Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-06

commence drilling on it Monday. The
Fisher Oil Company is also drilling
several wells in that vicinity. They
have commenced work at their No. /
on the Gadd farm, and have made the
locations for two more wells on the
Hamilton farm, where they drilled in
80 barrel producer a week or ten
days ago. There is practically moth
ing being done at Wilson Run now,
the well drilled in there the first of the
week by Hosford & Co., which was
dry, giving that stuff very black eye,
from which it will not soon recover.
Operations in Peasants county have
been very brisk of late, and there is
quite a lot of work being done there at
the present time. Following is a re-
port of operations down there:
Eaton & Timms have not made much
Roadway on the well on the Gallapher
estate, above town. In starting the
hole the bit struck boulder, and they
got crooked hole. Durham & Pat
terson are still at work getting their
we'll on the Bliss lease in shape. The
No. on the Cain farm is reported a
small we'll
The well on the Written Stewart
farm is in the sand at 500 feet, and
will make from five to ten barrels a
day Upham & Co. have drilled in a
nice big Injun" we'll on the Rawson
farm on Calf creek. 1t is reported
good for rs barrels day. Wharton &
Co. are getting the machinery on the
ground for well on the Bier farm,
on French creek. A shallow well is
~, Tt
farm, below Vancluse. 1t should be in
this week. Mallory Bros. have got the
sand in their No. on the H. 5. Amber
lease, and il will make small well.
Graft & Co. have drilled in nice
little shallow sand well on the William
Dye lease on French creek. 1t is good
for Is barrels. Taylor & Co. got The
sand in their well on the w. H. Smith
farm on Green's run, and it is show
ing up for nice we'll. Haskell &
Frink are down about 400 feet with
their No. 2 on the Jarvis lease, and
should get the sand Monday. Boleard
& Bole are in the sand with their No.
r on the Cain lease, and it will make q
small well. The well drilled on the
Harrison farm On Cow creek is dry.
The Murphy well on the Stout farm
on McXim, is mo good" in the hr5t
sand They are going to the second
pay.
Cowell & McCormick's well on the
Warfield farm on Fifteen Mile Run, in
Washington county, will be started drill
ing the early part of the week. Inc
rig is almost completed.
Out in the vicinity of Centreville in
the interior of Tyler county, the South
Penn, Carter, and several other oil
companies have made locations for 20
new wells. The rigs are being built
now and as soon as they have been
completed drilling will be commenced.
The well on the Hardman tract drilled
to the Gordon sand, has been completed
and is reported good for about 200 bar
rels a day. Several other wells on this
lease will be drilled from the Big Injun
to the lower sand.
So far the Murphy Company and Jen-
nings Bros. have drilled fifty-three
wells on the Hartman lease and the
fifty-fourth rig is being built and the
well will be started drilling as soon as
possible. OF the total number IF wells
drilled on this lease there has not been
a dry hole and only one or two "wells
rels day.
The Fearless Oil Companys No. 2, on
the Gorrell lease at Elk Fork, is still
holding up at 35 barrels an hour.
Fishers No. I, on the Henthorn, put
in te 5 s-166 casing last night and as
the we'll will have to be drilled in with
the small tools the well will hardly be
in before Tuesday.
Tho Hin OiI Coponanu'c No = ON tho
j. K. Hill 100-acre tract, will be due
in the sand Monday morning. This com
pany intends starting their No. s at
once, and as soon as the well on the
Henthorn has been drilled in they will
start Nos. and 10.
The Fisher Oil Company's No. 2 on
the |. N. Hawkins, about 250 feet from
the Gorrell well OF the Eastern Oil
Company, in the northeastern extension,
will be due in the sand about the mid
die Of the coming week
The latest report from the South
Penn. well on the Lowe farm. in Wet
gel county, Is that il will make a good
producer and is increasing in production
right along as the gas exhausts.
The Eastern Oil ComPany's No on
the Gorrell lease, in the northeastern
extension Of the Elk Fork field, is MAX
ing about 60 barrels a day This well
is located north Of a number of dry
holes and gees to snow that dry hole
in that section does not cut much OF a
figure, as where the outlet looks to be
shut of a well has been drilled in that
is making a nice lot Of OIL
The South Penn Oil Companys No. l
on the Cunningham farm, in Wetzel
county, has been drilled in and is a big
gasser, with q slight showing of oil.
1t will probably make a producer as
all the wells up there are large gassers
when first drilled in.
Special to the Register.
7, Parkersburg, w Va, December g.
Thc Parke well, in the Big Run de-
velopment, on the Henry farm. has just
been completed and is a splendid well.
l. o. Uhl's farm, in the same field.
has been leased by the Henderson Oil
Company and viii be developed at
once. . location already having been
made.
New York, December Petroleum
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