Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-04

SISTERSVILLE. ". VA. February D.
Since the last report the price Of oil has
gone up three points, and is now worth
q cents per barrel Coming az this time
fl has been the means of starting much
new work. The weather has cleared up
a little. and everything starts off fine for
the spring.
The Fisher Oil Company drilled in their
No. : D. Howell yesterday in the Benwood
pool. and It started Off at the rate of 90
barrels an hour but has fallen some
since. and IS now making 80 barrels an
hour. This we'll is inside of defined ter
ritory and will not make good any land
outside OF the line. They are also put
ting ND some tanks for water use on this
and the Neff farm. and placing lot of
lumber on the Nen for development in
the spring.
Their r. !. Wood No. is due I'm the
sand to-day or tomorrow. Their No.
Mcfarland came in the latter part Of last
week dry. Work will be commenced
shortly on their Neff No. and Scham-
bach No. ]. On account of their McFar-
land well proving no good, they ordered
the drilling OF the Barber well, which IS
The Henry oil Company are still having
trouble at their Holtclaw No. and
Cehrs No c. where they are doing their
utmost to extract some tools which were
lost.
McFadden & Twtchell, who lost a
string of tools in their Witchey well. have
commenced the moving of the rig to an
other location. and will start the drill 80
soon as the rig has been placed in posi-
ton.
Altogether there has been somewhere
near fifty wells drilled over in this terri
tory. thirty-siX of which are producing
from $500 barrels to 5000 barrels a day.
Gaffney & Co.'S well in the lower part
of town. is 50 feet in the sand and dry.
The Carter Oil Company's c. 7. Liv-
ingston No. 3. in the Hebron pool, is
making about 10 barrels per hour. When
put to pumping it is thought this well
will be good for something like 50 bar
rels.
ChiIds & Ramey have a well due on
the s O'Dell farm.
Treat & Crawford and the Worth Oil
Company have struck a good thing oa
the Pyle farm. a little to the south Of
present developments. which when drill
ca in started off at the rate OF 100 barrels
a day When they get it to working in
good shape it ought to produce about 1'5
barrels day.
Nothing has been heard from the ODell
No 4. being drilled by the O'DeH Oil
Company. on the O'Dell farm. This we'll
was due Sunday. but as yet no report has
been received.
The stock company composed Of some
of the most prominent men in the city.
who have leased 1000 acres out adjoining
the Mayfeld farm. have made a location.
got the rig up and the work of spudding
will be commenced soon.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va. February 5.
A dry we'll has just been completed on
Steer creek. in Calhoun county. by J. w.
Miles The venture was very expensive
one. as the cost of transporting the ma
terial to the well was very great on ac-
count of the distance. The well was drill
led through the Gordon sand. and is the
deepest SIs-inch well ever drilled in this
State.
Ketduff & cos No. .. on Dykes farm.
which has just been completed is good
for 50 barrels a day. and the new strike
has greatly stimulated operations in the
Ogdin- Henderson, field.
The well of the Vienna oil Company on
the Grier farm. at Vienna. will be drilled
10 the Big Iniun sand. and operators
hereabouts are looking on the test with
great interest.
OIL CITY. Pa. February S.-Credit
balances soc: certificates. sales at &c
and offered: shipments. 1o02 DO barrels;
runs. 1884 barrels
NEW YORK. February 3.-Petroleum.
Pennsylvania crude steady; March 92c
bid: sales. none.
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