The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-29
Review OF OIL

inc houthWoat OH fleldH ueNelppueht
for tho Past Seven DayS-ThS Hottom
Dropping Out on tho Ohio Side ut Sisters
VILE Middle Island Coming TO tho Front.
Oil developments during the past
week have been, as a whole, rather fiat
and uuintereHtlng, especially on the
Ohio side Of tho sisterIyille field. The
volume Of producing wells furnished in
that part Of the Geld has been in the
rapidly declining MecCa-tho DeISt pool.
None Of them has bson an important
strike and among them we're disap'
poiRtnents such as would almost cause
interested parties to sweat blood.
Tho couue Of this pool is from oil ap.
pearapcsS downward, almost without
interruption, and without an outlet to it
having been found, This Is tho true
condition Of this pool Notwithstanding
tho efforts Of newspapers without any
regard for V0rAciIy TO hold 1t up.
The pool Ia PTa CllcAlly full OF holes,
but tho production IL not what II was
several weeks ago by hundreds OF bar
rels. In Monroe county in general,
operators still Conlinueto DO affected by
tho severe drought.
In important wells that have sui.
llcent wntOr supply proEreSn iS further
depressed by ashInR jobs, the tools in
In the Allan, Brown and Colebaugh
wells all being lost THIS latter well is
located thFge.quarLers oil mile to the
north and west Of the Dcist farm, and
1000 feet northwest OF Henderson,
simms farm well. 1! Is the most i'm.
portant vol now In process Of drilling
Ia the SiaterIyille field, because II 1t
comes in good producer 1t will show
u northwest extension OF tho DeiHt
pool; on the other hand II It comes in
small or dry the opinion that the west
arn edge Of this pool has been reached
will have been confirmed. On the
whole the Ohio side OF the Geld has
been devoid Of sensational features.
The Wavorly shallow pool 10 looked
upon with great favor by the talent be.
cause OF II, good staying qualities, and
territory down there Is in good demand.
1t Is undoubtedly the safest pool oil
men have in the southwesE develop.
ments.
Depression has been knocked sky
high on the West Virginia side Of the
Sistersvills field. On Middle Island, In
Tyler county, a reaction seems to have
set in, aud there are renewed efforts on
the part Of operators to get into tho de.
yelopments there. The Keener sand
and Thomai pools give Immediate
promise OF being fitting SUCCESSORS to
the DelsG pool as rich producing terri
tory In the field. Unless something
new IL soon developed on the Ohio sido
Middle Island will have the call.
Last week not dry hole was drilled
on Middle Island, while six splendid
wolls were added to It's favor, tho Ok.
ford Oil Company getting one, tho Vic.
tor Oil Company two, Garland & Hays
two and ]. T. JoneS 4 %. one
The good showing oil this part Of the
field will OF courIo relieve all dearth,
and in iGS stead will be nothing but
activity. Tho most important influence
having general bearing was that the
field has had an eastern extension.
Doddrldgo county was In evidence
once last week. It was on the Hartman
farm, in the Big Flint district, In the
form OF 30O.barrel we'll, belonging to
Murphy, Jennings & Co. A scarcity Of
water Is also complained oil, but as yet a
suspension OF operations hai not beon
necessary. Several wells arc overdue
in this county.
In the Cairo field there arc several i'm.
portaut wells drilling, among them boz
ing tho Stricken well on Whisky Run.
This well will not DO due for some time,
however. A good producer In this field
is the we'll on the Wanlaus farm. IL is
owned by the Cairo Oil Company. and
at the time 1t was drilled In made 200
barrels day. 1t has now declined to
sixty barrelsa day aud showing a very
large amount oil gas.
Thomas No. 8, Oxford Oil Company,
which was drilling at good depth, has
been abandoned and tho rig moved 500
feet east Of tho first location. A string
Of tools was lost In tho vol aud could
not bo recovered. Nos. 4, and @
Thomas, OF tho Oxford, have BEEN 10.
Gated. This COM. pany has also located
well on the Miller farm at the end Of
the iron bridge.
Dye.EroOki No. Q. tho latest aceuisl.
ton to ]. 4. Jones & Co.'S possessions,
has not made flows sufficient to satisfy
lts owners, aud yesterday threo'inch
tubing was put In and tho vol put to
pumping, 1t iS now thought 1t will
produce 800 barrels daily.