Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-30
OIL NEWS.
snecia1 TO the Register.

Special TO the Register
ELLENBORO, w. Va, October 29.-T.
w. Harvey's well on the Greed Collins
farm is finished and. as far as oil is con-
cerned. is a buster; but is reported as be-
ing a good gasser, which can be utilized
at good advantage in Pennsboro.
Carter Bros well on the Cokeley farm,
on Lost run. is down 1900 feet, and will be
drilled to the Gordon sand. The well was
dry in the Big Injun sand, although 70
feet of very likely sand was found.
The Stricken Oil Company No. on
Whisky run, is due in about Saturday.
No. has been cleared out but string of
tools are now lost in the hole.
Dowing & Roster have succeeded in get
ting out one string of tools from the well
they are drilling for the Rock oil Com
pany on Col. J. NJ. McKinneys farm, on
Blacks run, but are still fishing for the
other string.
Cox d Woodyard's well at CORVALLIS
has bad fishing job to contend with, and
it is generally thought the we'll on the
Lucas farm is a buster, although they
claim to have fishing job.
Two dry holes in the new extension Of
the Cairo field, one on the Mckinney
land, drilled by the Lubbock oil Company,
and the other on the Town Lot drilled by
the Citizens Oil Company. has given the
territory a little back-set. but enough good
wells are coming in TO encourage operators
to continue to develop new territory.
The well being drilled on c. T.. HaddoX $
property in Cairo. struck a fine flow Of gas
in the salt sand.
Several new wells will be in on the town
lots within a few days and will do a great
deal towards deciding the fate of the ter
ritory
Hugh Mears is drilling a well for the
South Penn on Company on Dutchman
run, in the southern part of the county.
\ rig is going up on the Lavelle town
lot in Cairo.
Z. Z. Wilson 6; Co.'S well, on the c. &
X V. railroad depot lot is down 900 feet
The Citizens Oil Company have not be-
gun operations on the c. NJ. HaddoX lot
as J. S. Pierpoint & Co, merchants. have
enjoined them from drilling so near their
place of business.
The Grace & Wilson No is still in bad
shape on account of collapsed casing and
The Oil Well Supply Company have
rented the Scoville store room and have
opened up a branch store. The National
Supply Company have also opened a de-
pot.
The Cairo Oil Company is erecting a
commodious office building on the S. p.
Hackert property.
Clark & Co. s well No. A. on the Carroll
farm, has settled down to 60 barrels day.
No is drilling, and the rig is up for No s.
Ellenboro. w. Va, October 29.-The
many rich strikes in producing wells
that are being made in the Plum Ran
oil field is attracting operators from all
sections Of the country. The Register
correspondent visited the field yester-
day. which is located nine miles north
east of this pace, just on the edge Of
Tyler county and about two miles from
Hebron. Peasants county. Owing 10
the great quantities of OF well supply
stuff that is being transported from this
place TO the field. the roads are terribly
cut up. and in many places well nigh
impassable. A few weeks ago not a
single house was to be seen in the little
valley where most of the new develop
ment is located, but now hotels, dwell
ling houses, store rooms and the in
evitable "speak-eases," are to be seen
everywhere, and evry day sees a new
building 90 up. Several of the farmers