Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-29
Special to the Register.

or the aDandOned one.
Special to the Register.
Ellenboro, w. Va, May 2S.-Two
wells came in at CORVALLIS this week
and are only small producers. located
on town lots, one on Patrick Monohan's
lot at the eastern edge of town, is
owned by woodward Bros, and will
probably make 20 barrels a day when
tubed. The other is on the A. C. Roll
Inns town lot at the west end of town,
across the railroad from Cox e Wood
yards No. ! on the Naughton land, and
will be 90 barrel pumper. This we'll
is owned by Benjamin McGinnes, ]. w.
Boehm, o. K. Wigner, Charles Morrison
and Tom G.. Stricken, adoing business
as the Ellenboro Oil Company. These
two wells. while small producers, are
about as good as expected by the own
erS.
Smith & Paden have completed their
well on James Marshall's land at No.
y tunnel, and it is a buster. No salt
sand was found, and while about 100
feet of Big Injun sand was found, it
was close and showed little traces of
oil. This well was a disappointment to
many, as it was the first test to the
Big Injun sand in the CORVALLIS field,
and it was hoped another producing
strata would be discovered.
The we'll on the Abraham Lucas
farm will be cased with 81 inch casing
to-day. This well is on a direct line
with the well being drilled on the Geo.
20, g 1
much is expected of it. it is owned by
Parkersburgers and is being drilled on
land that was leased by Cox & Wood
yard.
The Fisher Oil Company will case
with 81 inch casing to-day in their No
2 on Mrs. |. J. Gilbert's town lot.
The West Oil Company are ready to
put in their last string of casing in
their venture on Mary McCabe's town
lot.
Cox & woodward are rigging ND on
their Douglass No. ard Griffin No. l,
and will begin work at once.
Mobley, Kelly & Stiles Bros. have
completed rig No. on the Rowland
land.
The Fisher Oil Company well on Sig
Ter e Gilbert's 63 acre farm is due in to-
morrow, also Naughton & Hollis well
on Rebecca Matheny's lot.
The Farmers Oil & Gas Company's
venture on Harrison Cunningham's
farm, east of this place, is 400 feet
deep.
The Rock Oil Company's we'll on J.
w. McKinney's farm is in the sand. but
has not been drilled into the pay and
are shut down awaiting the arrival Of
a new rope socket. which came here
this morning. This well should re-
ceive a medal as being the most I'M
lucky hole ever started in Richie coun-
ty. 1t was started eighteen months
ago, and has experienced all manner Of
bad luck, but it is now thought it will
be completed by tomorrow night.
Capt. A. w. Grace, who is drilling
several test wells in the southern part
of the county, has just finished a dry
hole on the Miller farm, but will con-
tinue his tests.
Hugh Mearns has the rig timbers on
the ground for the test well on Oliver
Rineharts farm. on Goose creek.
Betteman, Watson & Bernheimer
have completed their well on ltODert
Cunningham's farm, on the south fork
of Hughes river, after drilling 5000 feet
hunting for the Gordon sand. 1t was
dry in all formations.
The telephone line from this place to
the Hebron field was opened to the
public yesterday evening.
The United States Oil Company is
purchasing some valuable territory in
this county, and expect to operate eX-
tensively.
Naughton Bros. of CORVALLIS. have
a valuable lease on the Mary Horner
farm located on the county road lead
ing from Wells Mill to Cairo. and are
forming a company to put down test
well.
The Register predicts the next big
strike in this county will be Mallory
Bros. No. ! on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad land at CORVALLIS. near the
DOUGLASS No. l, drilled by Cox & Wood
yard.
Oil City. Pa. May 2S.-Certifcates
SIC Credit balances SIC. Shipments
S4.549 barrels; runs 99.737 barrels.
New York May S.-Petroleum-
Pennsylvania crude steady; June Sc
bid.
THE BICYCLE SCHOOL
OF the Dillon, Wheat e Hancher Co,
on Foff street. between Twelfth and
Thirteenth. will be in charge Of Mr..