Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-25


itself it will last but a short time, when II
viii he drilled deeper.
Nichols & Barndall's well on the Max
well farm, mile and a quarter ahead OF
DEVELOPMENT out in the Ell. Fork field
will he the next we'll due out there and
it will be several days yet before It
makes its advent. The salt water is Civ
ing them considerable trouble
Penweu & Co. have commenced the
erection of a rig on the Plummer farm
down at Waverly. and will commence
spudding as soon as it is completed.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va. May "a
Mobley & Kelley to-day purchased of
NIyron J. Peters, of the firm Of Cox, Wood
ward & Peters his one-fourth interest in
the holdings of the company at Cornwallis
for $4,000. The property consists Of 200
acres. and upon the land is five producing
wells and five drilling wells.
Special to the Register.
CORVALLIS, w Va, May 24.-The
we'll of Woodward, Cox & Peters, on
the Douglass farm. was drilled through
the pay to-day. and is doing forty-fiye
barrels an hour by actual measure
ment.
CORVALLIS. W. Va. May 4.-The
total production. rs near as can be ascer-
tanned. is 925 barrels per day. The pipe
line company is laying a three-inch line in
addition TO the other lines now in use 10
take care of the output.
The old wells. Cox and woodward No. /.
on Douglass and the Fisher Oil Co.'S No 2
on Gilbert. both south OF the river and
close together which came in gushers sew
en- weeks ago. are still holding up very
nicely and are making about 175 and $50
barrels respectively by actual measure
ment. Cox and woodward No. I on Sig
Ter and Gilbert G3-acre tract. near these two
wells. IS due IN on Tuesday.
The other TWO gushers. Fisher on the
Gilbert town lot north Of the b. & O.. and
the Cox and woodward on the BLUM right
above It were both given a small shot last
week and have settled down to about $50
and 175 barrels respectively. while the
Naughton and Holt on Naughton town lot
is putting 60 barrels in the tank, and the
Cox and woodward on the McCabe lot
about the same.
The most important well due IS the Cox
and woodward No. on the river bank OPP
poste the B. r O. station. and about 100
yards east and north of their No. 1. It was
drilled to the sand Saturday night at Q
o'clock am. closed down. as the Douglas
contracts specify that no work shall he
done on Sunday This was expected TO be
a big well. but at this time. Monday morn
ing. all is speculation in regard TO it. Some
say it was drilled feet into thepay and
say it was drilled feet into the pay and
only put about 10 barrels in the tank in
two hours before it was closed down, while
others claim that the top of the cap has
not even been penetrated. We will know
all about it by evening. Their No. on
Douglass is about 100 yards east of their
later on the river bank.
The Henry Co. have begun spudding on
Ed Wells one-half mile north Of Douglas
No. l.
Naughton Holt and others are down
600 feet on their No. , on the Naughton
town lot.
The Eusnboro oil Co.'S No. on the Roll
Inns town lot is due this week.
Kelley and Mobley lost two strings of
tools in their well on George Wells about
one-half mile southwest of Cairo after they
had pu in the 6-inch casing. They aban-
doned the hole. moved the derrick and are
spudding on the new hole.
The r. & O. Oil CO., Mallory Bros. have
two wells located on b. & O. right Of way
east and west of the station ana b=i"5en
the tracks and the river. The latter is
&c ~
The Fisher Oil Co.'S Wen in W. ;. Gil
b5rt's back yard, about so feet from his
residence. is down $50 feet and casing.
The well on IN Mary McCabe town lot.
about 100 feet east of Gilbert. has a very
ugly fishing job and they will drill past
the tools.
About 100 feet east of the latter the
woodward Sons well, which is due in
about Tuesday or Wednesday,
Cox and woodward are ready to begin
spudding on Griffin. east oftown. between
the railroad and the river.
The Kelley and Mobley No. on Rodland.
east of town. is ready for S-inch casing.
The salt water has been exhausted in their
No. / and it is making Is barrels day.
Their No. l on Lucas. 2i2 miles cast Of de-
velopment. is down 500 feet.
The Fisher Oil cos No. ! on the 1o1 acre
sigler and Gilbert lease. three-fourths Of
a mile north of town. was drilled into and
through 100 feet of salt sand last Friday.
They got an abundance Of water but no oil.
They will drill through to the Big Injun.
This was thought to be good territory and
the outcome of the venture was a. disap-
pointment. The sand made a dip Of 80
feet.
4 local company will put down a well
on the Mary Horrer lot one and one-half
miles east Of town. on the river.
Naughton and Holt we'll on small strip
of land near Douglas No. l. is making
rapid progress toward the sand. Parkerz-
burg parties are interested in this ven
ture.
Cox and woodward have timbers out for
No. . on Rowland. This location is on the
hill lust above the Fisher well on Gilbert
residence lot.
Apple and Elyea are furnishing the wells
Apple and Elyea are furnishing the wells
the Douglas farm in the Cairo field.
Oil City. Pa, May 24.-Credit bal
ances soc Certificates, cash oil, sec.
Shipments 1868 barrels; runs 94,337
barrels.
New York, May 24.-Petroleum-
Pennsylvania crude steady; June soc
bid; no sales.