The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29
WEEKLY OIL REVIEW.

The developments of the week past In
the lower Southwestwere watched very.
closely, the polnt of greatest interest
being the new pool on Whisky run, in
Richie county, says ID. S. W." in his
weekly oil review. The. discoveries TO
the northeast, east and southeast. were
not satisfactory to the holders OF terri
tory In any Of the directions mentioned
from the cluster OF gushers on the
Albeit, Payne and Williamson farms.
The first well to hoist the danger signal
was the Mallory e Company test on the
L. N. Butcher farm. located 1000 feet
north and east of the initial well on
the Abicht It came In a strong sasser
and sprayed some oil, but no one ven
turcd the opinion that It would make
better than a twenty-five barrel pro-.
Queer, twentv-four. hours after 1t had
been drilled IN. This was perhaps the
greatest disappointment for the reason
that the northeast line had been played
for a sure winner. The next we'll In, and
the rankest failure, was the Jones &
Company test on the McGrego: farm.
th-ee-quarters OF mile southeast OF
the gusher. This well was n total fall
ure and shows that It is entirely outside
OF the limits OF the producing territory.
]. NJ, Guffey e Company followed with
their test on the W. H. Hamilton farm,
located six hundred feet east and lit
tic north Of the Abicht No. !. A thirty
or fortybarrel producer is the most
that can be said for this venture. 1t
can readily be seen that there Is no oc-
casionfor demonstration to the north.
east. cast or southeast. Til, /
The Mountain State Gas Company's
well on the Daniel G. Payne farm was
expected early In the week, but q set OF
broken jars precipitated i fishing job
that lasted all week. and the hole was
not cleared till this morning. At noon.
the well was drilled in and began TO
| flow at the rate of eight barrels an
hour. AS soon as the pay was tapped,
| drilling was suspended to move back
the boiler and nothing will be done until
Tomorrow morning. when 1t will be
drilled deeper. The location of this well
Is about 1000 feet southwest OF No. !.
Ablcht. OH forty-!lve degree line and
from It's initial performance can be re-
sarded n good producer. showing an OK
tension to the pool q distance previously
mentioned and IN its direction. 1t may
improve with deener- drilling, but It has
been the rule to get the larger volume
of production In the top OF the sand.
Following up the same southwest line,
there Is nothing In advance of-this we'll
OF discouraging nature until the old
gasser on TIE d. and c.. Hayhurst Is
reached, more than mile distant from
the Payne. In the vicinity Of the new
well, the South Penn is drilling on the ].
]. Mahanay. Namon, Barnes and Baum.
gardner farms. Due south OF the pro-
Queer on the Joseph Payne slx-acres.
the same company Is drilling on the
Sarah DeLoug farm.
| The first four producers are holding
up very nicely.the gauges Friday show
ing an aggregate OF seventy-tive bar
rels an hour Notwithstanding the east
side Of The pool holds out no induce
meats, there Is room for an extension In
other directions that haven't yet been
condemned by dry holes. 1t will con-
tlnue TO DO the leading Southwest. at
traction for some tina and new devel
opments may enhance rather than de-
crease the excitement on Whiskey run.
Good producers III the deep sand ter
r!tory on Campbell's run. north of Man.
nlngtoI, were feature or the weeks
Developments. From that source and
WhIskey Pun viii come the largest In
crease In new production when the pres
eDt months field operations have been
summed Up. Campbell run and tho
Brlstor.a pool, In Greene county. and
Whiskey Run Will not fall much be-
low 5000 barrels OF new production.
The Ccntrcvllle pool, In Tyler county,
furnished buster on the Morris farm.
II was expected to show a, northern ex-
tension to the pool Operations west
and southwest of the Henderson, pool.
In Wood county, are quite active and
the wlldcattcrIs very busy In Richie
county. In the local fields very little
new work Is starting and the wells &C.
casonally completed are entirely devoid
Of interest.