Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-11
BIG DEAL REPORTED.


Negotiations Pending With the Deep Run
ON co..to Sell Their Eoldinss-Miscei-
lareoos Ou Ncw,.
There Is @ report current that the
Deep Bun ON Company, of Sistersynle,
is negotiating Wi.h q well known oil
Lln 10 sen tlelr holdings I'm the ter
aory over in Monroe county. Ohio.
The negotiations FOR this deal have been
e1iuG on for some time, but only with
in the last few days has there been any
certainty that it would be consum-
mated Afford Bros & C'Hara. of Sis
tersviiie are tho principal stockholders
tn tho company which has extensive
holdings in what is known as the Dog
Skin district. The price offered for the
holdings C1 the company could not be
learned. but 81 SIS reported that it is in
the nsighborhoCd OF 100000. The
Deep Run OH Company owns the fol-
lowing farms. Lewis. on which there
ero six good producing wells and JVo
wells drilling, the LOhri of sixty acres,
ON which there are two producing wells
and c-e rig up: the Stacey OF sixty
acres. on which there are four pr0duc-
ing wells and Two rigs up. and Che Craig
.crm of forty acres. There are six pro
duC'0r wells on Jho latter fam. The
total production OF the company in the
field is estimated to be about 500 bar
rels q day. The territory owned by
this company is an within what i5
known as defined territory. and is con-
siderod among the best I'm The field.
The Royal Oil and Gas Company,
composed principally Of Wheeling peo-
pie. which has about 1900 acres under
lease out near Limestone. i'm Marshall
county. have everything on the ground
ready 90 commence drilling their first
wen and are only held back on account
OF @ lack of water They have drilled
@ well for water but so Tar have been
unable to ger anything.
The Ballard q Co. we'll on The Re-
becca belong farm, out on Broad Run,
il P.easGuts county. was drilled into
the sand Wednesday and made a nice
showing for O. good producer. The well
was shot yesterday and responded nice
ly. Ii VIII probably make about Is
barrel well.
The Henry Oil COmpany's No. I on
the Henderson-Simrls farm. over in the
Deist territory, which was drilled in
few days ago. frs reported to be making
about 100 barrels q day.
The Mountain State Gas Company
have large gang Of men at work lay
ing the ripe line from Middlebourne to
oistcrsvillc to pipe the gas from the
Johnson we'll on the Riggle farm,
which they purchased q few days ago,
lished fin the Register.
The receipts Of the Eureka Pipe Line
Company in the Slster8ville field yes
terjoy were H. $50 barrels, and those
of The Mellon lines were 4,012 barrels.
The total production of the Sistersville
field yesterday, as reported by the pipe
line companies. WIS 1862 barrels.
Reese & GOrham's well on the No
land farm. out on Broad Run, I'm Pleas
ants county. near st. Mary's, which is
being drilled To the Big Injun sand, Will
De due I'm "a couple OF days.
The Mountain State Gas Company
have made O. location for their No ,
ON the John Riggie farm, out near Mid
llobourne in Tyler county, and viii
s.ort ON the rig az once. This well is
located about 1000 feet from the Court
House.
+. p. Hayes & Co.'S No. 8 on the D.
German thirty-acro lease, which was
drilled i'm Wednesday, was connected
uD Yesterday. and will be good for
about 100 barrels q day.
PLEASANTS COUNTY OIL NEWS.
Special TO the Register.
ST. Nary's, W. Va, October 10-Bal-
lard we'll. ON A. j. Delong, has been
shot and responded nicely. 10 Is being
cleaned out and viii make a fair pro-
Queer. which is more than was expect
ed when drilled into the sand.
r.. q. Caldwell is still drilling on the
Adkins farm. The well is down about
$500 feet
Emrick & Co.. on the Smith lease,
at Vaculuse. are drilling at 800 feet,
and win be i'm The first Of mex. week.
Geo. H. Nesbitt & Co, on Whiskey
run have moved their rig and are
waiting for the contractor to so to
work.
Graham is for the third time rigging
mo on the Wiley school house well, and
is about ready 70 begin drilling. In
thoir Cow creek well they are getting
qlu-- nicely.