The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-13
its.resuit Is best shown by the number
of producing wells the pool contatned AZ
The md Of chch frnnfh. with the d .tual

its.resuit Is best shown by the number
OF producing wells the pool contained AZ
the end OF each month. with the q ctuai
production OF the pool for the same q ne.
sAD has been previously, stated,tat I've
end OF April there were 10 producing
wells and the production was 20 bar
rels. May showed 81 producing wells
and 1900 barrels: June, 81 wells and H.
673 barrels. July. ca wells and 1s3,1le
barrels: August. 10S wells and 223,thS
barrels: September. 1e2 wells and 266, 6s5
barrels; October. i54 wells and $50, o3s
barrels; November, liz wells and $40. 75S
barrels. and December. 10. wells and
2ii.S9l barrels production Total NUM-
Der OK producing wells. exclusive OF dry
holes, l9?. Total production OF the pool,
100. 100 barrels. si.,l
In the Elk Fork and Conway develop
,inents, the latter forming part OF the
district .37 wells were completed,
'thirty-Ave OF which were gassers or dry
holes The Conway development has
/ been defined. The Elk Fork territory
has stood alore rs the ono pool that
could be operated at Il great profit dur
Ing the depression. The size OF tho
wells and their staying qualities have
been such Us to quickly pay back the
money, 6 Invested, The ownership OF
much OF the territory has been and Is
| sthiunder dispute. giving. rise TO eSpen.
slve litigation which the courts have not
yet decided 4 l
] Nextto the Elk Fork pool the deep, or
Gordon sand territory las been the
leading factor In furnishing new produc-
ton. 4 h the review OF the lower south-
west n year ago this feature and prob.
|. ably Its future was pointed out and, all
TINT WAS claimed for Il at that time has
been verified, To that formation be-
cd the largest producer of %. II Is the,
property, OF tho South Penn OH Com
lpany, located on the Moore farm, on
Campbell's run, In Marion county. The
well produced 1880 barrels the first
5twenty-four hours after 1t was drilled
In, and Mt the end OF the first sixty days
had placed $1,000 barrels OF oil to Its
credit; at the close OF the year, when
more than three months old, It was pro-.
ducing. almost 700 barrels a day. The
Campbeils run territory has been devel-
oped for n distance OF three niles while
Flat run extends north and south for a
distance Of nine miles. The last named
district has had many gushers and the
territory has not been defined. In Wet
eel courty the Big Mills tract, operated
by the Kanawhn Oil Company, has sup
piled no small amount OF new produce
ton. On that tract alone, and to the
northeast on the Morgan, Hearne and
other farms. are hundreds Of acres UNI
developed and almost certain to furnish
large amount OF production The
Piney Fork deep sand territory has been
developed for a distance OF ten or twelve
miles north and south, with Its width
still an unknown quantity.
SAt.no time has there beer let-up In
Wood county. The Berea and Cow Run
formations have kept the drill bouncing.
The Hendershot Berea pool has been the
most active. The Ogden pool has also
furnished new operations and produce
ton. In the first named development
about $50 wells have been completed,
and in October the production was up
to 2,5C0 barrels q day, while the last
named reached 1,500 barrels a day.
None of the wells were In the gusher
class, but the general average was good,
and very few dry holes have been en-
countered At this time developments
are most active on the western side of
the Henderson, pool. The Big run Cow
Run sand development. which Is prop
erly an extension Of the old Reed pool.
has claimed a good deal OF attention.
Its highest production was about 900
barrels day. There. were many dry
holes. but the Cow Run sand territory Is
the most inexpensive to operate of any
of the oil producing formations In the
lower southwest.