Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-26

The situation in oil circles remains
about as blue this week as it was last.
There was nothing of Importance re-
ported during the week just past IN
the way of opening up new territory,
with the exception of the big gusher
the South Penn was reported to have
drilled in out in the Flat Run district.
This well was reported In the early
part of the week, but so far very little
has been heard from 1t for the reason
that the South Penn Company will not
give anything out about their opera
lions. That the well is a good one
there is no doubt, but that 1t will make
al much as reported-180 barrels an
hours seriously doubted. This well
is said to open up a large amount OF
new territory, the majority of which
is held by the South Penn.
Murphy & Jennings seem to have "a
good thing" in the. Hardman farm,
out in Doddridge county, and they are
working it for all 1t is worth. The
first we'll was drilled In on that farm
about three months ago, and was good
for about 800 barrels DAY. Since that
time the well has increased in produc-
ton until now it is doing about 375
barrels a day. This company have
drilled, on that farm, mine wells, all OF
which have been good producers.
Wood county came TO the front last
week with some good wells. The
Mountain State Gas Company drilled
a we'll in the Waverly field for gas, but
when IT reached the sand they struck
a nice lot of oil and the well was shut
in. The company officials were mott
fed and have ordered that the well be
abandoned. There is every indication
that the we'll would make - big pro
Queer If drilled in. Several other wells
were drilled in that field during the
week, all of which are making fair
producers.
The Peasants county territory Is
showing up first rate for a shallow
field, and although there are only a
few wells In there, yet the production
amounts to several hundred barrels a
day. Quite a number of wells are be-
ing drilled and the indications are that
the attention of oil men Will be at
tracted to that section. The territory
costs very little to develop, and conse-
quently is very desirable, even if the
wells are small.
There is practically nothing to re-
port from the Long Run territory, in
Wetzel county. There has been sew
eral fishing jobs there for some time,
and there does not seem to be any pos
sibility of the contractors being able to
get the tools out. II was reported yes
terday that the Alpha Oil Company
had decided to move the rig on the
Doran farm and drill a new hole. The
tools, with the exception of the bit,
were gotten out of their we'll on the
Palmer farm last week, and they ex-
pected to get the bit out some time
this week. Wiley & Slender are hav-
ing good luck with their we'll in this
district, and it is expected the well
Will be In some time this or the coming
week
The Dye-Brooks districts record for
dry holes was broken this week and one
producing we'll was drilled in. 1t was
the South PENIS No. l Belle WILLIS.
The well was drilled the early part of
the week and showed for fair producer.
but even at that it will not come near
eQualing the famous Dye Brooks wells.
The two big Dye Brooks wells are fall
ing off considerably in production and
now both of them are only making
about 500 barrels a day. There Is very
little work going on in this district at
present, the dry holes drilled in a short
time ago causing the majority of the
operators to shut down all webs that did
not look gilt-edged.
During the early part of the week the
Dog Skin district kept up its record
and several dry holes were drilled in.
There were only two or three wells due
IN that section this week and with the
exception Of two all were dry. The
Frieden No. 2 came In a small pro-
ducer, and the School House well. about
which there have been so many conflict
ing stories afiOat during the week. was
drilled in late Saturday night, and it
is showing for a good well 1t struck
a big lot of salt water in the Keener
sand and it Will be impossible to tell
what the well will be good for until
the salt water has been cased off. A
conservative estimate is that the well
will make at least $50 barrels a day.
The coming week does not offer much
in any of the fields of the State. There
are quite a number of wild cat wells
drilling, but none of them are near due,
and the majority of them are not Of a
great deal of Importance. The most
important wells due this week are the
ones owned by the Deep Run OIL Co.,
situated on either side of the school
house lot. These wells ne right up
again the line and 1t is very likely
they will hurt the production of the
School House well when they are drilled
in and put to pumping.
McMullen & Co.'S we'll, on the Barkus
farm, in the Dog Skin district, was re-