Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-29
OIL NEWS.
Snecial 10 the Register.

Sistersville, w. Va, October Is
Late this evening word was received
J in the city that the Victor Oil Com
pany's No 4 Rockwell, reported drilled
in at noon and making fifteen barrels
an hour had increased its production as
/ IL was drilled deeper until now 1t is do
ing 80 barrels an hour. This is one Of
/ the largest, if not the largest well ever
drilled in the Keener poor out on Mid
/ die Island creek.
Ramey & Cos No TO- Davenport, at
Friendly. was drilled in this afternoon
and is reported good for enc hundred
/ barrels or better a day.
! The coming active developments in
! the Sistersville oil field will be in Tyler
| county. West Virginia, in what is
! known as the Dye-BrOoks territory II
| has always been the opinion of practical
/ operators that there is an outlet TO the
west of the famous big wells drilled on
/ the Dye-Brooks farm. The opinion is
/ that that outlet comes almost directly
| towards the Ohio river.
/ About TWO months ago the Philadel-
phia Oil and Gas Company drilled a
we'll on the Hutchinson farm in Wash
! ington county. a quarter of a mile from
/ the mouth of Ben's Run. This we'll is
/ located about 1500 feet from the river,
and, when drilled in, made showing
and at the present time is doing five
/ barrels of oil a day.
There has been several wells drilled
west Of the Dye-Brooks in which a
showing of oil has been found There
! has also been a number or dry holes
| drilled. but even at that it is thought
that a narrow streak runs to the west
and that some lucky operator will strike
it rich
There is a large amount Of undevelop-
ed territory in that section. all Of which
/ is under lease Among the holders Of
apparent good stuff is the Philadelphia
Oil and Gas Company. This company
has already signified it's intention Of
developing it's holdings and has made
a number of locations which they will
commence drilling in q short time
Among other people who have territory
in that section is c. R. Deuel.. who first
opened up the Friendly pool. Mr.
( Deuel. has about nine hundred acres
running back from the river. He has
made some locations on his leases and
as soon as possible viii start TO drilling.
A VERY IMPORTANT WE'LL.
out in the vicinity Of the Dye-BroOks
stuff" is that of Moore & Co., which
started drilling on Friday last. This
which joins the Z. and II. Williamson,
which Joni the 2. and II. Williamson.
on which the Kanawha Oil Company
drilled we'll early in the summer. The
Kanawha Oil Company. when their well
on the Williamson farm was drilled in,
attempted to make mystery out OF it
and practically succeeded. There were
people. though. who did not believe
this well was no good, as was reported,
and when the we'll was drilled in q
strong flow of salt water and gas was
struck there was a small showing Of
oil. The Kanawha Oil Company
rugged the we'll UP and made pretense
of pumping it, to get the head OFF. The
we'll was pumped for probably fifteen
days. but only a few hours each day
and even then there was no cups on It.
The total amount of water taken from
the well is said not to have amounted TO
more than fifteen barrels a day. 1t
was given out that the well was no good
and that the tubing and casing would
be pulled and it would be abandoned.
However. this was not done and the
well stands as it did when they quit
pumping.
The opinion Of most operators is that
/ the we'll would have made paying
producer had it been properly handled,
and that when other producers have
developed their territory the Kanawha
| Oil Company will pump the head OF this
we'll and bring 1t in.
There are q number of other wells
drilling in this section and it is thought
that before winter fully sets in there
will he an excitement over this terri
tory That will discount that caused by
the big strikes in the Diest and Frieden
pools over in Monroe county, Ohio.
Out in the Keener pool, Barnsdal and
Mcclure have made location on the
Thomas Mckay farm, and commenced
: building the rig yesterday, and they eX-
meet TO commence spudding Thursday.
The Oxford Oil Company have made
/ four locations on the l. NJ. Thomas
/ lease in this section, and have started
two rigs
Connolly Bros. are drilling a we'll on
the Gorrell farm on which they drilled
y dry hole about a year ago. The well
they are drilling at present is on the
line next to the Oxford Oil cOmpany's
L. VI. Thomas farm. and only about
600 feet from Thomas No. >, the
gusher drilled in last week.
The Kanswha Oil company's No 2.
on the Anthony Smith farm IS drilling
Mt about 1 .200 feet. This well is located
only a short distance from the big gas
ser drilled on the farm early in The
/ spring.
| The Mellon Pipe Line company is
I drilling a we'll on the Ankrom farm
near the Kanawha'S Smith lease.
| N1-nr.d a-as racaiNel in The CLtv last