Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-04
GENERAL OIL NEWS.

GENERAL OIL NEWS.
1t Is thought there is much good ter
ritory still remaining in the Manning
ton field, despite the failure OF the
Noey and several other wells which re-
Gently came in dry. These wells only
show bad spot in that territory, and
all the West Virginia fields are noted
for dry streaks. Toward the south,
east and west of Warrington is good
territory, and operations are extending
in that direction.
Greenlee & Forst have we'll drilling
on the Wilson farm, near West Ulion
in Doddridge county, which they ex-
pect will be q good producer. II is eS-
pected in the latter part OF this week.
At Tunnel, two and one-half miles
from Moore's Junction, fine oil wen
was struck few days ago in the shall
low or Cow Run sand. 1t Is said to be
making 100 barrels per day, and there
is a good deal Of interest manifested In
it among oil men.
Greenlee & Forst's Floyd No. 5 In the
Harrington field Is due to-day and is
in a good territory.
The same firms No. on the Charlton
farm is also expected in in few days.
At Forest Grove Miller & Murphy
had hopes Of developing gusher, Judg-
ing from the showing made in their pay
at their Hughey No. 3. They missed
the second pay streak, and the we'll will
not be good for more than 30 or 35 bar
reIs a day. The well is important for
the reason that it shows q slight extern
sion to the northeast Of developments
The Kanawha Oil Company's Lohr
No. 3 is the Sistersville field was due to
come in yesterday and is expected to be
good producer.
In the Forest Grove field Flanagan
& Mechlin have started to spud on the
Aiken farm.
Patterson & John are building the
rigs for Nos. 3 and Nolte. No. 2 Oh
the same farm has been shot and the
production increased TO $50 barrels a
day.
Smyers, Hotham e. Co. touched up
their No. Erbst with a shot yesterday
and increased the production from rs
to rs barrels day.
The Kanawha Oil Co.'s No. on the
Mullindick farm at Sistersville, came in
yesterday. and is making q good show
ing for producer.
The Woodbur No. 5, on the Wood
burn farm in the Taylorstown field 10
Washington county. come In to-day.
tits the property of the Washington
oil company. The water supply Is as
short In that section as IL was before the
rain, and they are experiencing great
difficulty ia getting sufficient quanti-
| ty for drilling purposes.
Operations In Greene county, Pa, are
not coming up 10 what was expected
| Two months ago, when the Dunkard Oil
and Gas Company completed its well on
the Mcclure farm. Good large blocks
OF territory were secured, but there has
not been much done In the way OF de-
velopment
The mutual OIL and Gas Company
drilled well into the big Injun" sand
on the Lantz farm about the same time
| that the Mcclure we'll was struck. The
owners, however, had the misfortune TO
stick the tools in the hole and have
| been fishing ever since. They have
given up all hope Of getting them out
and are now removing the rig and will
try /. again.
The Dunkard Oil and Gas Company is
drilling a second well near the Mcclure
farm on Dunkard creek that will be due
soon.
The Woodland OIL Company has drilled
It's well on the Manor farm at Forest
Grove through all sands and found
nothing buta little gas. They will pull
| 1t ont AMI abandon the hole.
The Slstersville field Is looking very
bright az present and the indications are
that there will be q big lot OF work
going on in this field this winter.
There have been good wells bought on
three sides OF that field within the past
month. On the east the Pollock we'll is
drilling and is expected In this week.
| Should this well prove good one IL
will give this field four new leads.
The Given well on the Fetner farm at
Steubenville has been tubed and put 10
pumping. II has produced two tanks OF
oil since drilled IN and third 250-b bar
rel tank is now building.
The Wheeling Gas Company's No. 4
Corners. in the Kelso fourth pool sand
pool. will be due this week.