Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-23
OIL N & WS s..



New Wells and LoSztions- Notes About
the Producing wsIIA
About two years ago Steel & Co., OF
Pittsburg, started to drill well on
the Ed. Massey farm, on the head of
Taggart's Run, down near Ben's Run,
on the Ohio side in Washington coun-
ty. After the well had been drilled
ABOUT eco feet deep it was abandoned
for the reason that the company which
was doing the work went under. A few
days ago Cunningham & Co. got hold
OF the lease and they are now making
preparations to complete the well. This
well is rank wildcat and it will be
watched very closely by the talent, for
the reason that if it comes in pro-
Queer it will open up large amount
of good territory.
C. F. Hosford has bought the in
terest of w. G. Kohl, in the Harvey
lease, over in the northeast extension
of the Elk Run field, and has taken
charge of it. There was a we'll drilled
! in on this lease several weeks ago and
it was dry A location for another
we'll has been made on the other end of
the farm and the rig will be started
complete the rig the we'll will be start
ed drilling.
In the same part of the field the
Carter Oil Company started spudding
yesterday at their No 1 on the B.
the rig completed for No. / on the
Frank Smith farm and will commence
spudding in a few days.
M hn 70 in,
the old development, has been COM
pleted and shot and will probably be
good for about So barrels a day when
this farm. is drilling at about 100 feet
and should be in the first of next week.
Childs & Co.'S No. 1 on the Watson
farm, rank wildcat in the northeast,
has a fishing job in the cave and it
will be delayed some time on this ac-
count.
The Carter Oil Company is fishing
on the top Of the sand at their No. 2
on the Moore farm. Their No. on
this farm is drilling at 600 feet.
The Granite Oil Company will be due
in the sand at their No on the Miller
farm Friday. This well is located half
a mile ahead Of developments.
ing done in the northeast extension of
the Elk Fork field at the present time
and there will be quite number of
wells due there in a very short time.
The most of the work at present is in
defined limits. but nevertheless it is
interesting.
The Wetzel Oil Company is drilling
at 500 feet at their No. 2 on the E. J.
q
tions for couple more wells.
The Wolf Pen Oil Company, a new
organization which has a lease on the
John Wetzel farm, has made the loca-
ton and is building the rig for their
No. l. Nos. and have been located
and the rigs for them will be started
in a day or two.
The Wetzel Oil Company is drilling
at about ] 800 feet at their No l on
the John Wetzel seven-acre lease, and
should get the sand the latter part of
this or the first of next week. The
rig for No. 2 has been completed and
it will be commenced spudding in
made for No. 8.
Brown e Co. are drilling at 500 feet
at their No on the Duval lease and
nave IOCIICu, dIC DulluihS thC liS IoI
No. 5.
The Henry Oil Co.'S No. 6 on the
Lloyd Gorrell, is drilling at 1900 feet
and shorld get the sand in about
week. Their No. on this farm has
been located and the rig will be started
in few days.
Steel G Boyers have made the loca-
ton for three more wells on their Flu
harty lease and the rig for one Of the
wells is building. The rigs for tbs
other two will be started at once
The South Penn Oil Co. is drilling at
1900 feet at their No. on the Gun
bingham lease and it will be in the
latter part Of the week. They have
made two other locations on this farm.
The same cOmDany's No. l on the
Mary Wells. which has been drilling
for long time and has been delayed
on account of q couple of fishing jobs
is drilling at l 500 feet and if they have
no more bad luck should get the sand
the latter part of the week.