Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-29
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Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, March 2S.-An-
other rig is being erected by A. II. Nc
Taggart on his farm at Williamstown,
for his No. well.
Veach & Co.'S No. 8 Thanhouser at
Henderson,, which has been tied up
with fishing job for some time, has
at last been Strengthened out and tubed.
Special to the Register.
Burning Springs, w. Va, March Is
A dry hole was the outcome of the
Dennis O'Brien well on his tract here.
The Keener and Injun sands were both
barren of any OIL
A ten-barrel well has just been COM
pleted by A. j. Russell on Rathbone.
Special to the Register.
Cairo, w. Va, March 2S.-R. G. Gill
lespies No. on Simmons is good for
$50 barrels a day. The strike has re-
vived developments in that section a
great deal.
A great surprise was given the own
ers of H. S. Wilson No. 3, when they
shot the well yesterday. The we'll 1t
seems, was not drilled into the sand
far enough. and when it was given
shot it at once responded in 200 barrel
style. 1t is owned by r. G. Gillespie.
The No. 8. Z. Z. Wilson. which was
reported as dry, has made several good
flows this week, and it will be given
shot to strengthen it. 1t is thought
the venture will be good for at least
70 barrels a day when completed.
The well of the Cairo Oil Company,
Just completed on the Richard Wanless
farm, is an average producer.
Special to the Register.
Athens, O., March 28.-The Home
farm well. which was completed last
week. and although a barrel pumper,
created a big stir among the talent,
was given a shot Friday, and is now
regarded as doing rs barrels day.
Special to the Register.
EIlenboro. w. Va, March 2S.-No.
on Ashford Broadwater's land on NC
Kim creek, came in Saturday, nice
producer in the Cow Run sane.
The Rock Oil Company well on the
Mckinney farm, is LOO feet Geep:
J. NJ. Guffey & Co.'S we'll on Matt
Lambert's farm. is $50 feet deep ana
will reach the sand during the week
At Corvallis the Fisher Oil COM
pany's well en- the Gilbert three-acre
tract. is about 800 feet deep and they
have a fishing job.
Cox & Woodyard's well on the Pat
McCabe land is 800 feet deep.
Maughton Brothers are preparing 10
drill a well on their residence lot, about
fifty feet east of The we'll drilling on the
McCabe farm.
land from George Wells, lying one
quarter of a mile southwest OF the
Naughton producer and paid SOU
bonus.
The Lucas we'll rig on Bonds creek
is being moved to a new location On
the same farm.
Jennings &, Co. are erecting Inother
rig on Christopher Douglas land across
Hughes river. from CORVALLIS.
The LaVelle 65-acre tract was leased
bv local parties some time ago, put vas
forfeited and can now be leased.
Bar0sdaII 6, Co. have finished buster
on Dan Cokeley's farm.
Gillespie's No. 3. on A. Simmons
land, came in during the week ana IS
good for $50 barrels in the Salt sand
and is one of the best wells near Ruth
erford. They nave rig up for NO. !.
The Wilson No. ;, drilled by the Gill
lespie Oil Company, which was sup
posed to be dry. has been shot and Is
showing for a 100-barrel well.
The Van Warmer No. has a fishing
job.
Narcisse Douglass. near No. is tunnel
is 1000 feet deep.
Apple & Elyas well on A. NJ. Doug
lass farm, will reach the Big lnJuh
to-day
pleted.
%. q. Wilson Oil Company shot their
No. at Cairo. and the well Will make
4O-barrel pumper.
The Carter Oil Company had fine
showing Of oil in the Cow run sand III
their venture near Washburn pestoihce.
Three new boilers and two engines
for Barnsdall & Rich have been sent TO
Rutherford.
Spudding will begin on the Marshall
land at No y tunnel tomorrow.
Oil City. Pa, March 27.-Credit bal
ances Csc: certificates 9512c; shipments
94117 barrels: runs 104,914 barrels.
GEORGE PRICE ARRESTED.