Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-27
OIL NEWS.
Snecial TO the Register

OpeCldl W lile Register.
Sistersyille, w. Va, April 26.-The
Henry Oil Company's representative in
Tennessee has acquired some good
leases and has asked for tools TO sink
two wells there. They will be shipped
this week some time, but as to the exact
locality we are unable to learn. This
company has several leases near Belle
vile. seventeen miles south of Parkers-
burg, on the river, and last week ship
ped a full set OF tools there, but for
some unaccountable reason they will
not put down well there for the pres
ent, as this set of tools is one of the
two they are to ship to Tennessee.
Graham's well on the Cain farm in
the st. Mary's field came III dry this
afternoon in the Cow Run sand. This
well was looked upon with favor, and
now that it came in dry it will be
damper to other developments.
The well being drilled by Bunnell &
Work on the Schauwrecker farm, in
that district, is expected in to-day. The
outlook this morning was very favor
able, and they think it will be good for
20 or 80 barrels.
The well being put down by the
Great Kanawha Oil Company on the
same farm is now being cased. Can't
tell just what it will do on account of
it caving in, making it impossible to
shoot.
The report which reached here yes
terday that the Kanawha Oil Company's
we'll on the Boles farm was a gusher,
proved to be false rumor. 1t was
drilled in to-day at noon and reported
good for about 40 barrels day.
Mr.. II. NJ. Brown of Portsmouth. O..
was in the city yesterday endeavoring
to get some persons interested in some
10000 acres Of land which he has in
SciotO and Pike counties, 0. He has
just started well on Duck run, near
Piketon, which looks favorable at its
present depth. He has small vial of
the liquid which is flowing on some
land adjoining his and which averages
among the best that flows. Whether he
got anyone interested or not cannot be
learned.
Yesterday some parties from Sandy
vile, small village eight miles north
of Ravenswood, were in the city and
purchased complete rig, and as soon
as it arrives will commence drilling
This field lies on the dip, and these par
ties have confidence in this region and
are going to see just what can be pro-
duced
Special to the Register.
Ellenboro, w. Va, April 26.-The
Cairo field received a very black eye
yesterday. when the Yockey No. and
A. o. Wilson No. came in dry. 1t
was generally supposed both of these
wells would be good producers.
Spudding began on the Strickler Oil
Company's No. on Whisky run yester-
day afternoon.
Since the attempt was made to pull
the casing in the old Hamilton No. 1, on
Whisky run. the flow of oil has been
shut off, and the we'll is now only a
gasser.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, W. v. April 26.-Strat-
ton & Johnson struck dry hole in the
Cow Run sand yesterday on the Darling
farm, near Waverly.
The well of the Eastern Oil Company
on c. p. Ross farm is also dry in the
SAINT Sdilu, DuI Will NC put uONh W AiO
Big Injun.
In tubing the Dyke well it was i'm
perfectly done and when reports were
made yesterday the well created a great
amount of excitement by making a flow
which lastd over an hour. The force
with which the oil came forth threw it
up in the top of the derrick.
A machine shop has been located on
the Maxim farm by L. d. Shyroch and
w. G. Hays, of Marietta The shop is
at Ogdin and very close to the Maple
Glen Hotel. A water line for use in
the Ogdin field is being laid by l.. C.
McKim. The line will be used in dry
weather to supply the wells drilling
with water.
A well struck by the Thompson Oil
Company at Cutter near Marietta, is
creating great excitement. The well is
1900 feet deep, and the owners are
pretty certain that they are in the Big
Injun sand, although some are of the
opinion that the oil is from the salt
sand Locations have been made on
the same lease for several wells by the
Thompson company, and the well
struck is a splendid producer