The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-20
IN THE OIL FIELDS.


Is still coming to the front with some big
wells and so far all of them have been
in the extension to the southwest. The
present outlook Is that one of the rich
est pools that has yet been found in this
state will be the result OF the operations
now going on in that section of the
pool and that some larger wells will yet
be drilled in than those which have al
ready been completed, Yesterday after
noon the Snyder OIL Company added on
other good well to its list on the D. Sny-
der farm. This well is located about
two hundred and fifty feet south OF
Henry & McDonald's first well on the
Pipes farm and when drilled in II start
| ed Off at the rate OF about thirty barrels
an hour and this morning report from
| there stated 1t was increasing In pro-
duction and would be as large as any OF
the big wells that have recently been
drilled in out there. While this well is
not In advance to any great extent and
does not open up any new territory, yet
| 1t shows that the extension of the rich
look as though the farther south the
| be.
The north end OF the pool is also look
Ing up and there Is every reason to be-
lieve that some good wells will be
found In that direction, although they
will hardly be as large as those found
In the other direction. The Fisher OIL
Company have completed their No. on
the d. futile farm, TO the north Of the
original development and will have n
well good for not less than fifteen bar
rels an hour. The location of No, 3,
about two hundred and fifty feet east
Of the same company's No. l on the
futile farm and 1t extends the pool to
the east and makes the entire futile
arm look gllt-edged.
Henry & McDonald's Nos 2, 4 and 5,
on the Pipes farm, which were drilled In
the latter part OF the week are reported
to be making four hundred. three hum
dred and nine hundred barrels, respec-
lively. The Pipes farm ls the best piece
OF property that has been operated in
this section since the days OF the Dye
Brooks wells and those on the Delst
farm on the Ohio side. All OF the wells
drilled in on this farm TO date have been
large ones and the indications that all
Of the wells now drilling on 1t, of which
there are five or six, will be large ones
as they are directly south OF the big
wells already drilled In and apparently
In the right direction.
Henderson g. Moore's No, 3. on the B.
f. Hawkins farm has been due in the
sand for couple of days, but 1t has
been delayed for some reason and up to
n late hour last evening, had not come
IN. This well will probably be In some
time this morning and 1t should be a
good one, MS 1t Is located but short
distance from the other wells on this
farm, all of which have been good ones.
The Atlas Oil Company's we'll on the
Simon Pipes farm. to the southeast,
which was drilled In the latter part of
last week and which was at first re-
ported dry, has been put to pumping,
and the indications are that II will be
good for about nifty barrels day.
No. O. on the W. j. Woods farm. own
ed by Nichols & Company, has been due
in the sand for n couple of dayBybut last
evening late, It had not yet reached the
sand. This well Is located about five
hundred feet north OF No. 8, on this
farm and viii be partial test of the
northwest extension of the pools
The Carter OIL Company and Bettman
& Watson are each drilling we'll in the
development at Hebron and this Is all
the work that Is being done in that sec
ton. The wells at Hebron are all small
producers and the present condition Of
the market does not make It profitable
TO do any work In territory that does
produce Rushers, II Is not likely there
will be any great amount Of work done
In this section unless the market rises
very perceptIbly In the next couple Of
weeks.
Henry G. McDonald's No. s, on the
Pipes farm at Elk Fork which offsets
the we'll being drilled on the Snyder
farm by Ramey & Chllders Will be due
in the sand Saturday The same COM
pany's Nos. 10 and II nre drilling No.
10 f. about 1000 feet deep and No II
commenced spuddng a couple OF days
ago