Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-16
TIE OH FIELDS.

A General r esume of the Latest Strikes.
Leasing Brisk About Woodsfield-NeW
WOrk at stenbsnville.
For the past two weeks the attention
| of the talent has been drawn TO the
wells brought in over In Ohio. The
Perdue well, belonging TO the Atlantic
Oil Co., at Marietta, and the Fetner
we'll which Givens drilled. The first
we'll is still considered a mystery; il puz-
zling the operators TO locate and tell OF
| in what sand il is, This we'll started
off so barrels an hour and kept il up for
several days, then all at once it fell of
and Quit flowing. Preparations were
made and IL was put to pumping. As
soon as the pump started the we'll COM
menced flowing again and has contin-
ued TO flow ever since at the rate OF 16
barrels an hour strong, or about
400 barrels 8 day. The most Of
the territory in the vicinity
of this well is owned by the Atlantic
Co., and this will keep small operators
out until further developments are
made and they have some assurance that
the outlying territory might possibly be
of some account.
The Fetner well came 10 small and
did not cause near so much excitement
as the Perdue well, but it was put to
pumping az once and from the first has
been on the increase until now il is pro-
ducing about 80 barrels day,
There is now no question as to there
being great activity in that quarter In
the near future. The only thing that
stands between immediate operation is
the fact that the territory was under
lease in nearly every direction from the
Fetner well before 1t was drilled in.
Unless the pool should expand beyond
these leases there will be very few to
share in the profits.
The we'll brought in at Willow Island
was also feature Of the past week, and
it is a sore disappointment to the pro-
ducers that Pliny Porter has decided
not to finish the we'll. The we'll was
only drilled about a screw into the sand
and made a good showing. The general
opinion is that there is good pool in
that vicinity.
The Royal Gas Co. will begin drilling
we'll on the Draper farm, near Steu-
benville, this week. The we'll will be
located one and a half miles northeast
Of the Fetner well.
Outside of the Willow Island we'll the
West Virginia fields presented no new
features during the week. The deep
territory seems to have reached Its
limits and the little work now under
way is confined to the interior and will
have little or no interest to any out
those individually interested.
Outside of Given there are but two
companies holding leases in the Steu-
benvlle field that are likely TO realize
ANYTHING from their holdings. They
are the Royal Gas Co. and the Ohio OIL
Co. Both of these companies are pre-
pairing to thoroughly test their terri
tory,
The Greenlee & Forst No. Pritchard
s. Charlton at Warrington was drilled
in and started at 10 barrels an hour.
The we'll is located within defined limits
and will open new territory. There Is
still some interest conferred In some
wells drilling in the north end OF the
field.
The oil excitement resulting from the
Farnsworth well, FIVE miles southwest
of Woodsfeld, still continues rather
brisk. There has been quite an influx
of oil men during the past week, and all
available territory in the vicinity OF the
we'll is being eagerly taken up-in some
instances very goud bonus has been
paid. II Is said that the production o.
this we'll will be from 80 to 80 barrels
per day. Tanks have been sent for and
will arrive this week. the territory,
encouraging as it is, will be thoroughly
tested.
The Given we'll was shut down Sun
day because of break in the tubing.
The Royal will sink test we'll on the
Obadiah Williams farm at Steubenville,
in the near future.
The Andrews we'll Of the p. L. 81 b..
Co., in South Franklin township, Greene
county, Pa, has not been tubed, and It's
capacity is not known.
Interest in the Cannonsburg, Pa, oil
field has been revived recently, and as
a result q considerable amount Of drill
ing will very likely yet 0e done. There
is considerable leasing being doue In
that locality, and some rigs are going
M preparatory TO putting down WELT.
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and the operators are yet Of the opinion
that there is some money to be made in
that field.
There will be considerable operating
between the Perdue well and the Bris-
coe we'll on the West Virginia side OF
the river this winter. The distance
separating the two points is about six
miles, and the territory is held in small
tracts. giving ample opportunity, II de-
velopments warrant it, of getting up the
greatest rivalry In operations. The
theories for finding connecting link
between the two points is based on a 10
northeast aud southwest degree line.
In Doddrdge county, this State, there
are some good wells coming In, but the
paying territory is scarce.
The Wetzel county field is not doing
very much just now, aud matters in Gil
are rather quiet in that locality.
Nothing has been heard from the Pol
lock we'll at Sistersville since it was re-
ported in and producer.
The President Bad Poor Luck.
BUzzARD's BAY, October 15.-It was
learned to-day that the Presidents
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