The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-29
M zee on Fields.
r. NJ. A.

The Wilson Run district. near the d.
vIding line between Monroe and Wash
lngton counties, Ohio, is to the front
again with another gusher. Boggs 6
Co. have drilled In their No. 10, on the
S. English farm, and have a producer
that started of at 80 barrels an hour
gait. The location of this well is SOC
feet southeast of the same compauy's
No. S, on the same farm. The No, {
ON this farm came in about the first Of
the month and started at 100 barrels
an hour, but since then has declined
and is now making 10 barrels an hour.
Deeper drilling may increase the pro-
ductlon of No, 10.
In the Wilson Run district, Washing
ton county, George L. Afford has drill
ed in his No. on the Mendenhlll farm,
and has a 1OO-barrel producer from the
Big Injun sand. The Little Musgin-
gum OIL cOmpuny's No. on the 7. d,
| Thomas farm, tapped the pay last night
| and started to flow ut the rate OF Il
| barrels an hour from the Big Intun
sand. Both wells are located in the
lower end OF Wilson Run develop
ments.
In the Chester shallow sand develop
ments. in Morgan county, =. II. Ien-
nllgs & Co. have drilled in their No.
on the Seumbro farm, and have dus-
| ter The location is only 400 feet east
OF No. / on the same farm. which came
| in few weeks ago at 60 barrels day
and is still doing 20 barrels. The Ches.
ter Hill territory Is very deceptive, and
a few hundred feet from u good pro-
ducer. as lnstanced on the Seumbro
farm, may result In total failure.
At Elk Run, Sutton & Turner have
completed their test well on the ]. B.
Smith farm, and have buster In the
Big Injun formation. NELL & Co.'S NO.
on the Robert Miller farm, is holding
up AT 100 barrels day
In Monroe county, r. G. Caldwell has
completed a test well on the Joseph
Gerard farm, and has dusteT in the
| Big Injun. The location is IN the TTall
| Run district.
The Sclo field completed "A wells dur
| ing the present month. The new pro-
! duction averaged about 10 barrels to
| the we'll. The volume OF operation Is
| only n little below the June report. AT
! the present time there are rs rigs and
drilling wells, as against 81 In June.
Russell Brothers OIL Company have
drilled In their No. on the Crawford
| farm and have l5-barrel pumper Jen-
nlngs & Co.'s No. jolly is In and good
for 40 barrels day.
Meldron & Co.'s test well on the Fish
er farm, TO the southeast, Is In and
shwoing for 2O-barrel producer. Ken
nedy q Fltzgibbons have completed
their No. 20 on the Canaga farm and
have n 2O-barrel pumper.
To the northwest or the feldi the
United States Oil Company has COM
| pleted Its No. 16 on the Trushel farm
and has a small we'll. good for 10 bar
rels q day.
Tc the north and east Of the Mills
| tract, in WetZel county, w. Va, the
Kanawha Oil Company's No. on the
| LentZ farm, is holding up at better
than 200 barrels day.
East OF Proctor, on Proctor creek,
Wetzel county. the Atlas OIL Company
| has drilled It's No. 2 on the A. j. Briggs
| farm through the Big InJun and has n
duster in that formation. II VIII be
drilled to the Gordon.
on the west side OF the Campbell's
run development, near Cross Roads,
McDermott & Co. have complied their
No. II on the 8. Il. Eddy farm and have
a 2O-bnrrcl producer.
In Peasants county the Witt OIL
Company has completed It's No. 2 on the
stewnrt & Reynolds farm. and has To-
barrel pumper.
Richardson & PadOn have completed
their No. on the ]. Bumgurdner farm,
Elizabeth district, Writ county, and ut
a depth Of 1853 feet have q show for an
s-barrel producer.
EIsler & Co.'S well on the Sterling
farm, east Of Balterstown, Butler coun-