The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-15
TOO MUCH OIL
Being Produced in the Elk Fork
Region in Tyler County.
THE PIPE LINE HAS NOTIFIED
Producers ia that Territory 20 Postpone
the shooting OF Their Wells, a' the
Limit orThslr Pipe Line Capacity Has
Bssn Reaehsd-The Fire IN the Elk
Fork Region Has Been distinguished.
The standard Cuts the Price OF Crude.


the Elk Ford oil region Tuesday, mem
ton of which was made in these columns
has been put out and the work of put
ting up the new rigs for the burned wells
has been commenced, The fire con-
sumed in the nelghborhood of 1000 bar
rels of oil besides the two rigs, engine
houses and other buildings In the lmme-
dlate vicinity OF the wells and the total
loss will be in the neIghborhood of $4,000
to 5000. This was one of the worst
fires ever experienced In the sIstersville
field.
For some unknown reason the Dur-
chasing agency of the Standard cut the
price OF oil again yesterday. The only
possible reason for the decline in the
price of the oleaglnous fluid Is that the
monthly statement OF the pipe line COM
panles show that there Is an over pro-
ductIon of about 5000 barrels day.
While the statement of the pipe lines
shows this over production there is a
scarcity of oil In some OF the markets OF
the world and the price Of refined oil Is
going up The Seep purchasing agency
yesterday offered the following for credit
balances: Tiona, S7; Pennsylvania, II;
sistersvllle. n; GAINESVILLE, 67; Corning,
60; New Castle 80; North Lima, 40;
South Lima, "A; Indiana, A,
Treat & Crawford have drilled in their
No. 6, on the II. r. Hawkins farm in the
Elk Fork district, and will have big
producer. The well reached the top OF
the sand and started off at the rate OF 800
barrels a day. and when 1t was drilled
deeper yesterday, 1t increased Its produce
ton and ls now making about 400 day.
This well IS located 400 feet north of their
No. 4 on this farm and makes the farm
look first class,
Yesterday morning work was COM
menced on the well on the John Moore
farm. at Proctor, after a suspension OF
about n week on account Of an accident
In which the stem wns bent. This well
is one OF the most important wild cat
wells In this section Of the country and
II 1t comes In good Will open up a new
field.
The well on the Pipes farm, out in the
Elk Fork field. which was mentioned
yesterday, Is stIll holding up at about 40
barrels an hour. This well Is the most
important one that has been drilled In
out at Elk Fork so far and opens up a
large amount of new territory.
The production Of the Elk Fork pool Is
holding up to the 1000 barrel day rate
In frat class style Following Is the
gauge Of the wells out there which are
doing better than 100 barrels a dayt
Henry oil Company's No. l Pipes, 900;
Woods No. /. 100: Wonis No, 2, 100; p. #.
Hawkins No, 2, 200. g. +. Hawkins No.
4, 1850; Asher. No. 9, 1870; j. A. r. Hawkins
No. /, TO: h. f. Hawkins No. 5, 200; joy
No. 2. 1850; j. A. T. Hawkins No, 2, 1870; j.
williams No. /. 200: A. S. Keller No. l,
300; \. $. Keller No. 2, ZIG; a. S. Keller
No. 3, 100; futile No. 2, 200; Foster OIL
Companys No. 4 b. II. Hawkins, 100. The
wells mentioned above show produc-
ton Of about 1900 barrels a day and In
addition to these there are quite num-
Der OF wells which are making better
than 90 barrels day and not as much az
100
No 2 on the r. +. Hawkins farm was
shot yesterday and the production In
creased from less than 100 barrels day
to about 900. All OF the wells in the Elk
Fork territory when shot respond nicely
and are good stayers, as 1t Is necessary
TO shoot them but once In great while
to make them hold up their production.
The Standard oil Company, which
handles all OF the oil In this section OF the
country has a big Job on Its hands out In
the Elk Fork territory. AT the present
time the Standard has only two very
small lines running into that field and
the production amounts to more than
they can handle. They are at work now
building a new line from the Pup sta
ton at Braden's station into the field,
but the wells are coming In so fast that
II IL impossible for them to take care OF
all the oil. 1t was learned yesterday af-
ternoon that the company had given the
producers notice not to shoot wells for a
week or It would not be possible to han
die the oil. The company Is doing every
thing in Its power to take care OF the oil
hut the wells are being drilled so fast Il
cannot do so.
Treat & Crawford have completed the
rig for their No, G, on the Asher farm.
out in the Elk Fork territory and will
commence this afternoon to rig 1t up.
Drilling will be commenced at this well
within the next couple OF days.