Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-22
GOOD GREASE PROSPECTS
Enjoyed by the wheeling Compaa-
les Operating at Washington.
Gushers all Around the Wheeling CON-
pany's Leases---The Stockholders of
the New Company Go Up and
Look Over Their Property,

stiBg in the Washington field, has Just re.
turned from visit to the company's
property. He reports the utmost activity
prevailing throughout the territory, and
thinks, in common with most others who
have looked over the ground, that the boom
up there is Just commencing, and that the
immediate future will see much larger
operations, with correspondingly increased
results. Mr.. Dobbins' company controls
two of the most promising leases in the
territory, one, the Fair Grounds, being on
the west side of town, and the other, COM
prising between thirty and forty acres, on
the east. The well recently started on the
Far Grounds is now down about 200 feet,
and the purpose OF this visit to the field
was to locate another we'll on the same
lease. This was done, but no contract
has yet been made. The we'll
the company is now drilling is in a most
promising locality, being surrounded on
three sides by good flowing wells. Just
across the railroad from them two hun
dred barrel well came in on Wednesday,
and near it is another; to the west are
four or FIVE wells, one of them being the
big Thayer No. /, and on the south ia the
lease of the Peoples Light and Heat Com
pany, with one or two good wells 1t will
De seen from this that the Wheeling Com
pany have every prospect Of making rich
strike.
Their other lease, east of town, is scarce
ly less promising, although the company
has done nothing there. The eastern field
ia rapidly being extended 80 as to surround
this tract, and as good wells are coming in
that direction quite rapidly the territory il
a choice one. On this side OF town the
three Wheeling companies Nail City,
the Just organized Central, and the Wheel
ing Compsny-sll own leases near each
other, the Nail City being neares. town
and there is good prospects fol
each Messrs 7. II. Logan, JOSEPH
Speidel, B Fisher, N. B. Scott, f. Fl
LANCE and W. E Hughes, of the new com
psny, went up yesterday and took looL
at their property, returning very much
pleased with the result of their visit. They
will begin active operations as soon as pos
sible. AS has been stated, these gentle
men paid $4,000 bonus for their territory
with the usual one.eighth Of the oil.
Another lease was made on Wednesday
of the Fergus farm, for $4,000 bonus, one
quarter the oil, and if a 50.bsrrel we'll ii
struck, 500 per acre on scale which
slides upward until $3.50 per acre for 300
barrel we'll is reached. There is really nj
more eligibly situated territory in the field
everything having been taken up by sctua
operators or specplatora.
One peculiar feature OF that portion o
the field lying east Of town is the sharpness
OF the line defining gassers from the welll
producing OIL Every hole punched in tht
earth north Of the Williamsburg pike, with
one or two exceptions, has turned out a
gasser or buster, while south of that line
the wells are generally producers.
GENERAL OIL AND GAS NOTES.
1t would seem that Marietta ia to have
natural gas before Parkersburg, and
through Psrkersburg enterprise too. The
Marietta Register says that their expert
ments near the town have not warranted
any further expenditure in that immediate
vicinity to obtain gas. But at this juncture
the Minshsll we'll on the c. f. Epler farm
is shot and shows up about 500 pounds
pressure, demonstrating beyond question
that gas field lies within zen miies OF Ma
rietts, ana possibly nearer. 1t is under,
stood q company stands ready to deliver
gas from this Geld upon q guarantee OF
l,e00 stoVea tor three years at 81 month
for time actually used.
The following notes are from last night 6
Washington Reporter
The Gordon | has fallen off materially in
its production and tubing will shortly be
inserted sE6 the pump put to work, the gas
pressure no doubt being insufliciently
strong to force the oil out.
The Gordon 4 was shot late yesterday af,
ternooa, With 9 tsnggsrt pharge Of glycer-
inc, improving the we'll considerably. The
frat hour's gauge after being turned into
the tank was l35 barrels; the fourteen hours
ending at 7:4O this morning, the average
per hour was Is barrels. Since then the
tools have been run and the production in
creased to the rate OF 400 per day.
The Thayer No. 2 has everything cleared
from the hole except piece of broken
stem, which will be fshed for to-day. The
well continues to produce in the neighbor.
hood of Is barrels per hopr.
Hallsm j. Co, on the Clark heirs lease,
got through the Gordon sand and quit
drilling yesterday. The gauge for the
past "a houis shows the production to be
but 55 barrels. The well is rapidly de-
Ginning.
The Pittsturg Dispatch has the follow
ing:
The outlook of the field to day is not as
encouraging as it might be. The Pew &
Emerson we'll is hopelessly dry and drill,
ing at depth below where anything is ex-
pected.
Halla n h Co. ran into slate to-day.
They had I'll feet OF Gordon sand. The
last ~ hours gauge was l09 barrels. The
we'll is about as good as the location would
warrant The Glenn farm we'll is about
through the Gordon sand without any signs
OF producer. The Thayer on the Wilson
farm has developed into q terrific gssser.
Vandergrift was opened to the scouts
yesterday evening, and gagged ga barrels
per hour; this morning 6S barrels. The
we'll showed signs Of being shut in, and
we're that the case its average would show
about so barrels per hour No made
iO3 barrels in II hours. Willets 5 has not
much, and will not until it
teaches the lower pay streak, which will !
lot be for some time.
Cameron is being drilled day and night,
md should show something soon, as it is
leep enough to be a gusher now. They |
Eers making arrangements to drill Dyer
this afternoon, but the result is not yet
;noWn.
Willetts No. l, located 400 feet west OF
Iandergritt No. !, is On top the aand
they are moving the boiler and making
il necessary preparations TO complete the
Eell at once. The last "a hours produc-
ion of Willetts No. 3 was 2S8 barrels
: MON Oil Company 425. The constant
rilliDg seems to keep the well up.
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Down They Co.,
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