Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05

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F. Shebondy, of Cleveland. has pur-
chased of Messrs. Buckley e Blsgantz' |
the prominent operators, the 450-acre
tract under lease by them in the Big
Run field, back of Williamstown, en-
bracing the Thomas Rowell, Joanna
Drake, Ben Athey, R. c. Way and Da-
vid Green farms, the price paid being
100000. On the territory is fourteen
completed wells, making 500 barrels
day, and the territory offers many
more promising locations
The Wilson Run territory, on the
Ohio side, back of Sistersville, is not
showing up quite as well as last week
and the indications are that it will not
amount to anything. The two dry holes
recently drilled to the south have shut
off all hope of an extension in that dl-
rection and there is very little to bank
on, except the northeast, and the
chances Of getting anything in that vi
cinity are very slim. The territory in
the vicinity of Cameron is not SO bad
as at Wilson Run. The two dry holes
drilled in there couple of days ago
which it will not recover very rapidly,
and in the future there will be more
caution by the operators. There is still
considerable work being done in the
Cameron field and some of the wells
will be due in the sand before the week
is out. The most important are in the
direction of Darlington. The original
wells are holding up nicely and have
declined very little from their produc-
ton when first drilled in. The Mobley
started Off at about 40 barrels day
and it is still doing about that amount,
while the Groadhaus, which made
about 80 when drilled, is now making
about rs barrels day.
The wildcatter is not doing a great
deal of work at present. At the present
price of oil it does not pay. There is
a great deal of territory under lease, es-
pecially in the southern part of the
State, and if the price of crude would
go up the drill would soon be bouncing
merrily in many new sections.
The Elk Fork pool is still attracting
attention and the southwest extension
in the direction of the Hill well, is the
center Of attraction. The Hill well is
being watched closely. 1t started at a
rapid gait, but did not keep it up very
long, and during last week almost al
together collapsed. The well was re-
ported to-day as making about 80 bar
reis, and the owners intend to shoot
1t with the hope that it will increase
its production. The concepsus Of opin-
ion Is that it has filled up with sand
and that shot will do it a great deal
of good.
The Hill Oil Company have made the
location for their No o~ This farm,
and their No. 2 is drillrhg at about eqfrn
feet, while Treat E oraWford hao.o 49, the
No. on the V1lilams olialrs CIV The
rio almost completed for No 2. lhe
Iattor naople have their No. on the
r, Farrell drilling and me rig 1or
No . will he completed in a Gay or TWO.
Tn This same part Of Che held the
Henry e McDonald Company nave
- le1-, - urlil. Their n making
.--ehe Pipes commenced spudding vooto;n
Gay, and No, Z on the same farm shoTla
nave been In last evening. but IN tn -
.aue nour nothing had been heard frona
up IN the northern part of the Elk
fork field Nichols &c Barnsdal1 have
completed their well on the HawIrins
ana VIII have dry hole. Very Moo
SAND was gotten in this well but +bare
was ~, only slight showing of the 1uid
u;o ne Easter Oil Company have the
l,s completed for their No. ? On tbo
Glenh farm. to the east of the orioinaI
Wells on the Waods farm and will go
mence drilling. Th~ rip fo,, ~ NJ ooii u
building. lof 40. is
There has, perhaps. never been q fer,
III the history of the oil business OF
this safe that has produced so mucb
OIL in such a short time nor in which
there has been so many good naving
properties as the Elk Fork territory
In Tyler, which was opened I'D one wear
ago. Nearly all of the operations In
that section have been carried on hv
people who have never been in the bust
ness before. An instance of the good
property which has been deye,oned ie
tne Pines farm Of the Henry e. McDon-
ala Company. They have drilled
uozen good wells on this farm and at the
present time have about / 700 barrels
production. Following is a list of the
Weils on this farm and their nrod,c-
tlon for last Saturday: No. 1. 400: No .
100; No. 4. 200; No. 5, 2S5: No & loo.
NO. 8, 165; No. 9, 175: No. TO- rs. No
II, 80; No. II, rs. The reason ehe mo-
uuctlon OF No. is not given is he
cause 1t Is being cleaned out and No,
is not in yet, although it should reach
the pay some time this morning Tn
addltlon to this good piece of nrorertv ,
there is the Asher farm. which Traot 3.
crawford have, and the Farrell farm,
belonging to the Magnolia Oil Co.. |
pany, the Hawkins farm. owned hv 6if
ferent companies, have all been fair
producers, and the Snider farms bo,-a
done fairly We'll
Treat & Crawford have drilled in the;r
NO. II. on the B. r. Hawkins farm, ~
the Elk Fork territory. and will bo1a !
a hundred-farrel producer. The same
c.ompany's No. 10, on the Asher has |
been completed. and will be a verv
small We'll while their No II is on |
top OF the sand and should be in snn,n |
time to-day. Their No. / on the 7 r |
A. Hawkins two-acre lease. is also IN |
top of the sand and should be in tha |
pay to-day.
The South Penn Oil Company drill
co IN the Koen-Hay well. one milo |
east of Glover Gap, yesterday, and cot
good well. 1t started off at ten har-
rels per hour. This will open another
good field in tho MaDpipoto, IT,.