Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-02
THE WHISKY RUN GUSAER.
The Well in Richie County is Now
Making IS Barrels an Hour.

It Is Located in New Territory and
the Indications Are That Quite
Pol Has Been Opened Up Fish
er's Get a Good Well at Wilson
Run L atest News from All the
Oil Fizlds.
The indications now are that the
well drilled in on the Abrecht farm in
Richie county, near Whiskey run, has
opened up quite poool in that sec
ton. When the sand was first tapped
it started off at the rate of 40 barrels
a day, but since that time it has been
making little more oil each day I'M
til it is reported making Is barrels an
hour. This is an important strike. The
we'll is located in practically new ter
ritory, surrounded on all sides by stuff
which has never been tested. A cou-
pie of Sistersville people had a small
lease within half mile of the we'll and
on Saturday evening they sold it for
bonus Of $4,000.
There is but one thing against the
territory in that section-the fact that
the oil is very light in color. 1t is very
light straw with blush tinge, and the
gravity runs between SO and "a. All
light gravity Gil pools in this State
have been short lived Several years
ago we'll was drilled some distance
north of the Abrecht and it showed UP
for about barrels day, holding up 10
that figure ever since. On the south
another well was drilled some time ago
for gas, and when in the top of the
sand but a little ways a good showing
of oil was found, the well was shut
down, but since has increased in vol
ume, until it is now doing three times
as much.
In a few days there will be quite a
lot of work started in that field. NAL
Tory Bros, who own a well drilled in
last week, are getting ready to put up
two rigs. Shryock & Co. have made a
location within 100 feet of the big well,
and Heating & Co. are about the same
distance away Garland & Co. are al
so locating a couple of wells.
The Fisher Oil Co. have drilled in
their No. on the Edwards lease in the
Wilson run district in Ohio, and will
have a producer good for about $50
barrels a day.
The Carter Oil Co. plugged the hole
at their No. on the Edwards lease,
and have moved the rig to new loca-
ton.
The Carter Oil Co.'S No on the Ed
wards lease is due in the sand this
morning.
Gordon & Coss No 2 on the Reed
farm, which was drilled in a couple
of days ago, is not coming up to ex-
pectations, decreasing production from
100 to 40 barrels a day.
The Hill Oil Company No. 10, on the
]. K. Hill 100-acre farm, will be due
in the sand the latter part Of the week
Their No. II on this lease should be
in in a couple of days, as should No. 8.
The Elk Fork Oil & Gas Company
are due in the sand at their No. 10 on
the J. K. Hill 49-acre lecse.
The Klondike Oil Company's No.
on the Johnson farm, at Centreville,
is renorted duSter
The we'll drilled on Muddy Creek,
Tyler county, by Clint Moore & Co.,
is reported so feet in the sand and dry.
There is quite little work being
done in the Plum Run territory at
present, especially in the Cow Run
pool.
There is a report current that there
will be quite deal in Elk Fork terri
tory in a short time. A large pro
ducing company is figuring on some
of the best territory in that section.
Snecial to the Register.