Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-09
OIL NEWS.

special 10 the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, January S.-One
of the most prominent rig builders in
the field said this morning that his firm
were doing more work in the field now
than ever before. He said that while
there were not being many rigs built
for wells in new territory, there was a
great deal of work being done in de-
fined territory, and that while he was
running a large number Of crews he
could keep a couple more busy if his
facilities we're such that he could dc
the work.
Kennedy & Lawrence, the rig build
ers, are at work on two rigs for Hen
derscn & Co., over on the Ohio side
One is on the Amos lease, and the other
is on the Stewart.
The Paova Oil Company have located
their No on the White farm, out near
Braden Station, and Kennedy & Law
renee are building the rig. The same
company have made two locations on
the Gray farm and one on the White
The rigs will be started in a couple OF
days.
Shay & McMullen are building the rig
for we'll TO be drilled on the Weekly
farm, out on Indian creek, about three
miles west of Braden Station.
The Eastern Oil Company have the
rig up and will commence spudding in
a couple Of days at their No. Z on the
Milton lease.
Caldwell & Co. have two strings of
tools in their we'll on the Basil Dye
farm, and so far have not been able to
get them out. 1t is thought the hole
is pAgged and that the rig will have to
be moved and a new we'll started. The
we'll is down about 500 feet and in addi-
ton to having two strings of tools in it
it has caved.
The next well due over in the terri
tory of the Deist wells is that of the
Geiley Bros. No. 8, on the Calebaugh
lease. This well will not be due for
about a week.
Ramey & Co. commenced to spud at
their well near the Stewart No. l a
couple of days ago and now are down
about 200 feet.
The most important well due in this
field, and the one attracting the most
attention is the well being drilled on
the Archer farm out on Middle Island
by Wilson & Co. The we'll was in the
lime this morning and probably got
through about noon. 1t will take them
until tomorrow to get through the
Keener sand, and it is not likely the
we'll will get in before some time to-
morrow afternoon or evening.
Shay & McMullen are startingsa num-
Der of wells out on Indian creek, in the
vicinity of Braden Station, and this
morning they startsd a large number OF
teams out there with supplies.
A correspondent writing from Wa
verify to-day had the following in re-
gard to operations in that section:
The we'll drilled by Mackey & Braden
on the J. Hammett farm, that has ere
ated so much excitement in the old Eu-
reka field. continues to do 800 barrels
a day.
The drilling we'll by the same COM
pany on the A. T. Ruckman farm is
down 1900 feet and will case at once.
This we'll is expected in the latter part
of the week.
At the Union Oil Co.'S we'll on the A.
Ruckman farm, the last string OF casing
has been put in and it should be the
first we'll in.
The same company on the Krater
farm have shut down on account OF no
fuel This well is ready to case.
At the South Penn Oil Co.'S well on
the McTaggart farm, owing to bad luck
they have not been able to put IN theIr
SX casing. Gorham, Roe & Co., ON E.
u5mmett will case Thursday, and
should be in the coming week.
The Higgins well, on the R. G. Ham
NETT farm. is still in the salt sand.
Tbis we'll is located on the river bottom
about two miles south OF the ola Eu-
reka field.
OIL City. Pa, January S.-Credit bal
ances 81. so; certificates, February de-
iiverey opened S1.49; highest $50; low
est 81. AZ; closed 81. 40. Sizes 1000; no
clearances; shipments 94,S4O; runs 10
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