Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-15

Them Were in the Deist Pool Of
the Sistersville Field and the
Other Was in the Waverly Field.
G eneral News Of the Fields.
Yesterday morning a local paper
printed a special telegram from Sisters
vile stating that Cu'bertson & Co.'S
No. 8, on the Lohn farm had been
drilled in and was dry The Register
said that it was due and would probably
not be in before morning. Inquiry at
Sistersville yesterday ELECTED the in
formation thatthewell reached the sand
Friday midnight and that it started
off at eight barrels an hour. 1t was
shut down and the boiler moved back
safe distance. Yesterday morning
the well was drilled TWO screws in the
sand and last evening was producing
thirty barrels Of oil an hour. There is
quite a difference between dry hole
and a well that produces Jhat amount.
The above we'll is located about 600 feet
south OF the same companys hig No. 1,
and Will open up a nice block Of terri
tory.
The Associated Producers Nos. 3
and 6, on the Deist farm, We're both
drilled in yesterday and both are show
ing for wells. No. was drilled in first,
and when two feet in the sand filed up
with water and oil; and No. 8 is show
ing for a gusher. No Is located across
the creek about zoo feet south OF the
same company's No 4. The big well
drilled in the early part of the week,
and directly between 10 and the Carter
Oil Cos No. l, on the Himau, which
is a good pumper. No. g is up on the
hill about 500 feet west of their No. 4.
Both of these wells show concuslvely
that the big Deist pool extends to tho
| southwest and west and there will be
some pretty lively work in that section
in the next few days
Crawford & Treats well, on the
Eikelberry, is due I'm the sand to-day,
and as it is TO the south and west of the
big Deist wells, the general opinion is
that it will be a good we'll
Mike Keating's well. on the Rlggle
farm, about 500 feet south Of Culbert-
son G. Co.'S No ! Kate Lohri, reached
! the top of the sand yesterday afternoon
and made a showing for good well.
IL was shut down until DE boiler could
I 4 q
The receipts of the pipe line compan-
les in the Sistersvillo Geld yesterday
were 147S2 barrels. The receipts of
| the Mellon lines were 1892 barrels, and
the receipts Of the Eureka lines were
$3.50 barrels.
The Kanawha OH Co. viii put their
we'll on the Williamson farm 20 pump
! ing. and there is little doubt among the
! talent that if it is handled properly but
that the we'll will make @ good producer.
! An important wildcat wen due next
week is the Frank Wel. out on Sheets
run, in the southern part of Tyler coun-
| ty. near the Pleasants county line. II
will be due in the sand about Tuesday
and it is being watched very closely.
A well has been located on The J. T.
Hugus farm. between the Dyo-Brooks
wells and the Franks farm, on Sheets
! run.
The Dye well on the Ohio side oppo-
site Raven Rock, the rig of which was
burned some time ago has been tubed
and is showing for q nice producer.
A big oil strike was made on the
/ Cooper FORM in the WaFor.y field, yes
terday by the Floreuc. Oil Co. The
new gusher is their Cooper No 3, and
when drilled in threw a'l above the top
of the derrick. The We.l is bought to
be good for over 25O barrels q day, and
the excitement in chat locality is in
| tense
Bealley & Slick Yesterday struck
twelve barrel well at s-iiwelL Wood
county. in the Cow run sand at 1,lOO
feet. They will go TO the Berea grit.
Hon. Abram Pearson. of Parkersburgi
who has large holdings 0. valuable ter
ritory i'm the Burning Springs oil field,
has about consented 10 d deal with
Mrs. w. l. Jackson, the pennsylvania
oil queen by which Mrs. Jackson viii
purchase his oil property n the Burn
ing Springs oil field.
The we'll on the Tuft farm az Stand
ing Stone. Writ county. has been drill
led in and IS q dry hole. lt was owned
by w. r. Griffith.
A well which is said 10 be good for
over ten barrels a day. was struck
Wednesday in the Burning Springs oil
field by Hon. Abram Pearson.