Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-18

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The price OF Lima: oil to-day is high
err than it has ever been known before
in the history of the oil business and as
result the operators out there are
pushing the drill with all their might.
The advance in oil will have the eff
feet of starting the operators. and pro-.
ducers to work again. They will
awake from the iethargic sleep into
which they went last winter and spring
and will make the drill dance merrily
from this time forward. There is any
amount of territory which has not been
tested, not alone in this State, but in
others, and it is only necessary for the
Standard Oil Company to keep the price
of the oleaginous fluid at some point
above a dollar for them to get the in
trepid operator to go to work and I'M
earth new territory which will be all
right They will not go ut and take
chance of sinking their money at a
market of less than one dollar and no
one can blame them
The Wilson Run pool came to the
front during the week with good big
WELL which is located some distance
ahead of developments. At the present
time there are several wells drilling IN
that section. The well mentioned was
that of Laugher & Co., on the Hupp
farm, which was drilled in on Thurs
day evening, and was shot on Friday.
When the well has been cleaned out
there is not the least doubt but that
it will~make a good paying producer.
1t is located to the north just about a
mile, and all the intervening territory
is thus opened up and is looking fine.
There seems to be prevailing opln-
ion at the present time that there is
still something in the old Wilson Run
pool which has been rounded up and
slandered so much. There is every in
dication that it may yet branch out and
make at least a respectable showing and
it is to be hoped it will. 1t seems that
the farther west and north the drill
is sent the better the wells are Among
those who are drilling there now are
Gordon & Co., on the Poulton; Fisher
Oil Co.. on the Edwards; the Wilson
Run Oil Co., on the Edwards; the Uni
ted States Oil Co, Carter Oil Co.,
Laughter Bros. and others.
Special to the Register.
Ellenboro, W. Va, September H.
Cain, Lambert C Co. are sixty feet in
the Big Injun sand in their we'll on the
j. S. Pratt farm, mile east of town,
and have a fishing job, having lost bit
in the hole.
The new pipe line that connects Col.
Ira Dewitt's well, on the Davis farm,
with the main pipe line, has been COM
pleted.
Bruner, Brown & Co.'S well On the
Griffin farm, ON Low Gap rdn, near
CORVALLIS, is only two or three bar
rel producer.
1t is reported that Nicholas Brooks
has refused an offer of $4,000 cash for
one-half of the royalty in his farm on
Whisky run. There is one well COM
pleted On the farm that is making
about rs barrels of oil per day.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, W. Va, September II.
The Standard Oil Company has leas-
ed from Burning Springs through to
the Roane county field, which is being
opened up. A strip nearly four miles
wide between the two places mention
ed is under lease, and there is reason
to believe that it will be developed. 1t
is not generally known, but there is a
well On Uu6 NCOOy IdI Ill III INUduG
county that was drilled in nearly two
years ago which was good producer.
1t was closed down and apparently
abandoned.
Outside Of the Henderson, field the
liveliest developments in this county
are being made in the shallow sand in
the Boaz field. 1T is very inviting ter
ritory for operators of small means.
A well can be drilled in seven or eight
days and the expense is small in COM
parison to deep sand ventures.
Special to the Register.
Grantsville, w. Va, September H.
The indications point to the imme-
date resumption of work by Miller &
Sibley. They will next drill on Leaf
Bank.
Roberts Bros. will drill in the yell
low creek country shortly, and another
will In the neighborhoOd of the Hard
man development seems very prob
able.
The Cairo Oil Company is Investigate
ing the producing qualities of the NJ.
Hartman wells Nos l and 2, with
view of concentrating deal with KEEL
ly & Mobley.
OIL MARKET.