Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-22
OIL NEWS.
More Interesting News From DOd-
bridge COunty-The Latest From
Sistersville and Other Fields.

On Beverlin fork of McElroy creek,
a number of farmers refuse to lease to
in Doddridge county, this State,
the South Penn Company or any COM
pany who are not ready to Immediately
after leasing TO put down a hole. The
fact is that some of these farmers are
not very kindly disposed toward the
South Penn Company, and are not
anxious to lease their farms to them.
Going up the creek, the first farm
upon which any drilling has been done
is that of Henry Cumberledge, where
there is one small producer. Passing
on from the Cumberledge farm and
passing several farms where no drill
ing has been done is J. w. Hawhinss
place. On this farm but one test well
has been drilled, and it came in Thurs
day good for Is barrels a day.
On Isaac Ices farm, on this run, NO.
is a dry hole and No. 2 produces 80
barrels a day.
On William Hawkins's farm there
are five wells drilled in. No. l is
light producer; No. ., 80 barrels a day;
No. 8. 35 to 40 barrels a day; No. A. so
barre lisa day; No. 5, 75 barrels day;
No. 6 is expected in to-day, and NO. I
is drilling.
On Powers LeMasters's farm, No. !
is dry hole; No. 2, 100 barrels a day;
No. 8. IS barrels now, came in early
last spring at 100 barrels day; No.
drilling
On the Y. A. Cain farm, One dry holes
no locations. but this farm lies just
between several good wells.
On w. T. Ices farm there is one light
producer. On the Duhurst farm, at
the head of this run, fifteen wells are
good producers and two are light. All
are daily operated and will average
over 60 barrels each a day.
Ont on Broad run, in Peasants coun-
tv. Reese & Graham struck a nice flow
of oil in the salt sand yesterday at their
we'll on the school house lot. rms Is
something unusual in all the telds eX-
cept those of West Virginia, where so
many freaks have been found by the
oDerators that they have ceased to Won
der at anything
The Oxford Oil Co. have started their
No. . on the Thomas farm. in the Keen
er territory. out on Middle Island. Their
No. 1. on this farm. is good producer.
The receipts Of the pipe line compan-
les in the Sistersville field yesterday
were 19. .1S1 barrels. The receipts OF the
Eureka lines were 14,136 barrels. and
those of the Mellon lines 5,045 barrels.
AS mentioned in the Register a few
davs ago the receipts OF this field are
steadily growing larger, and it will not
be great while until they will exceed
what they ever have been.
The Associated Producers No. 10, on
the Deist farm, was in the lime last
night and will probably reach the sand
some time to-day.
The Henry Oil Co. made two more
locations on the Dye farm Friday and
will build rigs at once.
Ever since the Henry Oil Co.'S No. 3,
on the G. w. Dye farm, was drilled in,
several days ago, there have been re-
ports printed by different papers, Civ
ing the production of the well at any
thing from 500 barrels up to 500 barrels
q dav. These reports are away on.
When the we'll was drilled in it started
off at Is barrels an hour, and has since
fallen off until yesterday it was doing
y barrels an hour. This is the official
guage of the pipe line
The Campbell Oil Co., which has had
the tools stuck in their we'll a short dis
tance west of Powhatan, o.. got them
out Yesterday and will continue drill
ing to-day. The we'll is now about $50
feet deep. A nice flow Of gas was struck
in this we'll at 10 feet.
Following is the production Of the
big wells in the Deist pool: Crawford
& Treats No. l Eikelberry, 30 barrels
an hour; No. l, 80 barrels and hour;
Caldwell & Co.'S No. > Eikelberry, 10
barrels an hour; Deist No. 4, 30 barrels
hour: No. 6, Is barrels an hour; Deist
No 8. y barrels an hour. All the wells
over there are holding up well.