Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-12
OIL NEWS.

There has been very little news to
report from the Sistersville field and
from the district over in Monroe coun-
ty, Ohio, the past few days, and the ac-
count of it all is the scarcity Of water
| There are several wells due over in
! the Deist and Frieden pools, but they
have all been unable to get in on ac-
, count of having TO shut down because
the water supply is short. A promin-
ent producer said yesterday, in speak
| ing of the matter, that unless there was
very heavy rain very soon nearly all
| the work over in that section would
have to be abandoned for time at
least He said there were now about
dozen wells closed down just on that ac-
| count, and that he expected his COM
pany would have to shut one or two
down the early part Of the week unless
they could secure the water needed.
The Henry Oil Company, which is
operating extensively over in that sec
ton, have laid a water line to a dam
On the Little Muskingum, several miles
from their leases, and will try to get
enough water in that way to keep the
wells they now have under way going.
Afford Bros, of Sistersville, and Ben
Baer, of Wheeling, have located a well
on the Ogden farm in the Waverly
field and will commence work on the
rig at once. These people have some
extensive interests in that field and will
proceed to develop them at once.
Ramey q Co.'S well on the Weigle
farm, drilled in about ten days ago, and
which was reported to be good for about
100 barrels day, has increased in
production, and yesterday was reported
to be making tank day, or about 225
barrels every twenty-fOur hours.
The Henry Oil Company are packing
their well on the Henderson-Simms
farm and are putting IN the two-inch,
when it is expected 10 increase its
production considerably.
The Associated Producers Company
put the Ga inch casing in their No. IA
on the Deist farm yesterday.
A Pennsylvania company have made
a location on the Allen heirs farm, over
in the Dog Skin district, and will start
a rig in few days.
Crawford & Treat packed their No.
on the Eikelberry farm yesterday.
The Associated Producers put in the
81 inch casing in their Nos 10 and 16
on the Deist farm yesterday. These
wells will be due in the sand about
Monday.
The receipts of the Eureka Pipe Line
Company in the Sistersyille field yes
terday were 10,998 barrels, and those
OF the Mellon lines were 6,292 barrels
The total receipts of the field yester-
day were 1928 barrels.
The Eastern Oil Company are rigging
up their No. l ON the Hensel farm,
over in the Deist territory, and will
commence spudding the early part of
the week
The Associated Producers will start
spudding on their Nos. II and is Mon
day.
The Henry Oil Company have the rig
up for their No. 2 on the Henderson
Sims farm and will commence spud>
ding the first of the week. The well is
located about 400 feet northwest of their
No. ! on the same farm.
Harvey & Co. have commenced spud-
ding at their No. I on the Steel farm,
which is located about 700 feet north
Of the Henry Oil Company's No. l on
the Henderson farm.
Ballard & Co.'S well on the J. Smith
farm, on Broad run, in Peasants coun-
ty, will commence spudding in few
days.
Wiley & Stender's we'll on the Roth
lesberger farm, on Long run, in Wetzel
county. near New Martinsville, has
been drilled through the Big Injun,
Berea grit, and is now being drilled
to the Gordon. If nothing is found
there the well will be drilled to the
fifth sand.
Emrick & Co.'S well on the Smith
farm, near Vaucluse, is about 400 feet
deep and is expected in the early part
of next week.
A deal reported yesterday EXCLUSIVES
" in the Register between Afford Bros.
& OHara, of the Deep Run Oil Com
pany. and an Eastern company, has not
been consummated vet, but will proba-
bly, be closed up in the next few days.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, October ia
we'll drilled in last night in the Waver-
" field on the Rufus Ingram farm,
known as the Hoschtetter well, is good
for about 30 barrels an hour. Operators
are still at work in this field with the
usual degree of confidence, as compara-
lively few, If any, busters have been
struck there. The we'll is the largest
struck in the Waverly field for some
time.