The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-11
EUREEA OIL FIELD.
The Big Well Continues to
Keep up a Handsome Gait,
NEW WELLS BEING DRILLED
Land Way Up-opeFatlons on a
Large scale-only Five Dry Holes
in the Eureka Fleld-The New
MaunIpgtoR Territory,
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ST, MARYs,W, VA, Nov lO.-Barnes'
dale 4 Moore's "Rlg John" we'll, on ihe
Hammat farm, now three weeks old, is
doing 800 barrels day with Q prospect
Of being apaying well .ior long time
TO come, The old "Burnt WE'LL"
which started off four years ago at2OO
barrels, 10 now doing 50 barrels q day,
showing that 1t has q big poolto draw
from. The "Big John" operators have
another rig up on the Hammat aud
expect TO start the drill early In the
week, They have inst begun to drill
on the Friend oochrane farm, about 400
feet northwest OF the big well, The
Cochrahe No. Q, southwest of the John
Hammat, 10 due Ia the sand this week,
II Ia an inside well, but there Ia no way
10 predict what II will do.
The Cochrane Nos. s and 0 are also
completing rlgs, which will extend the
field still further northwest, Boyle &
BaEnesdale are drilling on the Oorbitt
farm, about half mile northwest Of the
"Big john" This well Is looked on
with great interest by oil men, as it Ia
well located and thought TO be an almost
certain producer. The same operators
have another well on the RultenCutter
farm, at Belmont, which IL expected to
be a gasser, or may strike shallow oil.
1t 10 regarded as being too far east for
deep well. II 1t brings in gas the pro.
duct will be used for drillingI The Dun.
can Oil Company, OF Pittsburgh, have a
rig up on the Smith farm, still further
northwest. B. B. Campbell, Of the Bear
Greek Refining Company, OF Pittsburgh,
has q rig on the Browse farm, between
Raven Rock and st. Mary's, about 10 de.
grees northeast Of the line Of present
development, This is considered
strictly wildcat operation, and there Is
not much hope for oil. Z Campbell Ia also
putting up q rig on the Cotton farm,
south OF st. Mary's, and has leased 80
acres OF the Mart Riggs farm, about
three.iourths Of q mile southeast Of 81.
Mary's, for which he paid bonus Of
Sl00 and $50 per month, In addition TO
royalty. Operations will begin here OF
once for a shallow well.
The Story & Ackerly, on Green Run,
near Vaucluse, Is still shut down and
a mystery. 1t, has made showing
enough 70 run up the price Of land In
that vicinity. II pumped thirty barrels
In two hours and shut down To get more
territory, prices were going Il p 90 rapidly.
Story 4 Ackerly are also putting up a
derrick on Ex-Governor Jackson's farm
at VauCluse, and one on the HenderShott
farm, both for shallow oil, but failing to
get that will 20 deeper, as they are In a
fair line. Whitehead, a Pennsylvania
oil operator, has leased three iarms on the
Ohio side opposite this place. He must
begin drilling within thirty days or forfeit
his leases, and has gone for his machine.
ry 10 begin at once. The well on Bells
Run, on the farm OF William Eddy, was
brought In on Friday and the oil filled
the hole when the bit was only about
foot In the sand. Tools were taken out,
the pump put TO work, and at last &C.
counts she was doing six barrels an
hour. This we'll 10 owned by Brown,
Huggins &'Davidson. The same parties
have another derrick up within quar-.
ter Of a mile Of this, and will begin drill.
ing at once. In the field are thirty wells
In all stages. The shallow wells are
bumpers, the deep wells flowers.
Cralg's pipe line Is expected in within
thirty days. This will afford Competi.
ton for the oil and will increase the
present premium Of 10 cents a barrel 10
25 cents. Everything In the way Of
territory on the oil line, on the West
Virginia side, has been taken up for a
distance Of four miles each way from
present development. The land Is
being taken by men tho will operate II,
the conditions under which II 10 taken
leaving no room for holding on mere
speculation. The fact that In the whole
field only five deep wells have shown up
dry holes encourages experienced men
to send their money down with the
drill. The production will be doubled
within the next thirty dayg.