Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-16

Ellenboro, w. Va. January 15.-Op-
erat.ons in the Richie county oil fields
have been anything but active for The
past week, and no important strikes
are reported from any section.
Bateman & Watson's well on the
Shingleton lot, at Hebron, has been
drilled through the Big Injun sand, and
IS dry in that formation, bu, the well
is being drilled down through the Berea
grit. where the owners hope to find oil.
The Rock OIL Company, having made
a lucky strike near Raven Rock, has
not commenced drilling on Col. J. NJ.
McKenney's farm on Blacks run.
The Nesbeyt well on Whisky run IS
flowing twelve or thirteen 6.-rels per
day from the Keener sand. but the gas
5 not strong enough TO throw out the
oil found IN the Big Injun sand. Mr..
Nesbett has watched tl.s we'll closely
and thinks spring VIII witness the de-
velcpment Of a rich field in this loca
ton He VIII probably commence an
other we'll on the Srickler farm before
the end Of January.
The South Penn OIL Company has
just leased the Clark Saierfeld land,
lying south of the Nesbett well. paying
500 bonus and so per month. This
territory was surrendered by the South
Penn people, after the Barnsdall &
Mallory well on J. p. Strickler's 100
acre farm came N gaser, and the
territory was supposed TO be condemn
ed, but ! am informed that the South
Penn field agents, who are really the
representatives Of the Standard OIL
Company. nave received orders to take
up all the Unbiased territory between
Whisky run. Bonds creek and Hebron.
In the Cairo field. all eyes have been
centered on the well being drilled by
Barnsdall & Co.. on ]. w. Marshalls
farm on Devil Hole. This we'll has
been a long time going down and while
1t is row in the sand, il will probably
be several days before he truth 5
known about the hole. The reports are
conflicting; some say the well is show
ing fer forty barrels, while another re-
port makes il q small producer, and the
latter is probably the truth.
The race between Wilson & Crazy
and the Cairo Oil Company. who are
fieil1ng because Wilson & Gracy are
building rigs on the c. e X. Y. railroad,
right OF way, goes merrily on. and 9, 5
interesting to conjecture which firm
viii reap the golden harvest.
Fred S. Rich's well, located south OF
Cairo, is expected in in a day or two,
and VIII likely be a good producer,
as It is located in the producing belt.
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territory nearby the cOwn of Cairo, and
paying we'll for it. This comes in the
nature CT a surprise, as most all the
production in this field is located from
two to s.x miles south of the town,
those drilled at the town being ei,her
dry or very small producers.
Wildcatters stu have great faith IN
the territory in the extreme southern
part Of ti:s county, and CONSIDERABLE
drilling n this section may be done in
the spring.
While the South Penn OIL Company
moved their superintendent office frOm
Pennsboro to Parkersburg last fall.
they have again stationed J. L. Silcott
at Pennsboro and Col. s. S. Miller will
continue to look after the Parkersburg
office. where he IS convenient to the up
jhe-r!ver fields.
A company IS being formed at ST.
Marys to build a telephone line to con-
meet ElleHboro with Whisky run, ST.
Marys. Wayerly and Sistersv.lle
Oil City, Pa. January 15.-Credit bal
ances pennsylvania OLD, S150. There
were no bids for certificate oil. Febru-
airy delivery, to-day and it closed with
of'eres to sell at $1.4312. Shipments,
10, 413 barrels; runs. SO,732 barrels.
New York January 15.-Petroleum,
strong; S1.45 bid.