The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-08


The Benwood territory got a very
black eye yesterday when the Fisher
OIL Company drilled in on the MoFar-
land 100 acre lease and got almost a dry
hole. When the vel was first drilled into
the sand It made a showing for very
small producer, but when it was drilled
deeper 1t failed 20 show up better and
win not be worth operating. This well
is located almost opposite the first wen
drilled in on the Mcfarland farm by the
Liberty OIL Company, which was one of
the best wells drilled in In the field. It
was thought TO be clnch that II would
be corklng good well and the talent
were very much surprised when it
came in buster. The old saw, that ut
never rains but 1t pours," was APPLY IL
Illustrated over in that territory when the
Fishers Mcfarland No. was drilled
and found dry. A short time Gfterward
No. 8 on the Dan Price farm was drill
ed In and It. too, was dry. This well is
located 800 feet west OF their No. 4 on
this farm, which came in a gusher about
ten days ago. Tue coming in OF both OF
these wells dry will have the effect Of
stopping all operations in that hdd to
the west of the present developments
and there win likely be quite a number
OF wells shut down.
1t looks very much as though the Lib
erty Oil Company had gotten the cream
of the pool in that section and that the
territory held by the Fisher on the west
was no good. It looks now as though
the pool run In northeasterly direction
and It Is likely there win be number Of
wells drilled on line in that direction.
The wells being drilled by the Fisher
Henry and Wielv and Slender OIL com
panies. over In the direction OF Cameron
were rightin and there will probably
be some good wells drilled In there. The
Wiley g. Slender well, on the George
Suppes farm, is nearing the sand ana II
will be but couple Of days until II
should be in the pay.
Another important well drilled. in dur
Ing the week and which has just been
completed, It that OF Mcclure q Co., on
THE Garrison farm, out In the vicinity
Of Wick. This well Is located between
the gas we'll on the Anthony Smith
farm and the one of the Baker lease,
and the consensus OF opinion was that
there was y pool OF oil there, but TINS
hole failed TO find 1t. The well has been
drilled through the Big lnjun formation
snd Is as dry as a bone. This well was
very Important, for the reason that 1t
was In what Is practically wild cat ter
rltory and would have opened up a
large amount OF stun. A small shows
ing OF oil was found shortly after the
sand was reached and a pocket Of gas
was encountered, but when the well
was drilled deeper it did not show up
anything at all, and will be abandoned
The well being drilled by William Graz
ham e. Co. on the Wells farm above
Proctor, has a fishing job now and 1t Is
pretty hard to tell when 1t will be In.
This well is located short distance
above where Graham drilled two dry
holes, and it Is not believed that this
well will amount to great deal.
The Ramey OIL Company drilled in
No. on the Odell farm and will have
fine producer in the Big Injun sand.
This well is located IL the Hebron dis,
trlct and Is on the edge Of the farm.
II has been delayed for long time and
the first hole started had to be abandon
ed on account of the tools getting fast
and the hole being plugged. The O'Dell
farm il considered now to be one Of the
best pieces OF property in the Hebron
field. Since the Carter on Company
drilled in No. on the Jerry Livingston
farm and got q well that Will make not
less than 100 barrels day. This well
completes a circuit OF wells around
the O'Dell farm and makes 1t worth
many thousands of dollars.
Hagan & Co. are starting a well on
the Myers farm, a little to the SOUTH
west of the old development at Wick.
The rig for the well Is up and in a couple
OF days spuddlng will be commenced.
Sutton ~ Co. have a very important
we'll due at Raven Rock, on the Ohio
side OF the river, where Stewart & Co.
drilled in a couple of small wells n
short time ago This well was report
ed on top of the sand yesterday, but
nothing has been heard OF It since.
The Carter OIL Company will put the
ca casing in No. l, on the Ash farm, out
In the Sancho territory, the latter part
OF the week and the well should reach
the sand In about ten days.
The well drilled by RAmey & Co. on
the Wilson farm, out in the Hebron ter
rltOry, which IL on top OF the sand,
struck n big dose of salt water In the
Keener sand and they will have TO case
II of with AZ casing before 1t can be
completed This is IN important we'll
and would have been in had not the
water been struck.