The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-31

The principal thing of interest in oil
circles during the past few days has
been the drilling in of the well on the
Pollack farm at Paden's Valley, an ac-
count of which appeared in yesterdays
paper, This well is located about 2,Q0G
feet from the river and only a short dis
lance from the railroad track. The well
was drilled into the Keener sand and at
one screw was showing up for ten bar
rels day. The well Will be tubed at
once and put topumpingin the hope that
it will increase in production, The well
is a very important one for the reason
that it will open up several miles OF
practically new territory. should it
prove good. The people interested in
it refused nice offer for the stun.
quite a number OF oil men took n look
at the well yesterday and will make an
effort to get some leases in that Sec
ton.
Business is still very brisk at Elk
Fork, In fact Il Is Hveiier there now
than 1t ever has been In the past, and
every one is hustllnE. During the last
few days a large number OF locations
were made for new wells and all Of them
will be pushed forward as rapidly as
possible.
The Hill oil Company have located
their No. on the J. b. Hill farm, about
1000 feet west OF the big wells on the
Williams farm, and the rig is being
built. The well will be started drilling
as soon as possible,
Yesterday G. W. Henry, Of the Henry
Oil Company. purchased of l.. II, Smith
the lease on the farm Of Eliza futile, In
the Elk Fork territory, for which he
paid n sum approXimating $4,000 He
will start several wells on the lease at
once.
The Henry oil Company have started
drilling at their Nos. .. 3 and 4 on the
Williams farm, and have made several
locations. the rigs for which VIII be
started at once. Their No. is located
directly northwest OF No. l about 500
feet; No. is located southwest OF No.
!, and No. 3 is located to the southeast
Of No. 2. This company has n large
amount Of territory in this field and
they are developing all OF II as rapidly
us possible.
lltdl q NIdNtblu lhNt lV'iANh "a wei
on the northeast corner Of the j. T. Ry-
mer farm and are building the rig This
well Is about mile ahead Of Develop
ments to the south Of the old wells and
win be very important test
The Atlas oil Company have located
well on the william Thomas farm.
This well is also south OF developments
and will be watched with interest, as II
and the well on the Ryder farm Will be
good tests of the territory to the eX-
IRENE south.
Henry & Mcdonald. who recently
drilled in the No. on tho Pipes farm,
which IS the largest well In the field.
have made ten locations on this farm
md will commence the erection Of rigs
at once. Their No 8 is located directly
opposite Ch!lders e. Co.'S No. /, on the
/ Snider thirty.acrn tract; No. Is oP-
/ pOsltc Boyd Bros No. l on the Snlder
scycnty-ncrc tract; and No. . offsets
! the well being drilled on the Simeon
Pipes farm by the Atlas OH Company.
. All Of these wells are important as to
location and will do a great deal to-
ward furthcrng the present develop
ment Of the field
Garland &, CO. have made location
on the stephenson heirs farm northeast
N the biz gas well recently drilled in on
III" Foreman farm west al the wells on
the Mlyheld farm Mt COnowny.
Grccnloc & FOrst are drilling nj about
1000 feet on the /. q, MayReld farm,
out NJ C0noway. This well Ia located
about 1000 feet northeast Of the Spragg
OIL compuuy'a No. 1 on the Robert May
field farm II should reach the sand the
early part Of next week.
The Fisher OIL Company has taken a
couple NJ strings or Its own tools out 10
lu Ion9os on the Elk Fork territory aud
wI'l commence doing It's own work its
SO. . on the n, futile farm Is drilling
no 1000 foot un1 work on No, 4 VIII
Dc commenced to-day or Sunday