Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-14
OIL NEWS.


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As reported in the Register yesterday
morning the Dye-BroOks No. 2 in the
Middle Island field is producing about
500 barrels day. The greater part of
yesterday the well was flowing at the
rate of 80 barrels an hour. Some OF the
papers of this city as we'll as paper
published in the oil field persist in say
ing that the we'll is flowing over 1000
barrels a day. The paper in this city
cannot be blamed for the error for the
reason that they take their news from
a Sistersville sheet of noted unreliable
lily, and do not know any better. The
day the well was drilled in it did 100
barrels an hour for the first few hours
and then fell off gradually 10 where it
is now. The gauge Of the pipe line yes
terday showed the well had produced
720 barrels in the preceding twenty
four hours.
The Bartlett on the Boles farm out
on Middle Creek was in the Keener
sand yesterday, but no oil was found.
It was reported in Sis.ersville yester-
day that the well had been drilled into
1000 barrels day The well has not
been drilled to that sand yet, for the
reason that the gas pressure is so
strong it is impossible to keep the tools
in the hole. It is estimated the gas
pressure at this well is about 600
pounds.
The Big Moses gas well which was
set on fire a short time ago by being
struck by lightning, mention of which
was made in the Register at the time,
has been eXtinguished. The rig which
was burned at the time will be rebuilt
at once and another attempt made by
the owners to shut the well in. There
has already been over $4,000 spent in
trying to shut this well in and so far all
efforts have been futile.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Mccullough has been TAX
ing oil leases for several days on Mid
die Wheeling Creek, near Twilight
postoffice for a Wheeling Company.
Frank Caldwell, of this city. and
James B. Chambers and z. NJ. Atkin-
son, Of the Elm Grove coal works, are
leasing ground between Elm Grove and
Triadelph;a for a home company
Barnsdall, Malby & Co.'S Brown No.
2 on Broad run, back of st. Mary's,
Peasants county, was drilled in yes
terday
The Kanawha Oil Company have To-
Gated a well on some leases owned by
them on the head of French creek, and
are putting up a rig. They expect to
commence drilling the latter part Of
this week.
Piper & Co. have a rig up and will
commence drilling a we'll on Grape ISL
and, in Peasants county, a short dis
tance above St. Mary's.
Graham & Reece are drilling on the
Kopenhaver farm out on French creek.
They are down about 200 feet
The Alpha Oil Company's well on the
Palmer farm, back of New Martins
vile on Long run, was shot yesterday
in an effort to dislodge the tools which
have been stuck for some time.
A correspondent writing from Steub-
enville sends the following about the
oil operations in the fields in that vicin-
Hv: The Castner Oil Co. has been in
corporated with a capital of $4,000,
with Thomas Johnson, R. NJ Castner, B.
n. Linduff. Jared Dunbar and Robert
Orr. of this city incorporators. This is
the company owning the good paying
well drilled on the Williamson farm in
Island Creek township.
The Cross Creek Oil Co. began drill
ing on the Bradyf arm in Island Greek
township yesterday.
The Stark well, west of the city, which
was a duster when drilled in, will be
sunk 10 the fifth.
W. J. Mccain and Pittsburg operators
are leasing land on Rush Run, this cOun-
ty. Several wells will be drilled short
ly. The farmers in that section have
the oil fever bad.
In Ross township there is not a farmer
who IS not talking oil. From a well
drilled on the Hewitt farm in that town
ship. some years ago, fully 500 barrels
were sold and oil still flows from it.
The hole drilled on the r. z. George
farm 500 yards from the Hewitt was an
other duster. Another is being drilled
one mile and a half away on the T. II.
George farm, and the tools were lost al
a depth of $50 feet. The first well was
worked in a peculiar way. The drill
was sent below the second sand then the
hole tamped full back to that sand
and the well shot. When this produced
no results the tamp.ng was continued
back to the first sand and-this sand was
then shot with no results. The people
have faith IN the presence of oil in that
locality.