The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-16

west Ol SouNNVS'
In the Waverly district thir1y'two
wells have been drilled, two Of which
have failed to produce, tho average
production Of the producing wells being
forsy.two barrels. The new johnson
we'll is not included in this estimate.
This ia a record probably not surpassed
by any oil field in tho world, These
are tho figure, Of pipe limo people
whose information can DO relied on.
Operators who formerly ignored shallow
pool territory as a paying investment
arc now hustlinGi for block OF WaveFly
territory just for flyer
The Long Run pool in Ohio north OF
wayerly, about two miles from the
river, looks as though IL would DO
equally as good territory as its sister
pool tho Sand Hollow. Operations
there, however, arc almost at q stand
still aud have been for some time bo'
cause oil the difficulties experienced IN
obtaining water. When tho fall rains
set in the Long Run diatrct Is sure TO
be heard from. lhe scarcity oil water
is also felt in tina deep Aeld, there being
1--WE wells waiting on water.
The latest authentic report from the
we'll drilled in wednesday night by The
Scott and Boss company right
inside OF Developments on tho
Johnson farm, ia that tho pro-
production is holding up at 200 barrels,
The Hunter well, also owned by Wheel
ing people, continues to produce thirty
Eve barrels per day,
The deep we'll drilled by KilduH on
the Dyke farm ia still being tished, and
the indications are that II will have TO
be abandoned aud new hole started.
The Defender Oil Company, which
drilled dry hole noar Marietta, will
take the we'll to tho deeper sands.
Hugus No. l OF Moore & Rathburn on
Middle Island is due to-day,
Ramey, Mccoy & Co. are rigging up
their Meigle No. 8.
A location has been made on the
Basal Dye farm BY X &. Caldwell 4
Company. Il Is one.half mile north
west OF the Colebaugh farm vol.
The Philadel phia Gas Company will
not make any more locations at present in
the vicinity OF sistersvillc, but will do
yelop their territory in Wstzel.
Jennings & Emerson have COM
menced spudding on their now Gerry
farm well.
The tubing has been put in tho
Brown lease we'll on Buchanan, and
yesterday it made several good flows.
Il will be put to pumping.
The casing in the NJ. Z. ColebauRh
Conrad.Lohri we'll. which was a great
disappointment to operators, has been
pulled and the we'll abandoned.
The well. near Bealsyille, Monroe
county, which was drilled by Beiaire
people, has been abandoned.
Lohri No. s OF Culbertson & Co. has
been drilled in the pay sand, and while
com para.iyely small TO what the other
wells drilled on the Lohri farm by this
company 10 producing be!tor than 100
barrels per day.s
The well of taylor Wilson & Co., on
che Robert Allen hairs lease. which was
drilled in duster last week, will be
shot.
The Kanawha Oil Company's A.
Smith No. .. which had fishing job,
has recovered the lost bit and 1t is OK.
pected will be drilled in tho big lnjuu
to-day.
The Muth farm well 10 500 foo. doep.
Thomas Mckay No, !, OF ]. h. Nc.
CURE, and o,heri will conmcnco apui-
ding to-day.
Tho Fi.hor Oil Compauy's Borcman
No. 9, which was drilled IN TOW days
ago. Is making a great dow q. salt water,
with a heavy pai pressure. Tho salt
water is now being pumped and no
estimate can be made OF tho worth OF
the well.
Judge No. l, OF tho Fisher Oil Com.
pany, is 500 feet deep.
Spuddiug was commenced on tho
Fisher Oil Conpauy's Eaton No. 10, on
Thursday.
Another rig, Davenport No. IL. is
being built by tho Fisher Oil Company
and Chicago oil and Gas Company.
Tie rig for Tuel No. 9, Of tho Fisher
Oil Company. Is goingup.
The quotations on credit balances
yesterday were: Opening 81 45j highest
q As; closed Isl As.
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