Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-21
THE MANNINGTON OIL FIELD.
What is Going oh in That Neck of the
Woods-New Wells.

to-day. This is the most eastern well
in Warrington, being just at the edge
OF the belt.
The Yeater well, on the Cherokee
Strip Ia narrow strip between the rail-
road and the creek, about IS yards long),
is in the sand now. 1t will be completed
in few days. This well is close to
Burt's No. /, and the indications are
very ilattering.
Watson, McGraw & Co.'S No. got
the tools lost few days ago, and as the
well was near the eastern edge of the
belt and the derrick would have to be
moved, the owners decided to move IL
up the hill further and few hundred
yards west. 1t was 900 to 1000 feet
deep when abandoned.
This firm, Watson, McGraw & Co.,
have six wells, one producing, four drill
ing, and one with the rig up. Their
No. 9 struck first pay to-day and is ex-
pected in by Saturday or Sunday. This
well is on the bank back of Burt's tan
merry.
The timbcrs are on the ground for
BurtS No. 0 and No. 10, and the rigs
will be put up at once. No. is close
to their store, between the railroad and
the creek, and No. 10 is up the hollow
about $50 yards above No. 3.
The timbers are being put in place
for the rig for the Montgomery No. 4
on the Hamilton farm.
The Crane Oil Co.. well on the Gould
lot is getting along nicely, though only
fairly started.
Wilson No. ., Taylor, Burt & Lat
shaw, began spudding last week.
The Tygart well, Taylor, Burt &
Latshaw, was shot with six quarts last
night and the casing damaged so much
that they are drawing the casing to-
day.
Burt's Nos. and : are expected to be
in about ten days, and their No. is
down !, ,040 feet.
Stephens No. |, Taylor, Burt Il Lat
shaw is down 1900 feet. with fishing
job on hand.
Price No. |, Taylor, Burt & Latshaw
is down 210 feet.
The Logan Co. has a well, about four
miles from here on Big run, that has
been drilling about three weeks. The
same company has another under head
way about II miles from here, at
Browns Mills, Harrison county. 1t
will be completed soon. They had a
show of oil in the Dunkard sand and
many are eagerly watching for the re-
suit when the deeper sand is reached.
Dancer No. ., Ed. l.. Rose, principal
owner, is down about 1,700 feet.
The South Penn Co. is putting down
two new wells on the Rymer lease. The
lease is on the hillside, back OF Burt's,
and pretty well to the eastern edge OF
the field.
Preston & Mcbride are putting down
another well on the Phillips lease. 1t is
down about 1000 feet.
Smith No. ., South Penn Co., is down
about 200 feet, and is ready for the
last string of casing.
This company South PENN has three
new wells going down on the Furbee
lease, over the hill, southwest from
here, about mile and a half; one on the
Sine lease, about two miles west OF here,
which is down something over 1000
feet; one on the Dodd property, about
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two on the Frank Blackshere land. just
fairly begun, and another on j. k.
Blacksheres land, recently begun.
These last three wells are about two
miles northeast Of here.
Gilmore & Bennett are drilling on the
Dancer town lot, and have reached a
depth of between 1,400 and 800 feet.
The Three-Acre Oil Company, on the
Smith lease, are down 900 feet.
Mods Run Oil Company, Reese lease
northeast of here three miles, spudding.
Montgomery, on the Sodderly farm
two miles southwest of here, pretty wei
through. Present depth, l,sO0 feet.
There are twenty-eight or thirty pro-
ducing wells here, yielding an aggre'
gate OF !, 800 barrels day now, though
II has been somewhat greater. The de-
crease is not so great as it usually is,
however.
OF the whole number OF producing
wells, the South Penn Company owns
six: Burt Bros, five, and the rest are
distributed among about dozen firms
or corporations.
The quality OF the oil here is about
the same as that OF the MI. MOTIFS,
Pa, field, and commands good pre-
MUM.
Like all other fields, Warrington has
exploded many plausible theories, and
has clearly demonstrated that the only
sure way to tell where there is oil, is to
sink hole.
The limits of the field are so well de-
fined by actual experiment, that 1t Is
not at all probable that any OF the
wells now drilling Will prove to be
clusters"
Burt Bros. were fortunate enough to
own what has proven to be the best part
of the field here, and when their
"Daisy" No. came in strong well last
April, it was only short time till line
of wells were put down around their
farm. This of course compelled them
to put a number of wells down all
around their boundary to protect them
selves. Their line is not complete yet.
Preparations are already making for
greater activity as soon as spring opens.
There Is sufficient new machinery in
the railroad yard to equip forty or hfty
more wells.