Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-11
OIL NEWS.

Another big well came in in the Sis
tersyille field yesterday morning, maxi
ing the sixth in about ten days. This
well is located out in the Middle Island
district, which was supposed to have
gotten such black eye last week when
the Thoburn wells were drilled in. The
well drilled in yesterday morning is tho
J. T. Jones & Co. No. 2. on the Dye
Brooks farm, and is located about 700
feet from No. ], which came in some
time ago, and which is still producing
about 800 barrels a day. The coming
ing in of No was quite a surprise TO
the owners and the oil men, as II was
supposed the well would not be due be-
fore Tuesday at the earliest. When on
top of the sand the well commenced TO
flow and the tools were at once pulled
out and the well shut in until tank
could be erected and connection made
with the pipe line While it flowed the
well was estimated conseryatively as
doing about $50 barrels a day through
the casing. The well will be drilled in
the early part of the week, when 1t is
expected it will be equal in production
to the first well drilled in that section.
The Kanawha Oil COmpany's well on
the e. q II. Williamson, as reported in
this column yesterday morning, is be-
ing made a mystery Of the first water.
Ever since the we'll reached the sand it
has been closely guarded, and it is inn
possible to find out what it is doing
There are various reports out concern
ing the production of the well, but they
are all guess work The well does not
flow. and as there is plenty Of gas in
that section as a rule. some are inclined
to think that the well does not amount
to much.
The Associated Producers are having
a water line surveyed from their leases
in the Dog Skin district to the Big Mus
kingum and will use it to furnish their
drilling wells with water. Work will
likely be commenced to-day laying the
pipe, and it is expected the line Will be-
ready for use by Wednesday.
J. T. Jones & Co. S No. 3 on the Dye
Brooks farm is about 1,400 feet deep
and will be due about Tuesday. This
well is still farther east of the Big Well
and it is expected to be a good pro-
Queer since No. is doing so well.
FOIIOMlUS II a pdl licll lloN VI liS WI II
going on in the Dog Skin field as far as
could be obtained last night. The list
is not nearly complete as there are
quite a number of wells in that vicin-
itv from which report could not be
gotten.
The Lewis Oil Co.'S No. l on the
Lewis farm is holding up at 100 barrels
a day. No. 2 on the same farm is doing
about $50 barrels a day No. drilling
at 400 feet. No. 1, rig up. No. 8,
commenced spudding yesterday, as did
also No. 6. Nos 7 and 8. rigs up. This
company is pushing all their work very
hard.
The Koehnline & briggs well on the
school house lot, Is drilling at $50 feet
The Culbertson No. /. on The Widow
Lohri farm. is still producing about $50
barrels a day. This company have the
rigs up for Nos. 2 and 3, on the same
farm. and will commence spudding the
early part of the week.
The well being drilled by Crawford
G Treat. on the Bachman farm. IS down
200 feet. and will be due some time
next week. This is an important well
and viii be watched very closely.
The Eastern Oil Companys No /, on
the Frieden, is still holding up at about
1S5 barrels a day. Their No. 2 is drill
Ing at 500 feet, and No 3 at 500 feet
The rigs are up for Nos. and ., and
spudd!ng will be commenced the early
part of he week.
The Associated Producers No. ], on
the Deist, is producing 500 barrels a
day. and the production is reported 70
be increasing This company have the
rigs up for Nos. 2 and 3.
Mr. Benz. c. Southern, of this city,
who controls leases on $40 acres in the
Dog Skin field. has been offered 81 800
for half interest by the Royal Gas Com
pany. Of PHILADELPHIA.