Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-13
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of leases near the Mckinney 1arm' the
location will probably be maze Oh
Joseph Milbauer.
The South Penn Oil Company mas
leased land of Mrs. r. T. Dawson TOT
a supplv depot. stables and yards, ana
are now getting in large lots OF CASING
engines and other drilling machIneis.
This point will be made headquaIteis
for their extensive operations III IuIs
county. Mr.. John SOlly is the supellh-
The Farmers Oil and Gas Company
has finished a dry hole on harrison
Cunningham's farm near No. 8 tunnel
but will drill another well at once; TINS
venture will be on B. McGinness !ahC'
Mr. T. Peters & Company are leas-
ing ND a block Of land between TINS
Dlace and Heatons mill and Will drill
we'll al once.
II is reported that Naughton Bros.
and their associates located well on
the Shriver land yesterday, about three
miles from here on Hughes river
The we'll on Abraham Lucas farm on
Bonds creek. is experiencing much oao
luck and the contractors have moved
the RIG and started on a new hole.
Three new wells are due IN at corn
wallis tomorrow or Sunday all Oh
Cox & Woodyards' leases.
Morrison & Dugan lost the TOOLS IN
their well on the Tip Wells farm at
goo feet. and moved the rig yesterday
The Ellenboro Oil Company well on
A. c. Rollins lot, is making about 10
barrels daily. and another we'll VIII De
drilled on the adjoining lot owned by
VI. Riggs
4 rig is IN on the Mary Harner land:
q considerable distance southeast OF
any of the developments in the Corn
wallis pool and will be an important
test. W.
4 rig is going upon the La ' enc
heirs farm west Of CORVALLIS which
will certainly decide if the field wioehs
any on the western edge as the location
is between the producing pool and the
big gasser drilled on he Hardness land
by Ira Dewitt.
The Cairo oil COMPANY drilled in a.
connie Of fine wells during the week
on the Morris ( Co. lease.
Special TO the REGISTER.
Sistersville. W. Va. June 12.-When
the bad news was circulated yesterday
of the we'll being drilled by Nicholas q
RarnsdaU on the Maxwell farm, IN the
Elk Fork field. many persons having
leases in that vicinity were very mucn
evcired cvar the good news. This we'll
IS located about one mile east of pro-
ductiOn and has bsen source or great
eXnense and worry owing to hshihg
iohs etc. and when the drill had been
sent through the Big Iniun and found
dry f. IVES enough 20 make almost any
one down-hearted. The next well que
ont there that lies in this direction Is
that of Work Bros. & Henderson, on
the Low=ry farm. about 600 yards up
the creek from the Elk Fork Oil and
Gas Comrany's Woods No. l. This IS
their second location on this farm, their
first being a dry hole.
There is more work going on out IN
this field than any in the state, ana
tbrra is some very wealthy operators
interested. Among them are Mr.. L. A.
Prenneman. T. y. Barnsdall, DICK
Jennings Geo W. Crawford, G. r.
Foster and many others who have been
the maiD-stavs Of the development OF
the crude article in this county lor
some time past. They have the means
m do their liking. and when there Is
any show whatever of making strike
they do not hesitate a moment. A new
concern in this field is the Henry OH
ComDanv who have secured a large
acreage to the south and east OF de-
Vehement and who have been large
factors i'm the development Of the ONO
felds across the river. They have
we'll on the Joe Williams farm, about
mile south of IN Woods No. l, which
bids fair to rival anything yet drllIeo
ou- tbera When the sand was reached
the casing filled up for 800 feet ana
Gives every indication Of becoming
good producer. .,-, -
condition and all the teams available
are busily engaged in catering 10 the
development os this now celebrated
field and record breaker.
Woods No. 8. belonging TO NIcholaS
& Co. has dropped down 10 10 or
a0-barrel producer. and as this well
is located a considerable distance TO the
northeast of Woods No. l, Elk Fork
coming in such a light well along with
Tho dry hole on the Maxwell Hrm, also
tho dry hole on the Lowery farm. VIII
nut stop TO development in that dlrec-
rion for some time. but while there
are lots Of wells already down some
distance between these spots they VIII
not be abandoned hut drilled on down
10 the sand. and it may be yet proven
that oil can be found out on that slde
of the field.
The Elk Fork Oil and Gas Company
should reach the pay at their NO. 8
Woods some time this afternoon and
as il has been said that the field in that
direction is Improbable. this we'll is
being watched with but little interest
nv the talent. who are satisfied with the
Maxwell and Lowery dry holes, putting
a stop to manipulations in that section.
Ouut near Deep Valley the kanawha
Oil Company are putting down a test
we'll on the Cain farm.
Operations are very active at the
present time in all the other fields.
The Carter Oil Company are making
things boom out in the interior of the
county. over the river the Fisher and
Henry Oil Companies are doing lots
of work in all parts Of the fild.
! Special 20 the REGISTER.
ST. Marys. W Va. June 12.-There
has been little enlivening Of interest
/ i'm the oil development here. yet all this
springs work only one good well has
been drilled in here All the land in
or near the oiI-producing territory has
been leased and a large amount Of