The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-24

The Fix Fork pool in Tyler county,
still continues to be the centre OF at
traction for the oil men in the south
west and is about the only one in which
there is any work being done at pres
ent. AZ this point on Saturday there
was in the nelghborhood OF forty strings
OF tools running and during this week
II is expected there will be quite num-
Der started, The production OF this pool
Is reported In the neighhorhood OF 5000
barrels day but 1t Is believed that 49,
barrels day win come nearer the
mark. The reason SO little work Is be-
ing done In the other pools Of the state
is that the market Is so low. The mar
ket for the past couple OF weeks has
been at seyenty-one cents and there
does not seem to be any chance of II
advancing, The reports of the different
pipe line companies show that the over
production is greater now than II has
been for several years and as long as
this Is the case there win be no ad-
vance In the price of oil.
During last week there were several
good wells drilled in at BLK Fork. The
Henry & Mcdonald Company has sew
eral wells drilling on the Pipes farm,
which should reach the sand this week.
and II the wells which have already
Been drilled In on this farm ore any
criterion the ones 20 come In will be
good ones. This company has drilled in
No. s, on this farm, andWin have well
good for not less than one thousand
barrels u day. All OF the other wells
on this farm are holding up nicely,
There Is not nearly so much shooting
being done In this field now and the OPP
orators seem to have come 20 the opin-
ion that the shooting OF wells when they
have Just been drilled in. is very bad
practice, as all OF. the wells shot have
declined much more rapidly than those
which were allowed to produce natural
ly.
Henderson G. Moore's well on the B.
F. Hawkins farm, was drilled In and II
will be good for between three hundred
and four hundred barrels day. This
well was given up Friday evening, as a
dry hole. but II was concluded to drill II
through the sand, with the result men
toned.
oil Company In the Vicinity OF Sancho,
In Peasants county, on the Allen farm,
mention OF which has been made In
this colmun, is nearing the sand and
should reach the pay In a few days.
This we'll Is on the farm on which the
Carter people have drilled several wells.
all OF which they Claim are small, al
though they have been plugged and, in
order to keep the plugs In the hole, the
walking beams have been bolted down
TO the derrick floor. Other parties who
have territory there are making prepar-
atlons to drill and within the next
twenty days there will be several new
wells started.
Wilson Run territory In Washington
county, Ohio about six miles west OF
Sistersvilie, is attracting some attention
now, and there is quite lot Of work be-
ing done. There have been several wells
drilled in, and. while not large produce
ers, have been holding up In fine style.
The wells In this section which have
been producers in the Beree Grit, have
all been good stayers. There are some
wells on the Ohio side below Matamor-
as about ten miles which have been
producing oil for the past six years, and
are now as good. II not better, than
when they were first drilled IN.
The United States on Company, a
concern with headquarters In Pitts
burgh has quite number Of leases In
the Wilson Run district and tits learn
ed that they have made eight locations
on their holdings and will commence
drilling at once. OF the eight locations
nearly all are on the Springer farm.
Williamson & Company drilled their
No /, on the Griffin farm, into the Big
Injun sand. and have quite a nice show
ing for well, but It has been decided
to drill II TO the Berea.
The Fisher oil Company, at Benwood.
Is drilling three wells on leases in that
section. and is about the only company
doing any work there. Work In that ter
ritory has been shut down on account of
the market and 1t will not be resumed
unless there IS an advance. The well on
tho Mobley farm. In the Vicinity of
Cameron in this territory. Is in good
running shape now and Is reported to
be making about fifty barrels a day.
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