The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-02

A report was received In the city late
last evening to the effect that the
South Penn on Company, one Of the
largest operating concerns in the oil
fields OF the southwest, had made one
of the greatest strikes in its history at
Pine Fork, in wetzey county.
The South Penn as well as number
OF other companies. have been doing
quite a lot of work in this section during
The past year and the result has al
ways been kept very quiet, In conform
ity with the usual policy OF this COM
pany, although occasionally when Il
good well has been struck the news has
always leaked out IN some way, The
well mentioned is said 10 be In the Cor
don sand, the formation in which oil Is
found In that section and when the drill
reached the top OF the sand the well was
a very heavy gasser and no oil was
found until after It had been drilled
two screws in. Should this report prove
true It will make things hum In that
section.
Quite q number of companies besides
the South Penn have succeeded In get
ting some territory out in that section
and they will all develop II at once II
the well Is any good at all. The Gordon
eand territory on the edge Of Tyler and
Wetzel counties has been coming to the
front during the past few months in
good shape and It is likely there will be
a large amount OF work done there in q
very short time. Among che companies
which are operating in that section ana
which have wells drilling at present,are
the South Penn, Carter oil Company,
and number OF Individual operators,
all OF whom are pushing their work
rapidly.
The Cameron, Ohio, territory is look
ing well and the Indications are that
there will be good sized pool opened
llp In that part OF the southwest in a
very short time. At present there are
about a dozen wells drilling over there,
and ali of them are very important. The
Fisher oil Company have well due In
the sand there lR couple Of days. So
far there has been about ten wells drill
ed IN the Cameron field proper and no;
one of them has been dry hole, al
though there are some very small pro-
ducers among the number. The larg-
est WEll5 YET hlllltu ia bNNA NAANAN NaA1
the one on the Mobley farm and the
ore on the Groadhaus. The former Of
these wells came in good for about six
" barrels n day, and Il Is stu holding
up at that figure, while the latter well
Is good for about seventy-tYe barrels a
day. on each side OF these wells oper-
atoms ore going on at lively gait and
some OF the wells which Will be due IN
the sand and probably reach the sand
about the first OF next week, will either
open up a good sized pool or XIII what
has already been opened.
At Elk Fork, the Henry & Mcdonald
Oil Company completed It's No. IL, on
the John Pipes and will have produc-
err good for about fifty barrels a day
This well is located to the south of the
former wells drilled on this farm and In
the direction OF the dry holes drilled by
the Atlas oil Company and the SWEET
land Oil Company, and while 1t was eN-
pected that II would not be large well
vet It was n disappointment when 1t
came In so small. The same company's
No. 10, on this farm is on top OF the
sand now and will probably be drilled in
to-day or tomorrow, and No. z, which
Is also located considerably TO the south
E0Oulu DC dDbuL lllt NdlAlE AlAHNs I lAt5'
wells are not very important, but should
one OF them come in large producer 1t
will open up an outlet in that direction
and will raise the hopes OF great
many operators who invested n large
amount OF money in leases in that Sec
ton.
The Peerless OIL Company has made
the location and are building the rig for
~ TZRrWa1I of
twenty-five acres. located 20 the west
of the Pipes and Williams farms and In
close proximity TO the well recently
drilled in on the Hill farm. The we'll
will be started rs soon as II can be rig
ged up. The Hill oil Company's well ON
the HIll farm. which was drilled In q
couple OF weeks ago, was drilled deeper
yesterday and tho production was In
creased considerably No. 2 on the same
farm, is drilling at about four hundred
feet and the casing viii be put in the
FIRST Of the week. Henderson, Moore &
Gorham's No 2, on the Hawkins with
which they have had so much trouble
has been drilled in and will be good
for about one hundred and fifty barrels
a day. Barnsdlll e Nichols are on top
Of the sand at their well on the Hnw-
kns and II should be drilled In to-day.
There is a large amount Of work gtlll
being done IN the Elk Fork field and
the operators still seem to be just as
energetic as when they were getting the
large wells. The most Of tho work be.
ing done now IS In defined limits al
though there is stlll some wild-cattinp
going on In the north and northeast.
The Glenn well, which was drilled In q
couple of weeks ago, is holding up nice
ly.