Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
Last evenings Washington Reporter FUR
nishes the following monthly review OF the
field .

"Development in the Washington held
during the month Just closed have been OIL
n varied character. The now old story Oh
drv, dusty holes on locations where good
wells were confidently expected, rice
re,sa, has, after another months work,
reinforced the conviction that rs
an oil field Washington is unlike any other
oil field ever invaded by the steel pointed
drill. The Mckinney Bros. No. :, on the
Montgomery farm, which proved such q
miserable fiasco in the early part of the
month. was an undoubtcd surprise
to everybody, being located in such
close proximity to two good producers.
Almost due east of the Mckinney 2 and not
a great distance from i, is the Shirls3, which
with noill luck should break the crust OF the
Gordon sand not later than Thursday next.
While not at all condemned by the failure
of Mckinney ., it is safe to say that had It's
owner been in possession of the light FUR
nished by the cloud of dust from that well,
its location would have been different or
not ut all. The Nandegrift well, ON the
| Curry lot, was another surprise, rs from ITS
c~loseness to the Hall 2 gusher 4 better well
was expected. With the exception of Shirts
., which is not yet deep enough in the rock
to give q foretaste of the ultimate result,
and the Wheeling Co.'s well on the Fair
Grounds, which has been delayed right on
top of the sand by q fishingjob, the late de-
velopments in the Gordon pool are pretty
well comprised in the above.
''In the neighbOrhood of Galligan City,
everything seems lovely. Pat himself APP
pears to have hard luck, for just rs he was
developing a well on the Taylor farm the
cable parted, and the tools presum-
ably now rest at the bottom of the hole
The Cameron . was truly n disappOint-
ment, but as q sort of counter-balance the
McKeown ., which was supposed to be as
| close to the gas line rs its neighbOr, the
Munhall and Smithman, came in ut q
rousing gait, and with staying qualities
much better than the latter. More of the
| McKeown wells should come in ere long,
and despite gas lines and other
causes which disturb other operators,
John will probably bob up serenely
with good wells. On his Munce purchase,
Isaac Willets has improved his No. ] by
shooting and has brought in some new
wells, the No. 7 being at the present writ
ing the best in the field. There were
many persons last January who thought
that $50, 900 was paying pretty dear for
the Munce whistle, but as he can o
show a daily production from the tract OF
almost 1000 barrels, he can console him
self with the reflection that he who
laughs last laughs best. Owing to the
peculiar situation of his purchase he was
surrounded by rivals on every side, but
that he has protected his lines with
the skill of q veteran, no one can gainsay,
and TO a disinterested observer there would
be apparent danger of the tools in his No.
II and those of Pew & Emerson No. ., on
the Manifold, getting tangled in case OF
crooked holes. But laying aside all
thoughts as to the possibility or impossi-
bility of such a narrowing occurrence, W.
will pass to the Union No. A., on the Tay-
Tor, one-half a location from the No. | OF
the same company, which is already a good
well, with fifty feet of sand yet to be pene-
trated, rs the No. | got almost one hun
dred feet of sand.
"Of wildcats the field has had a prolific
supply, the Common and the McMannis
having alternately duped and bullied the
JI'tuc uuill Tic lOIlItI HdNlHR IcCtlhcu us
q%uietus, the McMannis was left alone in
its glory. When completed it will proba-
bly, make a good well, and ere the flying
days make another monthly report neces,
sary, several other drills will probably be
making music in that neighborhoOd.
1.-THE Caldwell, Todd d Co.'S Lone Pine
well has been finally abandoned, after go
ing below all known producing sands.
THE Venetia Oil Co. IS well at Anderson
Station should shortly reach that point
where they will be compelled to either put
up or shut up, it would be hard to say
which.
"Willets & Bailey figure in the monthly
report with n wildcat on the farm of DIR.
McDOnOugh, e VAUDEVILLE, where they