Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-15
OIL NEWS.
An Injunction Granted in the U. S.
Court at Parksr8bur5, Restricting
Operations--0ther Oil News.

Special to the Register.
Sistersville. w. Va. November IL
The development Of oil territory in this
and adjoining fields for the past week
has brought good results. The Car
ter Oil Company have been successful
by drilling in four producers in the in
terror of the county, giving an average
production of 600 barrels daily, while
several similar wells were drilled in
by private individuals which will in
crease the production to marked de-
gree. The last we'll drilled in by the
Carter people is situated on the A. l..
Corbly farm. out back of Hebron and
is making so barrels per day. This
we'll is located several miles from any
other DEVELOPMENT and was looked up
on with disfavOr by other producers
who are developing farms in that
neighbOrhOOd This well coming IN
good will probably start more work
out there, and it is probable that an
other pool has been drilled into. This
concern is doing a large amount of
prospecting out in this part Of the
woods. as can be readily seen by the
large amount Of materials they ship out
there daily. They are spuddinS now
on the adjoining farm, which belongs
TO b. L. COTbly.
The we'll recently drilled in by Galley
& Sparks. on the Colebaugh farm, and
designated as their No. 8, will make a
30-barrel pumper.
The Devonian Oil Co. are spudding
at their new location on the Jos. Fair
farm.
Treat & Crawford are about $50 feet
at their Cutter, drilled out near He
brOn.
Capt. ]. T. Jones is reported as hav-
ing drilled in a strong gasser on farm
adjoining the r. c. Davis lease, out on
Middle Island creek.
The Benwood Ohio, field about
twelve miles across the country, in
Ohio, still continues to hold the eyes
and attention of the large concerns on
account of its many surprises which
have made il world renowned. Al
ready. with only nine producers this
pool has far exceeded anything ever
chrOnicled in this neighborhood, and is
beyond doubt the largest producing
pool ever drilled into. 1t has only been
about two months ago since the golden
fluid was discovered over there, and
inside of two months is has obtained
such phenomenal record. This is
due mostly TO the push and far-sighted-
ness of the operators who are doing
business in this field They show no
hesitancy whatever in obtaining a
lease. making a location and then start
ing the drill. and in eighth cases out
y. II n
wells now in operation over there are
producing something like 1850 barrels
per day
o. B. Ramey & Co., who are drilling
a test we'll away to the east Of develop
ment on the Stadler farm, have had
another accident. This time they broke
the box. on stem, of, which will delay
them several days, and il is hardly like
" they will reach the sand much be-
fore the last of the coming week.
The Odell No 8 is due to-day or to-
morrow, and il is thought it will make
a good we'll
Anothsr attempt at defining the pool
is being made by Crawford & Treat,
who have made a location on the J. w.
PRYOR farm. to the northeast of pro-
duction. and expect to be ready to COM
mence spudding by Tuesday.
Bettman. Watson & Bernheimer have
contracted to set up new pumping
power for the Carter, J. T. Jones and
CuIberson & Schell oil companies. This
power is worked by heavy levers and
strong galvanized iron cables. and
saves a large amount Of money in oper-
ating. One generative power furnishes
the means of keeping a dozen wells
pumping.