Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-17
OIL NEWS.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, April 16.-Bett-
man & Watson's No. on the Shingle-
ton farm, out near Hebron, on the
line between this and Pleasants county
has been drilled in and will make about
hundred barrel producer. The wells
out in this section are all in the Cow
Run sand.
Shay & McMullen had the casing to
collapse in their No. on the Dan
Weekly farm out on Indian Creek, a
couple of days ago, and are now put
ting in a string of AS casing. This
we'll is on top of the sand and will be
drilled in in a short time after the new
casing has been put in. 1t is located
about 500 feet south of their No. /, on
the same farm, and the owners feel
pretty certain they will get a good
well. There are quite number Of new
wells starting out in that territory and
il will be but a short time until ii will
be known whether that territory is any
good.
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4 On the Henderson farm out in the
Wick territory, near the Bullman we'll,
which was drilled in a few days ago.
has been drilled through the sand and
is dry.
The Devonian Oil company's No. Q
on the Lloyd Weekly farm, out in the
vicinity of the Bullman we'll near Wick
has been completed and is no good.
Ramey & Co. will start rigging up
we'll on the Griffith farm near the Rog-
erson well, back of Moundsville. in a
few days. The rig timbers for the rig
have been hauled out and work will
be commenced at once at building the
rig.
Mr.. Frank Sutton bought the inter-
est OF John O'Hara and George Zeigler
in the Lucinda and Cass Colvin farms
this morning on which there are
twelve producing oil wells. The con-
sideration is private.
Shay & McMullin's No. l on the
Hogue farm, out on Indian Creek. To-
Gated about half a mile from their No.
/ on the Weekly farm, will be due In
the sand tomorrow.
Ramey G. Fisher Oil company's No.
13, on the Davenport farm. near
Friendly, will be due in the sand some
time this evening or tomorrow morn
ing.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, April 1e.-The
Lubbock Oil Company's we'll near here
had another accident yesterday, the
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| to-day decided to go down 5000 feet.
| The Dyke well will be given 90
quart shot tomorrow.
Capitalists are leasing all the avail
able territory at Doversville at good
rentals and large bonuses.
The Hamilton we'll, in Ritchie coun-
ty, is reported to, have reached the top
OF the Keener sand at 1,S00 feet, and
has a fine showing for oil A heavy
| flow of gas was struck yesterday, and
| operations were suspended until the
boiler and engine could be moved back.
This we'll is about ten miles east OF
Cairo and is about four miles from
any other well.
The Good Luck we'll on the Hender-
son farm. below Williamstown. was
| drilled into the Berea sand to-day at
! $50 feet, but no word in regard to its
capacity has been received.
| IN THE COLERAIN FIELD.
The Newland well, on the Sideweli
place, at Colerain, came in yesterday
and is expected to make about 80 or IS
barrels day. The first show Of oil was
made yesterday morning, and yesterday
afternoon about four o'clock 1t came
forth at lively rate. The we'll is down
now about twenty feet in the sand.
The we'll is owned by Martins Ferry
men.
The Bracken we'll continues to make
about $50 barrels.
Drillers are trying to cut out the col
| lapsed casing at the Flower Garden
we'll was stopped yesterday. The cas-
ing will be pulled out down as far as
the break and new put in. Probable
tiles are that it will then be pumped.
Oil City, Pa, April 16.-Credit balan-
ces $1.20 Certificates opened, highest.
lowest and closed at $1.20. Shipments,
96,779 barrels; runs, 105, ,645 barrels.
New York, April 16.-Petroleum,