Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-20
A VERY QUIET WEEK
IN the Oil Fields of This and Ad-
jOurning States.
There Were Very Few Events Out
of the Ordinary Anywhere-The
Scarcity Of Water Still Retarding
Operations - Interesting Resume
Of the Week.

| Scarcity OF Water sui ReCard1ng
Operations - Interesting Resume
Of the Week.
There has ben very little of more than
ordinary interest reported from the oil
fields of the State the past week, and
consequently there is very little sub
stance on which to base a review Of the
operations. As was the case last week.
the scarcity of water has been playing
very important part in holding back a
number of wells, and for that reason
there were very few wells drilled in,
and the most Of those drilled in were
! completed under difficulties. There is
still a great scarcity of water over on
the Ohio side of the Sistersville field,
| and many OF the wells closed down
week ago are still imperative and it is
/ very hard TO tell when they will be
! started up.
The first principal event of the week
was the well drilled on the Smith farm
| in Marshall county. over near Board
| Tree, on the B. & o. railroad. This
! WELL which was reported rs good for
about 500 barrels, is owned by the South
+ Penn Oil Company, and IS one or the
/ rankest of the rank wildcats. Since
il was drilled in the production has
fallen OF. and now the we'll is reported
to be doing in the neighborhood OF 3UO
barrels d day.
About the time this we'll came in
we'll was drilled in on the Cooper farm
in the Waverly field, by the Florence
} Oil Company. the first reports or which
set the talent going in great shape;
The we'll was az first reported TO be good
for POO barrels day, but later re-
port saws that il is good for about 200
barrels a day. The first report was
/ from the imaginative brain OF some
one who could not judge the producing
| capacity of a flowing well.
The next thing on the programme
was Treat & CrawfOrd's NO. 3, on the
| Eikelberry farm, over in the Delst pool
i'm Monroe county, Ohio, which was
| finished up Friday. The well was
drilled i'm Thursday and started on at
| about % barrels an hour, but mas ue-
creased until now it is making about
| 300 barrels a day.
Graham Il Co. S we'll on the Abersold
farm in Marshall county, near PROCTOR
is still one of the mysteries. Ever since
the we'll was drilled in it has been
showing considerable oil, and during
this weel, il has been flowing CONSIDER
ably. The drill has been kept gong
every dav aqitating the well, but II Is
still impossible to tell what 1t VIII
make. Some people apparently sun
| think we'll of that territory, as euoIIs
are still being made TO secure some Oh
il IL has been reliably reported lhaC
several wells will be located IN thaI
section at once and a thorough test
given that territory. c...-
About the last event in the Sls.eLS-
Vile field during the week was the Grlll-
inc i'm of the Associated Producers NO
NJ ON the Deist farm, over in Monroe
county Ohio which was reported dry
Yesterday morning. The well Is not
DIV and will make a big pumper.
The Waverly field showed up during
.l,o ,vaax with q number OF small Wells
I'm of which help TO make II LOOK Del-
te, The wells i'm the Cow Run sand IN
tbat field are gotten at about SUI IeeI
or5 one can be drilled in few days
Tbere are quite a number of wells drill
inc tbere now. some Of which ought 10
he i'm Inv the first of the week. Ohe
vaU is due in the sand to-day.
The coming week does not oner a
c-rcot deal outside of the Wayerly helu'
tn scarcity of water in the SistersVlIle
feid win retard the drilling there ana
Emo eorro state of affairs exist in several
D.l-r. fields
"A sale of considerable territory IN
Doi5ridge county is reported by when
~ smith & Co. of New Martinsvllle'
occ1iiro "a block OF 1900 acres IN NC
C1oiiond district, thai county. ne
mice Maid approximates $4,000. ISIS
dl-9ranv which is composed OF New
NT9rtinsyille and Wheeling people, VIII
ut ot once 10 develop their TERRITORY.
mo rocpipts of the Eureka Plue Line
ror,nonv i'm the SistersyiNe HELD yes
- we're 14.076 barrels, and those
of me Mellon lines 5,559 Darre!s' nu
total receipts OF the nelu lo' ''0 Wy
we're 10 .335 barrels -. &,
the Ritchie county oil nelu5, M@9 -
drflling In Of the Cairo Oh 20, Co-np snr,,,
woIl on the Richard Waniass 90 l3 am
The we'll has settled down 10 Ioo - "a
IL ro+ural production n day. rms
r-su Indicates that Elm Run TERRITORY
o,s- Of any other production Is goou'
AND onens ND an entirely new extern
-.l- or The Cairo field Five new rigs
arc in course of construction IN 1n1S
section. and as many new wells Will
commence 2t once. ,,.o,
The cairo Oil Company has located
wen on .he Frickey land, quarter
If a mile north Of Simmons No. L. rms
-,-1-arv which is composed OF James
Gown \. y. parties, now has about
e;ob-oop producing wells in Richie
county r d.. -.,11
SIN maintain chat they have soou
-,~,ducer but it is doubtfulThe con-
ir-c.o~ has mo-. rs yet succeeded IN get
.-ro through the cave in tne B.g
Inim sand. ,...,,o
me whole southern part Of Richie
commits, which is rank wildcat territory
5 being rapidly leased up, and II s
,..,,or.-a1 that The Kanawha Oil Compa-
NV mid 81 900 bonus for lease on the
ITsstfall farm. near the Plum Run we'll
D~llfng ON the Nesbitt well, on
WHISKY Run. commenced Friday, and
much is expected of the hole, which IS
ioca-el $50 yards west Of the Hamilton
s.su which is fair producer.
Mr. n p. McGregOr and party of
wheeling gentlemen have leased
blo-k of land on Bonds C>eek, three