Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-06
TWO G0RKIN1 BIG WELLS
Drilled In in the SiSterSville Field
Yesterday.
One of Them Is Out in the Middle
Island Territory and the Other
One Is on the Ohio Side-Both Of
Them Extend the Limits Of the
Field Considerably.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
SistersyiHe, W. Va, December s.
All day the oil men in this section have
been anxiously awaiting news from the
wildcat we'll being drilled on the Mar
tin-Miller farm.
It was generally known that the well
was due to-day and as it was in the
vicinity of where quite a large number
Of dry holes were drilled last summer,
it was watched closely, as much de-
| pended on it.
The Well was drilled TO the top Of the
sand last evening. and as il made a big
showing of oil it was shut down until
tankage could be erected and the boiler
moved back 20 place of safety.
When the well was drilled in this af
ternOOn about l o'clock, it commenced
TO flow at a fearful rate and threw oil
over The top Of the derrick. A conserv-
ative estimate if what the we'll will
make is about goo barrels a day.
This Well is located in the vicinity
of Litrles Mills, to the north of the
big well drilled in on the Dye-Brooks
farm, last spring, and is only a short
distance from the same cOmpany's No.
1. on the same farm. which started off
at similar gait when drilled In.
Although the oil men expected that
the well might probably come in a pro-
ducer, they We're not positive, as the
territory out in that section is very spot
ted and there have been many dry holes
drilled near the Martin farm. And still
the Sistersyille field has not yet been
properly rounded up.
Ramey q Co.'S No. I. on the Hutch
inson heirs farm. down back of COch-
ransville, reached the sand last night
and is showing up for fine well. This
well is fully a mile and a half south
west of the C0chransville field, and is
therefore q very important well. Other
wells were drilled i'm this neighborhcOd
before but they all came in dry. and
this well coming in now so good Will
make a wonderful amount of work down
that way this winter.
The we'll is thought to be good for
fully 100 barrels a day. and while the
exact production cannot now be given.
enough is positively known of il to JUS
tify us in reporting it a nice big we'll
Drilling VIII be very active down that
way now. and it is hard 10 say where
il viii end. Our friend Cd s W" will
have 10 take the brakes down again,
and round up the COchransville field
again, as an extension of a mile and a
half is quite a scope Of country to fenced
up. This field has always been one of
surprises and still seems 10 be holding
up its good name for wonders.
The actual production of the big well
on the Hammeit farm. at Eureka. yes
terday. was 43O barrels. Should the
we'll continue 10 fall off at the rate it
has been for the past couple of days
such action would indicate that the
pool there must be very small one.
The Ohio Oh Companvs we'll on the
Clark farm. i'm the Coleraiu district,
west of Wheeling. in Belmont county.
Ohio. is a very small producer. and will
not make anything like what it was at
first reported
The Philadelphia Gas Comapny got
a big gasser on their LacOck lease out
i'm Wetzel county, a couple Of days ago.
Nothing has been heard from the
once famous Dve-BrOOks wells. out on
Middle Island for long time. and it is
not generally known that the three pro-
ducing wells on that farm are still good
producers. The runs from these wells
for some time have been at the rate of
about 225 barrels a dav.
The we'll on the KreaDs farm near
Burning Springs. which was doing
about thirty barrels a day, was shot
Tuesday. and when il is cleaned out,
is expected to increase in production
considerably.
Gorham. Roe & Co. started to spud-
ding at their No ] on the T. Hammett
farm. i'm the New Eureka field. yester-
day morning This well is located about
500 feet south of the Little Venture Oil
Companys Big Jim, and it looks like
a cinch that it will make a good well.
The well owned by Murphy & Co.,
near Shacktown. is attracting consider
able attention now. The we'll has been
making about eight barrels a day nat
ural since it was drilled in. It will be
put 10 pumping I'm a few days. and it
is expected to increase in production
very materially. This well is a rank
wildcat. and if it proves TO be a good
producer, Will open up big lot of good
territory.
We are credibly informed that Clint
Moore and others have sold - J. r.
Hugus farm TO T. n BarnsdaN & Com
pany. The consideration is private.
but the figures given for the farm are
away up in the thousands. The sale
was made yesterday. and the new own
ers viii take possession of the farm to-
morrow.
Henderson & Company's four wells
on the four-acre Eickelberry lease over
i'm the Deist pool are holding up nicely.
and are still producing quite a lot of oil.
The daily production Of these wells is
reported 70 be- i'm the neighborhOod of
225 barrels a day.
their we'll on the F. *. and r. c. Will
hanson farm out in the Middle Island
district to pumping.
Mccoy. Broadwacer & Co. put the
81 casing i'm their No 8 on the Weigle
lease over in the Deist territory this
morning.
Connolly Brothers drilled their No. l
on the G0rreN farm out on Middle Island
into the sand to-day. and it is reported
10 be dry. These gentlemen have been
having bad luck of late. and nearly all
the wells they have drilled have either
been dry holes or very small pro
ducers.
Yesterday afternoon the Hitchcock
well NJ Friendly was tied up by an at
tachment sworn out by Charles Carse
against the owners. Andrew Whiteman.
Sol Stage and Samuel 2. AmiSs, for