The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-25
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In this field, for the party or company
leasing, to grant to the lessee a one
eighth royalty. Sometimes there is a
bonus added to this, for special reasons;
as, when Harvey Roach received $1,000
bonus and one.eighth royalty on 100
acres, from John McKeown; or D. NJ.
Chambers $1,000, and ~one.eighth royalty
on 100 acres, from the Fisher Oil Com.
pany; or Col. William l.. Crawford
81, 100, and one.eighth royalty, from the
same company; or Low Gardner $500,
and one-elghth royalty, from McKeown;
or the Wylies 5000 and one.eighth
royalty; or Thomas Peterson 5000, and
one.eighth royalty, on April Goth with
$50 acres yet open and waiting for re.
liable operation and investment. Some
times, as in the case of Thomas suter,
leases were made in an alternative form,
so that II tho wells produce above 90.
barrels per day 1t shall be a %one.iourth.
II below 80 barrels one.sixth, and II be.
low % barrels one.eighth royalty. In
this connection 1t should be mentioned
that the Turkey-foot oil Is what Is
known as premium oil, It bringing
twenty-five cents per barrel above the
ordinary oil. Thus, where the ruling
market price Of oil, as for a long time
this last winter, is ninety.one cents, the
Turkeyioot oil brings$l 10 per barrel.
At these rates 1t can readily DO seen
that a farmer, with an advantageous
lease and n fewgood producing wells, Is
receiving an income from underground
which may far surpass the profits, or
even gross receipts, OF his surface acre.
age. For example, take the case Of Levi
Gardner, towards the upper end Of the
field. When there the other day no had
seven producing wells and four others
with derricks up, yet to come In, and no
dry holes. The best one Of his wells has
been about the best well In the field,
and Is known as tho Gardner No. 2,
drilled by MCKeown in April, and is n
flowing we'll which came in at $50 bar
rels per day and Is doing about l2O now.
His seven producing wells average about
B0 barrels apiece, or 400 barrels daily,
one.eighth Of which in round numbers
amounts 10 so barrels royalty per day,
or 1900 per month, and this, II must be
borne In mind, easily represents as many
dollars. Now, 20 to the lower end Of the
field, and take Col. VIM. l.. Crawford's
case, which will stand for the most
favorable thercabOuts. With four wells
land others going down he Is getting
about $50 barrels per month royalty.
WHAT THE WELLS ARE NOW DOING.
The following recent data Of tho pro-
duction Of few Of the wells from the
lower end Of the field northwardg, will
serve to partially give q general idea Of
the present state OF affairs; The Widow
Brice, 10 barrels. Brice Bros, No. !, 81
No. 3, %, No. |, $50; No. A, 76. Crawford,
No. l, %; No. 2, s. Young, No, ], 10,
Widow Morrow, No. /, 90; No. 2, 8,
About the upper end may be mentioned
Heron No. ] on Langfltts farm, % bar
rpls; Chambers No. /, %; another Her.
ron, on Lindul's, 40j Mnnegan No. !,
on p%eterson's, 10, and Fisher No. 2, 80
The Nnnegan well was drilled 1910 feel
to sand In 8 days and IA houia, The
Fisher Mol, on Peterson's farm, wa
the frat we'll drilled In the New Climber
land district Of tho Turkeytoot field, ant
IL about iuur miles 10 the northeast o.
the latter point, II was drilled In OF
January /, and since February 10 hal
averaged 81 barrels, aud 10 only hal
through the sand, II lisa pumping we'll
Reference was made 10 tho Gardnei
wells, two OF which run 90 barrels, onl
100, tho seven averaging 10, and their
are otheu probably now In.
Tho pioneer Ia the Tufkeyioot OIL
field was tho Bridgewater Company
whoput down q wild cat well at
venture, IN search Of gas, and found oil
II wis drilled by George Given, and thl
fiR built BY one Y. y, Coyell, That wa
along In list September. II started q
III barrels ID now doing about ton bal
felB ID known "a Brice No. 1 and We
The lrst well Ia tho Tutkeyioot apld.
PUMPING rHn oitD
The oil from Tie wells either runs Q
\ ID pumped ihto adjacent tanks, OF iIot
one OF the other ID either pumped .
I forced BY la own gravity through plp
llhestO the pumping stations elguate
! down AZ The lower end Of TIE lieldl 3
Klng's creek, some two OF three mil'