The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-25

The Elk Fork pool came 10 the front
yesterday morning with three of the
largest wells that have been drilled In
there for some days The three wells
were Treat & Crawford's No. 7, on the
Asher farm, the same company's No 4,
on the Farrell seventy-acre tract and
Henry & McDonald's No. s, on the
Pipes farm. A report from the field
yesterday afternoon was the effect that
these wells were In and that the first
two were making thirty and twenty
five barrels an hour respectively, and
the latter one was making In the neigh
borhood OF thirty-hve barrels an hour,
All OF these wells are located to the
south and west of the original wells
drilled In on this farm and while II was
expected that they would be good pro-
ducers, still the territory in West Vir-
ginla has proved to be of such spotted
nature that It would not have been
much of q surprise le the wells had
come In small or even dry holes, 1t Is
not believed that the Pipes well Is near
ly as large as 1t has been reported as
there have been number Of conflicting
rumors afloat In regard TO II, but a late
report last evening gave II as making
the amount mentioned above.
A large sale in the Elk Fork territory
was reported last evening from Sisters
vile. The sale In question Is that of G.
Il, Slemaker 10 James Morrison, Of st.
Louis. Slemaker has had twentieth
interest In the Asher and Farrell leases
In the Elk Fork district and he disposed
to Mr. Morrison this interest for sum
approxlmatlng 10000. This is said to be
an enormous price for this stun and be-
fore 1t will pay out the leases will have
90 produes4n the Relghberbood of 100000
barrels OF oil
The well being drilled on the Hill
farm. east of the Pipes and Williams
wells In the Elk Fork territory is down
about eight hundred feet and the eight
and one-fourth Inch casing will be put
In In a couple Of days This well is loca-
ted about one thousand feet west of the
wells mentioned above and there Is ev-
cry indication that It Will be n good well
and II II should It will extend the field
quite a distance and will open up
large amount OF new stuff.
Wharton & Company have the rig up
and are ready to drill a test well on Stu
gar Creek, about mile from the mouth
of the stream. This well is In practic-
ally new territory, and will open up a
large amount of new stuff Il Il should
come In producer.
The welt being drilled by Kirk & Co,
on the Deibold farm, out In the vicinity
OF the wells drilled on the Allen farm,
by the Carter oil Company Is nearing
the sand and should reach the pay dur
ing the next week. This well Will tell
very interesting story OF the territory In
that section and It Is being watched
closely by the talent,
The Henderson, field has been given
quite an impetus to the southwest by
the wells recently drilled In by the
South Penn Oil Company on the j. d.
Walker farm and that OF the Chicago
oil Company on the Barrett. 1t looks
very much now as though the Hender-
shot field was going 10 extend quite
distance to the south of the old develop
ment in that field. At this time the Hem
dershOt field Is second only to the Elk
FORK III Tue IldNNtl ~ hSN WIN ''''o
done, but 1t Is considerable distance
behind In new production, as the wells
gotten In that section are not of the
gusher variety. but produce at the rate
of about seventy-nve to one hundred
barrels day. There is a great deal OF
new work being started down there
now and with the extension mentioned
above more will be started very shortly
There Is at this time about twenty-five
strings of tools running In this field
The wells In this field while not very
large, are good stayers and hold up IN
production better than the wells In any
of the other fields OF the state.
The new cable has arrived for the
well on the John Moore farm at Proc
tor and work will be commenced In n
few days drilling this well down to the
Gordon. II was dry In the Big lnJun,
but the owners are not satisfied ana
will drill II TO the lower formation.
The remainder Of this week should be
n lively one In the Elk Fork pool, as
there are quite a number of wells due IN
the sand and It Is likely several OF them
will be drilled In. Among the wells
which should reach the sand soon IN
this territory, Is that being drilled TO
the north of the pool on the Travis
farm, by the South Penn'ol Company
This well IL n considerable distance IN
advance of the Developments and II Is
an interesting test and one that VIII be
watched very closely.