Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-14
OIL NEWS.

The Afford Bros well on the Fri"den
farm, short distance from the ly
well on that farm, was drilled
into the sand yesterday and, desp
| ports to the contrary, there was
showing for oil Capt. John Gro
Of this city, who h.. Jeen at the v
week returned last evening AL, al
speaking of the well, said that is was
pnly about one bit in the sand and that
the well had filled up several hundred
! feet with oil and that there was quite a
flow of gas struck. This well has been
regarded as a very important one and
has been watched very closely by oil
men, as much depended upon il whether
that district amounted to anything or
not There was a report current in Sis
tersville yesterday that the well was 16
| feet in the sand and was as dry as a
bone Beside the above report there
were a number of others in circulation
and for a long time everybody was at
sea and did not know what the we'll was
worth. The well will be drilled deeper
at once and there is every indication
| that it will be a good producer.
The well on the Yockey farm in the
Cairo field in Richie county was drilled
in a few days ago and is reported to be
flowing about 80 barrels a day. The sand
was struck at a little over 1.S0O feet
and is reported to be in the Big lniun.
The coming in of this well as producer
has made things lively i'm that district
and as a consequence there is a large
amount of work being done. There is a
big lot of territory under lease by diff
ferent parties in that section and con-
siderable wild eating will be done in
the near future
The Campbell oil company was or
ganized in this city Friday night by
Messrs. D. VI. Campbell A. s. Hardin,
c. +. Bachman and w. +. Curtis. These
parties have a block of leases in Monroe
and Belmont counties Ohio, south of the
Gould field about ten miles, and as soon
as a charter can be secured It is their
intention to have the territory tested.
The receipts of the pipe lines i'm the
Sistersvile field yesterday We're 12.977
barrels. The receipts of the Mellon
lines were 1928 barrels, and those Of
the Eureka lines 90j4 barrels. The
total receipts Of the Eureka lines for
the week were 1888 barrels or an aver
age per day of $3.50 bearrels.
The Panhandle oil Company's well
on the Hathorne farm on the Ohio side
in the Sistersville field was started to
drilling yesterday, but the indications
are that it will be shut down on account
of the water supply being short.
Jenning Bros gas well, drilled in on
the Anthony Smith farm out on Middle
Island, about ten miles from the Big
Moses, is increasing in pressure right
along and the indications now are that
IL will rival the Moses. The gas pres
sure is so strong that If is impossible 10
put the tools in the hole and the well
is drilling itself in, the pressure Of gas
being so strong that's sand and rock
is being thrown out ia sreat quantities.
The Ohio Company's No 9 well on tho
McCook farm in the Gould district came
in yesterday and is one Of the most
promising producers in the field, being
good for about 80 barrels a day.
Considerable activity Is noticeable
in the oil fields of Wood county, and
operations are getting very brisk. New
wells are going down all around Par
kersburg.
In the Williamstown field, the Theirs
we'll on the Ebinger farm. which was
drilled in, Is said to be increasing In
production. and is now good for sixteen
barrels a day.