Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-01
OIL N EWS.

Now Wells and Locations Notes About |
the Producing Wells.
There is considerable excitement IN
pil circles over the strike of the Carter
Oil Company on the Thistle farm, out
on Big Buffalo creek, in Tyler county.
The we'll was drilled into the sand yes
terday and when on top of the sand
showed some Oil and large amount
of gas The boiler was moved PACK
and the we'll drilled in and it started
flowing at the rate of about ten TO III
teen barrels an hour and mas peen
holding up at that figure
1t is believed that this report is
considerably exaggerated and that the
well is not as large as reported, put
that it is a good well there is not the
least doubt. 1t is a short distance from
the gusher drilled in some weeks ago
by J. t. Jones G Co., on the Marshali
farm.
The two wells mentioned above show
that there is a big pool OF OIL out
there. and there has been great
scramble to get hold of leases, but the
Carter and Jones people have all the
territory under lease. The carter vi
Company has made three locations on
the farm. and will commence dfllllnS
as soon as it is possible to get the rigs
I'M. Jones has a couple Of wells drill
ing out there and will start seVerai
more at once. 80
The Henry Oil Company, which
drilled in their we'll On the moore
farm, about 300 feet from the Thlstle
well. and will have big <asser. Inc
gas well is located almost dlrecIiy
northeast of the Thistle well ana 1t
looks as though there was somethlns
of importance in the other dlrectloh:
Boyers & Co.'S well on the Fluharlty
farm out in the northeast extension
of the Elk Fork nool, is still attract
ing considerable attention by It's en-
ratio antics. Twice last week 1t was
reported to be a big gusher but each
renort was denied as the well had not
heen drilled in. Since then it has peen
drilled a little deeper and last evening
one of the owners who had been 10 IL
stated that It was making about 5o Oar.
rolls a day at present and he was OF
the opinion that when drilled deeper
IT would make better than 100 Day:
Treat &c Crawford have MADE INC
locations and viii start at once 70 oo H.
three RIGS on the Wetzel fafnn III 'A'0
northeast extension. A., c,,r,n,orc
rba we'll drilled IN on the SUMMERS
eo,, bW Kirk & Co., is reported to be
cod for about 100 barrels day.
special to the Register
C1arksburg, w Va, October SO.-The
PAYNE farm well at Jarvisville, Whlch
came in a tremendous gusher lues-
dav. is holding out at remarkable
rate. The excitement over the stflke
is intense.
special to the REGISTER.
Petersburg, w. Va, October 81
Aside from one rig building IN the
Whiskey Run oil field by the South
Penn Oil Company, their NO. HAY
hurst, the comptny are doing NIUE
or no work at all in the fields herea-
bouts. The comT7ny have had aS
high as twenty wells drilling ana I'M
der way during the summer season
and the general apathy pervad1hg Inc
onerations of the company is causing
a lull in operations, as the company
are large holders of territory III al
the fields. and when they cease opera
tions, business in some OF the neloS
-''--+' 90 " U|ylfa f M 4 sSdai:ii'''
Gil City, Pa, October 31-cred;,
balances 81 18; certificates opened
81 10; closed offered 81 1871. Sales
COCO bbls., cash 81 10; 2,oon bbls,
sash 81 l6h Shipments, including
w" aorE TRANSIT, Southern and Cres-
cent, zith, not ~annrted on that date.
1926 bbls.; runs 109,5r1 h5ls.