Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-10-11

the Present, There Is No Inclina-
ton to Test the Value Of the Deep
Formations-On News From Sis
tersville and Vicinity.
Special to the Register.
SISTERSVILLE, w. Va. October 10
There is every indication imaginable that
a pool. equal to. or of greater extent than,
the original Slstersville pool. has been
found in the territory now known as the
Renwood. o.. field. but which is but an ex-
tension OF this hGld. The wells drilled In
over there have surely demonstrated thu
fact that a very good pool has been tap
ned and now. from four wells their own
ers are the recipients OF about f0 barrels
Of the golden liquid Der day These wells
all came in big gushers from The FIRST sand
and as vet none have been drilled into tina
deeper sands to see what that formation
would render. their owners being perfectly
satisfied with the present production.
When these wells dwindle down TO a
lesser production. as they Invariably 10,
tbev will be sent down 20 the deeper
formation.
All the companies interested in this ter
ritory are fully convinced that they have
struck a bonanza and are going 20 fully
develop it and II possible define the terri
tory and then sink innumerabie holes In
The defined district and secure all the oil
possible.
The Fisher Oil Co. have made several
locations on the Cehrs farm and are
erecting the rigs. The Henry people ara
putting several rigs on the Hotsclaw
property and are daily making new Local
tions.
The Kanawha oil Co. have some unde-
vcloped farms on the head Of Pine Fork.
up in Wetzel county. and are putting tho
material for several rigs ON IL and intend
10 fully develop same.
The latest from the j. q. Long well be-
longing 10 the Carter oil Co. is that it
has settled down to n 40 barrel well.
The Ohio OIL co. have made two loca-
lions on the Thompson farm. just back
Of Hannibal. o.. and are putting up tho
power to start the drills.
Crawford s, Treat expect 10 commence
spudding at their r. c. Mcfarland well,
over near Benwood. about Monday.
The Shinn well being drilled by Hosford
& Co. out on Middle island is due in to-
day. but as yet nothing has been heard
from there. \
Another good well was drilled in I'M
This section of the southwes, today, and
f. is quite an important one. The we'll
IN question is that Of the Deyonlan Oil
Company on the S. s. Smith farm, out
in the Wick Development The we'll
was drilled TO the top Of the sand this
morning and as soon as the drill went
through the cap the well commenced TO
flow and this afternoon al three o'clock,
il was reported to be making twenty
five barrels an hour, and the tools still
running. This well is located right In
the center OF the own of Wick, and is
quite a little ahead Of the developments
in that pool. i IS ahead in the direc-
ton of the Sancho development and TAX
ing The fact into consideration that thH
Carter Oil Company drilled in a gvvu
WI on the Long farm at the Owls
Head a few days ago and that the Owls
Head is about half way between Wick
and SanshO. It looks very much as
though there was a streak Of some i'm
pOrance running through there. The
fac, that quite a number OF good wells
have been drilled in I'm this territory
during the pas, week has drawn the at
tention Of the operators 10 This section
again and quite a number Of them are
coming nto look around and see II they
cannot get hold of a piece OF good stuff
There is not a great deal Of territory for
miles about here that is not under lease,
but it is always possible TO get hold OF.
a good lease If you have the money to
put down for It, andthat is the best way
10 get hold Of good property.
There IS nothing IN this thing Of go
ing out into undeveloped territory and
taking up 10, OF land. unless you want
TO hold It for speculative purposes. then
IL Is all right. But II you want 20 get
jim on the ground floor without spending
a great deal of money the best way Is
to wait until some other fellow has
opened up the stuff, and then buy in ir
possible. There have been more for
tunes made that way than I'm the other.
The coming in of so many good wells
in this section lately had the effect OF
making things boom, and at the present
time there are more wells being started
and drilled than for some time The
principal amount Of work is In the VI
cinity OF the new pool discovered az
Benwood across the riy T, and 10 is az.
tracing a great deal of attention.
Out in the back part Of Tyler county
there Is quite lot OF new work stari-l
ing and some wells are drilling. The
new work starting and most fine w Is
drilling are in the vicinity Of Mayhelu
we'll, and Il should not be very long
until there should be several wells duo
IN the sand in that section
The well drilling on the Robert Nav
field farm is down about 100 feet, AMI
il should reach the sand by the midlia
or later part Of next week.
John a. George and others have closed
a contract TO drill several wells on ma
Kearns thirty-one acre piece, OUT IN no
vicinity OF the Mayfield VII and WORK
OF getting out the rig timbers IS mo-"
going on. The rig for one Of the W@LA
will be completed next week.
The we'll drilling on th5 James Ma'-
field FARMS down about 500 iee. aAA
getting along nicely.
Moses & Co. have fishing fob AZ the.H
No. 2, on the Hughes heirs farm.
ASHLAND. Ky. October I0-Work on.
the Louisa oil Company well 800 h'a'''
creek Lawrence county, bias boon teHpor-
arlly checked by the fastening oi i'
tools The well would have hean ia..h'l
I'm five days
ASHLAND. Ky. October N-I. d..
Gormley. OF Pittsburg. with 'h' ''' vi
Company states that arr i''
being rapidly completed % ht. '"'''
ately on the laying o. the prap'- p'.1
lire from the Warfeld Ky f- "'"'