Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-25
OIL NEWS.
snscial 70 the Register.

Special TO the Register.
Sisrersville. W. Va. April 2i.-Word was
received in the city this morning from
Kanawha OIL Co.'S well on Cease KUN III
Na-zal coun-y-tne we'll that was ut4lieN
n the Big Iriun a short time ago. ana al'e'
Aowing nicely fer a couple OF days oie"
ou--tbat il had been competed 10 inc
Gordon sand and that it was good for more
r., 80 barrels day This well IS loca'-
al naar the great Cox Gas well drilled on.
in that section. IL wh!cn a gas press s'ie "a
60 40 mounds was found in both lne
Gordon and Big Inju0 SANDS ana ms
one reason why the well was drilled 10 'He
Gordon sand. The Kanawha had the SAINT
fs,,h in the territory up there as the Ds-
vonian had in the territory in the oacA
rar, of This county because there were
several big gas wells there. Il IS almost d
.s,,ob thai there is a big pool OF oil IN
close proximity 70 ali big gas wells.
Another well up in that section that Is
attracting considerable attention Just now
,s that of Borscher x CO.. on The Co0A
farm This well was reported IN some 'iiie
ago and doing AZ the rate OF - DsrreiS
an hour but the report was away on Tue
well never did that amount ana Is no"
nrohablv making in the 0eighborhooo o.
100 barrels a day This is good wei anu
q, bas onsned up big lot Of new terri
tory 49,.
The same company that owns the ABOVE
well have made another location Q" 'ne
same farm and are now having 'he Tx
bnilt The machinery for drilHhs No
is on The way. and as soon as the Wen ca"
h. rugged up Il will be started 10 dri!i'hs'
rbe territory out In the vicinity OF lhe
wells mentioned above is almost al uu"e'
,sase and Is held principally by the Kan
avha on Co. the Alpha OIL CO. ana Car
Pros All Of these companies are prePd'
irr 70 develop and operate their STUN anu
l. i nossible that the neighobrirg Vi-Iase
~ New Nart!nsville will have an OH Doom
on its hands In the near future.
carr Bros. have the rig started ana VIII
aim well on their HUFF lease as soon as
il can be rigged up.
The we'll OF the Henry OIL Co. feceH.lS
drilled in on the Steele farm over IN 'he
Calebaugh district. IS reported now 10 De
making in the neighboraood OF 100 oarre'S
a day. 49,. ,..,,
Tbe lates, report received from the well
An the Haulan farm. over IN the Arches
ro,k territory. i'm which a number OF SIS
,srsviua people are interested, Is that i,
EN- Increasing slightly in production ana
,hat when IL is completed Will make
good producer. 49,,
There are a, present about half dozs"
,.s,,s drilling over in the territory on the
ob,o side including the Freiden Deist, ana ana
Saiebaugh pools and they are a'il'oS al
owned bv the Henry oil CO. THIS TINE las'
wear this territory was attracting the a.
,sr.iop Of the world. and now IL Is IKE
xor,e ~ the other freak pools, the Cecil Tor
instance. has gone 20 the doss.
Galley Bros. who own the Caleoaush
,srn have the rig up for we'll ana Will
,.,r,,,e,ce drilling on 81 In few days
Psnev & Co. nave the rig completed
Or ,hsir we'll on the Griffith lease in Mar
nan county near the Rogerson well ana
viii commence spudding the early part OF
the week.
The Cook well in Wetzel county Is oelhs
,,bed and will be put 20 pumping III Il
.ouple Of DAYS. A gentleman from ms
CITY. who came from the well yesterday
evening. said that the tubing and rods
had been pearily put In the well yesterday
but had 70 he pulled again. and that the
well would probably get TO pumping some
timer to-day. He was OF the opinion tha'
4, word make a good well.