Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-06

| ESPECIAL TELKGkAM 10 THE DIsPATCHi
MoRGANTowN, W. VA, March g.
There is little question but what the COM
ing season will witness a large volume of
| operations in the expansive West Virginia
field. Some of the most prominent and
long-experlenced operators in the production
of petroleum have implicit confidence i'll the
future greatness of the territory. Among
those who have been converted TO this idea
are the members of branch of the Standard
Oil Company, whose possessions in the Old Do
minion extend for hundreds of miles and en-
brace many thousand acres of territory. They
are deeply imbued with the theory that as the
oil and gas of the Pennsylvania fields are grad
ually declining in their developments on
southwest line that West Virginia's greatness
is destined TO come forth at no remote period.
The company shares the opinion of other pracu-
cal producers that the chances of opening an
other field surprising in magnitude both in
area of territory and productlon the once
famed Bradford are by no means among the i'm
possibilities. Many other practical operators,
however, do not concur in tins rosy view OF
great Oildorado in Virginia, and upon the
whole the fraternity are about as divided In
their estimation upon the value OF this terri
tory as they were upon the merits OF the Bur
dick bill.
1t is said that the Standard which during the
winter made extensive acquisitions In Monon-
Ralld county, contemplate ldIro VI
work as soon as the roads and weather will
permit and that during the next II months
will expeGd hundreds of thousands of dollars
in developing the caloric and oleaglnous
resources of this section of the State.
Ii is reported that this company at an early
date will organize competent corps Oh engl-
neers and survey the country through the
State to the Big kanawha river on 40 hne
1t is also rumored that the Standard Will soon
build pipe line from Washington, "a. 10 the
big pumping station at MorgantoWn and ID
addition will construct &c, 600 barrels more tank
age during the season at Morgautown. Inc
new nine-inch line conveying the oil from the
Monongalia field has just been finished.
George p. Hukill, of Oil City, is now drilling
a wildcat well in kanawha county up Elk Run,
about 20 miles northeast from Charleston on
Little Sandy Greek. Mr. Hukill has secured
5000 acres of territory here and is strong in his
faith that he will find prolific Big IDJun
land at a depth of 1900 feet. This well
will be completed in two or three weeks, and is
looked upon as one of the most important eX-
permental wells drilling in the State.
The developments at Warrington are also
increasing, while the production is gradually
rolling up. The average contractor experiences
less trouble now in getting well down than
when the field was first opened up, and the
number of fishing jobs is not near SO numer-
Gus. The volume of operations in this field
mer, and an era of activity and prosperity will
be witnessed that came this way before. The
Standard are not the only operators in this
field who intend doing business on an extensive
scale. Burt Brothers have just received the
irons for Is new rigs. and have already begun
the erection of number of rigs.
The Mountain State OIL Company, in the
Mount Morris field, are preparing to do large
amount of work. The DISPATCH scout was
informed to-day by member of this company
Corday farm and the other in the Tretty, which
would be done next week