The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-13

In general way the Elk Fork pool in
TYLER county. Is attracting more atten-
,ion than any of the new discoveries
under development. says I'D. s. W."
IN his weekly review OF the oil fields.
The wells as a rule have been large and
of ,commendable staying qualities. two
very necessary features to make deslr-
able territory. With one exception, the
wells completed in the Elk Fork pool
during the past week were small as
COMPARED with the gushers that have
made II famous. Their location, how
ever, has been important and In part
establishes the possibility OF ON extern
SION 10 the northwest as well as a pro-
bable refinement OF the pool 10 the
north. The three wells completed in
that part of the pool during the week
were light and upon comparison with
previous wells that came In small along
the same line, Il would seem that q Few
more locations will show the outer limit
OF the producing sand In that part OF the
pool. Tha southeast and eagt extension
is almost assured by the producing wells
farthest In advance Of developments. II
Is In the directions mentioned that the
most new work 10 starting. The produc"
lion OF the pool declined little during
the early part OF the week, but the
Henderson & Moore well, on the Hnw'
kins farm, came in Friday night, and
sent the production back to the 1000
barrels day mark.
The Benwood pool. In Monroe county,
was a leading attraction during the
early part OF the year, but has lost Its
Importance, and interest in that quar-
Ter has been transferred to number OF
wells drilling in different directions from
the pool, and OF the wildcat order.
Northwest OF New Castle. Booth &
Company got a buster on the Changes
farm, und the Fisher OIL Company got
another OF the same kind east OF the
Benwood pool on the schambaugh farm.
In Richie and Wood counties the
wiid-catter is most active and the mold
ers OF territory are losing no time,
nothing daunted by an elghty-cent mar
ket, In pushing the drill where there is
any kind OF o show for getting pro-
duclng we'll.
Further developments In the Former
pool, In Greene county, are awaited with
no little interest. There Is much speeu-
Iatlon and many expressions of opinion
as to what viii or will not be the hnal
result In that pool.
The Elk Fork pool. after run OF
light wells, came to the front again
Sunday, with full grown gusher that
etarted at the rate OF seven hundred
and fifty barrels day. The well Is To-
Gated on the B. r. Hawkins thirty acres
and north Of the Treat & Crawford oper-
atlons on q part OF the same property
and $500 feet northeast OF the 5. A.
Kellar No. /. This part OF the pool has
produced q greater number OF large
wells than any direction from the old
development. Treat & Crawford have
four wells on their lease OF the D. i.
Hawkins farm, that are making eight
hundred barrels day and some Of them
ale more than two months old.
The new well on the u. i. Hawkins
farm win send the production OF the
p3ol temporarily mp TO 1000 barrels a
d5y. The Williams farm we'll, located
the farthest to the southeast from de-
velopments Is holding up at one hun
trch and thirty barrels n day. The
territory intervening between that well
ana the older portion OF the field shows
an Increase In new work.