The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-16
NEWS FROM OlLDOM,


There will be come Interesting dcvcl->
opmcnt5 in the Benw00d territory In u
few days. The principal wells due are
the property OF the Fisher OIL Company.
One h on the NeH farm, which Is 10
tho northeast OF present developments.
and In one OF the most important wells
drilling IN that part or the southwest.
TINS well III almost IN the top OF the
snnd, and the latest report received waa
that II was glsSing some. The next well
In Importance that lB duo this week Is
the same %COmpnny's No. | on the Il.
Price farm, This well Is also In unde-
vrlOpcd territory. The same cOmpnny'd
No. 8 on the Dan Price farm IL due In
che sand, This well Is located In de-
fined territory. On this farm the Fish.
er has six rigs up and three Uf the wells
are drilling and the others will be start.
ed soon.
Up to the present time there have been
about forty wells drilled IN this field,
and Of that number there has been but
one dry hole. This IL Il record that no
field In the southwest has made. There
are now about twenty strings OF tools
cunning und within the mex couple Of
weeks Their. Will be a large number OF
new wells started.
The Liberty on Company Is putting
the GI casing In No. . on the Mcfarland
farm IN the Rcnwood pool and II should
reach the ound the latter part or this
week,
Crawford & Wilson have put In the
last string OF casing in their well on the
MGraggnrt farm 0uj on Indian creek.
and Il should reach the sand not later
thnn Saturday.
SprlEg & Co. have drilled their No. |
on the James Maytrid farm, out near
ConOway, to the top Of the sand and
have 4 big gMSscr. The indications ut
this well are the same as at the No. !
OF the Robert Msyticld farm, which Is
now a good producer.
The Carter OH Company hns located y
well on the Twyford farm near the We'll
recently drilled In on the Lyslc farm by
the Fisher or Company, und will com
mpnce building the TiE at once.
The Fisher OIL Complny's well on the
+. h. Wood farm in the BeiwoOd terri
tory has reached the second pay streak
In the sand and Is showing up for a good
producer.
The Pu6vl OIL Company has drilled
No. : on the White farm In the vicinity
Or Brldcn'S station and Will have u
we'll good FOR not lc1s than 100 barrels. .
mhc Fisher oil Comnay'S No. 3 on the
W, 7. Wood farm In the BcnwOod devel-
Opmcnt Is due in the sand and will pro-
badly reach 1t to-day or Tomorrow.
The Lightner OIL Company has been
compelled 20 move the rig at the we'll on
the l.. VI. Chesney farm and will put
dOwn a new hole on account OF q bad
fishing job which has resulted In Il
plugged hole.
The Fisher Oh Company Is drilling
at about 300 feet In No. II on the Eaton
farm. across the river from Sistersville.
The Fisher OIL COmpany's test well
on the Lisle farm. in Tyler county,
which was drilled In q short time ago. Is
holding up and Will make about Il nifty
barrel producer. This well Is in the
Keencr sand and has opened up n pool
in that formation. The came company
has made several loouIons on leases
held In this territory and Will thoroughly
test its holdings at once.
Garland X Hayes have drilled In their
No. II on the Mckay farm In Middle
Island territory, and viii have Il good
producer.
The Liberty Oh Company is preparing
TO drll n large number OF wells on Ills
i0-Icrc piece OF the Mcfarland farm IN
the RcnwOod territory. They have ten
new locations and will drill
ing aS soon as the rigs are completed.