Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-08
.MINC Bros.
OIL NEWS.


country for the purpose Of ascertain
ing pointers for the development OF oil.
Besides his native language he speaks
French and Spanish, but being unable
TO speak English, went to Columbus,
Ohio. where he entered a business col
lege and took a course in English and
civil engineering He arrived in this
city several days ago and is a guest OF
the local oil men. In an interview with
our representative Mr.. Gutzu states
that he holds a position as civil en-
gineer for his government and was sent
over here to obtain all the pointers pos
sible for the successful development Of
oil as conducted by the American peO-
PIE. Oil is found in ROumania in what
is called the Chimpu-lung and Praho-
via districts, LOCO miles from the oil
fields of Russia. The daily output of
500 barrels is decreasing, and it is the
purpose of the government to sink
more holes and endeavor to increase the
production. They do everything over
there in scientific manner, and Mr.
GutZu was greatly surprised when he
saw the h2p-haZard manner of develop
ment as carried out over here. They
find their oil at a depth of from 600 TO
1000 feet, and in the crevaetous f0rma-
ton. The oil as produced there is from
20 TO 50 degrees heavier than that pro-
duced in this country. They only use
it for Illuminating purposes and lose
about two-thirds of it in endeavoring
to refine it in their crude way. At
present they consume all the oil they
produce, and it is given the interviewer
TO understand that it is the purpose Of
the ROumanian government TO develop
vast territory for the purpose of vie
ing with the monopoly and export all
the oil not needed for their own con-
sumption. They use at present ma
chinery similar to that used in Eng
land for sinking shafts for coal. The
development of oil by this kind of ma
chinery is found to be very slow and
costly, as bit after bit is broken into
pieces when hard formations are
struck.
Mr.. Gutzu has visited the oil fields Of
Ohio and learned many things. He has
been here about one week and has been
all over the fields on both this and the
other side of the Ohio river. He has
been particularly the guest of the Henry
and Carter Oil Companies, who have
explained to him everything which he
had no knowledge Of. and he pays a
high tribute to these gentlemen, as well
as the race of Americans, for their gen.
eraI kindness and open hospitality.
Mr.. Gutzu expects to receive instruc-
tions before he returns home, which.
will be in about six months, TO close a
contract with some of our manufacture
ers of oil well supplies for a large sup
ply of tools and implements necessary
to carry ON the successful development
of the oil industry.
This well being drilled by VI. c. Hagan
on the Chisler lot, at Meadville, in the
Wick territory, is now on top of the
sand and is showing up good for a pro-
Queer.
w. NJ. Graham drilled in his well on
the Yoho farm, at Proctor last evening
and to-day is putting down the casing
and will make a pumper of it. II will
probably make Is barrels a day.
Another producer has been brought
in out in the Wick field by the Kama
wha Oil Company. This we'll is known
as the VIM. Smith well, and will make a
forty barrel producer.
Henderson No. ., belonging to the
South Penn Oil Company, in the same
territory. which was stopped drilling
several days ago on account of the
heavy gas pressure, was drilled in early
this morning and is making 240 bar
rels a day.
W. F. Smith No. 1, being drilled by
the same company, is now in the sand
and is spraying about 80 barrels. About
noon a report to the effect that a heavy
flow of gas was struck was received,
which will delay the drilling in of this
wei several days.
The coming in Of these wells has
made a wonderful increase in this pool,
and as soon as one or two others, which
are due, come in good this pool will be-
yond doubt the largest pool ever on
record.
Wick came to the front this morn
ing with the rankest buster that has
ever been drilled out there. The well
drilled in is the Kanawha Oil Com
panys No. l, on the Adams farm This
well is located about 400 feet ahead Of
developments on the west, and was con-
| sidered one of the best locations in that
| direction When the well was drilled
| in it had a little gas, but no showing
of oil worth mentioning. 1t was drill
ed through the sand. and not showing
I'D any better has been abandoned. On
account Of this well coming in dry the
| Kanawha has shut down three of its
drilling wells cut in that section. Two
of these wells are on the Robinson farm
about three or four hundred feet west
! of the well on the Adams farm, and
were given a very black eye by the lat
| ter we'll The other well abandoned Is
their No. 4, on the Griffin farm.
The same company's well on the
Smith farm, No. I, is on top of the sand
and will be drilled in this evening or
tomorrow morning. This well is gas
sing considerably, but so far has made
no oil. and the indications are that 1t
will make gas well.
Shay & McMullen have completed
their No. 6, on the Dan Weekly farm,
out in the Indian creek development,
and will have a producer good for about
$50 barrels a day. There is very little
work going on out in that section at
present. and what is being done Is IN
defined limits.
The Kanawha Oil Company's No. 1
on the Eli Flesher farm, in the Wick
development, is in the big lime and viii
h. due in the sand the latter part Of this
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