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


for tho Past Seven DaJs-ThO Hottom
Dropping out on tho Ohio side ut slStsFs-
Vllls-Middle Island Coming to tho Front
oil developments during the past
week have been, as whole, rather fiat
and uuintersating, especially on the
Ohio side Of the slSterIVllls field. Tho
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 been an important
strike and among them we're diIaP'
pointmsnts such aI would almost cause
interested parties to sweat blood.
The courie Of this pool is from all ap'
pearauess downward, almost without
interruption, and without au outlet to 1t
having been found, This 10 tho true
condition Of this pool Notwithstanding
tho efforts OF newspapers without any
regard for Yeraeity to hold 1t up.
The pool is pEa ClicAlly tnll OF holes,
but the production iH not what 1t Was
several weeks ago by hundreds OF bar
Tsls. In Monroe county in general,
operators still Continusto be affected by
tho severe drought.
in important wells that have q sui
lciont water supply progreSl iS iurthsr
depressed by Ashlng jobs, tho toolS In
In the Allen, Brown and Colebaugh
wells all being lost. This latter well Is
located thrCe.quArters OF mile to the
north aud west OF the Deist farm, and
1000 feet northwest OF Henderson
simms farm well. II is the moSt i'm.
portant well now In process ot drilling
Ia the SiGtsrIvills field, because II It
comes In n good producer It will show
northwest extension OF tho DeiSt
pool; on tue other hand II It comes in
small or dry the opinion that the west
ern edge Of this pool has been reached
will have boen confirmed. On the
whole the Ohio side OF the Geld has
been devoid Of sensational features.
Tho Waverly shallow pool is looked
upon with great favor by the talent DO.
cause OF it, good ataying qualities, and
territory down there ls in good demand.
It Is undoubtedly the saiest pool oil
men have in the southwest develop.
ments.
Depression has been knocked sky
high on the West Virginia side OF the
SistsrsVills field. On Middle Island, In
Tyler county, q reaction seems TO have
set in, aud there are renewed efforts on
the part OF operators to got into tho de.
yolopmenta there. The Keener sand
aud Thomas pools giyo immediate
promise OF being fitting SUCCESSORS to
the Delst pool aS rich producing terri
tory In the field. Unless something
now is soon developed on the Ohio side
Middle Island will have the call.
Last week not dry hole was drilled
on Middle Island, while six splendid
wells wore added to ils favor, tho Ok
ford Oil Company getting one, tho Vic
tor OIL Company two, Garland & Hays
two and ]. T. Joncs 4 Co. ono.
The good showing ot this part OF the
held will OF courIo relieve all dearth,
aud in ils stead will be nothing but
activity. Tho most important influence
having general bearing was that the
field has had an eastern extension.
DoddridgO county was In evidence
once last week. II was on the HHrdman
farm, In the Big Flint district, In the
form Of a S00.barrel well, belonging TO
Murphy, Jennings 4 Co. A scarcity OF
water is also com planned oil, but aS yet O
suspension OF operations ha' not been
necessary. Several wells are overdue
In this county.
In the Cairo field there Rro several i'm.
pOrtant wells drilling, among them be-
ing tho Strickler well on Whisky Run.
This we'll will not DO due for somo time,
however. A good producer In this field
iH the we'll on the WanlNuS farm. 1t is
owned by the Cairo Oil Company, and
at tile time It was drilled in made 200
barrels day. 1t has now declined to
sixty barrels a day aud showing very
large amount Of gas.
Thomas No. 5, Oxford Oil Company,
which was drilling at good depth, has
been abandoned aud tho rig moved 500
feet east Of tho 6rst location. A string
Of tools was lost in tho well aud could
not DO recovered. Noa 4, 5 and O
Thomas, Of the Oxford, have bedn 10.
Gated. This company has also located
q well on the Miller farm at the end Of
lheiron bridge.
Dye.IIrookG No. 0. tho lateIt acquisi.
ton to ]. 4. Jones & Co.'s possessions,
has not made flows sufficient to satisfy
lts ownOrs, aud yoIterdAy threo.inch
tubing was put In aud the well put 70
pumping. It lie now thought II will
produce 800 barrels daily.