Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-20
OIL NEWS.



Sistersyille. w. Va, November 10
]. Mil No. 1. of the Henry Oil Com,
pany. has been drilled in the Big Injun
formation and is a rank buster.
Wheeling parties are drilling the
Roselip farm well deeper with the ex-
pectaion Of striking the pay. The well
had been abandoned
Moses & Wilson have made two new
locations on the seven acre tract on the
g. Iochri farm.
The oil market remains the same as
yesterday. $3.50. there being no adj
vance I'm the credit balance quotations.
The Henry location is making loca-
tion on both the Steele and Brown
farms. The Henry Oil Company had
just completed q rig on what they sup
posed TO DE the Hensel farm, when
along came the real lease holders and
tore down the structure. The well had
been built on the Brown farm, the own
ers OF which at one time owned the
lease.
Monday. Just when the Eike farm well
was ready for the 81, casing it caved in,
and VIII now have 10 suspend until the
well can De cleaned out.
For the third time Afford Brothers
have plugged their well. and VIII have
90 remove the rig % a new location.
A 2rig has been completed on the
Hensel farm for the Henry Oil Com
pany. The new location is about 1900
feet southeast Of Cudebaugh No /.
Shat No g. OF the Fisher Oil Com
pany. has been drilled i'm the keener
sand. and is making q showing for a
splendid we'll It viii be a pumper.
Elliott No. 3 of Shay & McMullin,
was shot ON Monday and increased its
flow from two 10 fifteen barrels.
Yesterday the jolly Oil COmpany's
Annie Ludolph farm was shot and after
being cleaned out VIII make a fair pro-
duclr
Henderson. YoungsoE e Hatfield
have a rig going mp on the Julia and
Amos farms about 1000 feet due west
of Culebaugh no. 1.
The @. c.. Furber wild cat well on
Middle Island, is i'm the sand several
feet. with q very heavy gas pressure,
but with q discouraging showing for
OIL It is important. as it is several
miles ahead of developments.
Iueus No. I, of Moore & R8thburn,
ON Middle Island is an important web
that is due tomorrow. 1t is several
thousand feet ahead of developments.
The doubt tnat has existed as to the
good result of the Hensel farm well is
now at an end. as the well is completed.
and will make anywhere from so to $50
barrels q day. The well will be put
to pumpins as the gas pressure is not
heavy enough to flow it.
Company. back I'm the vicinity of Jen-
niugs & Aurphy's lease. is making a
The Allen farm Well Of thePaOYa Oil
showing for q Well.
It was learned this morning from q
reliable source that a deal was con-
suumated last night whereby the
Wcigle lease over on the Ohio side
has again partially changed hands. The
lease was originally owned by Messsrs.
T.. ID. Mccoy Joe BOyers and Ralph
Br0adwater and Misses Julia Graham
and Eva Nesbitt. lIr. O. b. Ramey
drilled q well ON the piece, which con-
tains only three acres, for a half in
terest- lie drilled two wells. which are
at present making about 1S5 barrels a
day. Last night Mr. R9mey sold his
interest i'm the lease to the original
owners for $4,000. This is good price
for Mr.. Bamey' S interest, as it had only
cost him about $4,000 for ninety days.
Another well is being drilled on the
lease.