Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-15

q great deal Of work on their lease now,
and will in e very short time have one
of the best producing leases in that
part of the Elk Fork field. At this time
there is only three producing wells on
the lease, and only couple OF days ago
the company was made bonaflde offer
of s125, COO for the property, but refused
it. Their No. 4 on this lease should
reach the sand the first If next week,
and it is OF considerable Importance, as
it will extend developments quite dis
lance. Their No. 5 should also reach
the sand some time during the coming
week, as it is now down about LOCO
feet. 1t is also an important well, as it
will open up some territory in another
direction.
There is large amount of new work
being done in that section of the Elk
Fork field, in fact, there is no other part
Of the southwest that is attracting so
much attention as it is, and there is
more work being done there now than
in any part CT the Sistersyille field. The
Henry Oil Company are drilling cou-
pie OF wells On the Tuttle farm; the
Henry & Mcdonald Oil Company are
drilling several wells on some leases
they have in that part of the field, and
are making arrangements to start some
more in very short time. Treat q
Crawford are drilling seven wells on the
Farrell lease and three on the Williams,
and on both Of these farms they have q
number of rigs building and several To-
cations made. On the Williams farm
these people have had had luck at their
No. 1. and it has been delayed on ac-
count of a plugged hole and the moving
of the rig to a new location, but the well
is now on top of the sand and should be
in some time tomorrow, possibly this
evening some time. Their No. 2 on this
farm is also due in the sand in a couple
of days. but is not expected before
Tuesday.
A piece of territory that is attracting
considerable attention at present. is that
in the vicinity of the South Penn Oil
Company's well on the Meredith farm,
near Centreville This well was drilled
in about a month ago, and since that
time has been producing oil at the rate
of about $50 barrels day. 1t is impoS-
sible to get the exact production of the
WELL as the company has boarded the
rig up and has also placed man on
guard in order that no one can have an
opportunity of guaging the tank and
finding out exactly how much the well
is doing. There is not the least doubt
but that it is a cracker-jack well. but
for some reason the South Penn is
working it as a mystery. There are
quite number Of people here who have
territory out in that section and they
are making arrangements to drill at
once. The Klondike Oil Company is
drilling at their No. on the John
johnson lease, next to the Meredith,
but are delayed at present, having plug
ged the hole, and will be compelled to
move the rig and start new well.
The Henry Oil Company's No. 3 on the
futile arm, in the southwest extension
Of the Elk Fork pool, was drilled in
during the week, and it is light pro-
Queer. This lease joins the H. X. Hill
lease, on the east, and it was expected
that a good producer would be the re-
suit The outlook in this section Of the
field looks first class for the coming
week. as there are quite number OF
important wells due. All the wells in
that part of the field that were COMPEL
ed to shut down on account of the scare
ity of water. have been started again.
The only thing reported from Ben
wood is that the Fisher Oil Company
drilled in their No. 5, on the Bandi
farm, during the week, and will have
a producer good for about 100 barrels
a day. The Ramey Oil Company gave
their No. 1, on the Schnell farm, a
shot the first of the week and 1t has
not been cleaned out yet, but 1t flled
I'D pretty we'll with oil and it is be-
lieved that its production will be in
creased. 1t will be cleaned out at once
and put to pumping. McFadden &
Twitchell are making arrangements to
drill a couple more. wells on their
Witchey lease and they will likely be
started the first of the week. The
Fisher Oil Company is getting pretty
close to the line on the Bandi farm
and the other fellows will have to
drill couple of wells to protect them
selves.
There is practically nothing being
done at Cameron. There is some talk
of a couple of new wells being started
there in a short time, but this news
cannot be verified. 1t looks very much
at present as though this much-talk-
ed-of field had gone up in the ar.
The first wells drilled over there which
were the cause CT all the excitement
and SO much money being lost in dry
holes, are still producing quite lot
Of oil and are holding up to their orig
inaI production of about so barrels
day nicely. The same state OF affairs
exist in the vicinity of Wilson, about
six miles back in Ohio from this city,
about which there was quite good
deal of talk a short time ago. There
has been a couple of good wells drill
ed in there, but there has been more
money put in dry holes than will ever
be gotten out.
Just below here, in Peasants county,
on Plum Run, the Carter Oil Company
is making arrangements to do some
work in a short time. They will drill
couple of wells on their leases there
this winter, but the work will be of
very little importance. All OF the
stuff in the vicinity of Plum Run has
been thoroughly tested and the Car
ters wells will be on leases and in ter
ritory which has already been tested.
On Long Run, in that county, Nc
Laughlin & CO. have drilled in their No.
i, on the Sunderman lease, and will
have a very small producer. 1t is in
the Cow Run sand and will probably
be good for about fifteen barrels day.