Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-05-23


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Special to the Register.
CORVALLIS, w. Va, May pa pc
culiar thing happened the Fisher we'll
on the Gilbert town lot this week. 1t
started off with a big pressure of gas
and was also putting oil in the tank
at the rate of 800 barrels a day 1t
kept this up until the Cox & woodward
well. on Rowland was drilled in. The
latter had no gas until it was shot.
Then there came big pressure of gas
and at the same time the gas in the
Fisher subsidized almost entirely, and
the oil production also fell off. On
the south side of the river at Corn
wallis the Fisher Oil Company own
a narrow strip right in between Cox
& Woodyard's richest territory. and
they propose to drill three wells, one
on each end and one in the middle.
Special to the Register.
Cairo, w. Va, May 22.-The Lu-
beck Oil Company began spudding
their No. 4 on the Mcfarland at Cairo,
Friday morning. This well is located
on the hill along the line fence $50 feet
from the Clark No. gusher on the
Carroll farm. The other four wells on
the Mcfarland tract are making about
250 barrels day.
Special to the Register.
Waverly, w. Va, May 22.-The
Henderson Oil Company are starting a
number of well On the VIM. Ingraham
farm. back of V verly. This is the
farm on which ae freak is located.
Fochstetter & 60. are also starting
shallow wells in the vicinity.
The Henderson Oil COmpanys last
well on the Henderson farm is a duster.
The Ryder well on the Athey, back
of Williamstown, shows for a ten-bar-
rel well.
The Williams No. I at the upper Hen
dershot. has had the S14 casing put in.
The Florence Oil Company are down
500 feet on their f. Henderson,.
A gang of rig builders left this morn
ing for Cairo. where they will put up
a rig on the Morris 350-acre tract held
by Mr.. F. B. Ranger, of this city.
The Morris piece joins the Coakley.
Special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va. May 22.-Elk
Fork continues to be the centre Of at
traction near this place now, and ever
since the wealth-giving product was
found in paying quantities it has been
closely watched not only by the people
of the immediate neighborhood, but by
the oil men all over this section of the
country, who keep track of things by
reading the news which is printed by
the Register. which may not be large
nor yoluminous, but always reliable.
II is our effort TO give all the news
all the time and no matter what 1t is,
YOU can always depend on its relia-
bilty.
There has been nothing extraordinary
happening in this field the past week
In those who are familiar with the ad-
vent OF two and three hundred barrel
wells but to those who are not so
much accustomed to it, it looks awful
big. which it is, but not to the people
of this section who take the news OF
big strike as a matter of fact. The
development of this particular part of
old Tyler is identified with the push
and energy shown by the citizens OF
this place, who are always on the alert
and who generally spend their money
with lavish hand when there Is the
renotest shadow of a showing and
they have been overly successful
When the Atlas Oil Company drilled
in their b. F. Hawkins Nos. l and 2
they were found TO be very light wells,
but after several doses OF nitro-glyc-
crime they have developed into a pay
ing venture. as has the Prlckett well,
which was treated much in the same
manner. These three wells were To-
catd right in tn midst OF larg produc-
ers and their coming in in such light
wells give that section of the field quite
a black eve, but since the Prickett well
has been made a 225-barrel well, and
the drilling in of l.. a. Brenneman's
.Jov No. .. which is making fifteen
barrels an hour, along with the Asher
gusher. belonging to Treat & Crawford,
the work of developing in that section
has been doubly active, and great deal
of new work is being started in this
advanced portion of the field, which
now looks like real good stuff and the
entering of the drill into the sand at
these locations will either condemn
that "aheadiveness" or make it valu-
able property.
The well being drilled by Nicholas
&. Jennings. on the Maxwell farm, is
having some bad luck, and the salt
water which has been encountered is
giving considerable trouble, but they
expect to be able TO get this well COM
pleted within a short time.
Work Bros. & Henderson should
reach the pay some time this coming
week. and is now the centre OF attrac-
ton. as it is the next well due. This
we'll is on the top of the hill consider
able distance from the Lyman Woods
producer and on a lire with them and
should make good producer.
The Henry Oil Company are doing
lots of work out there, but on just
what farms they are drilling is not
known yet, although they are about
500 feet deep with their Joe Williams