Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-14
N TIE OIL FIELDS.
The Latest News from the Petroleum
Centres.
is a Great Deal Of Work Go
ing On, the Rain Of Last Week
Supplying Water to Resume OPP
Observation-Disclosures Notes.

The Producers Real Estate Company
have made location and are building
the rig for a we'll to be drilled on the
James Fox farm. This well is located
22O rods northeast of the No. 1 Free
land drilled by the Carter Oil Company
on Sancho creek last winter, which
made good flow for quite while and
then suddenly petered out. The well
will be started drilling as soon as 1t
can be rugged up. L. c. Wilson IS the
contractor.
During the past few days there have
been over 100 car loads of casing and
line pipe unloaded at New Martinsville
and taken back into the country. This
stuff is being taken back in the farthest
part Of the county to be used this winter
in drilling wells now contemplated.
b. Forst q Co s No. 3, on the Theile
farm, was drilled in to-day, and at ~
feet in the sand made a showing for
good we'll 1t filled up 500 feet wlth
nuid and is expected to make a fine
well.
The price of certificates on exchange
at Oil City took another upward Dound
to-day. When the market opened THIS
morning certificates were quoted at
$3.50. 1t was the same at noon, ana
closed at $1.52.
The J. T. Jones well on Mrs. Minerva
McKay's farm, has the tools stuck in IT.
There is a heavy flow Of gas IN TINS
well.
Riggle No. 2 is being cleaned out pre-
paratory to putting in more lO-lnch
casing. as they struck a fresh How OF
water which they must case on.
The A. Smith well No. ? has struck
black oil above the lime, and the gas,
when it first struck, flowed this oil out
into the creek. which caused the report
that the well was gusher. They are
still fishing for the bailer lost in 1t.
Barnsdall & Co. have rig up on the
J. W. Marshall farm, and Stoyey "
O'Fara have made 81 location on the
Fred Lennon farm, in the same dis
trict
1t was reported in the city last night
on what was considered reliable author
itv that Graham & Co. had located an
other well in the vicinity Of the one re-
Gently drilled near Proctor, in Marshall
county. and that the work would be
commenced at Cnce.
In the Big Flint region, Doddridge
county. Murphy Jennings & Co, have
drilled at their No Hardman, and
have n strong gasser that is spraying
oil at the rate of 80 or 40 barrels per
dav. No tankage had been provided,
and the oil is getting on the ground.
No IL On the same farm, has been drill
ed into the sand, but when last heard
from had not found the pay streak
but was casing heavily.
The Associated Producers commenc-
Cd spudding on their No. II on the Delst
farm Yesterday morning.
The South Penn Oil Company mas
drilled in a test we'll on the Carrouthers
farm. located four miles north OF de-
veloDments in MOnongalia county, that
is reported to be flowing at the rate OF
five barrels an hour. 1t is entirely new
territory. and the soil is said to have
boen DEVELOPED in the deep Gordon sand
~ q deDtb of 5000 feet. 1t will not be
drilled deeper until n line has been put
in and the well connected up with the
pipe line. % -
The Associated Producers NO. - on
tho Diest farm. which has been delayed
considerably by the lack of water, is eX-
nocted to reach the sand this evening
or tonight.