Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-02
TIE WELL CLEAR.
The Bit Removed From Wheeling No. l
General,

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1t was stated ln yesterday 5 edition of the
REGISTER that there was u good prospect
that the No. | well of the Wheeling Oil
Company would he cleared during Sunday,
and that drilling would be resumed this
morning That prospect is a crrtainty,and
it is expected that by To- light the well
will be spOuting grease at lively rate.
McsSrs. Dorning and Alexander, the con-
tractors, yesterday evening finished one Of
the most brilliant fishing jobs on record in
the oil region-that Ofmillinga pin on set
of tools 2,3l5 feet below the surface, and
removing the lost stem and bit within
three DAYS from the time of the accident
which left it in the bottom of the well.
The gentlemen are deserving of great
credit, and no doubt the stockholders who
are so anXiously waiting the incoming of
the we'll will gladly concede them all
praise. Drilling was resumed ut midnight
last night, and to-day will see the end.
The big attraction in the Washington
field proper for the coming week is the +.
NJ. Hukill well, on the McGOwan farm.
This is where the center pole of the circus
tent will bc located. Draw II line through
the John MCKcOwn No. 2-thc tarthest
we'll Northwest and the No. 4 Taylor of
the Union Oil Company-the tarthest
well Southwest, and you will pass
little north of the MctiOwan well. The
distance between the Taylor No. ! and the
latter is about two miles, N the crow flies.
Thus you see the Importance of the Mellow
an. 1t will most aSsuredly have something
to say about the southwest extension of
the tfty-foOt sand Of Smiths pool. Of
course the oil may moi extend down that
far but that s for the drill To decide. Then
there is another consideration that appar-
emily gives it additional importance. With
respect to the old CAN'T well, which Is one
of the COW pasture daisies that bloom in
the Gordon pool, il is located about one
mile south, 30 east. 1t has always been
popular superstition that the two
oil ponds. the tilty-iOOt and
Gordon, went together" as the folk
lore of the oil man puts it, and that the
point of conjunction would be at or near
the locality of the McGOwan. This is an
other thing that the drill will shed light
upOn. Ii is believed that the plugs were
no more than drilled out Saturday. There
was a showing of grease Saturday night,
but il is hard to guess whether there Is
any increase over what was got two weeks
ago The aggressive campaign that has
been conducted the last hundred days is
nearing the beginning of the end, and upon
it's outcome depends in great measure the
future of operations. With the wells
which are now in the sand or
close to the top of il, if they do their duty,
the daily production of the filed will rise
far above what it has ever been, that Is,
above 10 800 barrels. The Fisher, Craig
x Company well on the Dr. Stewart lot IL
in the sand, but without grease or wind
vet. 1t is located south of line drawn
through Barr No , and Taylor No 3, the
two sOuthernmOst wells of the fifty-iOOt
pool. and seems to be close enough TO No.
: Willetts and the two Taylor farm wells
to be q gusher Of no mean caliber. The
Associated Producers and Union Oil Com
pany No. |. in the ID. 7. Morgan orchard,
got into the sand Saturday night and
spent Yesterday in making eonnec-
tons and moving back the boiler. South
west of the Taylor, No. 4, a very short
distance it has the location for big Fell.
The No. Coast & Co., on the W. W.
Smith farm hit the sand yesterday. This
is q southwest well with regard to the Tay-
lor farm gushers and pretty close to the
supposed track Of the gas line. For this
one thing il ought to do geyser work, but
il may not IL is always best 90 pay very
very respectful court to the drill and it
will have something 10 say about the
Smith well shortly. The No. 3 McKeOwn
is one of the Ear east attractions and due
early this week. DTillers will tell You
that the owner, who il famous rs the
lucky driller,'' will get a better well out
of his No. 3 than ever was his No. 2. Pass
ing over into the Gordon pool the Shirts
No 2is what is making the noise there. II
is several bits in the Gordon sand, and
thought to be on the increase. Ii may not
get much oil in the Gordon sand, since it
got such flow on the stray sand The
Associated Producers Felt well flows at
intervals. II will tell its tale this week
In the light Of present Developments II
seems quite likely that it will be
smaller than the Curry lot well,
being located too far south Of the
narrow strip of rich Gordon rock
The debut Of Thayer No 3 Is also on the
boards for this week. II lies south Of
line Joining Thayer No. 2and Hall No 2,
hsth gushers Of much note in their day and
generation. Ifanything can be relied on