Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-11
BIGGEST WELL IN THE STATE
Is the Abicht Strike, in the Opinion Of
Conservative Oil Men.
They Think it Would Make 1900
Barrels Day if Shot-A Big Sum
offered for One Sixteenth Inter
est in the Production-Ellenb
is Bloomington News and Notes
From Other Sections.

EllenborO, w. Va, February TO-
Inc only topic of conversation in oil
dom continues to be about the VIM.
Ablcht farm. The Register is the only
paper to print the correct name Of the
land owner of the luck strike (Abicht,
pronounced Abbott), or the proper To-
cation Of the we'll, which is not on
Whisky run, nor is it any extension
OF that field. The well is located on
the waters of Bonds creek, tri1e less
than two and one-half miles north of
EllenborO. Correspondents from sew
eral railway oil towns have been try
ing to tell the people, to the detri-
ment OF Ellenboro, that theirs was the
proper town to flock to to reach the
Mecca, and many strangers were fooled
into taking long disagreeable drives II
consequence of these false reports.
Yesterday evening Mr. Mallory, one
of the owners of the we'll, said it WIS
still making 20 barrels an hour nat
ural. Conservative oil men say if the
well was shot it would make 800 or
1000 barrels day, and they consider
it the richest strike ever made in West
Virginia
land upon which the well is located,
was offered $4,000 for one-half Of his
royalty or in other words, one-siX-
teenth interest. He has not as yet az
cepted the Offer Nos and on the
Abicht farm will be pushed to com
pletion with all possible speed.
+. E. Mallory is building a rig on
E. NJ Butchers farm, and will begin
operations as soon as machinery can
be placed
r. Gartlan & Co. have made two To-
cations on the Green Williamson farm.
south of the big gusher, and will have
the drill started on their No. IN Il
few days.
The Fisher Oil Company have (C-
Gated well on the west side of ".
H. Hamilton's farm. This is the farm
upon which William Davis and others.
of Wheeling, drilled a dry hole about
two years ago.
Henry Sohn, of Sewickly, Pa, has
leased the VIM. McGregor 800 acre
farm on Bonds creek for $1,000 bonus
and a monthly rental of $500, and Will
start well at once.
Every scrap of land is being eager
| Iy sough. after between this place and
the well, and the excitement among
the talent is unusual,
The great branch OF the Standard,
the South Penn Oil Company, is very
active in securing leases, and now has
considerable holdings of the most like
ly territory, and is after more. They
| pay good bonuses and rentals, but SET
dom drill unless forcd to do so
Yesterday John Roy leased $50 acres
of land from Thomas Dye near town.
The Eureka Pipe Line Company has
surveyed a new pipe line route near
town and finished taking up the right
Of way yesterday.
The scene of activity about Ellen
boro is unprecedented in the history of
the town, the trains bringing crowds OF
people every day, and the traffic in
freight handling and teams taxes all
concerned to their fullest capacity.
Locations for hotels and business
buildings are in demand, and that in
evitable follower o@the oil fields, the
speak easy man, is shyly negotiating
for locations This one big strike has
caused at least S25, goo in cash to be in
vested in this locality in the last ten
days.
Cain, Lambert G Co.'S well on Hus-
hers run. two miles east of town. is
still experiencing bad luck, and is fish
ing for a bit The we'll is about 1000
feet deep. 1t is reported these people
have made another location, mile
nearer town, on the Jacob Pratt farm.
In view of recent developments this
second location looks good.
uo11 ic tn no drilled on the
Wilson farm over along the Penns-
boro & Harrisville railroad.
The Carr Oil Company made two
very good strikes in the CORVALLIS
field during the past week, one on the
! Sigler & Gilbert 63-acre tract good for
is barrels, and one on Naughton Bros.
land. on No Al tunnel hill, which,
when shot, made 500 barrels the first
day. but will probably settle down to
about one hundred barrels. A second
location has been made on the Naugh-
ton land. These wells are no extern
sion to the field.
Out at Macfarlan the Cairo Oil Com
panv made a good strike on the Nc
Guire land and the pool in that local
ity promises to be a good one. Barns
dali & Co are also making some i'm
portant tests in the Macfarlan district.
The production of oil in Richie
county doubled during the last month,
and it promises to be the next i'm
nortant field in the State. All eyes
are now turned towards the Ellenboro-
Bonds creek section, and it is the firm
belief of many that second Elk Fork
is opening up.
The Register will watch develop
ments and give all the news promptly
and accurately.
The United States Oil Company $
well on the Walton farm in the Wilson
run district, which has been reported
several times, is drilled in and this
morning is reported to be good for
about 50 barrels day The fact that
| the well is some distance ahead Of de-
velopments in the only direction there
| is a possible outlet TO the Wilson run
| pool makes things look pretty good.
Nicely & Co. are drilling at about
| 900 feet at their No. l on the Beaver
farm. The 6A casing will be put IN
| III couple Of days, and the well
| should be in the sand the early part
! OF next week
Gordon & Co. were due in the sand
| last evening at their we'll on the Bea-
| yer farm. but UP to late hour last
night nothing had been heard from It
| The indications are that it will be 6
producer but the general opinion is
| that it will be small one.
The CartelOil Company have moved
| the rig att Dir No. 2 on the Edwards
farm ans commence spndding II
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