Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-04

Special to the Register.


SISTERSVILLE. W. Va, august 3.
The Big Injun development in the VI
cinity Of Elk Run is coming to the
front better than any of the other
fields in the territory embraced by the
Sistersville field just now. During tie
past couple Of weeks there has been
quite a lot of work done over there
and the most OF it has been of such
nature as to make the people holding
territory in that section believe that
they have one of the finest things in the
oil country. The big wells drilled in
by Garner & Afford on the Mendinghall
farm, and the Little Muskingum Oil
Company, on the Dan Thomas farm,
werv the cause of so much new work
being started in such hurry.
During the past year there has been
more or less work done in this terri
tory, but as a rule it was of desultory
character, the most of the wells drilled
in being small ones, although they
were large enough to incite the opera
tors to further developments in the
hope that something out of the ordi-
nary would turn up and when the wells
mentioned above were drilled in there
was general rejoicing among those who
were fortunate enough to have some
leases over there.
Since the advent of the big wells
rigs have been going up rapidly and
as soon as the rigs have been COM
pleted the wells are started to drilling
with the result that at this time there
are not less than twenty strings of
tools running. A large number Of
wells have been located and the material
is being hauled out for the rigs, but
the most of them will not be started
until after some of the wells which are
now drilling have been completed, and
this will be but a short time as it only
takes a couple of weeks TO drill well
in that territory, the sand being found
at very shallow depth. 1t is expected
there will be considerable new work
started right along unless there is a
few dry holes drilled in.
The Little Muskingum Oil Company
had their No on the Dan Thomas
lease on top of the sand yesterday and
the well was showing for light pro-
Queer 1t is located but a short dis
lance from their No. 3, which came in
about a week ago good for better than
so barrels an hour. 1t will be drilled
through the sand in the hope that a
second pay may be gotten and good
we'll be the result. AS the we'll stands
at present it will probably be good for
about Is barrels day.
Garner & Afford have finished rigging
Up at their No. on the Mendinghall
lease and started to spud on Tuesday.
The well is. probably two or three hun
dred feet deep noW.
The Carter Oil Company is drilling
at 400 feet at their No. s on the William
Day farm and will commence spud-
ding to-day at their No. on the same
lease. The location for No. has been
made and the rig will be started the
ing placed on the ground this after
noon.
The Little Muskingum Oil Company
has made the location and is building
the rig for their No. on the Dan
Thomas farm. This company has made
the locations for several more wells on
this farm, but they will not be started
until some of the wells they are drill
Ing now have been finished.
The Garter Oil Company is still fish
ing at its Nos. 1 and on the Dan
Thomas 20 acres. 1t looks very much
as though they had couple of plugged
holes there and would have to move
the rigs. Their No. 2 on this lease,
drilled in few days ago is reported to
be good for so barrels a day
The same company has the material
on the ground for the rig for their
No. 4 on this lease, and will start build
ing it to-day. They are also building
the rig for their No. 2 ON the John
Tice and s'ill have it completed by the
first of the week. The location for
No. on the Tice farm has been made
and the rig will be started next week.
Their No. l on the Martha Thomas
10 acres has been completed and is re-