Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-11
OIL NEWS.
snscial 10 the REGISTER.

Special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, January 1O.-The
price Of oil seems 10 have found IS
level. and for the past two weeks has
remained at $3.50, what is now eonsid-
cred by the operators as a fair price
for the commodity.
The we'll drilled on the Archer farm
by Wilson & Co., which was no. ex-
pected in until to-day, was drilled in
last night and at two bits in the sand
struck a very heavy flow of salt water
and but very little oil. While the well
viii be drilled deeper it is not ex-
pecJed that it will amount to much.
The sand from this we'll is very SINH
lar to that in McFadden & Co. S well ON
the Mannis farm. IL looks very nice
and feels greasy when it first comes
out of the hole, but when it gets dry IS
sharp and gritty and rusts very easily,
showing that il is a water sand. There
may be something found out in that di-
recJion YET. when the operators can get
away from the salt water and many
who have territory out in that section
are SIN holding on to it in the hope
that they may have the lucky piece.
A company composed Of SisteIsville
people viii commence drilling on the
Thorn farm, out on Middle Island, in
q few days. This farm is located al
most directly north Of the Norris well
drilled by McFadden & Co.
The Victor Oil Company has made
locations on the James Butter, Boyd
( Turbee and John Sechmen farms. and
viii c0mence erecting the rigs in q few
days.
Shay & McMullen have made a loca-
tiOn on the Weekly farm and have the
material on The ground for the rig,
which they viii commence in a day or
two.
Noses & Wilson have located their
No 1 on the Thomas Chester farm. and
will start the rig tomorrow. All the
wells mentioned above are located out
in the McElrOy and Cenreville dis
triCts
Jones & Co. put the 81 casing in
( their well on the Joseph Archer farm
I yesterday.
The 81 casing will be put in the
well being drilled on the J. p. Fetty
farm Saturday
The pumping Of the Twyford well, on
/ Little Buffalo, had TO be stopped on ac-
count OF not having sufficient gas to
+ run the boiler. The well will probably
BE id'e until spring, until coal can be
+ hauled Ou- to it at something like rea-
/ Sonable prices. IL is the opinion of a
@ Ia
/ producing well when properly pumped
/ awhile.
Haskell. Ishau ana Russelrs we'll on
/ the George p Fetty farm IS going down
nicely, and Il is an Important test we'll
As we have s.a-ed before there is
/ considerable excitement out in Centre
/ Vile and McElrCy districts over Gil
/ matters, caused by the Furbee and Kyle
wells. IL is reported that DR.. Z. b.
| ConOway, Of this county. sold a half
| -nJeres, IN some territory near the Fur
/ bee well for q bonus of $4,000 to the
/ Victor Oh and Gas Company. The
same company paid 2. F. Furbee &
/ Bros. and r. d. Hardman eight thCus-
and dollars for their farms
The FUrbee well IN Csntraville DIS
/ trict Is reported as making 80 barrels
Of oil per day. Il is a fine little well and
has stimulated drilling in that part Of
| the county very much.
The J. T. Jones well on the farm OF
Ar. Joseph Archer was delayed cons!d-
/ erably on account Of a crooked hole.
bu, the dr-llers are going down nicely
/ now.
The Mountain State Gas Company's
| RiEgle well No. > is TO be shot this even
ing In the hopes Of increasing the pro-
/ ducJiCn.
The same company has also leased
| the land of O. W. O. Hardman and
| brothers, for a big bonus. the amount
| OF which cannot be ascertained. The
| salt water from the wells on McElrOy
/ IS spelling the whole of the water IN
/ Middle Island creek below the wells. and
a great many people viii have serious
trouble in getting water for family use,
I for cattle and horses. and for running
the various mills along its banks.
| This might be prevented but It wont
be.
The wal being drilled by the Victor
OH Company, on tAe Kyle farm, out on
/ Indian creek. reached the sand ,ast
night and was shut down until the
I boiler could be moved back and tank
age erectei for the reason Chat as soon
as tle bit struck the sand the well
showed considerable gas, and a nee lot
Of OIL. Drilling was resumed this morn
g.ng, and Wh.n the dr!u was only a
short distance IN the sand the Wei com
melcei TO flow. and st noon reported to
be making 20 barrels an hour THIS
WEI is located about quarter Of a mile
10 tle wS, Cs the Big Moses gas Well.
drilled in by the Victor Oh Company
about cw0 years ago which was recent
ly sod 90 the Philadelphia Gas Com
pany- The Kyle we'll WAS q rank Wild
cat asd was drilled solely on the che0ry
,h2t here IS alm3s, always pc5l OF oil
Ia close proximity to a big strike Of gas.
The wei opens up a block of territory
miles IN extent. snd w;u make things
mum oU, IN tl3- section. Some of the
.2rse=- oil companies operating N this
sL-on held large amounts OF territory
ot- n tlat section. and th.s wei coming
ID Sucl gusaer WI likely be the cause
I O. quite q number of chem starting to
drilling heir territory. There are az
,-. 2resa1, time a number OF locations
made on leases held OUT n that section,
ana work win be commenced on the
well 5- onre.
Special 10 the Register.
FaI I6ersburg, ". Va. January 10
Ihe Murphy on Company, of this city.
VINO owns the Marsh farm well. near
S.1ckicwn, on the Little Kanawha. win
put down another Wen soon on their
lease there.