The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-01
THE sourHNYEsr Fields.
"D. S. wa" Weekly Review of Operations
at the Front.


"D. S. W.'" Weekly Review of Operations
1.-THE Front.
Developments Of interest in the south
west fields were fairly we'll distributed
during the past seven days, says ''D. S.
W." in his weekly review. Tho opera.
tionI in the Deist aud Friedsn pools in
Monroe county were more closely
watched than any other section in ths
southwest for the reason that more
money was involved in these two pools.
The gusherS didnot put 10 their appear.
ance TIL late In tho week, and whom
they did their location was such aS to
discount their Importance except to
those directly interested.
Tho two wells Of the Henry Oil Com.
pInY located north and northwest OF
the Deist pool, on the Buchanan farm,
were important factors touching an un.
tested portion OF the field and both
came in rank busters that sent chill
worse than the Indiana shakes through
the holders Of territory in that direc.
ton and caused all hope Of the dis.
coVsry OF q north or northwest exteu.
sion to be abandoned.
The Associated Producers drilled in
their No. Z Dsist on Saturday, and ii
started at a 3O.barrel an hour gait. 1t
Is located 500 feet north OF No. 4 on tho
same farm ami ia not important as to
location.
The RRmsy & Co. well on the Woigio
three.acro lot, located about 1000 feet
southWe't Of tho dry holes on the Alex.
auder farms. was drilled in anu will
make l0O.bRrrel pumper This iS the
lease and well mentioned a few days
ago. in which a half interest was sold
soon after the vol was started for
$1,000.
Northeast Of the Friedsn pool the
Eastern Oil company drilled In thsir
test on the Wright farm. II 1t makes
we'll at all 1t will DO SO small that 1t
will not encourage prospecting any
further in that direction.
The Heating L Co. we'll on tho ]. 4.
WSigle farm, to tho South Of develop.
tnentI was put TO pumping and IL
credited with producing 100 barrels q
day. Tho aizs Of this we'll will en-.
courage more drilling in that direction.
Tho hourly gauges Of tho larger wells
In the Deist pool ara reported as fol.
lows: Deist No. 4, 20 barrols; NO'. q, Z
and 8, 20, ~ and II barrol respective.
III NoL | and . Eckebsrry, 10 aud 20
barrels each.
On Middle Island creek In TYLER
county tho South Penn vi Company
got Ia double surprise on tho Miller
farm. northeast OF tho Dya.litooks wells
aud 600 feet east OF their No. ., Bollo
Willis, q light producer. Tho llrst sur.
prise was tho way tue well started TO
produce WHOM first drilled In. It looked
like real RuSherhn put 10 burro. in
tho tank al tho end Of tho frat hour.
and thOn sprunRa creator surprise BY
quitting. II may start I'm again when
drilled deeper. II tho well had been n
dnIter II would have boon no moro than
was expected from its location.
Tho knnawhR OIL Company made an
important diicovory lnGt week in
Richie county southwest OF Cairo, that
may provo tho lorsrunner Of nav Held.
That company drilled In VOL on thu
MUNsal farm that Ia showing aomo oil
from tho salt wator, or Big lnjun. II
Ia purely n wildcat, but itq CalibrO will
not DO known I'LL II has boon connected
up.
Tho dsop territory north Of Manning,
tnn hns slumpod IN now production.
There has boon noticeable absence VI
tho profile producers for which thai
part Of tho field had become famous
but ono we'll was completed In thnl
territory last W0sk II Ia tho property
Of tho South Penn OIL Company, aud Il
IL No. 2 on tho Cunningham farm, aud
iBA very light punpor q.