The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-06
IN THE Oh FIELDs.

The Jarviviile and Wolf Summit de-
velopment. in Harrison county, ". va.
leads all others in point Of activity IN
the deep sand territory IN the lower
southwest. The South Penn on Conn
pany. Judge Nathan COT, the Indepen-
dent on Company. and ]. N. euftey are
tie developers Of this Geld. The first
named company has about thirty
strings Of tools running and win keep
matters moving in that locality during
the winter months. The oil Is found in
the Big InJun sand at depth Of from
$3.50 to $500 feet. Twenty barrels day
would be a conservative estimate oft he
average production from the wells
when first completed. A few. however,
have gone about one hundred barrels a
day.
The South Penn OIL Company drilled
Ia It's No. II on the Hiram Lynch farm,
located in the Wolf Summit end Of the
development and has producer good
for one hundred barrels a day. Num-
Der IS on the same farm. will be due
next week. Judge Cons Nos. and 5.
on his own farm, will be due about the
same time, no. 8, the first well drilled
by him on his property. Is holding up at
one hundred barrels q day and Is more
than two months old. The Judge has
three wells drilling and three rigs up on
his farm and promises to develop into
quite an oil producer, Notwithstanding
the first two wells drilled on his place
by the South Penn Oil Company proved
busters.
IN the shallow sand territory. near
Hebron. Tyler county. the American
Development Company and the South
Penn OIL Company have drilled In their
test well on the Newton Steele farm
and have twenty barrel producer from
the Cow Run sand.
In Elizabeth district, Writ county.
Richardson & Paden have completed
their No. on the S. n. Bumgardner
farm and have buster. making four Of
that kind as against three producers on
that farm.
In Burning Springs district Roberts
Bros. have drilled their No. sc on the r,
o. tract through the Cow Run sand and
have q small producer, not good for
more than five barrels day.
In Clay district the Kister OIL COM
pany have drilled No. 3, Klster. through
the sand formation and has about the
same kind Of q producer.
In the Newport district on the Ohm
side, In Washington county. Clark &
Company have drilled in a test we'll on
the Delong farm. located LOCO feet north
Of the N. Lorentz farm production and
have o producer OF the doubtful kind. II
anything, It VIII be very light.
II the Chester Hill shallow sand ter
ritory. In Morgan county. Wooden &
Company have completed test well on
the John farm and have duster. OPP
eFations in this district have declined
somewhat. It is the cheapest Of any to
operate In this territory. but too many
dry holes are not desirable at any
price.
At sclo, R. Hogue has completed his
No. IS on his own farm and has finished
his lightest producer-about a five bar
rel pumper. The completion OF one or
two more wells viii wind up operations
on this farm. II consists OF 100 acres
and almost fifty wells have been drill
ed on the property and not a duster out
Of the entire number. Owing to the
railroad right Of way running through
the farm and line Of wells drilled on
either side Of 1t made 1t necessary to
drill ten or fifteen more wells than
would have been the case under other
conditions. Crowding farm lines was
| another feature surrounding this prop
erty, but In the long run Mr.. Hogue VIII
come out ahead Of the game by operat-
ing the farm on his own account rather
than to have leased at q good bonus and
an eighth royalty. The production Of
the field Is steadily declining and the
| number AZ wells m tOWn lnfs and Rmall
lots are worth no more than the value
placed on the rig and machinery. The
/ wells drilled on the railroad rights OF
way will be the next to go to the Junk
pile.
AT Cadlz, Harrison county. scribner
& Company have completed a test we'll
on the Kane farm and will have a four
or five barrel well. 1t has been shot.
Wallace & Company have completed n
| test on the Warren farm and have a
duster. f. W. Rolfe & Company have
about completed q test on the Cope
land farm, with the same result.