Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-21
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Special to the Register
Sistersville, w. Va, February 90
There seems to have been a revival in
business in this section of the south
west during the past few days, or, rath-
er, weeks. During the recent cold
weather the roads were in fairly good
shape and the operators got a lot Of
material for drilling wells out into
the field, and the result will be a gen.
eral revival in all parts of the field.
All of the operators who have terri
tory in the Elk Fork pool are making
arrangements to push their new work
with vigor, and it is expected that dur
ing the next ten days there will be
quite a number of new wells started.
The same may be said of those who are
operating in the Elk Run territory, on
the Ohio side of the river, and also of
the work being done in Peasants
county.
With perhaps the exception of the
work now being done in the Scio, O.,
field, there is more attention being paid
to operations at Elk Run now than
any OF the other pools in this section
of the country. There is a great deal
of new work in contemplation over
there at the present time, and some of
it is of the utmost importance All OF
the individuals and companies holding
territory over there have been hust
ling during the time the roads have
been good and now they have large
amount Of machinery, tubing, casing,
ETC., on hand and they are prosecuting
their operations with the zest and vigor
usual when all the conditions are favor
able for work which is now in contem-
plation.
There does not seem to be a great
deal of work going on in any of the
pools south of Sistersville with perhaps
the exception of the Doddridge county
section. Recently attention has been
attracted to the territory in. the vicin-
ity of West Union by the drilling in of
a couple of wells there, both of which
have shown for good producers. There
is a tract of about 10000 acres in the
vicinity of West Union which is show
ing up in first class shape. The land
in question is that which belongs to the
Maxwell estate. 1t has all been leased
by number of different companies,
and they will start at once to develop
it. The South Penn Oil Company, the
Carter Oil Company, Mccormick, Hill
& Co., Jennings & Co and a number of
other companies as we'll as some ind
viduals have secured some of the terri
tory and they will push operations
along as rapidly as possible. 1t is the
general opinion Of the best informed
people that a pool of some Importance
will be opened up over there. All the
levels are first class and there is no
reason on earth why a good big pool
should not be the result of the opera
tons which will naturally follow.
Over in the Elk run territory, in
Washington county, Ohio, there is a
large amount of work being done at
present and the greater part Of it is
very important. The roads have been
exceptionally coed over there during
the past couple of weeks, and all the
operators have been hustling material
out for their leases.
The Granite Oil Company, which has
been working at their No. on the Lier
farm for about four months, the greater
part of which time has been spent in
fishing for lost tools, have finally sue
ceeded in getting them out again and
now the we'll should get the sand the
middle of this week. The we'll is an
important one, as it is located some
distance ahead of developments to the
north of the first wells drilled in over
there, and it is being watched very
closely by the operators who have hold
ings in that section.
A wild cat we'll of Importance which
will be started in that section in very
short time is Yost & Co.'S No. 1, Ed
mond List, which has been located
about a mile west of the Yellow House
near Wilson Run. There has never
been anything started in the immediate
vicinity of this we'll and it will be close
ly watched after it has been started.
The Carter Oil Company has drilled
in its No on the E. Smith farm and
will have a producer good for about so
barrels day.
Fertig and McCandlish have made the
venture and are building the rig for
their No. on the western 25 acre farm.
This we'll is located east of the wells
which have been drilled in the north
east extension of the field and should
it come in a producer, will extend the
limits Of the field.
The Carter Oil Company has a fishing