Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-26
OIL NEWS.
Special to the Register.


Sistersville, w. Va, November 20
Some two years ago some wells were
drilled on Wilson's run, back OF New
Matamoras. and about awo miles south
west of this city. The wells produced
some oil. but not in sufficient quantities
to pay the pipe line company for lay
ing lines TO that point. Recently line
has been laid and the oil is being saved.
Between this point and Archers Fork
field in Washington county, o., there Is
a possibility of the two fields connect
ing up. Leases are now being taken up
on the land lying between these two
points, and there will be one or more
wells drilled on the theory Of the Two
fields connecting. Leases between
these points are not very valuable, but
bring a fair price Several were SOLD
to-day to producers in town. The rate
where there is no rental TO be paid for
a year, is one dollar an acre.
The Carter Oil Company completed a
we'll on the Judge farm yesterday, on
the Ohio side, and will have a 50-barrel
producer.
Although the oil developments on the
Ohio side are not as exciting as they
were, still the ferry boats run all day
and all night Hundreds of teamsters
pass over every day and night, and
there seems to be no let up in the work
on that side of the river, while this side
is as active as it has been for many
months past.
The well on the Elizabeth Underwood
farm is in, and is a very fair producer.
II is situated near the Gray and Hard
man farms, on Indian creek. and other
wells will be drilled at once. 1t is to
be hoped that a connecting link Of the
pool will be found that will extend from
this field clear out through the county
to Indian creek.
The most important well drilling on
the Ohio side in the vicinity of the Deist
pool IS that Of Crawford, Treat & Co.
on the Stewart farm. In this well a
big flow of water was struck. They had
to pull the ten inch, and ream the well
475 feet This work was completed to-
day and drilling will be resumed al once.
This well is located a short distance
from the one recently drilled on the n.
J. Calebaugh and ought to make a pro-
Queer.
Quite a number of oil men are Of the
opinion that it would be a paying ven
ture to drill a we'll somewhere in this
county on the waters of Elk Fork It's
possible that before the winter closes
the farmers out that way will be asked
for a block of territory for test well,
and If they are wise they will make
a,-a,-,, cOpooccio,, 4bo,r 90 N fourordc cot
ting their territory tested.
The latest news obtainable from the
Moore & Co. we'll on the Hugus farm
out on Middle Island is that it is a verA
small producer. a gentleman who came
in from the well this morning stated
that 1t was making about 200 barrels Of
salt water and about twenty barrels Of
oil daily.
Oil operations out on Indian Creek in
this county are at present active. The
Paova Oil Company recently brought in
its No. 2 Grey, and while it has been re-
ported from 100 to 400 barrels a day, it
is only making about forty barrels every
tWenty-fOur hours. This company Is
having quite bunch of wells put
down.
Oil opened to-day at $155. As the
Standards price is for the first time in
advance OF the Oil Exchange prices, the
producers seem to be literally at sea
as to what the price is going to be. Bu9
very few of the producers are selling
and all seem to think the price will go
much higher than it now IS, and the
majority think the price will reach
50 before it goes any lower.
It was reported in the city this morn
ing on what is considered good author
ity. that Pape e Co., the owners Of the
Calf Creek well in the Waverly field,
had sold out to a company of Mounds
VILE people for a sum approximating
$4,000 People here who are familiar
with the territory think that price is
too high for the stuff.
Tomorrow morning DR.. Gale, Of New
port. and Mr.. Pat Hannah, Of this city,
will start to spudding on well on a
block of leases they hold back of New
Matamoras. This well IS located on
the Felix Handlan farm, and will be
good test of their territory.