Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-30


Coming Week Ofers-An Inter
esuing Resume ofthe Week.
As was the case the preceding week,
the early part OF last week in the oil
fields OF West Virginia and Ohio was
very quiet. The first four days Of the
week presented absolutely nothing ex-
cept the dry hole drilled on the Fette
farm, out in the Middle Island territory.
The first report from this well, which
vas that il was a good one, caused a
great deal of excitement in oil circles,
bur il was not long lived for the reason
that the drillers Who played the prac-
-caI Joke on The tenderfoot who went
out 10 see the we'll drilled in could not
keep quiet and the whole story, as pub
Iisaed in the Register, leaked out This
well was q very important one, and had
been watched very closely. Had 1t
come in good il would have opened up a
large amount OF territory that was
thought TO be. and is now, condemned.
After the above fasco, matters in oil
moved along smoothly without any
undue excitement until Friday morn
ing. when the South Penn OIL Co. 5 We'll
Oh The Jonathan Martin farm, out IN
The Middle Island district, directly
north O. the famous Dye-BroOks well,
was reported in and showing Tor al
least q 200 barrel producer. This well
opens up considerable territory, all OF
which is under lease. True 70 their
usual way OF doing things. the South
Penn Co. viii not allow anything 20 be
given out in regard TO this well, and 1t
is impossible 70 give reliable report
OF its production.
Saturday morning showed up with
two good wells and as many dry holes.
The good wells reported were the Asso-
cia-ed Producers No. Z, on the Deist
farm. and Ramey * Cos No. l. on the
Weigle farm. The former well is not
very important aside from the amount
OF It's production. as II does not open up
any new territory, being in The circle
Of good wells on the Deis- farm.
The Weig,e well. however. is just the
C0noSi-e. because il IS IN what was sup
posed 20 be condembed territory, and
everybody felt POSITIVE that II was
money wasted 20 drill r.. This we'll IS
located 10 the north Of the Deist wells.
and is near Two dry holes drilled recent
". Il was great surprise 10 every
body.
The Ohio side Of the Sistersville field
came 70 the front yesterday with two
more good wells. The first one was the
Henry oil Cos No I +. c. Dye. This
we'll was drilled into the sand yester-
day morning and las night was re-
ported 70 be doing % barrels an hour.
Coming in so close TO this company's
two dry holes on the Buchanan farm.
which were drilled in Saturday, it
rather dispels The feeling OF blueness
which The members OF The company
would naturally have The two dry
wells Of this company drilled on the
Buchanan farm were a great surprise
Nearly everybody felt sure that they
would come in at least small producers
bur there was not even q decent show Of
oil IN them.
Another well reported in yesterday
and one of great importance. is the
Eastern Oil Cos web on the Thomas
Wright farm. The well reached the
sand early yesterday morning and i'm
media-ely made a sTOng flow. Later
f. filed up 10 the top.wirh oil, and it is
believed thar L viii make good pro-
Queer. This we'll is very important for
the reason that wells drilled 70 The wes-
and north o. Il We're dry. This we'll is
located about a mile northeast OF the
Frieden pool. and opens up considerable
territory.
Tie other terri-bry Of the State
amounted 70 very lf--le. OF al least no
ran0r-s OF important strikes were re-
ceived. The coming field Of West Nir-
gfnia seems 20 be a Waverly. in Wood
county. There have been some very
good wells drilled in that territory in
the Cow run and Berea Grit sands. and
oil men generally think pretty well Of
that field The Ple3sants county terri
tory is looking pretty good. There
have been some good wells gotten there
in the Shallow sand. and the wells be-
ing drilled 20 the Big Injun are expect
ed 70 show mp all right
The coming week does not offer any
thing Of note In the West Virginia ter
ri-ory. Over in Monroe county. Ohio.
ON in the Frie5en and Deis- pools. the
week win be an important one. The
Associated Producers No. 10, on the
Deist farm. which has been delayed for
about ten days. viii probably reach the
sand to-day. The Henry Oil Co. viii
have Two or three wells due on the DYE
farm. all OF which are very important
Roe * Co. expect their No. 1. on the
Eikelbery farm in during The week. as
do Bower & Caldwell their No. on the
other Eikelberry farm.
The report that the first wells drilled