Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-03
AMONG THE GIL FIELDS.
Very Little in the Southwest to En
courage Operations.
Intense Over the Strike
at Bonds Creek, in Richie Coun-
ty-T The Fine Gordon Well in
Warrington Field d, in Which
Wheeling Parties Are Interested.
Oil News From AL Centres.


Sistersville, w. Va, February e.
During the past couple of weeks there
has been very little done in any OF
the fields of the southwest to en-
courage operations. The pools that
have been considered gilt-edged are
disappointing, and instead of good big
wells being the rule, they are now
the exception, and light wells and dry
holes are very much in evidence. The
Elk Fork pool has presented nothing
lately
The Meredith pool in the vicinity
of Centreville, Tyler county, is also
going backwards instead of advanc-
ing. During the last few days there
have been several dry holes drilled
there The Klondike Oil Company
has completed it's we'll on the John
son lease-a du-ter The South Penn
got dry hole there, and now opera
tors are timid.
At Wilson Run, Nicely & Co. are
about due at their No. on the
Barr The ca casing has been put
in, and the wll will be in the sand
in day or two.
The Hill Oil Company's Nos. II and
s on the J. K. Hill farm, in Elk Fork,
are both due in the sand.
The first of next week Cobb &
Glenn will be due at their No. l on
the Harris lease. This we'll is an i'm
portant test.
The Elk Oil & Gas Company has a
bad fishing job at their No. II on
the ]. X. Hill 49-acre lease. The well
appears to be plugged, and it is likely
that the rig will have to be moved and
a new hole started.
The Fisher Oil Company has COM
pleted its No. 8 On the Henthorn, and
it will probably be good for about 200
barrels a day 1t is located opposite
Crawford's No. IL ]. F. Farrell.
The Carter Oil Company drilled in
their No. 3 on the Edwards lease in
the Wilson Run district yesterday
morning, and will have a rank buster.
This well is located a short distance
from the dry hole drilled in some
time ago by the Fisher Oil Company.
The Fisher Oil Company's No. 2 on
the Edwards, drilled in a couple of
days ago., and the Carriers No. / on
the same farm, are both holding up
nicely and show that there is pool
there There is not the least indica-
ton of it's size. There have been
quite a number of dry holes drilled
in that district.
The latest report received from the
we'll on Bondss creek, just across the
Tyler county line in Richie county,
is that it is slightly increasing in pro-
duction, making about 200 barrels a
day. Leases are being bought at fab
ulous prices, including territory quite
distance away. Indications point to
a new pool and the people seem TO be
going crazy over it.
Some of the more conservative oil
men are little afraid of the stuff, on
account of the high gravity and light
color of the oil, and will not take
anything. They are profiting by the
experience which quite a number of
theia got when the Dye-Brooks pool
was opened up There was practically
only one well in that pool that ever
amounted to anything, while there was
thousands of dollars put into holes
there, from which there never was
any return.
One thing that recommends the
we'll on Whisky run is the fact that
there are couple of wells in that
section which have been producing
oil for some time and instead of fall
ing Off have been increasing their
production. This makes the territory
look much better, and it is solely for
this reason that a great many think
it will amount to something.
Gasmire & Howell are on top of the
Injun sand in their wildcat venture
about two and a half miles back of
Powhatan. There is strong showing
Of gas, and word has been received
that the drill will penetrate the pay"
within a few days.
The owner of the McGregor farm, on