Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-09
AMONG TIE OIL FIELDS.
Standard Company Making Many
Leases Along the River.
Development May Extend North
Toward Jefferson County, Ohio.
Notes Of Interest to Local Com
panies-Latest News from Sis
tersville, BenwOod, WOOdsfeld,
and Other Oil CenSers.

panies-Latest News from Sis
tersville, Benwood, Woodsheld,
and Other Oil Censers.
1t is the opinion of many well in
formed oil operators that the future
development will extend in the direc-
ton of Steubenville along the Ohio
river, and for some miles back into
the country. This opinion as to the 10
cation of the pools is held at least by
the agents of the Standard Oil Compa-
ny, if their activity in leasing territory
is an indication. The territory in Mon
roe county, Ohio, is fairly we'll defined
at present, although there are still wild
cat ventures being made The Stand
and has leased 5000 acres in the vi
cinity OF Clarington, and its agents are
gobbling up territory in Belmont and
/ Jefferson counties, which may be de-
yeloped in the not-disJant future.
North of the Coleran field there is
but one well at present. 1t is loca-
ted on the Giskey farm near Laurell-
ton, and is producing i've or six bar
rels day. At Colerai1 development
has practically ceased on account Of
the black eye which the neld received
in its latest development The wells
which came in big, and created so
much excitement in this vicinity at
the time, have fallen of in Their out
put. It is understood, however, that
the Barnsdall company will shortly put
up q rig. Experienced oil men have
a theory as to the location Of the pool
near CCierain, and it viii be tested
within a short time.
Near Portland, Ohio. a well is being
drilled, in the Big Injun at present, by
Geo. Givens. OF Steubeuyille, and some
Wheeling parties. When the drill
reaches the pay The result will be
watched with considerable interest, as
it is Il wildcat venture, and if success
ful viii open up q vast amount OF new
territory
The Pollock Oil COMPANY. composed
OF Wheeling people con,emDlates drill
ing another we'll at calf Greek, above
| Wavery Their first we'll in the Bis
Injun is producing s or 10 barrels g
day.
Monday the Octagon Oil Company
/ drilled i'm a well on the Malone tract
| at Waverlv, which is estimated to be
good for Is to % barrels day. Ihe
| company will start spudding for an
! other well to-day.
The North Penn oil Company is
/ cleaning out ali its wells in the Glen
/ dale field on Grave creek. The work
/ is in charge Of Contractor Hudson.
/ Special to the Register.
Marietta. Ohio. December 8.-There
! has Just been handed down by the Su-
preme Court of Ohio a decision OF much
/ interest to oil men and one by which
/ Mr.. Diarca A. Dye is worth almost six
/ thousand dollars more than he would
/ have been had the decision gone
/ AGAINST him. About five years ago Mr..
/ Dve sold TO ". II. Vaudeville and
others some leases in Newport town
/ ship. this county, for which he re-
| ccived $500 in cash and an agreement
that he should be paid $4,000 additional
should the first three wells completed
i'm the Berea sand produce an average
/ Of 10 barrels Of oil per day for 80 days
alter completion The wells were
drilled. but during the first thirty days
/ fen below the specified average At
terward they were snot and then pro-
duced for thirty days more than an
| average of ten barrels. Mr.. Dye claim
cd his $4,000. but the defendants con-
tested payment on the ground that the
wells We're completed i'm the Berea sand
/ when drilled i'm. The Common Pleas
Court of this county gave Dye judg-
me1t. holding that a Berea well is not
| completed until shot and Dyes claim
now amounts to about $500.
The we'll of the Polk Oil Company
in the Walker field is showing some
oil and the attention of local oil men
is being attracted in that direction.
The well on cats creek, back OF Low
ell. is producing 250 barrels every u
/ hours and the pool is certain to te one
of the most valuable yet opened in
this section. IL is believed to be a
second Big Kate.