Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-12
PLRKER con aOT
when he Found He Had Been FltmmSd,
ana Now Refuses to Drill the Willow
Island We'll In.

When he Found he Had Been FltmmSd
ana Now Refuses to Drill the willow
Island Well in.
The drillers employed on the Willow
Island we'll did what is expected will be
a nice thing for themselves, when they
disobeyed the instructions of Pliny
Parker, the owner Of that well.
and drilled it in, instead Of
stopping at the top of the Iand,
as ne had told them 10. When the sand
was reached instead of stopping the
drillers went on into it, and only when
the hole commenced TO fill up did they
shut down. Then they went ous and
commenced hustling for leases and
succeeded in getting nice little
block. Parker had been away
and on returning found out how he
had been flimmed. He got hot over
the matter and now refuses TO finish
the well, and says that If the drilers.
who played him shabby, want to know
what their leases are worth they will
have TO put down a we'll as he wont test
the territory for anyone.
The we'll OF the Peoples Light and
Heat Company on the Andrew Bros
farm in South Franklin township. Pa,
has been completed through the fifth
sand. 1t has not flowed since Monday
last, owing TO the fact that it has not
yet been tubed, It's calibre can notyet
&c told. 1t is estimated as being good
for twenty-five barrels.
Woodsfeld, Monroe county, Ohio, is
excited over the FarnsWorth we'll,
which has been drilled in at depth OF
27O feet. The well is doing twenty bar
rels of oil at that dept, but was drilled
100 feet deeper TO the next sand and
turned out TO be rank duster. The
hole has been filed up to the first
paw and IL is the intention TO
shoot it when it is expected
the production will be greatly increased.
This we'll is located only short dis
lance from the swell which was drilled
10 the Berea Grit a few days ago and
came in dry. The general opinion is
that the last we'll is on the edge OF
shallow pool, and preparations are be-
ing made to put down d number OF wells
TO test the territory.
The Wheeling Oil Company is drilling
4 number Of wells along their line in
the old Hickory gas field, This terri
tory was drilled for gas ten years ago,
but no attention was paid to the pro-
duct of the upper vein, which was con-
sidered too light. One well has just
been completed south OF the Mt. Pros
pect Presbyterian Church and another
is being drilled just north OF that
church.
Operations in Greene county, Pa, are
getting very brisk and it is probable
a thorough test of that field will be
made the coming winter. The South
Penn and other companies are making
extensive preparations for developing
their territory soon.
The South Penn Oil Company have
finished three wells in the vicinity OF
Glover's Gap, this State. Their No. ?
u. L. Floyd there Is q duster. Their
No Israel Wise, in the same district,
has also been completed and will make
15.barrels. No. 2. J. w. Batson, same
district. will be good for Is barrels.
at Warrington the 5. P. No. 2, Beat
ty, is in the sand and will be finished as
soon as possible.
Greenee, Forst & Hartmann, have
drilled their No Pritchard & Charl-
ton into the sand and have a good show
for a well.
There are several wells due in the
SisterSville & d and it is likely some OF
them will be Anshed in day or two.
There has been nothing new developed
about the field at Steubenville to report.
The Fe tner we'll is still holding its own,
ana the work OF testing that territory
is prog ressiug first rate.
The Board Of Directors OF the
Moundsvile Oil aud Gas Company, have
ordered proceedings issued against all
the delinquent stockholders who have
not yet paid the total amount of their
stock. 1t has not yet been decided
whether to drill this well deeper or put
down another one. Guards are still
kept al the derrick on the Roberts farm
which makes it mysterious and the
directors will divulge nothing.