The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-11
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more than other oil, but the difficulty OF
piping separately cut down the price.
These tank houses are constantly filled
with the vapor or gas which issues with
the oil. This gas ReemA to attract light
ming. At any rate the houses are pecu-
liarly subject to destruction by lightning.
The recent fire at Washington is an ex-
ample, The lightning shuns the lofty
derrick and strikes the loWly and unpre-
tentious tank.house.
From the producers wooden tanks the
oil Is pumped into immense iron tanks OF
the United Pipe Lines Company, and
thence into the Company's pipe line. AT
first each well required steam pump.
Now, owing to the rapidity with which
wells have come In, one pump does service
for two wells.
PRESENT ACTIVITY,
The last well to come in was the Bal
mont Oil Company No. l, on the ]. NJ.
Cameron lease, which is accredited with
doing one hundred barrels the last twenty
four hours,
Exclusive OF Gordon No. !, and Thayer
No. 2, which are rebuilding on account Of
last weeks fire, there are two new der
riCks going up. More locations are prom.
ised this week, last week four derriCks
were completed. Among the important
wells which are expected to come on deck
como time before Saturday night are Will
let's No, 3, the Peoples Light and Heat
Company No, !, on the Taylor lease, in
the tilty.foot sand; Stetheimer Oil Com
pany No, |, on the s. w, Wilson farm, in
the Gantz sand; I. B. Hallam 4 Co., No,
|, on ths Clark heirs lease, In the Gordon
sand, and the Mckinney No. |, on the
Green farm, in the same horison,
/ was talking today to Mr., A. j. Mont
gomery, u prominent operator, credited
with being the best posted man on the
science Of oil wells as well as the history
Of this field, He says the Wheeling OH
Company, which recently leased the new
fair grounds and Is about to begin drilling,
has as promising a location "a any well
finished or in progress. He thinks there
ia no doubt that this company will have a
good well,
SCIENTIFIC THEORIES.
In speaking OF this matter Mr.. Mont.
gomery went into the theories concerning
the location Of gas and oil wells, There
was time when theories didn't count
when oil men said the only way to decide
whether oil was to be found at a given
place was to drill down and SEQ. Now,
they have more respect for scientific theo-
ries, since Prof. White has successfully
located numerous wells.
Mr.. Montgomery has the highest re.
speCt for Prof. Whites antiClinal theory.
This, briefly stated, is that where the
strata otrockshave been upheaved, forming
q crest similar to the cone OF a roof, but
less pointed, the gas Is apt, by reason OF
It's light weight, to accumulate in the in.
terror OF this roof at the top. The oil, be-
Ing next lighter, lies in q body beneath
the gas. II, therefore, q well Is bored for
gas, It should DO sunk near the crest or
antlclinal II for oil, farther down the
slope or shed.
III crest be too decided, and creviCes
exist at the top, tho gas escapes. II the
roof be hat-if no antiClinal exlsts-the
gas cannot accumulate in masses.
OIL AND GAS.
This theory Is illustrated iorcibly here
at Washington. Here In the local field,
geolOgista say the upheaval has been over.
come, and the antiClinal or crest has sunk,
leaving the rocks fiat. Here free Gas Ia
not found. OIL impregnsted with gas ex.
iats all over this level field, which is clear.
ly defined.
Further from town, where Prof. White
located the antiClinal, the gas Is at the
crest. AT a short distance oil is found by
the drill. Across these antiClinals at In.
tervslH run others, called cross.Cut anti.
clinals. AT the intersection OF two such
crests is the most promising place to bore
for gas.
There are other things which affect the
matter, however, and for which no allow.
ance can be made before sinking hole.
Mr.. Montgomery has vast array Of speCi-
men sands from various wells. These
show that the best producing wells are In
very coarse grained stone. From one well
pebbles as big as peas are taken. These
have been crushed by the tools. The
grain is exceedingly hard and fine. Such
stone 10 sure to be barren Of gas or
oil. In another well the stone is porous.
almost frlable. Under a magniiyinR glass
the cells which compose It's structure are
easily seen, This we'll Is q gusher.
But even a coarse grained stone, located
at a croSHC1t antlclinical, cannot be as
sured 10 produce either gas or oil. It can
only be said that gas or oil will not appear
under opposite conditions.
NATuRALAGAs.
The Peoples Light and. Heat Company
now has six reliable wells to draw It's sup.
ply from. The managers say they would
like to have ten. They have no shortage
Of gas, nor are they troubled with salt
water. Their gas Is turned into large
receiver or tank, and again drawn of from
the top Of this tank. Thus all the water
coming from the wells settles and remains
In this receptacle.
Gentlemen here tell mo the sleeve or
device for preventing and discovering
leaks In natural gas mains, which was
described 10 the Board Of Pnblic Works
by the Wheeling Natural Gas Company,
is the best device yet invented to render
the gas safe In piping 1t through the streets.
Here the safeguard Is constant testing and
blowing out OF the pipes.
met MIR. Lambing, Superintendent OF
the West Virginia Company's pipe line,
here to-day. He Is now making his head.
quarters along the line. Mr.. Kimberly's
first force Of men went to work at the
Hickory end Of the ditch on Saturday, and
that day completed coo feet OF ditohing,
Much Of the pipe was already strung to.
gether ready to lower into The trench,
The second force was to 60 to work to-day.
1t Is estimated that by this evening 2 900
feet Of dltchine will be completed. The
force will DO increased as the delivery Of