Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-28

There seems 10 be considerable doubt
that the report which has been pub
liShed that the Kanawha Oil Company's
we'll on the e. and II. Williamson
farm was dry, being true. The Ka-
nawha Company are onto all the tricks
of the trade, and if they can hoodwink
some of the lease holders out in that
territory to throw up their leases they
are going to do it. The assertion that
the well has been plugged and made
mystery seems perfectly plausible
when one knows the facts in the case.
When the well was drilled in some two
weeks ago it filled up over l 400 feet
with water and oil, and was reported
to be a good we'll by the men working
on it, although the owners claimed that
it did not amount to anything. Then
again, when the we'll was put to
pumping a little over a week ago about
100 barrels of salt water were pumped
out daily When the well was shut
down several days ago without even
showing of either oil or gas and before
the salt water had been exhausted. the
oil men commenced TO think that some
thing was out of place and that the ac-
lions OF the Kanawha were not strictly
on the up on up" The tubing and the
sucker rods have been taken out of the
hole. and it is reported that the casing
will be pulled. This, of course, don |
amount TO anything when company
a
territory and want to freeze the owners
of other leases out so they can get
hold on the territory. Besides this, the
Kanawha has been trying very hard
to get some of the leases held by otner
parties. to drill for an interest, but so
far they have not been successful. Inc
general opinion seems TO be that the
Williamson we'll is all right. and that
if the owners could get hold on more
territory they would open it up again in
very short order
The receipts of the pipe line compa-
MES in the Sistersville field yesterday
were 1871 barrels The receipts OF
the Eureka lines were 1854 barrels,
and those of the Mellon lines 1927 bar
rels. Always during the latter part OF
the month the amount OF the runs from
this field increase considerably.
Jones & Co. S No. Thoburn, located
about $50 feet southeast of their No. 2
was due in the sand last night and the
indications were first class that 1t
would come in dry hole. Both Nos.
! and . were dry and there is every In
dication that No. will also be buster.
The Associated Producers No. 2
Deist and the we'll being put down on
the Eckleberry by another company
will be due in the sand the latter part
of this week or the first of next. These
wells are in pretty good looking terri
tory and may possibly come in gushers.
Crawford & Treats well on the White
farm east of the Frieden well was due
in the sand last night Wells have
been drilled on all sides of this well
and il is almost certain that IL VIII
come in dry If ii does not come in dry
il will be a big surprise not only TO the
owners but to everybody else IN the
field.
The Victor Oil Co.'S No. Kearns,
which was drilled in Monday evening
and made a showing for a producer,
was drilled deeper yesterday and Will
make a $50 barrel well This well is
located out in the Keener district in the
vicinity of the Holmes and Rockwell
gushers.
The South Penn Oil Co. s No. , on
the Lew Holmes farm in the same dis
trict is shut down on account OF col
lapse in the casing. Efforts will be
made in a day or two to clean it out.
The Victor Oil Co. S No. , on the Mid