The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-17
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

The doubt and anxiety that has hung
over the Former pool for some months
and keeping operators guessing as to
what ii would bring forth were in part
removed during the past week, and in a
way that was quite satisfactory to those
who had fears OF another big pool that
would cause a stlll further depression in
values. The Individual operators who
invested in leases and backed up their
convictions with the coin OF the realm 20
make the tests will not share in the
Views OF those who are not Interested III
recIly In a financial way. With the
stocks piling up at the rate OF 100000 and
more barrels a month II is scarcely neg
essary to state that there is no crying
need for any new and prolific pools at
this time. The market has already
reached a point that places the small
producer in Strengthened circumstances
and well-nlgh dlsgusIs him with the bus
mess.
Attention was first directed to the ter
rltory near Dunn Station, In Greene
county, early In March last, when tho
Morris oil and Gas Company drilled in
It's well on the William Former farm and
got a gusher; subsequent operations re-
told cannot but be Of interest. The same
company at once started a second well
on the Former farm, located 1000 feet
south Of the gusher and another at the
same time on the Drlstor farm, 500 feet
north and n little east OF their big we'll.
Before the completion OF either OF these
wells the property, Including the big well
and a block of leases, was sold 10 the
South Penn oil Company for S22i,OOO
Shortly after the property changed
hands the Former No. 2 and No. /, Brls-
tor, were drilled.ln The Former proved
to be buster and the latter started az
about 800 barrels day when drilled In,
One producer and duster represented
the second crop Of wells. Validating
then began to the north, northeast and
northwest and comprise the third crop OF
wells now in and nearing the sand,
Murphy Bros. & Co were the first to
reach the sand on the A, c. Laycock
farm, located haif-miie north and east
of the Former gu8her, They drew a
blank, and holsted the danger signal TO
the northeast, making an extension from
the Former gusher hopeless In that dlreC-
ton The Hartman 4: Mcbride venture
on the Daniel Dunn, Jr., farm was the
next TO get the sand and the showing waa
more satisfactory, although the status OF
the well Is stlll In doubt, AS soon as tho
well began In show oil, for reasons best
known to those Interested, 1t was shut
down. II is estimated, however 10 DO
good for 100 barrels day, and may In
prove when drilled deeper The location
Is two-thlrds of mile almost due north
OF the Fonner
]. NJ, Guffey & Co., We're next on the
Daniel Dunn, ar, farm, located two
thirds OF a mile north and west Of the
FOnner No. /. This test was drilled In
Friday and on Saturday they were TWEEN
ty feet In the fifty-f00t and had not found
the pay and added n second duster for
the week. This well makes II look de-
cidedly discouraglng for narthwest eX-
tension The South Penn OIL Company's
No 2, Brlstor, and r. n. Barnsdall No. /,
Y, Ross, both located northeast Of the de-
velopmenis and In the same general d.
rectlon from the Former az the dry hole
on the Daniel Dunn, jr., will be the next
wells due In the sand. The first named
should he deep enough to tell the result
tomorrow, Brlstor No, ., and c. Fon-
ner No. g. after the completion OF the
above wells. will be the only work under
way and leaves the territory due east
and west stIIl INFESTED.
The south extension to the Elk Fork
pool, is still n very interesting spot de-
spite the fact that the past weeks de-
velopmcnts failed to advance the produc.
Ing limits, A few large wells inside OF
defined limits swelled the aggregate pro-
duction of the pool to more than 1000
barrels q day, but other wells, No. 2.
Bunfill, TO the east, and No. 1. Simon
Pipes. 10 The west show that the rich
producing streak is growing narrow, but
It's limits TO the south are not In sight.
The Elk Fork pool has not yet been dis
posed Of but the Wildcats now drilling In
almost every direction trom the main
pool will settle It's probable future
The latest wells completed are the
Henry oil Company's M. 4, VIM Farrell,
located $50 feet west Of Bunnll No. /. and
good for 100 barrels n day. Also Treat.
Crawford & Boyd Bros No. 6, y. +,
Hawkins, located 800 feet southeast of
their No. s, and good for 200 barrels a
day.