Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-27
LATE. OIL NEWS
From the Various Fields Of West
Virginia.
More About the Last Big Wells
Drilled in the Sistersville Field.
An Interesting Report from Wa
verify.

several good wells drilled in in the Sis
tersville field The first we'll heard
from was the Henry OIL Company
No. l, on one of the Dye farms, over
in the Deist pool. This well was drill
ed to the top of the sand late in the
afternoon, and made showing for
| about 200 barrels a day. 1t was shut
down TO move the boiler back, and when
completed yesterday did not show up
for anything better.
The next we'll was that of Henderson
& Co., on the Eickelberry farm. 1t
started off at the rate OF about eight
barrels and hour. II was completed
yesterday and will probably be good
for more than that amount. Both or
the wells mentioned above are in de-
fined territory and are not OF great
deal of Importance outside OF the in
creased production.
On the West Virginia side Of the big
field there were two good wells drilled
in Friday, both of which are out In
the Keener pool, on Middle Island
creek The first one of these heard
from was the Oxford Oil Company's
No. 2, on the L. NJ. Thomas farm, an
exclusive account of which appeared in
Yesterdays Register, as doing ten bar
rels an hour. but yesterday it had in
creased to fifteen barrels an hour.
The other we'll reported was F. P.
HAYS & Co.'S A. and ]. Mckay No. 4.
This well started off at fifteen barrels
an hour, and last might was still hold
ing up at that gait.
The Calebaugh we'll, up the creek
from the Henry Oil Company's Dye
well. Is the most important vel due,
and is the only one that is attracting
much attention. The we'll would likely
have been drilled in Friday evening,
but on Thursday the bit was lost in
the hole and up to noon yesterday 1t
had not been gotten out.
The Parker Oil Company's No. 3
Parker. at Friendly, will be due IN the
sand Tuesday.
The Henry Oil Company drilled in
their No. 5 Dye Friday and have added
another freak to the many already
drilled in the Sistersville field. This
we'll is located just across the fence
from the we'll recently drilled in by
Henderson & Co., which started on at
thirty-flve barrels an hour and the
Henry Oil Company's well has but a
show of oil and will have to be pumped,
and even then may not make paying
producer.
The well on the Dyke farm at Waiver
" looks very much like plugged hole
There is one string Of tools and the bail
er in the hole, and unless they can be
gotten out in few days the rig will
be moved and a new well drilled.
The Waverly find is still looking pref
tv good and there is quite lot of work
going on. The production of the shall
low wells amounts TO about 600 barrels
a day. and that of the Berea Grit ter
tory to about 100 barrels a day, making
total daily production Of 700 barrels.
There are not more than dozen wells
in the field. and up to date there has
not been a dry hole drilled. There is
not a well in the fild that is producing
less than eight barrels a day. Follow
ing is some of the work being done
there:
Marietta parties have rig up on the
Wingrove farm and will commence
drilling in a few days.
The tubing in COrb:n No, has been
pulled and the we'll will be shot Monday
or Tuesday.
The production of the Florence Oil
Company's No Cooper is about 80
barrels a day.
Capt. Roe, Of Marietta, has completed
arrangements for starting we'll in the
deep territory.
The Hockstetter & Co.'S No. on the
Ingraham farm is one Of the best wells
in the field. 1t IS making about 100
barrels a day.
Ray & Minchelrs we'll on the Long
farm, drilled in some days ago, which
was reported for $50 barrels a day,
is not making any oil TO speak of, but
is gassing heavily.
Barnsdall has the rig completed on
the K. p. Ingraham farm an will COM
mence drilling soon,
Baer & Afford have commenced spud
ding at their No. 1 on the Ogdin farm,
and started the rig for No. 2 Friday
The well recently drilled in on Still
well creek by Pitsburg parties IS a very
small producer.
Upham & Co. have started a we'll on
the Stephens farm in the Berea Grit
territory.
The production Of the Vernon oil
C0mpany's Butts No. is still holding
up to about 20 barrels a day.
The we'll on Calf creek being drilled
by Higgins & Co. reached the Big In
jun sand Friday. and got nothing. It
will be drilled to the Berea Grit, and is
expected to be good we'll in that sand.
A GOOD SHOWING.
A new strike of oil was made last
night on the Fdmiuson farm. Knox
s'n1, be- the slowing is good. New
cerrltOry will be developed. McCol-
Tough who is drilling this well has
1000 acres under lease in this section.
Special TO the Register.
Parkersburg, w Va. October 20
Another 25O-barrel gusher was struck
by the Florence Oil Company yester-
day n the Waverly field, on the Smith
farm. which adjo;ns their Cooper lease.
The well on the Long farm came in a
heavy gusher and Hochstetter's we'll on
R. P. Ingraham's farm came in a good
| gasser.