Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
THE WEEK IN OIL CIRCLES.
The Big Well Drilled in on Whisky
Run Was a Feature.

Quite a Number Of Dry Holes Drilled
in Wetzel County Very Little
Work Being Done in Tyler Coun-
ty-Latest News from All Parts
OF the State Relating to Oil Mat
tiers.
The most sensational happening Of
the week in oil circles in this State
was the well drilled in on the. Albrecht
farm on Bonds creek, branch of
Whisky run, in Peasants county. The
well is owned by Mallory Bros. &
| Barnsdall, and when it was drilled in
1t was reported to be making 40 bar
rels an hour. This of course was a
| great exaggeration and the well will
| not be good for more than 100 barrels
day, but even at that it is very i'm
portant well, as it is located in prac-
tically new territory. It is located a
couple of miles south of the shallow
sand development. and it makes the
eoiiAoOiy IL tudt oeCIlOH HUN III 81
class. 1t is understood that all of the
territory has been leased and that
! quite number Of those holding leases
out there will commence to develop
them as soon as possible.
I Wetzel county during the week was
noted chiefly from the fact that there
was more dry holes drilled in there
than at any time in the history of the
territory in one week. The South
Penn Oil Company was unfortunate
enough to get three dry holes, and it
is reported that some of the other
wells drilled in, while making a show
ing, are not of sufficient magnitude to
warrant operating them, as they will
| never pay out.
In Tyler county during the week
there was very little of an interesting
nature occurred. The fact that quite
number of the operators are shut
ting down their work on account of the
low price Of Oil and the terrible condi-
ton of the roads makes things pretty
slow in that section.
Over on the Ohio side of the river
in the Wilson run development, Cor
don & Co. drilled in their No. 2 on the
Reed farm the early part Of the week,
and will have producer good for not
less than 100 barrels a day in the first
pay. The well will be drilled to the
second pay, and it is believed that it
will increase its production in that
formation.
In the same section the Fisher Oil
Company is nearing the top of the
sand at their No. 2 on the Edwards
farm, and this well should be in the
sand the early part Of the week.
The Carter Oil Company has sue
ceeded in getting the tools out of their
we'll on the Edwards farm, in the Will
son run development, and the we'll will
be due in the sand the early part of the
coming week.
Out in the Elk Fork development
Henry & Macdonald will be due in the
their No. on the W. w. Gorrell farm,
pany will be due at about the some
lille w III IlClT 4NO. IL Oll Iuo I'LL.
The Hill Oil Company will have
their Nos. and II on the Hill due in
the sand the early part of the week.
The rig is up for No. Is, but it will not
be started until after No. II has been
completed.
On the north end of the farm this
company has the locations made and
are building the rigs for Nos. Ii and
IA, but they will not be started until
after the Elk Fork peoples No. II has
been completed.
Yoke & Co. have put in the 81 cas-
ing at their we'll on the c. c. Fluharty
farm, to the north of the old Elk Fork
development. This well should be in
the sand the latter part of next week.
Barnesdall & Co. have commenced
drilling at their No. 2 and 8 on the t.
G. Hawkins farm in the northern part
Of the Elk Fork pool.