Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-16
OIL NEWS.

The feature of the week so far in tho
S.stersvil,e field has been the number
of dry holes drilled in. They were all
drilled in yesterday, too. IL was not
only one side of the field that suffered,
but both Of them. To start the ball
rolling the Dye-Bro1ks No 3, came in "A
rank buster on Wednesday. That only
started things Yesterday the real fun
began. The first thing reported was the
Frieden we'll Ii was drilled into the
sand early yesterday morning and there
was not even a smell of the greasy fluid.
Then followed the Ohio Oil COmpany's
well on the Alexander farm. This well
had a little bit OF gas but no show of
oil. Moses 4; ErnSt'S well on the Lohri,
which should have been IN 4 week ago,
only reached the sand yesterday, and il,
too. showed up a buster. So much for
the Ohio side. The only thing the West
Virginia side could show up Yesterday
was the Bartlett well on the Boles farm
out on Middle Island. This Wei has
been in the Keener sand for several
days and could not be drilled into the
Big Injun on account of the strong pres
sure Of gas encountered in the Keener,
IL was drilled into the Injun yesterday,
however, and turned out very dry.
The dizzy oil news published in the
Wheeling papers VIII no doubt result in
many business men of that city getting
hold of worthless oil leases that VIII
cause them to lose much mOney.-Oil
Review. You should have speci-
fed the papers YOU mean young fellow.
You know the only reliable news you
ever publish are taken from the Regis
ger
The oil we'll being drilled at Davis
vile. in Wood county, is now down 900
feet. and casing will be put in. The
owners anticipate "a good producer.
The Kelly Oh Co. yesterday made a
location on the Kalebaugh farm about
a half mile northeast of the big Deist
we'll in the Dog Skin district. The con-
tract has been let to CulbertsOn & Co,
and work viii be commenced next
week.
The receipts of the Pipe Line Com
panies in the Sistersville oil field yes
terday were $500 barrels. The re-
ce:pts of the Mellon Company were
4.459 barrels. and those of the Eureka
11.041 barrels.
The Moses & Ernst well on the LOhri
farm near Alexander's Mills, over in
the Dog Skin district, was drilled in
yesterday, and is reported dry.
Following is the official guage Of the
four big guShers recently drilled in the
S;stersville field: Dye-BrOoks No. ,, IS
barrels an hour; No. , Lewis, 10 barrels
an hour; CulbeTtson on LOhri, 10 bar
rels: Woodsfeld Oil Co., on Kate Lohri
9 barrels.
The Bartlett & Co. we'll on the Boles
farm, out on Middle Island, was drilled
into the sand yesterday and is practi-
cally dry
The Panhandle OF Co. we'll on the
Wanahas farm. was drilled in Wednes-
day evening and is a rank buster. This
well is located two miles northeast Of
the Fr;eden well. This practically
shuts out all chance of the pool in thai
section extending in any direction
from the northeast TO the southwest.
The other sides are open yet and it may
be the field will branch out from the
north TO the south via the west.
The Ohio Oil Co.'S well on the Alex
ander farm over on the Ohio side was
drilled in yesterday and is a rank
buster. This we'll IS located 400 feet
south of the Ramey on the Hillman.
The Kanawha Oil Co. have shut down
their well drilling on the Gartz
farm. near where the Moses
& Ernst we'll came in dry
yesterday. There are several other
wells in that vicinity which VIII be
closed down for the same reason.
Rarnsdan. Mallory & Co.'S No. 2 on
the Brown farm on Broad Run, in
peasants county, was drilled in We'd
nesday and IS showing for a 75-barrel
producer i'm the shallow sand.
A report was current on the street
last evening that the South Penn OIL
Co.'S we'll near Rosby's Rock, had been
drilled IN and was showing for good
producer. The report could no, be