The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-18

The intelligence was received here
last evening that tine Hin oil Company
had drilled in its No. /, on the Hill farm
in the Elk Fork field, and that 1t is good
for twenty barrels an hour. This well is
the most important wild cat drilling in
that field, and is one-half mile ahead
OF developments to the west, and 1t was
even money all day that II would be a
dry hole, 1t opens up large scope OF
territory and last evening there had
been twelve locations for wells made In
the Immediate vicinity, and the mater
ial for the rigs was going out from Sis
tersvllle last night This strike was all
that saved the field from being defined
on all sides.
The principal event of the week in
the southwest was the drilling in Of the
two dry holes at Conoway, on the May
field farms by Greeulee & Forst and the
spragg OIL Company, two of the most
important wild cat wells in that Sec
ton, for the reason that they were in
direct line with the Elk Fork pool, and
It was expected that they would open
up an outlet In that direction. These
two wells were drilled In about the mid
die Of the week and they have had the
effect of stopping all work In that part
Of both fields II has always been held
by large number of oil men that the
rear Is the connecting link between
these two pools, and a great many are
still Inclined to that belief.
The first OF the week witnessed the
drilling In of the Atlas oil Company's
well on the Kernes farm to the south Of
developments In the Elk Fork field, one
OF the most important wild cats In the
field which came In dry. The first re-
port received from this well was to the
effect that II would make a good pro-
Queer and visions Of sudden wealth fit
ted through the minds of those who had
territory in that section, but the visions
were soon dispelled, as 1t proved later
the report OF good well was simply
circulated to allow some of those who
were on the inside to dispose of some Of
their holdings In that section. The
Kearns well coming In dry, together
with the well of tho Scotland OIL Com
DuIlHt vi lut 9ODLlli hllShNA AhlNllt SINUS
off everything to the south In the Elk
Fork field and at this time there Is but
one direction in which there can be an
extension of the field on small wells or
dry holes have defined at on all other
sides except the west from the Williams
and Pipes oil Company's well on the
Hill farm is located and It has come in
good, as related above.
The territory at Cameron, Ohio took
on better outlook during the week
and at this time has the appearance of
being worth something. During the past
couple of weeks several wells of ordl-
nary Importance have been drilled In
out there, but this week the Fisher oil
Company completed itG well on the
southwest of this field and it started Off
at twenty barrels an hour. The Gamer
on field Is only about two miles from the
Bendi well and 1t coming In so good
makes things in that section look much
better than they have heretofore.
There Is a great deal Of trouble anu
annoyance being experienced In tho Diff
ferent fields by the contractors on ac-
count of the difficulty In securing water
for drilling purposes and in the differ
ent fields there has been n number of
wells shut down during the paa week.
Especially is this true OF the work going
on In the back part Of the county in all
of the developments except Elk Fork
and even here with water line to Mid
die Island Creek. some trouble has been
experienced Unless there is some rain
within the next week. there will be a
lot more of work stopped. The fields on
the Ohio side are hampered more In
this line than any of the others and the
operators are making preparations u
build water line to the Ohio river in
order TO be able to continue their work
unless rain falls soon and fills the
streams, all OF which are dry now.
The Carter OIL Company have drilled
in their well on the Riggs farm, In the
sancho territory and viii have dA
hole. The same company's No . on the
Pierpont farm. has been shut down and
work will not be resumed on it until
next week. out IN the vicinity of Falls
Mills the well on the Dinfold farm own
ed by Tyler people, has been completed
and while 1t Is not dry hole, 1t IS a
very small wolf