Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-11-06
OIL NEWS.
New Wells and Locations--Notss About
the Producing Wells

the Producing Wells
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg w. Va, November 5.--
Veach & Co. have struck a veritabla
gusher in the Henderson,.
This well is their No. 8 on Makin's
near Dallison, adjoining the lease Of
the Cracker-Jack Oil Co.
The big gasser on the A. A. Kellar
farm. near Boaz. drilled in by the
Brown Oil Co., few days ago, has
been sold to the Mountain State Gas
Company.
There is plenty of new work under
way in the Boaz field. and there Is
rush for new territory.
A rig is up on the Q. ID. Uhl acre
lot and drilling will be commenced as
soon as possible.
A rig is up for the J. r. Uhl No. 4.
Deems is putting up rig on the @.
d. Uhl lease on the west side Of the
Ohio River railroad right of way.
eVach, Walker e. Co. are about ready
to begin their No. 2.
The Henderson Oil &c. have rlR.
completed on the }. a. Fd
The Walnut Tree Oil CWN00
A. I. Henderson farm is due In on
Saturday. b.
The Cadmus Oil Co. have rig
nearly completed on the A. I. Hem
derson farm, just north OF the Ohio
River railroad right OF way well.
The Lockwood Oil Co. are drilling
their No. on the A. N. Pugh.
The Henderson Oil Co. are putting
up Ave rigs in the Drake and Bartlett
fields and will operate largely In that
section.
The Mountain State Gas Co. are lay
ing a line through the Boaz field TO
their station at Briscoe.
There has been little of q startling
or even an interesting nature In the
oil fields during the week. In fact,
matters In oil have been extremely
quiet. There is considerable work
being done in all the fields but II Is at
lust such points now that Ii Is Interests
ing to no one.
During the coming week there will
be several wells OF Importance due In
the sand in the northeast extension OF
the Elk Fork pool. The South Penn
and the Henry Oil Company are both
drilling wells which should get the
sand some time during the week. The
South Penn has three wells nearing
the sand on the Cunningham farm, and
the Henry people have the same num-
Der Of wells about due on the Gorreli.
Yoke & Coz we'll on the Fluharty.
which has can - great deal OF ex-
element during he week, will be
good for abo.e ,fty to sixty barrels
a day. II has been reported as high
IS GOO. but it will not make anything
like that amount
There is a little work being done In
the Elk Run territory, over In Ohio,
but it is not OF any great importance.
The territory that is attracting tho
most attention at present is IN the
Jackson Ridge development. across the
river in Ohio. There Is a great deal Of
work being done in that section, Of
which the following Is partial list.
The 8. ". Covert No. 3. Barnsdalt
lease. which was Drilled In few days
ago. Is good for SO barrels; four new
locations have been made on the 8. -.
Covert farm during the week; two
more locations have been made on
down the ridge. on the George Marple
and d. 8. Devore leases; the Fisher
Co.'S No. :. on the widow MARBLE farm,
is due: No. 1~Chafles Marpie VIII %
good for 10 barrels s4day; No. Joe
MARBLE lease is now maysug about 30
barrels; Parnsdall & Ear,y's james
steed No. is spudding anlst the re
is completed at Joe Brown No. .; the
Steed well No. /, the southwest limit
of present developments, has bee1~
drilled in and Is good for 10 barreiss
a well Is due in the Keener on John
Dearth: the Fisher Oil Co. have RS
M for No. / Dearth. and are ready 70
spud; the James Hawkins No. l has
been drilled in and Is the second best
we'll In the field; Charles Frank No. 81
ia making 40 barrels: Mooney & Com
usny's Eindland No. ! Is delayed -
collapsed string Of 81 easings
GaIey's rig for W. P. Jackson No. q
completed, and drilling viii be COM
menced In a couple OF days.