Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-15
OIL OPERATIONS
In the Various Fields i'm West frginhA
Territory.

In the Various Fields In west virginia
Territory.
Operations in the Fairmont and Man
nington oil fields continue active. Inc
Rurt No. l, known as the Daisy, was
wear old last month. During the year
il has produced over $4,000 barrels OF oil,
most of which brought 81 barrel.
The Burt Oil Company has just com
pleted building its twelfth rig. Inc
best well in the strata is said to be the
James Yost No. /, at Fairview. 1t is
making $50 barrels day. Work has
been suspended on the three-acre well
at Warrington. The Little Eldorado al
that place is only making sixteen barrels
day now. 1t will be shot with sixty
quarts of glycerine. The well on the
John Reese farm on Mods Run, which
was shot, has been cleaned out and has
improved in its output of oil. 1t has
produced a good deal of oil and is
very good paying property.
The Peasants county field is not
making the stir it did some time ago.
There is a wide scope of territory in the
county, however, which is still untouch-
ed by the drill, and which may be as
productive of oil as any yet opened IN
the state.
The sugar creek well has struck
strong flow of fresh water at 300 feet.
1t is unusual to get fresh water at that
dentb in this field, and what makes 1t
more strikingly peculiar is that the
water is quite warm. 1t also possesses
mineral properties in slight degree.
Work has been suspended on the Gun
ningham well until suitable fishing tools
can be procured. The Gale well on
Middle island continues to make ABOUT
ten barrels day natural production.
The Duncan well on the Riggs and
Smith places are making the same
amount of oil that they did two months
ago. An effort was made few days
ago TO shoot the Gandee well but acct
dentally the shot was exploded when
but short distance down. The casing
was torn to pieces, the walking beam
thrown on the tank, causing it to burst
and over 100 barrels OF oil were wasted.
Work has been commenced to recover
the tools lost in the Little Gulch No. l.
The wells at French creek are together
making production of 40 barrels a
day and three tanks of oil are shipped
each week A well has been commenced
OF the John Bills farm. Prof. L. c.
White of the West Virginia State Uni
versity, has located we'll at Browns
Mills, Harrison county, and also one
near West Union. Prof. White has
been unusually lucky in oil develop
mentS. 1t is said that dnring the past
year he has made over 100000 in the
oil business.
The Salama correspondent OF the
Parkersburg Journal writes: The Dew
ries & Campbell well on the DR.. Bartlett
farm came in Monday and was shot. 1t
made eighteen barrels the first twenty
four hours and is still flowing at the
same rate, promising to be good well.
The Berry well on Sheets farm that
started off at about forty barrels
month ago. is making about twenty bar
rels per day. The Harmon Bros. well
that started off at about eight barrels a
month ago, is holding mp to about the
same. In cleaning out the Geo. Hammatt
well after shooting il, they got the
tools fast in the well. NotwithStand
ing she has been flowing - barrels per
day. The Barnsdall well in the orchard
on DIR. Bartlett's farm had cave. They
are roaming it out and expect to case
this week and with ordinary good luck
hope 10 bring the oil to the surface next
week. W. Ii. Sheets has the lumber on
the ground for q derrick and feels GER
tain he will get gusher. The Boss IL
Hammatt we'll on the Beeson farm is
through the salt sand and caSed with a
good show for an oil well.