The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-21

seem that the pool In this field has only
been tapped on the edge and that the
farther south and west the operators go
the better the wells are. All OF the wells
drilled in this week, with the exception
OF the one on the Simon Pipes farm, by
the Atlas Oh Company have been good
ones, not one OF them being good for less
than ten barrels an hour. The smallest
we'll drilled In during the week was that
OF the Fisher OIL Company on the -.
futile farm to the northwest. This well
was some distance in advance OF deyel-
opment and was about $50 feet east OF thu
first well drilled In on this farm.
The SnIder OIL Company during tho
week, got fine big well on the d. Snider
farm. This farm seems to be fully ae
productive as the Pipes, on which Henry
& Mcdonald have drilled In so many
large wells. The Snider's well, which
came In the early part of the week, start
ed Oft at the rate OF twenty-five barrels
an hour, and since II was completed has
increased to thlrty-five and Is holding up
at that gait. It Is located about $50 feet
south OF east from the other wells on
the farm and while It does not extend thi
developments to any great extent, IL
shows there Is more oil to the south and
that the field Is only in its infancy.
Henry & Mcdonald, on their Pipes
lease, are making fortune almost every
day. They now have on this farm seven
producing wells and not one OF them Ia
making less than 300 barrels day, Thu
last three wells drilled in ON this farm,
Nos. 9, 4 and 8, are producing $50, 400 and
800 barrels day respectively This
farm has made more oil and has been a
better paying investment than anything
that has been developed in this section
for several years,
one OF the most important wild cat
wells that will be drilled in this section
for some time will be that for which a
location has been made On the James Nc
Coy farm about six miles back In the
county, on Pursley creek, by Latschaw Il
Company, of Pittsburgh, Several years
ago within about mile Of this farm
there was we'll drilled on the old Corhet
farm, which showed NJ for small well.
The location for the well has been madl
and the rig Is now in course OF erection.
There Is quite block of territory In thli
section that has never been drilled and,
should the well on the Mccoy farm come
in a good producer, there will be Held
of some proportions opened up nearer
Sstersvllle than anything. which has
been drilled for some time.
The well drilled on the John Moore
farm at Proctor by company OF Sisters
vile people, and which was reported dry
the first OF the week, will be drilled
deeper. It Is believed among the oil
men to be folly to drln this wen deeper,
as the Ohio oil Company put down well
on the Ohio side last winter, and II wat
drilled to the Gordon and nothing re-
suited,
James W. Shay than whom there Ia
not better known gentleman among tho
operators and producers Of the south
west, who has been located in Sisters
vile for some time, looking after inter-
ests he has In the Elk Fork territory, sur
fered from a severe attack of heart trou-
BILE on Friday morning and is In very
serious condition. When the trouble
came upon him he was entering tho
Farmers and Producers bank, and he
dropped there. He was taken to his
room and physicians summoned and
everything possible dune for his COM
fort. He Is now somewhat better and
will In all probability recover his usual
health in a very short time. He is one
OF the most popular men In the business
and general regret has been expressed
at his misfortune.