Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-21
MISCELLANEOUS OIL NEWS.
Items from SistersviIle. St.NIary Tarkers'
burg and other Points.

Williamson farm was drilled in Thurs
day evening and started OFF at about
five barrels an hour. Yesterday the
well was drilled deeper in the sand and
last night 10 was good for about ten
barrels an hour. This well is located
bout 5000 feet almost directly north
OF the famous Dye-BrOOks wells, and il
may open mp q nice lot of territory.
The Keener sand is so treacher0Us out
in that section that it is impossible TO
tell where % well can be found. There
has been instances where we'll was
drilled on q piece OF ground and was
good for a hundred barrels, and at ans
other Well 100 feet away dry hole was
the result There viii probably be
considerable work started in the vicin-
ity OF The Williamson well in the next
few DAVIS bv those who hold leases in
I that section The same company $ No.
ON the same farm is in the lime and
viii be due In the sand tomorrow or
/ Monday Their No. 8 is drilling at
about 900 feet These wells are both
about 5000 feet northeast Of No. l.
The following from Anderson, Ind,
/ was received yesterday by private par
ties. when Major DoXey president
I or the American Plate Class Company,
/ arose this morning TO find his plant in
ashes ne also found a telegram await
inc him from Kuightstown with the
information that his oil prospecting
/ had turned out big He leased 5000
/ acres of land i'm that vicinity month
/ ago and began lowering wells Tor oil.
/ The FIRST test was made yesterday, and
/ The telegram announced that in ten
hours after the pumps had been APP
\ nlied the 250-barrel tank which had
/ been erected for the test, had been
/ filled and the supply shut on until
/ more tanks could be erected. This is
/ rich find i'm an entirely new field.
No one but DoXey has any leases. and
mo- is covering more. The oil, while
crude is go per cent. fine grade coal oil,
and po better find could have been
made He announces that he will be-
rfu rrrrrg down more wells aJ once
. and uush his find The field is below
the cas- belt line and is 80 miles distant
from any of the oil fields. The oil is
+ also ola better grade in its crude state
than found i'm the older Indiana fields.
The II. p. Hays & Co. well, on the ID.
G0rh1m farm. In the Keener district,
.
making 80 barrels a day
Reese d Co.'S well on the holland
farm. on Broad Run, in Peasants coun-
or. has been drilled through the Cow
Run sand and is a buster. IL is now
being drilled to the Big Injun, and will
be due i'm about ten days.
Spudiing was commenced yesterday
in the Henry OH Co S we'll on the Dana
larm. across the river from ST. Marys
Three strings of tools We're lost in the
first we'll put down on this farm and
last week the rig was moved and new
hole started.
The broken bit was gotten out Of tho
/ Alpha OH COS well on the Palmer
farm. on Long Run, back of New Mar
I tinsville. last week, but the tools have
I again been stuck about COO feet from.
I the top and they are trying TO get theT
out,
The Philadelphia Oil and Gas Co.'S
/ Well ON the head of Grape Island, is
/ drilling at about 500 feet It will be
/ drilled 20 the Big Injuu sand.
Brown DE- Cos No. I, ON the Buch-
auan farm. about three quarters of a
mile north OF the Deist wells, and q
very important test well. Is down about
$50 feet
The South Penn Oil Co. is moving the
rig on the Sigler farm, near Ign Camp,
/ in WetZel county, on account Of a fish
ing job and viii start another hole at
once
The well on the W. C. II. Core farm.
ON Broad run, i'm Peasants county, was
I drilled In Thursday afternoon and is
/. reported 90 be good for about % barrels
"a day. IL is owned by a home com
pany
Six wells have been located on the
. 7. c. Dye farm. south and west of the
/ Eikelberry and DeisJ farms, and rigs
. viii be erected az once.
The South Penn have a bad fishing
job at their well on the Colbert farm.
. near Lyu Camp, i'm Wetzel county, and
may have 10 move the rig vet
Tn addition TO The producers already
ou the Deist farm there are three wells
drilling and rigs up for three more
I which viii be started the first of next
I week.
Ballard & Co have the rig up for
wei on the belong farm. near ST.
Aary'S S, In Peasants county, and will
.
chinery can be set up.
Stewart * Co. viii commence drilling
ON Well on the farm Of j, NJ. Goddard.
/ near Sardis, in q few days
Spudding will De commenced on the
/ schumacher well, east of Woodsfeld,
} to-day.
/ Charters were issued Thursday by
| the Secretary of State to the Thompson
\ ON and Gas Company FOR the purpose
I OF boring for OIL gas. etc, and for own
I ing and operating wells and manufac-
turing machinery. etc Capital stock
$500, with privilege Of increasing to
I 100000 IncOrpOratOrs are Howard
Thompson. @. A. Robinson. VIM. Ell
bingham and +. G.. Caldwell, all of
/ Wheeling w. Va. Principal Office TO
/ Doe at Wheeling la Belle Oil Com
pany. for boring for oil. gas, etc, and
owning and operating wells etc. Cap
itQl stock. $4,000. The incOrpOratOrS
are J. Z. Wright, W. II. Rogers, e.
Wayne. of Wheeling; George Summers.
of Bridgeport. o., and w II. Bradley.
OF Mingo Junction, o. Principal Office
no Wheeling,
The belief is now general among oil
men that the well drilled in by Carr
Bros. i'm the Davisville field. several
weeks ago, and which was reported a
I buster. was worked as a mystery, as
TWO more new wells have been located
near the old we'll and drilling will be-
sin az an early date.
Miss Coygirl-Jack Softleigh told me
I last night that I ought 10 accept him.