Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-26

The southwest extension of the Elk
Fork territory is about the only thing
that is attracting any attention in oil
circles now, and that portion of the
Elk Fork field certainly has the right
to attract attention, judging from the
performance there during the past cou-
pie of weeks. So far there have been
five wells completed there and all of
them are goods ones. The production
of that part of the field alone foots up
better than 1900 barrels to its credit
as follows: Hill No. 1, $50; Hill No.
2, 500; Elk Fork Oil and Gas Com
pany's No. l Hill, 200; Elk Fork Oil
and Gas Company's No. / James Eddy,
1926; the Fearless Oil Company's No. 1
Gorrell, 4S0.
The Gorrell we'll, which was drilled
in the latter part of the week, has been
the cause of great deal of new work
being started. The Fearless Oil Com
pany, which owns the Gorrell, have
made two more locations, which they
will drill at once, and a number of 9TH
ers which have territory there are
making arrangements to put. down
wells.
Treat & Crawford have been compell-
ed to move the rig at their No. l on
the Williams lease on account of the
fishing job they have had there for sew
eral weeks, and will begin at once to
put down new hole.
The Hill Oil Company has the rig
up for their No. 5 on the Hill 67-aere
lease, and the rig for No. is being
put up. They have made the locations
for Nos and 8. and the rigs will be
commenced in couple Of days.
Peasants county operators have been
pretty busy during the past week. The
Calf Creek Oil Company has drilled in
fine well on the VIM. Irwin farm
The oil was struck in the big Injun"
sand, and the we'll will be good for 100
barrels. Campbell, Ogdin & Co. are
drilling well on the Ezra James lease,
and got strong flow of gas in the Salt
sand. 1t will be drilled on down.
No. 2 on the Peyton Triplett lease is
a very light producer No. is making
frof Is to 20 barrels per day in the big
Injun." Campbell & Learn are down
and should get the sand in the Re-
becca Reed well on French creek to-
day.
Reese & Cox are putting up a rig on
the Henderson, farm adjoining the
Reed. Graft, Ellis & Co. go the sand
in their Lille Kester No. /, the first of
the week, with a fair show of OIL
Eaton & Timms are down two hun
dred feet with their we'll on the Hardy
lease on French creek. On Long run,
Mallory Bros. have small producer
on the Frank Brown lease. They
have moved their rig to the Bachman
lease on the other fork of the run and
are drilling.
Capt. Mclaughlin has begun drilling
on the Hall Sunderman lease and is
down 200 feet. Wilson & Co. have
abandoned their old we'll on the Meanor
lease, and commenced a new hole
Durham will begin drilling at once
on the G. w. Bills lease. The loca-
ton is on the bank of Middle Island
creek Wharton & Co. are still drill
ing on the Asa Wagner farm on Sugar
creek. No oil has been struck at last
reports.
Barnesdall & Co. have met with bad
luck at their R. A. Gorrell we'll on
Sugar creek. A pin broke off about
the time they got the top of the sand,
and left the tools in the hole. A well
is being drilled on the Sellman Wells
farm on Ben's run. This is the second
we'll drilled on that farm, and it is
hoped it will be a good producer, as it
would open up quite a lot of territory.
New York, October 25.-Petroleum
Pennsylvania crude, no market; nomi-
nal at 85c.
Oil City, Pa, October 25.-Credit ball
ances Csc; certificates, sales SIC; closed
at 6615c bid Shipments, 253, 4S0 bar
raIc. rims 17e 700 barrels