Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-06-01
DFPRICKAND DRILL
,N< 0g THE OIL DEVELOPMENTS IN
.PLEASANTS. R
Pa. SENS % be Farther 70 the Eastward.
9 God Wells Across the River.
>sus Of the Wels-Young Girl
Rulnei-Saie News.

7rn 10 tts S.uday Register.
Nn'> May Sl.-The oracle, pub
-e contains the following interest
alton concerning the trend of the
this vicinity:
....r looks as though Peasants county
one of the greatest oil fields i'm the
The latest developments at Bel
f Eureka would seem 20 Indicate
.-.. deep oil sand is 10 be found from
.rthe county 20 the other This
I., been greatly strengthened by
poor show made by the wells So far
.r on the Ohio side of the river,
which even little oil is an eXcep-
r IS now thought by those who
.f U. thc best Informed i'm regard 20
l--rrs that the line of the producing
F.. further 10 the east than
first supposed, and that
rlendiug at about % degrees
af east from the Eureka
tan the greasy fluid. This line
,~ French creek near the COOK
S.. .rt NOT far back of st. Mary $, and
tac general direction of Middle
creek near Sylvan Mills 10 a point
W..s II. o.. on Sugar creek. There
+. Already several wells going down on
.t-.l-tlis % test the matter One OF
4. ..,- .adicatiouS of this being the true
- f, that every well drilled on 10 Jet
...--aH on the shallow sand. the same
, found 40 Eureka and Belmont.
have been no deep holes drilled close
above French creek. and until there
ncaa only speculate on what Is be-
PROGRESS AT BELMONT.
Baruyard well has been drilled IN
making about $50 barrels per day.
r singleton well is not flowing salts
.-.r and will be shot" The Grave
v.u was drilled In on Tuesday, and
rteeu feet of sand. It filled up one
.,rl feet with oil. and will be shot
...-sl.. the production. 10 Will prOba-
,..-a from 80 20 100 barrels. The
sand Wei No .. came in on Wednesday.
-if,. usher. IL is making by eStlma-
-a- less than 400 barrels per day. This
f, ,iuated % the southwest of No. /,
..- 600 feet. and about the same distance
.e north OF Johnson No. on the main
Tie producing wells at this place are
ur their own very well, considering
proximity 90 each other, and So lar
-. has been mo- wells come in without
-a of oil 90 pay. There have been no
-nsr Developments on the ono side OF
+. river since the k'riedel well came IN.
well was shot. and is reported 70 be
sn- ,hirty barrels Hart X Co. are
r.-r. derrick on the plling ground, di-
-.-ru front of Bosses store. The Gus
r.-rbel SO. I. on the Kelly farm above
Vf.e Island. is said 20 be down eight
Ind feet. with three shows OfO oil So far.
.l.,r.' vet been decided as 20 whether NJ
nr down 70 the Eureka sand on not.
..r rr has been completed on the
-., Warner place, below the mouth OF
>.er.. Rum of McKim creek, by the
l.-r.r pro, Drilling will begin here as
.., 81. t.-rr.e ehinCry arrives and can o.
.-ru There has been new rig put up
., -r. Arty Core .o- at NaucluSe Station,
.,t DRILLING viii BEGIN as soon as possible.
|rr. f.,-. F., owned hr some Wheeling gen
If.r.. The STOREY well. on the Hender-
Isr.- ti-r a ..r'.r of "a mile south OF
Nr.r,. - u the shallow sand ON
..,.r. a.l f, rated by Mr. Whitehiu,
|H. tre b ar from twelve 20 twenty
barrels Tie tank has been got up az the
H.t. 1874. l French creek, and pumpicg
W begin 4t olce The well on the Dave
Dye farm is DOWN some four hundred feet.
Tue lre-s have been somewhat delayed
a-.a.ut Of the non-arrival of casing.
lt. Acre and a Half Oil Company. own
entirely bv Wheeling gentlemen, IS max
-nrn4ra-.ons 20 develop at once. Their
r.r es about 1000 feet above the
er wen, and adjoining the rail
Ts Simpson OH and Gas Company
e land adjoius the above, has applied
be- Secretary of State for their charter.
e Jackson well on Cow Creek, Is m
and and is beiuc made something OF
ferry. n is said that 10 will drill IN the
.. the week The Taylor well. on DR..
e't's land. got a show Of oil I'M the
ow sand. and is going on down. The
son the Gehaka and Biddie farms are
lu- down. and the Biddle should get
,srd next week The daily production
la Eureka and Belmont fields is now
'aree thousand barrels. with new
coming in almost every day.
N- Dan Shea. the rig builder. at Bel
r' met with "a bad accident on Wednes-
ar. uat has put him of duty for "A while:
ie stepped ou a rolling piece OF timber ana
strained bis axle So severely that ne Is
n--Dt rouse "a crutch and cane.