The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-11
TIE MuEELING or WELL.


THO PRODUCTION huhs UP 10 NJ barrels NJ
Hour and then Falls on,
The tools were agitatsd in the Wheel
ing OIL Company's well on the Washing
ton Fair Grounds Monday, and increased
the production to so barrels an hour
From this 1t yesterday fell off gradually,
and last evening was doing 50 barrels an
hour. When the tools were let down she
was doing SO barrels. Yesterday morning
she was registering 90 barrels.
Last evenings Repiep says: The Fair
Ground gushCr ia the chief glory Of the
Gordon pool to-day. The tools were ex.
erCised about an hour yesterday and as q
legitimate result thereof the well started
OF at a gallop and did Its level best TO
crowd itg record. It's best hour saw a
OF 80 barrels. Late last night
1t had subsidized little and was doing 9
steady thing oil II barrels. No drilling or
agitating has been done to-day. The
hourly output late this afternoon was 90
barrels. Compared with that great 70.
cord broker Of the Gordon sand, the
Thayer No. 2, the Fair Grounds gusher is
not so far behind. The Thayer's best
hour gauge was 90 barrels and Its best
twenty.four hours saw an output OF 1000
barrels. Exports will tell you that the
gusher has seen lie best, but 1t must DO
confessed that the drill gives a far more
satisfactory method OF sizing up a we'll
than guesing at II before hand. Still
the chances are that 1t has gone to tie
limit at so barrels an hour.
Mr.. =. L, Rose came In from Washing.
ton last evening. He says the company
will locate another well on Thursday. II
was to be located yesterday, but the com,
mittee failed to show up on the grounds,
oil Wen Notes,
Last evenings Washington Reporter
says: In drilling well for water at the
new residence Of Mr.. O. D. Robbins, on
West Wheeling street, he determined to
60 much deeper than usual In order to se-
cure an abundant supply. When tho
drill reached tho depth Of ia feet, Oh
Monday afternoon, pocket OF gas and a
stream OF salt water were struck. This Ia
quite unusual, as salt water and gas are
not found, as a rule, until q much greater
depth Is reached, A elight fire occurred
at Weaver No. yesterday by q watChman
scratching q match on the pipe, when the
gas ignited and sCorched the floor Of the
derrick somewhat before 1t could be ex.
Drilling waa resumed at
Weaver No. /, CitiSens' Oil and Gas Com.
pany, yesterday. 1t was decided at a
OF the company TO drill through
the sand, and II It's production did not la.
prove, to pkopt tho we'll, IT has been
doing about Ave barrels every twenty.four
hours. Messrs. A. B. Caldwell & 90. have
leased the lots OF Nelson Yankirk, Thomas
Mexican and Wolf & Whittlesey, near this
borough, for oil purposes. Tho Mononge.
hela City test well caved in yesterday
afternoon, fastening the tools and rope.
The RepitW Of Tuesday says: The Nc.
keown No. ] began to gas nicely last
night, while signs OF oil began TO manifest
themselves. Barre No. 10 In the top OF
he sand. Willetts No. Z ia through tho
Jand. Union No. 4 on the Taylor, is In
he lower pay streak. No change Is 10 be
reported from the Stewart lot or Morgan
orchard wells. The Coast Sons and com.
1any No. !, on the W. w. Smith farm,
1as Just about got the stretch out Of the
new cable and Is commencing 10 cut into
he rock. The production Is increasing.
The Wade expects the sand this week.
Shirts No. Q did 10 barrels In twelve
hours ending at II o'clock. It's twenty.
our hours production yesterday was IL
barrels. There has undoubtedly been a
light improvement with to-day's drilling.
The ninth bit was run In loose white sand
bout noon. The we'll may get down to a
business effort In the lower pay streak,
where the big oil 10 always found In the
GORDON pool. In the meantime II gases
md sprays out the fluid. A sllght 40.
ident-the breaking Of q bull.wheel-
lelayB drilling to-day at the No. 8 Thayer,
IN the Clark heirR' lease. About fifteen
Get, the drlllOrs calculated, will see The
op Of the Gordon sand. The Union oil
ompany and Associated producers No. /
'elt is four or i've bits In the Gordon sand.
! little deeper In the sand might do great
hings for the Islt, despite the uniAvora.
le aspect Of its location. The Coast Soma
nd Company No. !, on the Robert Wy.
~ farm, 10 drilling In something that has
very indefinite appearance, looking very
tile like either the stray or Gordon,
here has been no oil In the sand and no
as. TankaRe Is provided, but not con.
eCted Up with the well. To-day pound.
% on the rock will give q batter Idea Of
. character. The HallAm well, Clark |
,ase, 10 being cleaned out. Work has
commenced Oh the large iron tank for
hayer on the CLARK bottom. Shifls No.
has passed into slate, which ends the last,
ngetlng hope entertained.