Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-03
OIL NEWS.
Special to the Register.

Booher well being drilled by the Garter
Oil Company, out on Sancho, Is report
ed a big gasser, but there is no authen-
tic report from there representative
there.
No Smith, owned by the Kanawha
Oil Company, came in at l o'clock this
morning, and is making 35 barrels an
hour. This well is in the Wick terri
tory and only 1000 feet from the Staley
well, which came in dry the early part
Of the week.
The Alpha Oil Company commenced
spudding at the Huff No. l, on Little
creek, this morning.
Borcher & Co.'S Cook No. still holds
out at 80 barrels.
]. A. Kennedy has accepted the con-
tract to drill the well Of Edw Wagner
and others, of Wheeling. which is To-
Gated on Coal run three miles from
New Martinsville. The timber is now
on the ground.
The Cocher No. 1, owned by the
Alpha Oil Company, and which is on
Fish run, in Wetzel county, has dwin-
died down TO 10 barrel pumper
Nothing has been heard from the
Kanawha Oil Company's we'll on the
Mills tract. This company has made
two other locations on this tract, and
as soon as timber can be gotten on the
ground will comence putting up the
rigs.
Bochers & Co. have the rig up at Cook
No. and will commence spudding the
first of the week
The report made OF the Victor Oil
Company's we'll on the Julia Groves
farm, out on Indian creek, as chin
icled in Yesterdays paper. was a tele-
graphical error. and should have read
15 barrels per hour instead Of 125 bar
rels per hour This gusher is main
tanning the output as corrected above,
and the owners of Kyle No. 3, on the
farm adjoining, feel elated over the
outlook for a gusher also. They have
struck a strong pressure of gas, and
have suspended operations until some
time next week, when they will drill
it in.
Guffey & Daily have two wells near
the Big Moses which they are expect
ing in tomorrow.
The Carter Oil Company are so jubil-
ant over the big strike they made last
night that they will push the drilling
of the five wells they are now sinking
out On Indian creek as fast as possible.
Two of them are now on ton Of the
sand and expect to drill them in before
Monday.
Special to the Register.
Warrington. W. Va. May 2.-Mc-
Bryde Co.'S Morgan No 2 came in last
week, Md was put to pumping Satur-
day. It is making about so barrels a
day. Their No. started up Wednes-
day. k
The South PENIS John Reese No. l,
on Mods run. is down about 1.200 feet.
McKeon's No. 13 came in last Friday
and is fair well.
Special to the Register.
Portland Station, O.. May 2.-The
Portland and Short Greek Oil Company
have struck a splendid we'll On their
territory. They are now sure Of 40
or so barrel we'll This we'll is plugged
now until tankage can be procured
They have 1,600 acres of territory leas-
ed. The well is about three miles and a
half from Portland Station.
Special TO the Register.
Steubenville. O.. May 2.-Supt. ]. F.
Moyer, of the Royal Gas Company, this
city. and William Meyer, Of Pittsburg,
along with J. J. Crawford. Of Toronto.
made a tour of their leases in Island
Greek and Knox townships, where they
have several thousand acres Of lands
leased. They located three wells and
will begin drilling in short time. One
we'll was located On the Thomas John
son farm, in Island Creek township,
and the other two near Knoxville. The
paying wells brought in near Knoxville
and the Given No. producer in Island
Creek township, is what encouraged
them in a decision to develop the field
If possible, as oil men agree that pool
is to be found somewhere near Toronto.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, W. Va. May Prob
ably one of the largest deals in oil ever
made here was closed to-day after sew
eral weeks of negotiations. Forst &c
Greenlee for a lease of $50 acres on the
Williamson farm, directly between the
Dixie and Ogdin wells, paid George Ham
NETT and John Landon, field agent of
the Mountain State Gas Company $780,
600. The deal was engineered by Bar
ney Forst.
Ogdin No. is putting 125 barrels
day in the tanks.
George Barr to-day sold a one-half
interest in a lease far ahead OF devel-
opments in the Waverly field to Pitts
burg company for $3.50.
TWO STRIKES.
Tho ctone masOns emDlOyed on the