Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-17
RHEUMATISM
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Sistersville, w. Va, November 16.-
The roads out into the oil field are be-
coming very bad and it will be but
short time until they will become i'm
passable if the present wet weather
continues During the past ten days
it has been a constant down-pour here
every day, and the dust before the rain
commenced being eight to ten inches
deep, the roads commenced to get
muddy very quick. They are now a
foot deep and cutting up very fast.
Col John J. Carter, of Titusville,
president and general manager of the
Carter Oil Company, arrived in the
city this afternoon and will remain for
a week to look after his interests here.
Will Fitch, of New Martinsville,
Treat & Crawford's field superinten-
dent at Elk Fork, was in the city to-
day.
The latest and best news to be re-
ceived by the talent is that there is a
probable raise in the price of the ole,
aginous fluid. The hope OF this is
caused by the fact that in the first
place, the pipe line reports show
that during October there was more
Oll Sulpptu ludll Jul dry liioAiIil III
the previous history of the business,
and in the second place because the
production fell off soc, 900 barrels dur
ing that month and during the first
ten days of this month the same state
of affairs existed, and in the third
place, the exchange price of oil is five
cents higher now than the price paid
by the Standard and this is always a
good criterion. One Of the things that
has brought about this apparent re-
suit is the fact that territory in this
section of the oil country cannot be
successfully operated on a 65 cent
market, and as a result none of the
operators here have been doing any
more work than they could possibly
help.
Treat & Crawford's No. on the Will
liams, which was drilled in a couple of
days ago, and only showed up for about
ten barrels day, will be drilled to the
Big Injun, in the hope that it will i'm
prove in that formation.
The territory to the east of the south
west extension of the Elk Fork pool,
does not look very promising at present
on account of the two small wells drill
eu i'll tnere during the past three of four
Gays. The first well was that of the
i1tAly Oil Conapnns>- tho Tuttlp and
it was of about the same calibre OF the
Williams, which was the second one.
The west still looks all right, and those
holding territory in that part of the
field are making preparations to test
their holdings.
Treat & Crawford are building a rig
for a we'll on the Tracy farm, to the
north Of the original pool, in the vicin-
ity of the well completed on the Steven
son by Garland, which was big gas
ser.
Jennings Bros got big dose Of sat
water on top of the sand at their well
on the Neff farm, and will put in wall
packer and drill it in that way.
The Meredith well of the South Penn
Oil Company is still attracting attention
and the latest received from it is that it
is slightly increasing in production.
The Visitors we'll, close by, has the SA
casing in and should be in the sand In
week. The Klondike have the rig for
their No. 4 on the Johnson moved and
will commence spudding in the new hole
the first of the week. The Carter Oil
| COMPANY and Steelsmith & Co. are
building new rigs for their Nos. 1 on
the Keener and c. w. Smith farms, re-
spectively, about mile and quarter to
/ the north and west of the Meredith
wells.
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ST. MARY'S, w Va, November l6-
| Mallory Bros e Steelsmith drilled in the
! best well in this field to-day on the Schau-
wecker farm one and one-half miles
southeast of this place. When pay was
touched it started flowing ten barrels per
hour through the casing. 1t is claimed by
| experienced operators it will make good
200-barreI well when drilled through.
This opens up and makes large scope OF
territory look good in this field and caus-
"a o.o,,ridnrn III oYcitnrnant mOng the oil