Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-21
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Huntington, w. Va. August 20
Never in the history of Southern West
Virginia has there been as much activ-
ity in oil circles as there is to-day. The
striking of oil in many points in this
section has caused a general rush Of
operators into the field, especially from
Pennsylvania. Hardly a day gees by
but two or three or more operators from
Pittsburg 90 out along the Norfolk and
Western and view the Marrowbone field.
The operators there have been peculiarly
unfortunate in drilling in that fed in
the breaking OF machinery. As they
are comp Led 10 bring al their well
supplies from Marietta CT ParkersbUrS
il causes much delay and expense.
Mr.. c. II. Sh7ffer, of Pittsburg, the
manager of the Florence Oil Company,
who has besn here for several days left
Yesterday For his home. While here Mr..
ShafTer located their No. wei Cn the
Swami farm, and a new derrick WI
be begun al one. The well is about
600 feet east of the one completed last
month. The Florence people seem 10
have a great deal Of confidence in this
field, and will build tanks and begin
pumping their Nos. l and , as soon as
this third well is finished.
The Wilson Brothers, Of Indiana,
Pennsylvania, seem 10 be having a hard
time getting oil on their land. In "a
they drilled a VIII about 100 feet from
Their present one. and just as they
touched the Big Injun lost their tools
and had to abandon the hole. They are
now down about / 1900 feet with th II
No. 2, and are not far from the sand
with the full set of tools in the well,
caused by a broken cable. Mr.. Wilson
left his morning for the well and hopes
to lift the tools and finish the well in
few days. They had a nice show OF oil
in their first wei, and are confident ot
making a good strike. They nave q
tract of 10000 acres near Wilsondale,
end are going to test il thoroughly.
Capt Allen. formerly Of Pennsylvania,
toe man who knows where there are
more dry holes than any man in south
ern West Virginia. left this morning
fer MarrowbOne, where he began spud-
ding On his new location on Messer's
Branch yesterday. The Captain is sure
that he has found the right spot this
time, and promises producer n a short
time
There is a movement on foot among
some Of our business men to form a COM
pany and drill a test well near Blue
Sulphur. Already nearly all the stock
necessary has been subscribed and they
expect TO finish Dreliminaries and have
everything in shape by the first Of Sep
tember.
Nelly and Smell the well known oper-
ators of Lima, Ohio, have got their first
well started near the Marrovbone field
and are down about 800 feet. These
same gentlemen have located a well on
the lands of the Guyandotte Coal Land
Company in Mingo county, and will =
gin spudding IN a short time
Shaw and Reese, the Lima men, who
are drilling on MarrowbOne, have stuck
their tools in their well No. ., and are
now waiting for some fishing tools to
arrive. The presence of several OF the
prominent Standard Oil Company peo-
pie in this section and Kentucky the
pipe line through this section to the oil
fields of Kentucky and Tennessee. II
is known that there is plenty of oil now
found in these fields to justify Ina
and the indications are that a line will
be laid south from Burning Springs or
Eureka. This line would necessarily
pass through this county, and would be
a further incentive for operations along
the line.
The discovery of oil in the Pomeroy
Bend country has set that part Of the
State astir. and oil men can be seen n
every locality trying to find scmeth.ng
that they can gather in. Those who
have been here say that the indications
for a nice field are very good.
The operations around Point Pleasant
have not stopped, as was reported, and
there are now two wells gong down in
that vicinity, with more to follow in a
short time.