Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-01
AHEAD Of DEVELOPMENTS.
A We'll Was Drilled in Wednesday
Afternoon
Over in Monroe County Ohio by the
Henry Oil Co-Steel No. / VIII
Make About 125 Barrels q Day
a Very Important Wel-Field
Notes.

Wednesday morning lue IeAlJ vi
Co.'S we'll. on The Steel farm, over in
Monroe county. was drilled to the top
of the sand. and made a good showing
for a big producer. It was shut down
until tankage and connections could
be made. and was drilled in yesterday
afternoon. This we'll is very impor-
,aut one. for the reason that it is away
ahead of Developments. 1t is $500 feet
ahead Of the well recently drilled in on
the Henderson Simms farm, and about
half a mile west OF the same company's
wells On the r. c. Dye farm. There is
q big lot Of u1deyeloped territory in
tina. vicinity, the majority OF which is
held by the Henry Company. IAls
viii stimulate operations greatly over
in tina. section. and as soon. as a SUM
Client water supply can be secured much
new work viii be started. a later re-
port from She S.eal well says ii viii be
good for about 20 barrels a day.
The Oxford Oh Company nave made
another location on the L. NJ. IholnaS
farm. and are building the rig. Ihe
same company made q location on Jhelr
Mckay lease Wednesday. This work
is all out in the Middle Island territory.
Last week the production OF the As
ISOLATED Producers Company on the
Deist farm fell OF to about 800 barrels
q dav. but this morning IL was reporteJ
IN have been increased again to about
/ GOO barrels. they having been able TO
Gel wafer and start the wells TO pump
ing. All the work in this company
leases has been shut down for some
time on account OF the scarcity OF water,
but now that water has been secured
their wells have been started up again.
Yesterday their Nos, IL ana ~ were
started up and tomorrow the lO-inch
will be put i'm No. u. They expect TO
make several more locations on the
farm in a few days.
The well drilling on the Allen heirs
farm. was reported due in the sand TO-
dav. but ND to q late hour nothing mad
been heard from it.
Wednesday afternoon Moore & Co.
drilled In their we'll on the Zipf farm,
on The Ohio side. and Jhe well viii prob
ably make a 100 barrel producer. The
reDcrts sent out said the we'll would
probably make 500 barrels, which is
cross cxaggeration. There is no use
for this ex3gg5rG,ion except perhaps 10
fill up space
The Wayerly Oil and Gas Company,
of Bridgeport, Ohio, which has some
leases in the Wayerly field, has made q
location on the Dorman farm and have
started on the rig.
Belmont county. in the vicinity Of
Colerain. is not doing anything 10 en-
bance lis reputation. The Woodland
Oil Company has drilled thirty feet ln19
the sand on the Greenlee farm, located
two miles southwest Of the StarDuck
well. and has no show Of oil or gas.
This will make the third dry hole III
that field since the last named well was
completed some four months ago
The well on Calf creek, IN the Wa
verify field is in and is reported 10 De
showing UP for q nice we'll
Wiley & Slender have sho- their well
ON the Rc-hlesberE5c farm, on Long
Ram. Wetzel county, in The Bere2 grit
and VII have o GYe-h1wel producer.
T1s Vcll Was drilled below the poir;
where the Gordon was eNpat-ea, D"-
-17+ formation was not encountered
The production Of the Eeener pool
out en- Middle Island is increasing very
raDidly. IN fact So rapidly th2- the
Mellon Pine Line Company have de-
cideI 40 lay q thr5o-.Dch line cut the-e.
There is no official report to be had OF
j.