Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-09
Special to the Register.

SpeclaI TO the HeSuStcI.
Sistersville, w. Va, December 81
There seems to be determined eff
fort to find an extension to the Con-
away development in Tyler county.
One-half mile from Iuka, Treat & Craw-
ford have the rig up for their No.
j. M. Tracy. Two miles southwest,
Miller & Co. will drill their wildcat on
the Stewart farm. These are being
drilled with view Of finding a north
or northeast extension.
So far there has been nothing inter-
esting in the Elk Fork field, but with
in the couple of days there should be
six or seven wells completed in that
pool, three very important.
The next well due is that of the Fish
er Oil Company, on the Henthorn lease,
about two thousand feet ahead Of de-
yelopments.
in the defined development of the
southwest extension of the Elk Fork
field, the Hill Oil Company's No. Z, On
the Hill farm, the Elk Fork Oil and
Gas Company's No. Hill, and Treat
& Crawford's Nos. 4 and Terrell are
due.
The most important we'll in the south
west extension of the Elk Fork field,
and the one which has been attracting
attention for few days, is that of
the South Penn Oil Company on the
l. FOlger lease, which reached the top
of the sand yesterday afternoon about
1 o'clock and started off at the rate of
about 400 barrels a day. This we'll is
located about 1900 feet ahead of devel-
opments, directly south of the big
gusher drilled in on the Gorrell lease
a week ago, and it was generally
thought that it would be a good pro-
Queer, possibly larger than it is, but
then at the rate it is making oil at pres
ent, it is good one and makes large
amount of territory look frst-class
This we'll will make a large amount
of money for people in that section.
There will be large amount of new
work started there at once. The South
Penn people have made several loca-
TONS
The we'll being drilled on the Myers
lease by Cobb & Glenn will put the 6A
casing in to-day. Treat & Crawford's
No. 5 on the Farrell lease which was
in the sand yesterday, was a bad hole
on the top of the sand. The same COM
pany's No. 3 on the same farm is on top
of the sand and should be in in couple
Of days.
Ellenboro, w. Va, December s.
David Brown e Co.'S we'll on the Mil
Ter heirs farm, on Whisky run, was
drilled through the Keener sand, is a
strong gasser, and will continue drill
ing to the Big Injun.
The Mountain State Gas Company's
we'll on the Charles Hayhurst farm,
while a good gasser, is making five
barrels of oil day, and the we'll on
Albert Bumgardner's land is making
six barrels
Stephen Marcum, the we'll known
contractor, has shipped three drilling
outfits from CORVALLIS to Camden-on-
Gauley, where he has contracted to do
some test drilling for Senator Camden
and others.
w. c. Gilbert. of CORVALLIS, Steve
Marcum and others have leased 240
acres OF land on Middle Island creek,
two miles from ST. Mary's, and will
drill a test we'll.
Spudding began yesterday on Cain,
Lambert & Co.'s lease, on the Larkin
Hayhurst land, on Husher's rum.
The South Penn Oil Company is leas-
ing UP block of land just east of this
place, paying one dollar per acre bonus,
to hold until the test well on the Lar
kin Hayhurst farm is down.
The indications are that oil will be
found at the new Hicks we'll The
drilling has not yet been finished but
gas has been discovered. which gives
every promise that the greasy fluid is
not far away.
New York, December S.-Petroleum,
Pennsylvania crude, no market; nom
inal at S5c.
Oil City, Pa, December S-Credit
balances Csc; certificates, first sales
2,0OO cash at Csc, and 1000 regular at
Gee; closed offered at those prices.
Shipments, 1850 barrels; runs, 9S,563
barrels.
SLIGHTLY USED PIANO CHEAP.
We offer this week at very low
price, fine upright piano used less
than one year. F. w. BANNER CO.,