without result.
The sand has been penetrated about ten
feet, and it is thought there is thirty feet
more sand below. President Rose brought
eight samples of sand down with him last
night, each package representing that
loOsened up BY one bit. The sand is very
white, and sharp, and that brought up after
the sixth bit had been run contained many
red, green and blue pebbles as large as
buckShOt.
I puite 4 large party will go up this morn
ing, including a number OF ladies.
FIELD NOTES.
Last evenings Reporter had the follow
ing:
The well of the Fisher Bros. < Co, on
the DIR. Stewart lot, is beginning to get in
good work. Last evening she was doing
IL barrels per hour, and this morning had
increased to 30 barrels. This well is
located but a short distance beyond the ID.
T. Morgan orchard, on the MOnOngahela
pike.
The d. T. Morgan made two or three
small flows yesterday. Drilling was re-
sumed this morning, but without improve
ment.
The j. E. Miller. on the cradle factory
lot. will be shot to-day. This well was
shot before and increased its production.
Gordon = will be shot in the fifty foot this
afternoon.
The Wade, b. b. Campbell, dropped
the tools and u large amount OF rope yes
terday.
Shirts , has punctured the Gordon sand
IL feet, but has failed to bring forth any oi
the greasy fluid from that horizon.
Mcssrs. Greer x Smith, contractors,
have removed their boiler, engine and
tools from the Martin farm and placed
then. ON a narrow gauge car to be taken to
Sycamore station. They will then be
hauled about three miles where a well will
be put down in Greene county for MIR.
WilletS.