Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-13

The price Of credit balances OOOA CO
other upward bound yesterday morning
and the price quoted at the producing
agencies of both the Mellon and Eureka
Pine Line Companies was $1.4O, an adj
vance Of two cents from the price quot
ed yesterday.
It seams a strange coincidence that
almost all the important wells due are
held back by fishing jobs. The wells
seem to get along all right until near
the nav and In some instances in It.
and then they have fishing jobs. For
instance. Jones & Co. s well on the
Minerva Mckay farm, out in the Mid
die Island territory. This well was
getting along famously until almost
through the limestone, in fact Just
touching the Keener sand, when t1e
| tools got stuck. Since then the cable
was cut and as it was cut about ~ feet
| above the tools, they are now mouse
, trapping It. and as it may be weeks be-
{ fore the tools are gotten out, there IS
no telling when the we'll will get in.
Then again, there is Brown Compa-
nv's we'll. on the Buchanan lot, over in
| the northwest of the DeisC pool. This
I well was drilled into the Keener sand
and filed to the top Of the hole when
the tools were lost. There was a re-
port current this morning to the effect
that the tools had been gotten out Of
this well. but it could not be verified
! Following this comes the well owned
by Finnegan & Co., on the Hensel farm.
The well was just on top of the sand
when the tools were lost, and there IS
I no telling when it will reach the pay.
The above has been the case in several
wells drilled recently, and now some Of
the operators hate to see the well so
near completion, as they are afraid the
tools will be lost and they VIII have a
fishing job OF indefinite duration.
Word was received in the city last
evening from Centreville, Doddridge
county, saying that the wild cat being
drilled on the Curtis farm, was in and
was a terrific g2sser. According to the
report received the roar Of the gas es-
| Gaping from the well can be heard for
a distance Of from six to eight miles.
The new siX-inch line being laid from
| the Riggle well out near MiddlebOurne
10 this city, is expected to be complied
| tomorrow morning.
The best news Obtainable from the
well on the ". Z. Calebaugh farm
owned by the Kelly OIL Company, IS
that it is dry at 30 feet in the sand It
will be drilled deeper in the hope Of
| striking q lower pay streak.
Duel & Co. have rig up on the V:r-
den farm, out On Middle Island, and
will commence drilling in a couple Of
days.
The well being drilled on the Hugus
farm by Clint Moore and others IS
down about LOO feet.
McFadden &Co. have the rig Up for
a well on the Norris farm across the
creek from the Philadelphia Gas Co. s
No. Williamson, which is reported to
| be producing about 30 barrels of black
oil day from the Keener sand.
\ reliable report received from the
Kanawha Oil Company's well on the
Williamson farm is that It is flowing
about five barrels Of oil daily. The we'll
broke down a few days ago, and when
they went to pull the rods it started
to flow.
In the C0lerain development. Belmont
county, Ohio, holders of territory are
a little more encouraged since the Ohio
! OIL Company drilled in its we'll on the
Lupt0n farm. \ packer will be put
| in and an effort made to make t flow.
a conservative estimate places It's prob
able production at 20 barrels a day, but
the more enthusiastic say twice that
amount Will be It's output.
Finnegan G Co. have the rig up for
their No. 2 Heinsel, over on the Ohio
side, and it will be rugged up to-day
and sDudding started Friday.
Tie Carter Oil COmpany's No. 4, on
the COlvin farm, was drilling In the
lime to-day, and if they have no bad
luck should reach the pay some tine
tomorrow.
Crawford & Treat will commence
/ spudding tomorrow on No. 2, on the
Stewart farm, over near the we'll re-
Gently drilled in on the Calebaugh,
which is doing about $50 barrels a day.
In the Big Flint region, Doddridge
county, the production is gradually in
creasing, and the opportunities for ex-
panding the field are most encourag-
ing. The Hardman farm, a 1.O0O-acre
tract, is furnishing a number Of 200
barrel wells, and portions of surround
ing territory held by the South Penn
Oil Company seems equally as good.
Operations on Broad Run, in Pleas