The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

Latest Developments In tho SouthwoSt Dis
triets-Importaut strike by the Henry
oil Company on tho steele Farm.
The Pomoroy Oil Company, operating
in Warrington county, Ohio, has drilled
fine gaGser on their lease on what is
known as tho fiitoen.milo tract on the
Little MuIkingum. There was a good
showing OF oil, and operations will be
commenced shortly on other wells. Tho
gasser will be cold TO a gas company
]. +. Shaw and others have leased
100 acres Of the KellAr farm in the Els
worth district aud will start a well at
once. The lease cost $1,000.
"a topic oil conversation among opera.
tors yesterday was the well oil tho
Henry oil Company, on the Steele
farm, which came in Wednesday. The
we'll 10 not flowing 10 freely rs nj tho
start, but in the first twenty.iour hours
il showed that it will DO good for n pro-
luction oil at least one hundred and fl
" barrels pOr day. Opinions as to
whether this is an extension OF the
DieIt or an entirely new pool vary. On
account OF distances the sand at which
The pay was struck many are inclined
10 believe that 1t is q new sand and u
new pool. The oil certainly came diiiOr.
ontlV from other wells in that part OF
tho %SisLerIyille field. This cannot be
determined, however, uuti tue result OF
the Jackson.C alcbough well is known.
II this we'll comes in u good producer 1t
will stimulate this theory. Tho Gale
bough well is located nearly a hRlt mite
wost in almost a direct limo, proably II
small distance to tho south Of tho Steele
VOL, Tho Brown well on BuCEhanon.
which, like the C%aiebough, IL detained
BY y fishing Job, lies TO tho northeast
al tho new well about one'third Of q
milo.
Ine nearest producing well to tho
Steele strike ia or the Henderson farm,
which csmu In some limo since q pRv-
ing producer. 1t 10 to tho south prob.
ably ono.lhird ul q mile. One'halt milo
northeast Of tho CoIebaHgh, on the L9!r
farm, 4 we'll ~ being drilled. thus 1t
eau be determined ia q short time
whether a pool does oxist In that part
Of tho field, aud Ia what direction il OK.
Tends. Tho most important factor,
however, Is tho Colehaurh well, and all
ewes are now turned to that operation
with a feeling OF anxiety. Tue terri'
tory in the vicinity Of the vol mon
toned as drilling Is all undor lease, 10
that there will mot DO much Of a
scramble for possession unless 1t is to
tho extreme north, Tim Horny Oil
Company will continue to drill until
They demonstrate that tho whole iarm
lie good or not.
A continuation ior a tow daya oil tho
rainfall TINT started yesterday will
create activity all through tho south-
west Developments Operations. Wild.
cat and dGyolOpnd alike, will DO hasten.
oil before tho sOigO OF bad roads sets In.
Middle Island Is not likely to he
hoard from again for several daya, as
nothing il duo until the lattOr part OF
tlp woot. TllOn tho lucky strikes that
servo TO keep up tho Bpirits Of tho
GENERATORS and tbs runs Of tho pipO llncg
al tho aamo time, will DO expected to
begin nrain.
In rlstsaniS county DonSldlon X
Meals will STAT their Job Saith No. q
Tho rig for CofO No. lis up.
Tho woll ut Moon e SimOns Oh tho
Hlpp farm, which started Oft al a 800.
barrel gait yCslorlnr, i]sroportod bv tho
Eureka ripo line officials M having set.
ilud down to 100 barrels, which amount
Ii ia expected tho vol win produce
steadily
Tho Asancidlnd pfoduCcri who h'vo
been handicapped In .llicIr operations
on tho iiotst fNrm nh account ri thu
walot famine, have ttnttod their Nos. IT,
aud 10 drilling again Tho tcn.inCh
casing will bc put III tho iormor vol
to-day,
Tho Victor OIL Compnny's Rockwell
No. I WAS reported at Llioir office yc1tcr.
day ~ doing tlirlynyo bafrGlA Dor
hour IhH wells of tlitA company on tho
nfiy acres ntn producing l,OjO barrel
daily. Rockwell No. b Ia duo In thu
KConOr sand mud No 0 s expected In
early next week,
ToHtrftNy'H 'nrctr pipN ina rnnB IN
tho hiblotsyillc ut wotO u, 15j barrol1
hnOthct Oil U]ompnnS
At Wayctly wu llna iiy WhCollu,
company, confused NJ MuWtA D. H.
Mckee, George l. burst, j. a. TomlIn'
son aud q r. Dickinson, wore Drluu.
alto In scouting II lease Ol fifty nCtOS, To-