Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-09
OIL NEWS.

The old saw "It never rains but 1t
pours." is very applicable TO the SIS
tersyille Just now in regard TO the new
wells being brought in in different parts
Of that immense field. The big wells
drilled in On the Ohio side last week
were all reported in the Register ana
now the West Virginia side is booming
up. Though the wells on the west VIZ
gin!a side are not so large as those on
the Ohio side, yet they are very lalr
wells Last night a special dispatch
was received at Middlebourne stating
that the well on the Reigle farm beng
drilled by Billy Johnson and others mad
been drilled into the sand yesterday al
ternoon and was showing for about tor-
" barrels a day. This we'll Is located
about TWO miles south east of Middle
bourne and will in all probability open
I'D large amount OF undeyeloped terri
rOrv. The well is one Of the rankest
wild cats ever drilled in that county,
hnd it was quite a surprise to the talent
when it was reported showing for a good
producer. The majority of the territory
in the vicinity Of the we'll is under
lease. and is held principally by john
son and parties in Wheeling.
The rig is up and the machinery in
place 10 commence drilling on the Aber-
sold farm, about a mile north of Proc
tor in Wetzel county, but the contract
ors are unable to proceed on account OF
lack of water.
Jones & Companys well on the
Meyers farm in the vicinity of Little
ton mills, in Tyler county, was drilled
through the sand yesterday and was a
rank duster.
Wiley & Co have commenced drilling
ht their Well on the Doran farm in Wet
Eel county on Long Run, and are about
$50 feet deep.
The receipts of the Pipe Lines in the
Sistersv:lle field yesterday We're 1892
barrels. The receipts of Millen lines
wer 1893 barrels and those for the Eu-
reka 1929 barrels.
The following is a list of the work go
ing on the Middle Island district and
what the wells are doing:
The South Penn Oil COmpany's No. .
Mckay is in the lime and VII reach tho
sand either tomorrow or Sunday.
F. p. Hays & Co.'S No 8 Mckay is
900 feet deep and have been fishing for
the tools for three days. The same
company's No ? Grimm is 1850 feet
deep.
The Victor Oil Co.'S No on the
Rockwell is 1850 feet deep
Connolly Bros. S we'll on the ]. Arch
er farm, is drilling at 600 feet.
The Oxford Oil Company's No l
Thomas is drilled at $50 feet. The
same company have a fishing job on
No. l Grimm, and their No. 2 Grimm
is drilling at / 400 feet
Jones & Co.'S No. 2, on the Dye
Brooks, is drilling at 1850 feet, and
will reach the sand some time next
week
The South Penn Oil Company's No. 1
Bill Willis is drilling at 1900 feet and
the same company's No. ., on the
same farm is 750 feet deep.
Yesterday the Lewis Oil Company
located well No. s, on the Kate Lohri
farm. The rigs for several other wells
are building on this farm, and all will
be started drilling as soon as possible.
Gufy & Queen lost the tools in the
well drilling on the Widow Wells farm,
in Marshall county, a short distance
south of Clarington, several days ago,
md have not been able to get them out
yet.
The Panhandle Oil Company, of
this city. which owns about 400 acres
in the Dogskin district, have been
place a price on their holdings. and at
a meeting of the directors held in this
city Wednesday evening, it was de-
cided to ask 5000 900 for the leases.
The Carter Oil Company's No 2, on
the L. T. Freeland farm, out on SanchO,
was drilled through all the sands yes
terday and was dry.
The Panhandle Oil Company made
a location on the Huberg farm, near the
Deist well. Yesterday, and will COM
mence drilling as soon as the rig IS
completed
The Kanawha Oil Companys well on
the +. and n. Williamson farm. in the
Dve-BroOks district, reached the sand
Yesterday afternoon and will likely be
drilled in to-day.
Moses & Ernst's well, in the vicinity
of Alexander's Mills, which was due
Yesterday. will not reach the sand be-
fore tomorrow.
The Starbuck we'll, at Colerain, has
been shut in for about ten days until
the Buckeye Pipe Line Company have
their tanks up. The work Of putting
the tanks was finished yesterday and
the tanks at the we'll will be emptied
to-day. and the well started to pump
ing again.