Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-02

Sistersville, W. Va, May line VIC
tor Oil Company's well No. l, on the
Julia Groves farm, out on Indian creek,
was drilled in at five o'clock. The ter
rife flow of the oil threw 1t up and over
the derrick, making beautiful sight.
The amount of oil that was lost cannot
be estimated, but UP to eight O'Clock
they had no arrangements made to save
it. 1t is good for 125 barrels per
hour.
This is the largest strike recently
made. and the Devonian Oil Company,
who are drilling Kyle No. 3, on the ad-
Joining farm, claim they will strike the
same vein and get we'll as good as the
Victor's. 1t is expected in at any hour.
Special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, May line
Henry Oil Company has let the con-
tract for one we'll on the Barber farm >
near Cottageville, Jacson county. lnls
is in an entirely new field.
AS mentioned in the Register several
DAYS ago some unknown parties nave
purchased a complete outfit for sinking
a we'll near Sandyville. This place IS
eight miles up the R., S. & G.. railroad
from Ravenswood, while Cottagevilie Is
ten miles up the creek from ripley
Landing, both in the same county.
The developments are heading To-
wards the south. The Waynesburg OH
Company is down about three and nVe
hundred feet with the two wells they
are having drilled five miles back or
Belleville in Wood county. Mr.. ID. >.
Davis. who is the contractor for these
wells inst returned from Tennessee,
where he went on a prospecting tour
and 10 estimate the cost of putting down
a we'll in Tennessee's soil. He Will no
doubt secure the contract for drilling
tho two wells which the Henry Oil Com
many will put down in the neighborhood
OF Daviestown.
The Union Oil Company is expecting
= gasser in this week out on McEltoy.
Mr. F. C.. Percival, who has had full con-
troll of the above company's large de-
velonments in this field. left to-day for
Parersburg, where he will make his
nermanent headquarters. Mr. ID. W.
Hindman. who has been field superln-
tendent. has been given full control.
The parties putting down the we'll on
the E. D. Johnson farm, over the river,
struck pay last night, the oil flowing to
the top of the derrick.
DR.. Gales we'll, on the Pitts farm,
hack of Matamoras, Ohio, came in this
morning and is reported good for about
80 barrels.
One of the largest deals ever reported
in this field was consummated this
morning by l.. A. Ramey, who sold TO
s p. Beyers. of Titusville, Pa. the cele-
brated Tuel farm, just across the river.
This farm has five good producing wells
on il and comprises some one hundred
acres. The consideration is private,
but is thought to be good round sum.
The Shay we'll No 2, on the Weekly
farm. out on Indian creek. which had
stonped drilling the earlier part of the
week on account of the strong gas pres
sure was resumed for little while to-
dav. but the gas being so strong they
had to abandon it. They will endeavor
10 drill it in as soon as the pressure de-
creases.
The following S;stervillians are sink
ing a we'll on the Eddy farm, on Coal
creek. a tributary Of Point Pleasant
creek. eight miles from this city: G. B.
Slemaker. G. w. Stocking, Z. Roome,
C. c. Mccormick, Frank Dunlap. Thes.
Hewling. Charles Bailey and w. G.
Kohl. This is wildcat and will be
looked upon with interest. Thes. Hew-
ling is the contractor and is down some
400 feet. This we'll has never been re-
norted. but the men who are backing the
scheme are experienced oil men and
have confidence in this vicinity.
d. E. Haskell received to-day over
one hundred joints of line pipe and two
sets of rig irons which 60 out on Broad
Run in the ST. Marys' field. Eight oil
fen new locations have been made or
this rivulet.
D. A. Kennedy received two sets Of