Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06
sIsTERsvILLE FIELD.
Special 10 the Register.


tory is going ON. The teamsters are
experiencing obstacles now that the
cold weather has SET in In the way of
frozen ground. etc. which causes big
delay. The majority of the operators
have had a great amount of material
hauled out during the summer and fail
months to avoid the heavy expense OF
winter. A good dea OF the necessaries
are being shipped to BeaIsyi.le, oppo-
site Hannibal. Ohio, and then hauled to
the scene of operations in the BenWood
field
The Benwood field continues 3" he
the most important field now, and since
the drilling in Of the Mcfarland we'll
by the Liberty Oil Company it is
thought that the large vein tapped over
there tends towards Cameron and it
viii be but a short time until that fact
is demonstrated, as there are a number
Of wells being drilled in a line running
i'm that direction. 1t seems to be the
opinion of the operators doing business
over there that the production is not
obtained from the center Of the pool
and they are endeavOring to locate it
by promiscious development.
Al the producers drilled in in this
territory are holding mp splendidly and
several have been shot during the
week and their production wonderfully
increased This increase speaks vol
Umes for the pool. It's output at pres
ent is something like 2,5C0 barrels
day, considerably more than the Heb
ron pool, which was looked upon as a
freak
Cut in the Hebron field. c7 th's side
Of the Ohio. many now locations have
been made and a large number of rigs
are now under construction and before
the first of the year this pool will either
be enlaIs led or remain stationary.
The wells now producing show a mark
cd tendency TO keep mp their output.
In the SalchO territory the develop
ment progresses nicely and several
wells are about due The Carter Oil
Company. the principal operators out
there are getting along nicely with
their driler on the A. c.. COrbly well,
a little northwest Of their we'll on the
Stephen Wilcox farm. On the last
mentioned farm they have two wells
drilling and they should reach the pay
some time during the coming week
Their driller on the B +. Corblev form
in the same territory is down about
200 feet and progressing nicely. Anoth-
er recent location has been made ON the
Alf Conway farm in the same vicinity
and the rig has been commenced.
The we'll drilled in on the 3. N.
Furbee farm out on McElrOy by the
mo q
burg. is making about II barrels This
company and the Carter Oil Company
are the only concerns doing anything
ont there and they have n large amount
of work mapped out for the winter.
Moses q Co., are drilling at a depth
OF about $50 feet at their new location
on the Hughes heirs farm in the neigh
borhoOd Of Middle Island.
The latest acquisition Of the Fisher
Oil Company on this side of the river.
on the Lysle farm in the Cow Run
district, is making about 40 barrels a
day. This corporation holds leases on
about 800 acres Of land around this
we'll They are drilling at about 500
feet on the Morris farm which adjoins
the Lysle.
The Carter Oil Company have some
leases i'm this territory as has NJ Keat-
ing the city sergeant. They viii also
start some work i'm the near future.
Mellon & Co.. of Pittsburg, have COM
plered the rig and commenced spud-
ding at their new location on the Gray
farm at Benwood. This driller is sit
uate some distance TO the west of the
present developments and will be
watched with considerable interest
The we'll being drilled on the Neff
farm, little to the east Of the Liberty
Oil COmpany's well on the Mcfarland
farm, is due to reach the pay.
The drilling i'm Of the we'll out on
the COnaway heirs farm on McElroy,
has given the operators the points
which they have been so long in dis
covering. The splendid showing made
by this we'll indicates The direction of
the vein which has been tapped. Wells
have been drilled on both sides, and it
is thought that the larger pool has
been drilled into. A large amount of
work will be started ont there at once.
The output of this we'll is something
like 200 barrels a day.
At the head of Point Pleasant creek,
Sprague & Co.. are doing considerable
work on the Mayfield property Their
first venture on this farm rs Still pro-
duCing and this firm has contracted
for two new wells.
The South Pen Oil Company have
drilled in their l. S. Walters No. ., on
Buck Run. I'm Wetzel county. and have
a 300 barrel well
Near Deep Valley. this county, the
Kanawha Oil Company are drilling on
the Thos. Cain property and expect to
reach the pay the early part OF the
week
On Indian Creek the Victor and Two
Brothers Oil COmpany's are down about
900 feet on the Taggart farm
In the Beuwood field Treat q, Craw-
ford have struck considerable gas on
the Pryor farm. Despite the heavy
pressure they think the well will make
a good producer. a it is making a good
showing
r. G.. Caldwell has encountered some
gas at his well on the Hupp farm in the
same neighborhood.
Capt. Cunningham is having the 81
casing hauled 10 the well he is drill
ing on the Cisler farm in Washington
county, Ohio.
The Fisher Oil Company are haul
ing the rig irons to their new location
on the Parr farm just below the city
I'm the Cow Run district and as soon as
the rig has been constructed, they will
commence spudding.
The Producers and Real Estate Com
Dauy are setting mp a boiler to operate
their late well on the Conway heirs
farm. This well coming in SO good has
started lots of work.