Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-28
OIL FIELDS ACTIVE.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING
ON IN WEST VIRGINIA.

The Willow Island Well to DO Drilled In-Wstzsl
County to the Frunt-Hauling Wafer
to Finish Well
The past week has been rather quiet
in oil circles everywhere. There has
been some big producers drilled in dur
ing the week, but they nave all been
in defined territory and it was expected
that they would come In good. The
banner county OF this State In new pro-
ductions this week was Wetzel. There
has been a number OF new wells brought
in there the latter part OF the week and
the most of them are good producers
1t Is reported that the Murphy u
Jennings well in Piggy run has been
shut in and will not be drilled deeper st
present. So far as heard from there has
only been enough oil developed up 10
the time drilling mad been suspended TO
indicate very small well.
The immense gas well out on Indian
creek, 10 Peasants county, Is still flow
ing enormous quantities OF gas AID no
attempt has vet been made TO shut 1t
in. The roar Of the escaping gas can
be heard for miles.
The South Penn Oil Company is drill
ing in the sand at It's No. S Duhurst,
Wetzel county, and it is flowing az the
rate of so barrels day.
Connolly Bros. have commenced haul
ing water 10 enable them TO finish the
test well located on Gorrel's run. The
well has been closed down since early
last summer on account OF no water,
and lust as soon as the tank Is filled
they will commence drilling again, and
will finish il as soon as possible. This
is a very important test well and will be
watched very closely by outside opera
tors. Should it come in producer new
territory Of considerable magnitude will
be opened up The farms in that sec
tion are almost all under lease and are
held by small operators.
The South Penn Company's No. l3 Il.
G.. Robinson has been completed and Is
good for so barrels a day. No. 4 Casa
Dawson in the same field, is drilling in
the top OF she sand and showing for
good producer.
Leasing in the neighborhood OF Md
dlenourne, Tyler county, back OF Sis
tersville, is reported TO be rather brisk,
The South Penn Oil Company's No. 3
Isaac Wise in the Goyers Gap district
has been completed and is good for 30
barrels day.
Drilling has been commenced on the
PierDoint farm near Middlebourne,
TYLER county, on Sancho run. II is a
rank ~ b cat and would be a great sur
prise the talent, should II come In
producer.
There is not much activity in the
Warrington field just now. The in
activity, it is thought will only be tenn
porary, as the developments now In pro-
gress will open up considerable
amount OF territory In that locality.
Wells are going down on all sides OF the
town and within the next thirty days
something is expected to drop.
The South Penn's No. 10 Silas Ash,
in the Little Flint district, Doddridge
county, is good for thirty barrels day.
Plinky Porter has evidently gotten
over his pouJ because his drillers got
ahead of him and leased everything they
could get around the Mutton Island
well. Plinky has decided that be will
finish drilling the well, and will COM
mence work just as soon as be can get
new cable In the rig.
Cameron, Shearer & Co. made a good
strike yesterday on the Mcclure farm
that surpasses in magnitude anything
previously discovered in that part OF the
county. The well was drilled into the
big Injun" sand and when several feet
In began to flow AZ the rate OF fifteen
barrels an hour, and was holding up at
that gait when last heard from. The
Mcclure farm is located north OF Mt,
Morris, at the mouth Of Glade run,
tributary OF Dunkard creek.
Drilling was 'commencsd yesterday on
the Carson farm, about two miles west
OF Smithfield, near Steusenville. Sew
eral more derricks will be erected i'm
mediately.
In the I|3ie Flint district, in bod
bridge county, the South Penn Oil
Company has brought in their No. on
the J. B. Reynolds farm, which is doing
about $50 barrels.
The same company has drilled In its
test we'll on the Z Underwood farm, In the
same district. 1t is q disappointment
to the owners, as II is only noing about
ten barrels. Something better was eT-
pected Of it.
The Anderson farm well, across the
river from Marietta, in Wood county,
has been put to pumping, and like some
OF the early wells in the Sistersville
field is producing large quantities OF
salt water, but no oil.
There is a great deal Of validating
going on in Roane county. As many as
a dozen are reported to be drilling al
the present time.
Russell, Sprig 81 Company have com
Melted transaction whereby they
transfer their entire interest in the
Cochransvllle oil field TO j. l.. F1ack
and others for consideration OF SIS, 600
cashash.
The receipts Of the Si'tersvllle fields
Yesterday were II, 246 barrels.
A Fizzie at Grafton.