Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-27
INDICATIONS BRt BRIGHT
For the Future of the SiSteTSVille Oil
Field.
is Holding Up Remark
ably Well Operators Contem-
plate Working Old Territory
Aeain-Latest information from
Benwood and Other Centers OF
ODeration-General Oil News

Special TO the reg ster.
Sistersviue. w. Va, December 20
As an evidence that the Sistersville
field is still holding up nicely in pro-
duction. take the runs from that field
al the present time. In tn ewinter the
runs always fall off several thousand
barrels on accsvount of the bad weather
during which The wells have to be smut
down on account of the water and gas
lines freezing. Despite all this the
runs of the Sistersville field at pres
ent average about ten thousand bar
rels a day. When the Sistersville field
was i'm its prime, about three years ago,
the production neveir went over 2O,OOO
barrels a day. and this was when all
the oil went through the Thistle sta
ton. Now. there are three or four
pools in Tyler county, all of which are
classed i'm the Sistersyille field, and yet
the oil fro mnone of them go through
the pipe line at that place.
That the old Sistersvjlle field gets
the benefit Of but one of then ew pools,
and that is BenwoOd. This pool has
"a good big production. probably in
the neighborhoOd of $500 barrels q
day. and. of course helps to swell the
total runs. There have been about
I 700 wells drilled in the old Sistersville
pool proper. and of the number about
700 have been dry holes. thus leaving
600 producing wells, which have an
average of about 80 barrels to each
we'll
There are. perhaps, not LOCO produc-
ing wells. as quite a number OF the
wells which were producers at one
time have been worked out and are
now abandoned. This would bring
the number of good producing wells
down considerably. and would greatly
increase the average of the good wells.
The indications are that several of the
large companies win have increased their
production very materially during the next
couple of months. ass it is understood some
of them will drill their old territory over
again. and IL is expected that quite num-
ber of wells win De started in a very short
time.
Am the new pools IN this section are
showing up remarkably well, and there is
every reason TO believe that by next spring
there VIII have been an increase I'm the
production OF this field that viii be sur
prise One of the pools that is coming
20 the front i'm great shape is that I'm the
vicinity of Conoway. I'm the back part OF
this county. where the SpraEg Oil Co.
has recently drilled Fl another gusher.
This pool has been very slow in develop
Ing for the reason that the Spragg Oil co.
is not p rich concern and cannot afford to
drill more than one wen at a time. At
both of the wells they nave drilled in they
have gotten a good production and from
this time out will probably push their
work more rapidly Their last well on
this farm. which came in big gusher
and flowed considerable salt water, has
fallen Off in salt water and gas and is
now reported 90 be making better than
goo barrels a day. Their first well is still
holding up nicely and they now have
good production
The Fisher OH Co. is lucky again I'm the
Eeuw0od. Ohio. pool. Their No. 1 on the
ID. Howell farm. which was due last
evening has been drilled into the first
pay and is reported 20 Doe making Is bar
rels au hour strong This well is located
DO feet northeast Of the big Mcfarland
-usher. and opens up some new territory.
The Wei being drilled on the Muhle-
man farm. ON Buckhil Bottom, on the
Ohio side of the river just below Proctor.
hy the Ohio oil Co.. has been completed
and is great salt water producer I'm the
Big Iujun. A slight show of oil was found,
but NOT enough 90 pay. The well viii be
drilled 10. the Gordon sand az once.
The developments in the Hebron pool
qr. becoming more extensive right along
and quite a nice sized pool has been open
"a mp. The production of that pool is
now about 1000 barrels d day.
The Fisher ON Co. s. well on the Nen
farm iu the Benwood territory. which
came I'm q terrific susher the early part Of
the week, is still iu statu quo. as nothing
can be done on account Of the heavy gas
pressure. 1t is showing q nice lot Of oil.
and the indications are that it viii make
a. gusher.