Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
The INDEPENDENT PIPE LINE.
The Subscriptions are Being Taken
Rapidly All Over.

Hard for the Building Of the Line.
The Latest News from All the
Different Oil Fields-New Wells
Being Put Down and Territory
Extended.
The principal topic among the oil
men during the past week has been
the proposed new pipe line which it is
intended to run into the West Vir-
glnla fields by the United States Pipe
Line Company. Since the publication
IN the Register a week ago of the fact
that an effort was being made to sell
STOCK, there has been quite a number
Oh shares sold in the different places
along the river, and especially in Sis
tersVllle and Parkersburg The opera
tors and producers in all parts of the
State are very much interested in the
scheme and great many of them have
expressed themselves DIS wiling and
ready to do all in their power 20 help
the project along. The majority OF the
independent people have taken large
blocks OF stock and stand ready TO take
more II necessary.
1t is Impossible TO estimate the value
of another pipe line in the oil fields
OF this State. SiLce the Mellon line,
winch ran into the .5istersville and adj
joining fields, was sold out TO Tie
nH al
great trust has had no OPPOSITE IN. ard
as result the price Of OIL IA, uuen
steadily declining, and it will coLunue
10 do so until mere is come Competi-
ton.
In all the fields CT PENNSYLVANIA
where the Independent pipe line runs
the price of OIL is now five C,nts higher
than 1t is in The fields Df this State.
and the only reason fer this is tl:at
there is competition there and the
Standard does not have everything us
own way. If the new line comes into
this State, as is intended, there is not
the least doubt but that the price of
On will advance very materially in
short time
There was very little of interest in
any of the fields of the southwest dur
ing the week. The roads are in such
a terrible condition that ii is impoSs-
bic to get any of the necessary
material out to complete the wells.
and while it is pretty. dull now this is
not marker to what it will be in a
short time. Nearly ali Of the large
companies are shutting down all the
given out that they will Only do such
work as they are compelled to in or
der to protect their lilies.
Henry & Mcdonald have drilled in
their No. 4, on the Agnes Gorrell
lease, and will have a we'll good for
about $50 barrels day. 1t is located
near the Fearles Oil Company's line,
and only a short distance from the
big well drilled in on this property
by the latter company
Treat & Crawford have drilled in
their No IL, on the J. F. Farrell lease,
and will have producer good for
about 200 barrels day. This will off
set Cobb & Glenn's small well on the
Myers lease, and it was not expected
to be of much account.
The Fisher Oil Company have COM
pleted their fishing job which has been
bothering them at their No 8. on the
Henthorn, and are now drilling at
about 500 feet The well should be
in the sand some time next week.
Boyd Bros. have the rig completed
and will commence drilling in a
! couple of days at their No I, on the
Eagan lease. 1t is located between
Elk Fork and the wells recently drill
"a in, &c Il
wild cat great many think there
is some connection between the two
pools and this well is being drilled
on that belief. 1t is very important
test and will be watched very closely.
Treat & Crawford have completed
their No IL, on the J. F. Farrell lease,
and it will be good for about 800 bar
rels a day. 1t offsets the Fisher Oil
Company's well on the Henthorn
lease
The Hill Oil Company has drilled
in it's No 9, on the J. K. Hill 100-acre
lease, and in the first pay it is show
ing up for a good producer 1t will
be drilled to the second pay to-day
and is expected to be a big producer.
The Sun Oil Company has the rig
completed for it's test on the Cunning
ham lease, which is located about half
a mile ahead of developments, but
have not yet commenced drilling on
account of not being able to get the
necessary material out to the we'll.
In the northeast extension of the
Elk Fork field the well being drilled
by Yoke & Co., on the G. G. Fluharty
farm, is down about 500 feet.
Nichols & Barnsdall have made the
locations for two more wells on the
Hawkins lease, to the north of the old
Elk Fork pool and are building the
rigs.
The Elk Fork Oil and Gas Company
have a very bad fishing job at their
No. 10. on the j. X. Hill 49acre lease,
at about LEGO feet, and it is likely
they will be compelled to move the
rig and start a new hole. Their No.
II has been cased with the 8A casing
and it should reach the sand the lat
ter part of next week.
The Hill Oil Company made the To-
cations for their Nos. 10, IA and Is,
and the rigs will be started in few
days. AS soon as the rigs have been
completed the wells will be started
drilling.
Special TO the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, January q
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