The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-10
WEEKLY OIL REVIEW.

Despite the TACT tllal the Elh fOth
pool has looked for a couple OF weeks
as though 1t had been rounded up, yet
there are still some good big wells COM
ing in, even II they are all in the de-
fined limits of the developed territory
and do not extend over the lines to any
extent. During the last few days there
have been several wells OF more or less
Importance drilled In this field, and the
Indications now are that during the
present week some of the most impor-
tant wells the field has ever known will
be drilled I'm. The wells In question are
situated on the extreme edge of the field,
as 1t Is known at present and they can
practically be termed wild cats. Two
of the wells are on the southern end ana
they will have great deal to do with
the extension of the pool In that dlrec,
ton. Some of the wells recently drilled
in In that direction have not been up
10 the standard OF the other wells III
production, and II looks very much as
though the end of the pool was not a
great ways off, although this may not
Dt lIt GItStt anu III N-NNNNAsAN'A ..f'tfs -
opened up. Despite reports to the con-
trary, the southern line is not produc-
Ing The gushers that have been the rule
in the part of the field that has been
defined, and a great many OF the OPP
orators are looking askance at that part
OF the field ''""
There is still great deal OF territory
to be drilled in the defined part OF the
Elk Fork field, and II Is likely those
who have the stun will keep on punch
ing the ground full of holes and con-
tinue to kill the market by keeping the
production away ahead OF the demand.
Crawford & Treat at the leases on the
Asher, Williams and other leases are
drilling more wells and so are the Hen
nv & Mcdonald Company. On the line
between The two Williams leases, owned
by these two companies, there is mer-
ny war, and both companies are send
ing the drill down Mt all of their wells
as rapidly as possible and making new
locations, The rig builders are kept on
the Jump, and II Is expected there VIII
he eight or ten wells started on the lines
between the two leases by these people
during the next ten or fifteen days.
They are pushing things along very rap
idly and there Is no telling where the
end will be, as they are sore at each
other now.
one of the most important wells To
the south is that being drilled on the
Kearns farm by the. Atlas OIL Company.
This well Is located considerable dis
lance ahead Of anything In that direc-
ton, and II Is being watched very close
~ by all who are Interested In that see
tion. The well 10 now drilling at about
400 feet. and II should reach the sand
by the latter part of the week. The
other well in this direction Is that OF
the SHETLAND OIL Company on the Sni-
der farm. This well was due In the SAND
last evening, but up to a late hour noth-
Ing had been heard from 1t, and II Is
presumed It has not yet been drilled In.
At this time there Is only well drilling
TO the extreme west Of the pool, and II
is that OF the Hill OIL Company onthe
Hin farm, and II should be In the sand
not later than this evening. The fact
that good wells have been gotten on the
extreme west Of the Williams farm
makes the owners OF the Hin well feel
pretty good, and they are confident Of
getting good producer
The Magnolia OH Company has moved
the rig from It's No. 2 on the Farrell
farm and will commence spuddiHg to-
day or tomorrow on their new hole.
This we'll had been drilled into the pay
and was showing up for n good producer
when II was shot and the casing col
lapscd. A full month was put In try
ing to get the collapsed out, but to no
avail, and aa n consequence the new
hole will have to be drilled.
A well that n attracting u great deal
of attention In Tyler county nj present
is that being drilled on the Delbold
farm, out on Middle Island creek. This
well Ia In close proximity to the wells
the Carter Oil Company drilled in on the
Allen farm. about which there has been
80 much written and when II has been
completed It will tell whether there In
any oil In that section. Tho we'll was
TO have been drilled In to-day, but moth
Ing has been heard from II so far.
The report Of the well drilled In on
the Carson farm, bnck OF CochranH'
Vile has revived Interest In territory In
that section, and there has been quito
number Of operators over In that Hectlon
looking at the well and incidentally try.
Ing 10 pick M piece OF territory, The
Fisher on Company, which owns this
VOL, has made n number OF locations for
other wells and will commence drilling
several OF them ~ soon M the rigs have
been completed. The CarRon well was
NJ frat reported 10 be making about 100
hrrfciB day, bat this figure was on,
llrely too high, M II Ia only making
about half that amount II IN n good
we'll and II IN hoped that II will open
up that section Of the oil field once
more,
Considerable attention has been NJ.
trnctof to the drilling hcinE done In tho
vicinity Of Cameron ONO. recently.
Thr FIRST VOL drilled In over there that
was Of my account was the one on the
Mohlcy farm, which N good for nhOu,
10 barrels d day a couple " days ngd
GnHmlro q Thompson. ~ Wheeling
drilled their woit on tho Grortfottfa
farm, mud II IN reported to showing up
FOR fully nR good n producer ~ The Mob
10y UnlesB larger wells than The omen
already drilled IN are gotten over IN thnt
section II win moi pnv 10 arm there NJ
the present price NJ OIL
Yesterday morning tho iicrry& Nc
uDUnm tOmuuUN commenced tUWlUlnH