The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-30
WEEKLY Oil. REVIEW.

Developments in the southwest field
during the past week we're not charac-
terised by any sensational discoveries
SAYS ID. s. w" Extension to some Of
the older developments rather than the
discovery OF new pools were the leading
features. The efforts to extend the Elk
Fork pool have not been fruitful. The
southwest extension SENS to he nearing
the end Two or more wells In advance
OF developments came in. but all were
light The gusher period of the pool is
a thing Of the past unless new lead
can be discovered. and all directions
from the pool proper have been fairly
well tested without holding out any in
duCements to continue the search. The
staying qualities Of the pool make II the
most remarkable of any OF the smaller
pools since the Sstersviilo field was at
its hest with a comparatively small
acre. re- the pool has been producing
clos 10 quarter Of a million barrels
Of oil each month for a longer period
than any white sand pool of similar d.
nensions. and Notwithstanding the
market price for crude during the same
time has been low. the uniformity of the
territory, the cheapness OF operating II
and the prolific production Of major
tty Of the wells have made 1t n profit
able pool to develop. Many compllca-
lions have arisen over the ownership
Of leases. which have not yet been set
tied by the courts. and will necessarily
tut hole in the profits of the contest
ants in the end,
Northwest OF the Hendershot pool. In
Wood county, n well was drilled In on
the Elliott farm last week that shows
for seventy-fve barrels day and gives
. 4ksay, Ia tn, ka
pool in that direction. The territory is
not Of the gusher kind, but the wells
show an average of better than fifty
barrels day when drilled in, and ow-
ing to the regularity OF the formation,
the Berea, very few dry holes are en-
countered. and the months operations
will show more than LOO barrels of new
production MS against more than $500
barrels OF new production In the Elk
Fork pool.
The deep sand territory has not made
as good record as the preceding
month. but It will go above 1000 barrels.
IN Monroe county. Ohio, busters are
very common. and operations are draw
ing to close. But one we'll is now
drilling in the Benwood pool.
In the southwest extension OF the Elk
Fork pool, the South Penn OIL Company
has drilled It's No / on the j, Rled farm
into the second pay and Will have a pro
Queer good for lbu barrels a day. This
well was reported showing light from
the FIRST pay. Treat & Crawford have
drilled in their No. on the ] +. Gotrell
farm and will have producer good for
I25 barrels day. This location Is 500
feet east Of the Paova oil Company's
No 4 on tho J. H. HIN farm. The list Of
wells In the pool producing 100 or more
barrels day was Increased from
thIrty-four to thlrty-slx during the
week, but the aggregate production OF
the thlrty-slx wells was 665 barrels less
than the thirty.foGr wells OF the pre-
ceding week The average daily pipe
line runs from the Elk Fork pool for
the past twenty days was 5000 barrels.
This very effcctually settles the erro.
neous claim, frequently made, that the
production Of the Elk Fork pool has
been estimated too high for the past
few weeks.
In the lover southwest felda. lnclud-
ing two wells In the Benwood pool and
the old ronner well In Green county.
there are Hxty-two wells producing 100
or more barrels The minimum Of the
list Is 100 barrels day, while the max
imum reached 1000 barrels a day with
nm average close to 40 barrels day for
each we'll Between the lower south.
west FIELDS and the extreme north. IN
Mexican county, there is not n well with
settled production Of 100 barrels day
The figures, showing the number of
wells In the northern field producing 100
barrels OF moro dag, arc not az hand,
but fifteen would probably he the Nut-
side number The Watsouvllle pool con
lay claim 10 threo.quarteiH Of the entire
number II VIII be seen by the force
going that thc two extremes nf the ter.
rltory producing ponnsylyanin crude
nrR furnishing nearly all of the new
production at this time