Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-07
STIMULATED OPERATIONS.
Many Wells VIII BE Started as Result of
the Big Wells on Dog Skin-Other OH


The news, published exclusively in
the Register, yesterday of the big
strikes in the Dog Skin district of the
SiStersvilIe field, caused quite tiutter
of excitement in oil circles. These big
strikes in that section has again put
heart in the operators and within the
next few days quite number of wells
which were shut down waiting on
some of the deeper wells to be drilled
in, will be started drilling at once.
When the first excitement in that sec
tion was manifested, rigs sprang up
like mushrooms in all directions, but
later when dry holes became so numer-
Gus, quite a number of them were
abandoned in all stages of completion.
The big strikes made this week ap-
parently shows the outlet to the pool,
in that section, if there is one, and now
the owners of leases who have rigs up
are making haste to have them
completed, and within very few days
there will be quite a number OF new
wells drilling.
The most of the operators are con-
vinced now that the outlet to the Diest
pool is TO the northeast, as was out
lined in the Register the early part OF
the week. and yesterday it was reported
that there was a large number OF leases
being taken up in that direction.
The big wells drilled in during the
week are holding nicely, and yesterday
the official guage of the pipe line com
pany reported them as follows: Deist
No. l. 20 barrels an hour; Deist No. 2,
10 barrels an hour; Deist No. 3, 20 bar
rels an hour; Eikelberry No. l, 20 bar
rels an hour; Lewis No. 2, 10 barrels an
hour. This shows the total increase in
production of that territory to be about
95 barrels an hour, or 2,280 barrels
day. Quite a nice thing.
The Associated Producers Oil Com
pany's No 4, on the Deist farm, was
due in the sand yesterday evening, but
for some reason it had not been drilled
in up to a late hour. 1t will likely be
in some time to-day.
Sutton & Co.'S well on the Eikel-
berry, which was due yesterday, was
delayed about a day on account of a
fishing job, and will probably be drilled
in to-day. This well is located south
west of the Deist, and if it comes in
a good producer will open up another
nice block of territory.
The receipts of the Eureka Pipe Line
Company in the Sistersville field yes
terday were 9.672 barrels, and those
of the Mellon lines 9,64O barrels. The
total receipts in the field yesterday
were 1852 barrels.
Gaffney & Co. have plugged their well
on the Mckay farm on the Ohio side
and are moving the rig to another To-
| cation.
The rig of the Deist No 2, which was
burned down last Sunday with such
fatal results, is being rebuilt and will be
| completed in a couple of days
The Carter Oil Company have pulled
the casing in their Hill No. 2, and will
have to rim it down.
The Wiley & Slemaker well on the
Ruthlerburger farm, on Long Run, in
Wetzel county, about six miles from
New Martinsville, is down about 1,4OO
feet and will probably be in the coming
week.
The Alpha Oil Company still have
fishing jobs at their wells on the Pal
mer and Doran farms, in the Long
Run district.
Gillespie Bros we'll out on Long
Run is down about 1.4OO feet, and if
they have no bad luck will be in the
latter part of next week.
The Associated Producers have start
ed to spudding on their No. Deist.
The Henry Oil Company have made
the location and are building a rig on
the Henderson farm, near the Dye well.
The Dye well is reported to be doing
in the neighborhood of - barrels a
day, and many people are of the opinion
that the well is being worked as a
mystery. The well is not pumped more
than half the time, and even at that
there are no cups in it. 1t is the gen
eral opinion that the well will, if prop
erly handled, make better than so
barrel producer.
Gaffney & Co. have commenced spud-
ding on the Swabben farm.
The Heating & Co. well, on the Riggle
farm, has bad fishing job.
The Henry Oil Company have stopp-
ed operations on their well on the Cad
ebach farm.
The 81 casing has been put in the
Graham e Co we'll on the aforesaid
farm, in Marshall county, near Proctor,
and drilling will be resumed to-day.