Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-09

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tension of the Elk Fork pool, though
I'll did get q black eye the early part
Of the week There are at the present
time about ten Of twelve wells drilling
out there and fully as many more get
ting ready to start just as soon as pos
sible. The outlook in that part OF the
field for some time has been exception
ally bright and the operators have
been taking advantage Of the good con-
dfti0ns of the reads to get their ma
terih out while they can do it with as
little expense as possible. The prih-
cipal event in that section during the
week was the drilling in of Childer's
& Co.'s we'll, on the Henthron farm, on
Tuesday. This we'll had been due in
the sand and was expected in several
days before. 1t was very important for
the reason that it was surrounded with
some of the best looking leases in that
a dry hole it made things look very
bad, especially for the well being drill
led On the Lowry side and the one be-
ing drilled on the Mercer. 1t is on the
west side of the Mercer lease and with
in a few hundred feet of the Lowry we'll.
1t was quite surprise when this well
came in dry as it was the general belief
that it would be good producer.
The work in the field during the week
was not Of great deal of Importance
outside of the drilling in of the well OF
the Henthorn lease. which has been
mentioned In another place. The work
in the northeast extension of the Elk
Fork pool is going along nicely and dur
ing the coming week there should be
some important wells due In the sand.
In the first place the well being drilled
on the Wetzel farm by Treat & Craw-
ford should be cased with the 6N cas-
ing to-day or tomorrow and 1t will
probably reach the sand the latter part
of the week. On the Mercer farm Bru-
ner & Co. are also ready to case and
they should get the sand during the
week If they have no bad luck. Gaff-
ny & Co., on the Lowry, are in about
the same condition and should reach
the sand the latter part of the week.
There are several other wells out there
nearing the pay, and there is every rea-
son to believe the coming week will be
an interesting one, especially in the
northeast extension Of the Elk Fork
pool.
There has been very little heard from
the Elk Run territory during the week.
About the only thing Of interest was
the fact that the sand In which the
Carter Oil Company had gotten the we'll
on the Musser farm had been determin-
ed and was the Keener instead of the
Maxson as was at first reported. The
h; 60 {nh q
drilled in some time ago, has been put
in good working order and Is reported
to be making about % to 80 barrels a
day. Shay & McMullen's we'll on the
Schmeltzenbach lease, which was
drilled into the same sand at about the
same time as the we'll mentioned above
is reported to be making about so bar
rels day.
The Carter people have made the 10
cations for three new wells on the Mes
ser farm, the rigs for two Of which are
now being built and the other one will
be started the early part OF the coming
week. Shay & McMullen have one loca-
ton made near their No. l, on the
Schmeltzenbach and the rig for the we'll
is almost completed. On the Moore
farm. about mile east of the develop
ments in the Berea grit, and of the
Elk Run pool, the Carter Oil Company
has made several locations and have
the rigs up for two wells which will
be drilled Immediately.
Cummings & Co. have two wells al
most ready to start on the Smith farm
and will probably commence work the
first of the coming week. There is
large amount of work almost ready to
start in that section and great deal
more is in contemplation. The out
look in that section for the winter is
a very bright one