Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-18
PRODUCTION DECREASING,
In Spite Of the Many New Wells
Drilled In
In the Territory Across in Ohio
From Sistersville-Gereral News
of Interest From the Oh Fields Of
West Virginia.

big pools over in Monroe county. Ohio,
and also on the West Vlrginias side of
the SiaersviIe field falling OF in pro-
ducuon. Yesterday q representative OF
the Register spoke Of these reports to
"a prominent oil man Of Slstersyille, and
he said the reports were true 10 a GER
tain extent. Re said the production in
all ,lcu0ns cf The Sistersyille feld was
falling OFF very rapidly the last few
weeks, and that unless some big wells
Eere drilled ia soon, and good many
or them. TOO that the production of
that field would 90 down In the next
two months to point il has never
reached before
For time one OF the best producing
districts IN that section was what IS
known IS the Deist poOl over on the
Ohio side There was time not very
long ago when that pool produced as
high as 400 barrels q day. and there
were not nearly so many wells then as
there i5 now. TO must be remembered
that The production spoken of above
is only that 81 the Deist farm. and not
of Che entire pool At the present time
the wells on the Deist farm are produc-
ins in the reighborhood Of f.40J bar
reis @ day or considerably less than
ouc-hslf what they did six weeks ago.
The actual production OF the other
wells in that section could not be pro
cured Yesterday. but from reliable
source it was learned that they We're all
falling off very rapidly and we'll in pro-
portion 30 .bC wells mentioned above
The other big pool over IN that sec
ton. the freden, Is also said TO be de-
cliuing rapidly. and those holding ter
r.-ary .n thGt section 90 not deny the
f2CI that 4, docs not look as gilt-edged
as it did short time ago. A producer
in speaking OF the matter last evening.
said that the field appeared TO be rather
lIi7, now. ON, ,hat he would be will
ing 90 bet thGt unless q new lead was
struck lc q very short time that within
,hc matter Of q month or six weeks the
field would bee O great deal Quicter than
10 is now. Tn speaking Of the decline
in the production over in the Dei5t and
FTielen pools. ne said II was to be eX-
roCtel
Ig the first place, the pools are ap-
rareutly very small and the wells are
very large. hence it Is q natural con
sequence that the Dool OF OIL underly-
ing that small space covered by this
territory would soon be exhausted.
Another thing he said was that the
sand over there was not as good as that
found I'm the old SIs,ersyillo field prop
or. Itisa very course Deb0ly sand and
very loose and has not body enough to
hold O. great quantity of oil. Then
again. the pay streak iu that section
over there is only three feet thick. In
very Few OF the wells drilled over there
has there been any oil found after the
wells were drilled deeper into the sand.
In only one Of tho many wells drilled
over I'm that section has there been q
pay streak found anything near the
thickness of the pay sand IN the Sis
-ersytlle field. and that was In the
Henry OH Co.'S well on the Henderson
iarm. When this we'll was drilled in It
was found that the pay streak was
about twenty feet deep. This veil
started of NJ rate or about 100 barrels
day. but al the present time Is only
making IN the neigAoor3ood OF 90 par
rc.s day. bug II IS holding up 20 Jhat
amount and there is likelihood that
10 VIII be one OF the best stayers in tha2
section.
A transfer Of oil property took place
In Sistersvilie yesterday that may In
terest a great many people. IL was that
whereby ForsytAe & Stafford sold their
interest i'm the Lucas farm, our IN The
Heener district on Middle Island creek,
To- John il. Mcclure. The farm is
gOod one and looks gilt edged. The
consideration IS said TO be in the neigh
borho0d Of $l,So0
The Noun tain State Gas Co., at SIS
te~svilie. have commenced laying their
s.X-iueh line from that place to the gas
wei recently bought by ,hem from VIII
liam Johnson. ont near Middle5olrne.
J. r. Jones & CO.. No. 4. on The Dye
Brooks farm, Will be due in the sand
Saturday. This well is very important
and Is being watched closely 0y the
talent
w. n. Reese. Of st. M2ry's, has con
trGcted With The Sweeney Bros. 10 drill
o wen on the Stewart farm, over on the
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soon as ohe IlS can 's OullI
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