Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-23
OIL N EWS.


seras Mace about the time lucky
Ike is made, more new work is
win progress in this this section
.ban in any other field in the State, and
oaerators in general still have great
t,ith in the territory and believe a
isroe pool is in sight Enough testing
hos been done on the north and east
- demonstrate to a reasonable degree
tns+ the pool will not extend in either
- these directions, and an extension
~ line slightly west of south seems
% NJ the favorite theory of the talent.
The gas wells on the Whisky run side
seam TO cut off the possibility of an
evtension on a As degree line northwest
and southwest.
Mallory & Barnsdall's No. 2 Albert
pumgardner reached pay of green oil
Yesterday about 80 feet above the usual
pay
The South Penn Oil Company rig at
no / on J. j. Mahaney's farm, has
hefn moved, and Contractor t. M.
kiser is rigging up to-day preparatory
30 starting a new hole.
lanes w. Barnes, who owns 100
acres southwest of any development at
me mouth of Whisky run, has sold
o0e-half of his ropalty interest for
$1,000.
is being tubed for gas.
r. Gartlan & Co. propose to shoot
+beir 30. on S. G. williamson farm,
although the well is now making 10
barrels an hour,
CAIN Lambert & Co s we'll on the
Hayhurst farm. on Husher's run, will
he tubed for gas to be piped to Penns-
boro.
Tie South Penn Oil Company have
concluded to hunt for the Gordon
sand in their venture on j. NJ Wilson S
farm on Hughes river.
Dewitt & Rowland are rushing their
well down on the Cannon farm, on
he road between here and Harrisville.
Leasers are again after the Dawson
farm
The we'll on the VIM. McGregor
farm. northeast OF Highland, con-
tinues TO make considerable oil, and
Jones & Murphy, who own the lease,
viii make another test.
George A. Shryock has completed
an authentic map of the Whisky Run
ENonboro district, which are for sale
BY H II. Dawson, of Ellenboro.
The Carr Oil Company made another
rich strike on Low Gap run, near Corn
wallis.
The reported new strike on the Gil
nier farm on French creek, is thought
by many to be exaggerated
The following oil notes are from the
| st. Mary's Oracle of to-day's issue:
Durham & Co. are down on the sand
with their No. / on the A H. Cole
farm at the mouth of Middle Island
creek and will probably have pro-
ducer when it is drilled in.
Mallory Bros. are not yet in with
their well on the Dotson lease on Long
run. Water is said to be scarce up on
The hill where the WE'LL is located.
Boeard & Bole are drilling their No.
Is on the Cain farm. This we'll is To-
Gated on the side of the hill above the
mouth OF Long run.
Ilummel is drilling No > for Thomp-
Son 4 Henderson on the Ned Reed
farm on the Nancluse Pike.
Eaton & Clemens are down some 400
fet with their well on the Martin
RES lease and should be in the sand
to-day
Reilly + drilling a shallow well on a
part ~ the Martin Riggs :arm, and
should he in tho first of the week.
Fhc rig u going up for No. 3 on the
same farm, and drilling viii begin the
lgs NJ tAh week.
INc well drilled by Reese & Smith
o1 tho !. f. Smith farm is no good.
They missed ihe sand
Harvey a Edwards have drilled n a
twenty barrel well on the Henderson,
farm in the Cook pool. on Trench
oreck This well extends that pool
considerably % the northwest.
N3. 2 drilled IN by Boyd Pros. on
& Y J. Patterson lease, made a nice
LILLE producer
Tha Mountain State Gas Co. has
bought The No I gas well on the Cal
lahrr farm. and will turn it into the
IN ~ 0aca
VN City. Pa, April 22.-Credit bal
snees '-c, certificates opened ard sales
Of tlsh oil at 71Ac; during the day
tsl's We're as follows: Cash delivery.
2W3 barrels at 71Ac; $4,000 barrels at
4 b -,