The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-10

deep and that 1t takes several teams OF
horses 10 take n small load OF supplies
out. This Is going to be one OF the
drawbacks 20 this field this winter, and
II will seriously conflict with itS develop
ment.
The latest news received from the Ben
wood territory IS in regard to the wells
recently drilled In on the Cehrs and
Price farms. by the Fisher OIL Company.
The well on the Price farm Is good for, at
the very least. 200 barrels q day. while
that on the Cchrs farm Is fully as good,
II not better. These wells do not extend
the territory. II IS reported that there
will be n number OF wells due In that
section in q few days. Almost all Of the
wells that will be due over there in the
coming week will be important. as they
are ahead OF developments. The Fisher
OIL Company and the Liberty oil Com
pany are drilling a number OF wells and
should have some due In the near future.
When the Liberty OIL Company drilled
In lis first we'll on the Mcfarland farm II
immediately made locations all around
Il on the lines OF the lease and COM
menced drilling wells. The Fisher Oil
Company. which has h rest OF the Nc
Farland farm. also made locations with
them and are hustl!ng drilling as rapidly
"a possible. Thus It will be seen that
there Is n merry war going on over there
and that both companies are making
every effort TO get In on the ground floor.
There Is a great deal of work being
done in Tyler county 1t present. The
majority OF the work Is going on out in
Sancho district. The principal operator
IS the Carter OIL Company. the local
branch OF the Standard, which has sew
eral thousands OF acres OF good territory.
In addition to the Carter there are sew
eral other concerns interested aud they
are pushing work along rapidly. There
has been a very nice Big lnJun pool
opened up In this part OF the country In
the past couple OF months. The indlca-
lions are that there will be considerable
work done unless the weather gets so
bad that such a thing IS impossible. The
well recently drilled In BY the Carter, on
the Corbly farm, has stirred things up.
This company has made the location for
No. >, on this farm. and will commence
drilling at 1t as soon MS the well a be
rugged up. There are several other
companies Interested in this part of Ty-
Ter county and they. too, are making ar
ranEcmcnts to drIll their holdings as
rapidly rs possible. The South Penn
OIL Company, a branch OF the ~StaDdard,
has made n location for a well on the
Riggs farm, and also one on the Corblv
farm, Il portion OF which It has under
lease. Both OF the rigs ut these proposed
wells are being pushed forward 10 COM
p!ctIon as rapidly as possible.
The Victor Oil Company is getting the
material out and placing It on the ground
for the wells to be drilled on the =. NJ.
Furbce farm and on the Tom Smith
farm, Mt both OF which the rigs are rapid
~ being completed. These wells are
located In the Sancho territory and are
ahead Of anything tina has been drilled
In by the Producers 6 Real Estate Com
pany. on the CnROwly heirs farm, men,
ton Of which has been made before.
The latest news from the Benwood ter
'rItorv Is to the effect that the Fisher OIL
Company hns drilled In lts No. ?, on the
James Price farm, and that 1t Ia making
about ten barrels an hour. This well,
while II Ia In the defined limits. Is stu
very important, aselt will be the means
OF defining considerable territory about
which there was some doubt. Inc
Fisher OIL Company has had some great
lick In the BenwOod field and they de-
serve II. ton. These people have been
doing n great deal OF validating In all
parts OF the country adjacent TO Sisters.
vile and 50 far this is the first good
strike they have made In wildcat terri
tory.
Over In the territory In the vicinity Of
Hebron, It Is reported Tint the well on
the J. C. Smith farm, No. .. has been
drilled Into the sand and that It Is away
ahead OF developments In that section.
There have been n number of wells drill
cd on the Smith farm. nil Of which have
been good producers. but II was not cN-
Iected tlat this n would amount to
much rs : w-s the general opinion that
II was entirely out OF the belt.
The Octagon on Company has drilled
In M 6 on The Rchccca MahOne farm.
and will have n twenty barrel well In
The shallow sand. There Is 2 great deal
OF new work starting In the shallow sand
territory back Of Friendly and 1t Is be-
lIcyc1 ,hatn fuc new field Of some I'M