Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-30
SENSATION IN OIL.
JUDGE COCHRAN WELL IN THE BELMONT
FIELD
Spills the Guesses Of all the Operai0rs-A Wheel
Company MAKES Great Strike-First
Daster at Mannington-Other
State News.

Special Tsis @rdm 70 TIE Register.
BELMONT. w. VA, July 29.-The SEN
sational oil strike of this week was
made one mile and half north
east of here to-day, on the Ohio
side. 1t completely upSetS all theories
and confounds all the SpeculationS
of the experienced operators here.
When the O'Neal well on the Ohio side
proved a disaster, some time ago, the
whole Ohio territory was con
demned and operators began work
ing on an east and west line,
following the West Virginia side of the
river The CaSSel Oil Company, com
posed of Wheeling capitalists. was one
OF those that pinned its faith TO the
Ohio territory, and its confidence has
been abundantly rewarded. The Judge
Cochran well, belonging to that COM
pany. came i'm to-day. and is Il
$50 barrel guSher. The well is one
mile back from the river, and
a mile and half northeast from
the mouth of French creek. 1t is
ON a 9s-acre tract of land, belonging to
the CaSSel Company, and other Wheel
ing parties are interested in a 40O-acrc
lease in the same locality. Before
reaching the pay streak Invent through
fully POO feet of the Big Iniun sand.
There is intense excitement here to-
night and operations will be immediate
~ resumed on the Ohio side of the river
on large scale.
DRILLING NEW WELLS.
The wells which are under way here
are all making fine progress. The acre
and-a-half well, belonging to Wheeling
parties, which was expected in this
evening was delayed and the the drill is
eSpected TO reach the longed for fuid
some time tomorrow. The REGISTER
representative is informed that the Hart
well, which is situated directly in front
of the Boss Store, will probably find the
sand about Friday morning. The Simp-
son well met with some serious difficult
". which have been overcome, and the
drill is now pounding its way downward
alta rapid rate. The Hall well on the
Stewart farm is down about 900 feet
and is doing well. The Duncan oil Co.
is erecting new rig east of the Acre
and-a-half well, and will begin Spudding
I'm a few days. Nineteen new derrickS
have been erected within sight OF the
hOtel here within the last three weeks,
and the end is not yet.
A ST. NAEY'S SPECIAL SAYS:
The oil fever here is aS high aS ever,
and drilling goes right on. The Dun
can well. which burned last night, got
gas iu the five hundred foot sand, which
threw oil 10 the top OF the derrickS. As
the drillerS We're not expecting any
thing of the kind, they were unpre-
pared. and everything was burned.
| This well is up French creek, about Il
quarter of a mile from its mouth.
I The Dye well on French creek met
with bad luck. having dropped their
whole string of tools in the hole on yes
|terday and have not recovered them.
/ This well is over seventeen hundred
/ feet deep. and there may be trouble be-
I fore they get the tools. II is reported
that a good well has been struck in the
Eureka sand on the Brown farm. about
/ four miles west of Newport Ohio. 1t is
said TO have fifteen feet Of sand and to
be good for a hundred barrels per day
when shot 4 new well begun drilling
on Green Run ON saturday. The old
wells there are doing nicely.