The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-26
n IS SPREADING 0IT.
The Eureka Oil Field Growing
in All Directions.
WORK BEYOND THE LINES
or Present Production Attracting
Auontion-A Review Ofthc Shall
low Field In Ohio Opposite
Eureka-Tho New Wells,

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An ISTRLLIGENCER reporter visited the
Eureka oil field in Peasants county yes
tsrday. Christmas Day was not as gem
orally observed among the drillers as 1t
was in Wheeling, for the men who have
their money in oil wells which are not
down to thesand yet, are on the anxious
seat, no matter how sure they may feel
Of getting a return, The Eureka field
to grow in size, and almost
every week a new we'll is located outside
the present lines Of development, and
some Of them, at least, have proven sue
A large field Is developing and
on the Ohio side which might
properly be considered a part OF the
Eureka field, because It Is not separated
from 1t by any well defined line OF dry
holes,
In the Eureka field proper, a well has
been commenced by Hammett, Morris&
Co., in conjunction with some Pitts
burph people, on the Beason farm, SOUTH
west oil the pool "a now marked by pro-
duCIng wells. The derrick has been up
several days and drilling will be com.
menCed within a, week, II this well
proves a success 1t will extend the de-
velOpment away beyond anything 80 far
opened, and will make the field nearly
double It's present size. This new ven
ture Is watched with much interest by
oil men, and its progress from day TO
day will be carefully noted.
TIE ExrERTs ARE GUESSING.
Another well has been located which
has set the oil experts to guessing, and
which, II 1t comes in with any kind OF a
showing, will put them entirely at sea,
1t is owned by Reep& Co., a Pittsburgh
firm, and Is located, a mile west OF all
development on the Sylvester Sheets
farm. 1t Is not on any Of the establish
ed oil lines and the course Of reasoning
which led uptoi 8 location Is a mystery
to all the knowing ones. It's progress
will also be watched with intense inter
est by those who are In the field,
j, N. Barnsdall has a rig and machin-
cry for q well hall a'mile east OF the field
as at present developed, on the Ham
NETT Bros. farm. II Is considered q very
wild.Cattish venture for the reason that
there Is already a dry hole between 1t
and tile Eureka field. Barnsdall &
Moore's Big John well, which came in at
400 barrels about three months ago, Is
now doing 236 barrels n day with very
good prospects for continuing. Barns
dali & NOOre's No. q on the Cochran
farm Is doing 1870 barrelsa day. The
same firms No. 7 well is expected in the
sand on Saturday. 1t Is on the deep
md line, and o producer Of no small
calibre is expected by the knowing ones.
The same irms' Nos. s and 0 are located
on the Cochran farm. No. s is down
through the soft sand, and No. Q has the
rig up and will be drilling In a few days,
Tie Russell Hammett No. 8 well Ia
drilling, and will have the casing in next
week.
FEATURE OF THE YIELD.
Tho feature Of the field Is the MCCol-
Tough well, located ] 200 feet south otthe
Big John we'll, where at Q depth Of ! 900
feet a pay streak was struck In the soft
sand which sent the oil over the derrick.
The pressure wac not strong enough 10
force the oil out through the salt water,
aud pumping machinery was put In.
She Is now doing fifty barrels a day.
This freak cannot be accounted for, and
1t is the arst time oil was ever struck in
the soft sand.
The Boyle we'll on the Corbett farm,
half a mile ahead Of all development
was drilled into the sand last week.
Twenty-Five feet OF fine sand was found,
but It Is q little too tight, and the well is
only doing ten barrels. What she may
do after q cartridge has shaken a few
creviCes In the sand cannot be predicted.
Mr.. Boyle has located another well on
the County Poor farm, and has his der.
rick up. It is on 9 line with the Cor.
bett well, and on the line on which some
Wheeling parties are putting down q
well on Brother Island No. ]. Both
these wells are well located and are con-
sidered sure producers.
The Duncan Oil Company OF Pitts
burgh has a $50 foot we'll on the Smith
farm, which IS pumping thirty dollars
worth OF %lubricating oil a day. This
company also has rig on the Hendricks
farm, and q well located on the Jones
farm nearby. On Grimes' Run, east OF
the Eureka field, on the jackson farm,
Storey and Ackerly have a shallow well
with 3 hole full ofoil. They also have
d shallow well down on the Smith farm.
They are drilling q cluster Of wells in
the same vicinity, 80 that they may be
hitched together and pumped with one
set Of machinery.
WHEELING PARTIES IN TUE FIELD.
G. ". Brockunier and some other
Wheeling people hsyeloCated a well on
the Bills farm above st. Mary's on Mid
die Island creek. They will commence
drilllngin q few days and are said TO
have a sure thing on shallow oil, aud q
fair chance in the deep sand.
b. q. Campbell, Of the Bear Crock
Refining Company, Of Pittsburgh, has a
well drilling on the r. II. Browse farm
Grape Island, three miles above st.
Mafys. 1t Is down about 300 feet, and
thus far the formations which the drill
has gone through are favorable. Mr..
has another well located on
the Cotton farm one and one-half
miles south Of 81. MaryB, The tools are
Oh the ground and spudding will com.
mence ~ once. He also has o well To-
on the Mark Riggs farm, south.
west Of 81. Marys, which II Is said will
be commenced In a few weeks.
on TnE ONO SIDE.
On the Ohio side the development be.
AZ pnrnta rnn whlch Il iha annIh.