Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-26
OIL N J VS..

Scio, O., March 25.-Mud is still re-
tarding developments in this Held.
There is lots of coal and other articles
in cars on sidetracks, but very little is
hauled. Transfers have been absolute
masters of the situation and charging
their own rates. The daily production
is on the decline and has not increased
since it reached the 1000 barrel mark.
Old wells are declining one-half and the
new wells do not supply the loss. That
the daily production has not gone
above that figure is due to the retard-
ing OF developments consequent upon
cold weather.
This week the Carroll county and
New Cumberland fields took boom.
1t was claimed that Duff Bros. & Gill
bert, who drilled a we'll on the Calvin
Scott farm near New Cumberland, had
struck oil at 500 feet. The well was
shot and, it is said, makes no showing.
Oil men f1ocked into New Cumberland
and began a scurry for leases after the
first report. Nearly every foot Of the
Carroll county territory is leased. The
past week has seen great activity in
securing leases in the vicinity Of tests
being made in a dozen places in that
county. The territory was pretty we'll
sewed up by local companies, but the
outside Oil men are getting leases, as
they always do when they want them.
Many land owners argue that outside
Oil operators have more money and
enterprise to develop than home COM
panies, and they are leasing to them
after refusing home leasers. In spite Of
the bad roads, the Developments in
Carroll county are progressing. The
Gantz well, near Carrollton, is down
nearly 800 feet Drilling was suspend
ed on the Augusta we'll until repairs
could be made The Allen well, on the
Sells farm, will be drilled in during the
next couple of days. Both Malvern
companies are preparing to make tests.
The Sherrodsyille company will drill
on the Burrick farm.
The developments in the SclO held
the past week were as follows: A test
three and a half miles southwest, near
Hanover, was a buster; Householder,
on the Minks lot, fair we'll; the Short
Creek Oil Company have good we'll on
the wool house lot since shot; Belts
well, five miles northwest Of Scio, small
showing; Jennings & Co. No. IA Custer,
is a good well since shot; S. Bailey &
Co. No. 8, on Panhandle right of way
good we'll since shot; Jennings Bros.
we'll one and half miles southwest is
showing up good; the U. S. Oil Com
pany has drilled in another producer
on the Houser farm; the Waters, Cal
colt, Trushell and Hagey wells are said
to be small producers; Wilson & Rey-
nolds' we'll on the Scott lot is making
ci,o Oh a.
comte, Stewart G Co. No. s Scott farm,
good we'll since shot; Henderson we'll,
three miles southeast, Is barrels; Eu-
reka Oil Company on Smith lot, fair
producer since shot. Both the W. &
L. E. and Panhandle railroads are
strictly in the oil business The Cold
Storage Company have made 10 loca-
lions on Panhandle right of way and
telegraph lines have been moved TO the
other side of the track to give oil
derricks the right of way. The Whit
aker we'll is still being worked for a
mystery by jennings & Co., and there
is said to be oil there in paying guam
titles.
A number of officials at the State
House at Columbus have began opera
lions in this field Wells that were re-
ported dry put a black eye on develop
ments in several directions, but the
northwest and the southwest are look
ing brighter for extensions in those d.
rections The Panhandle owns an ex-
ira right of way through this place,
and has sub-let some of the ground to
employees, who are drilling for oil and
will share the profits, if any, with the
company. The w. & l.. E. is doing
something of the same kind. Hayes,
Noble & Mcdonald have leases at Mil
ler's Station, New Athens and in Green
township on which they will drill tests.
The resignation of Mayor Shaffer
was accepted by Council this week, and
George 0. Canaga was elected in his
place 1t was felt that Shaffer did not
enforce the law vigorously enough.
Late interpretations have been: Cadiz
& Columbus Oil & Gas Company, for
$4,000; Magnolia Oil & Gas Company,
for $4,000; Tuscarawas Oil & Gas Com
pany, for $4,000; Pointer Oil G Gas
Company, of Dennison, for S5,000 Barr
Affotter Oil & Gas Company, Of Denni-
son, for $1,000; the Farmers Oil, Gas &
Mineral Company, Of Cooperdale, Co
shocton county, for $4,000.
The test we'll drilled by the New Con-
cord Oil Company came in a buster.