Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-28
WEST VIRGINIA OIL.
What Some Of The Better Wells Down
There Are Turning Out.
EXCELLENT SHOWING BEING MADE.
The South Penn Company Still Has Some
OF The Best OF Them
9IS THF SOUTHWESTIPART OF THE STATE
EICELLENTSHOWING BEING MADE.
IN THE SOUTHwESTIPART OF TIE STATE
ESPECIAL rELKoRAM TO THE D1srArcH.;

fgPECIAlg TELkGRAM TO the DISPATCH.
FA1Rv1Ew, April 27.-Thls portion @
the West Virginia field is furnishing
pretty good proportion OF the. production
credited to that division. The South Penl
Oil Company's o. ]. Sutton is a good well
Its exact production is not known outside
but it is rated al 200 barrels or better. Tn,
Jim Yost No. l, which cut loose unaccount
ably some days ago, as reported 10 TIL
DISPATCH, is still doing over $50 barrels
This is the best we'll yet struck in West Vir
ginia, barring the prehistoric gushers of thu
Little Kanawha Valley at Burning Spring
and OIL Rock. P. W. Yost No. 2, of tn,
same company, was thought to be one of th,
best located wells in the Fairview district, bu,
it is showing very poor. 1t is still drilling II
the sand, but there is little hope of finding any
pay rock below the present point of contact ol
the drill.
South Penn in the Warrington.
MANNINGToN-South Penn Oil Company's
No. S, on the Frank Blackshire, which is located
with view to finding the connection between
the Warrington and Mods Run developments
is in the Big Injun and should be completed
this week. 1t is regarded as important though
all the territory in that section is tied up.
Frank Blackshire No. 4, located on the north
extension of the field is in and a good well.
ltls probably making 50 or 100 barrels . day.
The South Penn's venture on Captain w. B.
Siue's farm is below the level of the Gordon
sand and complete failure. Some gas and q
very slight showing Of oil was found In the Big
lnjun. Below that the formation was broken
and somewhat irregular, there being but little
sand where the Gantz and Gordon should have
been. The same c0mpany's test on the Tooth.
man farm, between Plum Run and Dudley
Fork which is expected to find the connection
between Warrington and FalrView. west Of the
old Plum Run duster. if any such connection
exists is about ready for its second casing.
The Logan Oil Company will finish a well this
week on the Henry Ietrick farm at the south
west end of the field. 1t is about mile east of
the same company's Kennedy farm well which
proved to be great salt water producer and
nothing more. If there is any extension south
west from present developments this well
should find it. The Browns Mills well of White,
jackson & Company, which was the pet geolo-
gical location about 10 miles southwest from
Warrington is a rank duster.
In Southwest West Virginia.
William S. Edwards, an attorney of Charles
ton, W. Va, was in the city Saturday on bust
ness connected with the oil development in
that section. Mr.. Edwards is interested with
tie Augusta OIL Company, Rufus H. Heron, of
w. A. Heron & Sons, and o. P. Lloyd, all of
Roane. Ksnawha, Putnam and Boone counties.
He says others are operating also IN that terri
tory, among them Fred Hayes o. Warren, and
Mystery Mike NJ urphy George Henckler, Fred
Prentice, Palmer Brothers and the South Penn
Oil Company.
Hayes & Murphy are drilling two wells in
Putnam county, Henckler one in Ka1awha,
Palmer Bros, of Oil City, one in Putnam, Al
together Mr. Edwards says his friends have
drilled ten wells, five of which have had a
-
20 more before giving up the search for possible
gushers. At present there are about Is wells
drilling in the counties named. Mr.. Edwards
saws the ''oil breaks Of his State follow the
popular $50 line very closely from Warrington
southwest, and both the big Injun," or
promise of good wells.
Looking Out for Nineveh.
NINEvEH-The South Penn Oil Company has
three wells on top of the sand, on the McCol-
lum. Rutan and Wolf farms. Superintendent
John W Worthington, eX-Mayor of the flourishing
city of OuTay. Col, is on hand TO see if these
wells cannot be put IN producing condition with
out any of the mishaps which have characterized
operations in this deepest of all producing dis
trlcts. The wells here range from & go 10 3, 800
feet in depth, 10 the Gordon sand, but have good
qualities when successfully competed.
The range is from go to $50 barrels day at the
In the Middle Field.
GRAND VALLEY-Grand Valley. too like the
other pools of the middle field. has almost re-
lapsed into obscurity. Ii seems. SO TO speak that
It's race is run, and but little available territory
remains TO be drilled here. Gibbs & Co. have
Just completed a five siN-barrel well on the
Philadelphia lands, and Wales, on his own land
a few days since, finished three-barrel well and
will soon bounce the drill in another.
The Production at McCurdy.
McCURDY-A gauge OF the wells in the Nc
Curdy field shows a total production Of g. 500 bar
rels from 20 wells. This is one of the Southwest
pools that is now on the increase. couple more
wells are due al the sand this week, and the middle
Of May Will show results on eight or ten more.
B. b. Campbell. on the RuIledGe, is shut down at
l. 400 feet and SWeitzer, on the Skater has lost The
rig by fire.
A Good Well in Prospect
NoBLEsTowN-Guffy & jennings Nohlestown
well, located about one mile north, 10 degrees
west from the Moret farm, and about two miles
northeast from Mcdonald has not been drilled
since last Friday noon. Il is eight or ten feet
In the Gordon sand. The rock is of fair quality
tools were run the last time. 1t Is thought TO be
good for 100 barrels when completed.
What Is Doing at Wildwood.
WILDwooD-The most important development
in this field is Roth Oil Comrany's No. /, on the
considerably in advance in the south
west. 1t is making inch an hour or so barrels
day. Same company's No. is on top of the sand
and due tomorrow. The hanawha OF Company's
well, the Fogie, is through the sand and dry.
Rolsehouse GO. have abandoned their well
on the Alston farm, near NedZky station. Guffy
Queen, on the KOhlbar, tubed Yesterday. The hole
is full of salt water and production uncertain un-
~ this is pumped out. Greenlee & Forst No.
a9s a2enne Pebes 9ss rns sind sho
on Friday, and is making 4sO barrels
saturday with very little improvement. Kennedy
Z Co, No. 5, p. & W, is in the top of the sand.
Gibson & Giles No. 8 on the Scott, is 80 feet in
he fourth sand and shows no OIL 1t has very lit
tie gas and is no good.
To Drill at Hookstown.
HooKsTowS-George Dawson and other Pitts
burg parties are getting ready to drill two miles
IN advance Of the Hookstown field in hope of find
ng connecting link between that and Turkey
New Work at ClaysviIle.
cIEYsvLLE-The incoming of the Victor OIL
Company,s No. S, on the Carson, has given con-
siderable impetus to new work. The Victor Com
oany is starting No. 6, Carson, and No. g. Gour-
ey. j. b. Aiken 4 Co. are starting six wells.
Jonnors. Fall & Co. are starting one on the Irwin
arm and another on the Helton lot.
Drilling for the Lower Sand.
GREENE CoUNTY-The Shannon Run Oil Com
Ut. Morris, got showing OF oil in the Big Injun
mo Will drill on for lower sands.
Waiting for Tsnkage.
CALLERT-Lentz Muehlbronner are in the
and on the Ben Garvln farm and the hole has
llled up !. 100 feet with fluid. 1t is shut down
William GarTin, are drilling at so feet in the
hundred footh and have showing for a good
veil. Same parties have rig up on the Emmill
N the Dambach farm, ana Kennedy 81 Co, have
ne up on the Albert Graham. ii. MCC,
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