Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-15
OIL NEWS.
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EVenboro W. Va. June 1.-THE
Union Oil Company'S we'll on the Nc
Gosh farm. on Whisky run, reached the
ION Of the Big Injun sand yesterday
sf.srnOon. and will be watched closely
until il is drilled through this forma-
-on The well is an immense gasSer.
The casing has been pulled in the
c-~ickler on COmpany's No. ,, on Wits
tv run. and the hole reamed down, so
s. can be cased deep enough to shut OFF
al caves
r.. \. Barnsdan and the South Penn
oil Company recently finished a dry
r0'e on the John Israel farm, on Rock
nun. but some thought the we'll was
rsported dry for a blind They have
row pulled the casing and abandoned
che hole, which is a right good indica-
-.0n that the well is dry, although they
tel a story on The" Barnsdan 10 the
effect that he once drilled a good well.
reporter il dry, pulled the casing. even
surrendering his lease. waited a year.
cook up all his old territory and much
more and opened up a rich field.
Davis & Sect have about arranged to
drill their Highland we'll TO the Gordon
sand. This well is owned by Wheel
ing parties.
The Rock OIL Company has put in the
eieh--inch casing in the we'll on :. NJ.
NcHinney's farm. on Blacks run.
The well on Mrs. N. McGregor'S farm.
near Cairo. has been shot and is now
Gciug one inch per hour in the 25O bar
rel tank. actual gauge. This we'll has
caused quite a stir in the immediate
vicinity of Cairo, and even town lots
a-7 5eirg leased.
T. Crark & Co.'S well. located on the
Carroll farm. just west Cs Cairo. will
De shot tomorrow by Jas. Z. Hines.
end The owners hope to increase the
production, which is now less than five
barrels per day.
The McCalGmet Oil Company drilled
-bc.r we'll back Of Cairo through the
SALT Big lnjun and Berea sands. and
found oil in none OF them.
Drilling has commenced on we'll No.
ON the Hatfield farm. near Cairo. also
on The Nichol land in the same locality.
The record az Hebron for the past
week has been principally noted for
dry holes The 7. G. Smith farm Nos.
and > are both dry. and Bellman &
Watson report a couple of dry holes on
the Singleton. although one well on
Singleton came in during the week,
and is reported good for nearly 20O bar
relS The finding of oil in the Big Injun
sand i'm this territory makes il dOubly
valuable. and al wells that show up dry
fin he Cow run sand will be drilled
deeper.
Donaldson & Meals have a rig up
and machinery on the ground to begin
operations on the j. f. Mart lease on
NcKirn creek.
Over in Calhoun county considerable
wild eating is being done. and an i'm
portant test well is going down a short
distance below Grantsville. A rig is in
course OF construction on y. NJ. Ben
mess farm. on Steer creek. and one is
completed on Bee creek. and operations
viii begin on both without delay.
The deep producing territory up in
D1jdridge county seems to be on the
decline The we'll on Jos. Freeman
near Centre Point is in and dry; also
t1' South Penn Oil COmpany's Henry
HAYS well on Little Flint. which. how
ever. will be drilled to the Gordon
sa~i.
The Martin George well No. 3. near
Shirley. is making about % barrels per
day.
There is talk Of drilling the Oxford
we'll. back of Toll Gate, 10 the Gordon
sand. and this well and the Highland
reu viii go far towards determining
whether or not there is any deep oil in
ri richie COVE g.
llr. George IT, Nesbitt is endeavOring
to secure a h,ocS of leases between this
Place and Harrisville. and if successful
viii thoroughly test the territory. as he
has an enviable reputation for fair deal
ing and veracity.
COL Billy Graham viii not down. II
Is now reported that he will again move
tie rig a few feet on the CopenhaveT
farm. on French creek. and drilla we'll
COL Graham began spudding on this
farm last June, and has succeeded in
getting crooked holes and most every
piece of machinery used in drilling
into them, except a boiler or engine.