Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-02
OIL N EWS.


10y & McMullen have drilled in their
No. on the Remenschneider farm,
about mile and a half from Scott
Town, and will have producer good
for not less than 20 barrels day.
This firm bought two old wells from
the Royal Gas Co. some years ago
and one location from these wells
they have drilled in good producer.
Altenberg & Co. will be due in the
Big Injun sand at their No. on the
Gallaher farm about Friday. If the
we'll is dry in that formation it will be
drilled deeper to the Berea Grit.
Fertig & McCandlish have drilled in
their No. 2 on the Watson Bros. %
acres in the northeast extension OF
Elk Run, and will have a producer
good for about So barrels day.
The Little Muskingum Oil Company
is drilling at 500 feet at their NO. 4
on the Martha Thomas farm.
Shay & McMullen are building the
rig for their No on the Taught farm
north of the Tice we'll of the Granite
Oil Company, and will start to spud
the first of the weSk.
The Little Muskingum Oil Company
mas COulplGl6u tilG lis Lol th@Ai @NO'
on the Dan Thomas farm and are now
rigging up. This well will be started
spudding the first of next week.
Henderson & Co., of Marietta, made
the location a couple of days ago, and
yesterday started to build the rig for
their No. 2 on the Miller farm. The
rig will be completed the latter part
of the week when spudding will be
started.
Garner & Afford are drilling at 900
feet at their No. ON the Mendinghall
lease.
The Carter Oil Company is making
preparations to drill two more wells
in the vicinity of Scott Town, one on
the Thomas farm and the other one
on the Mckee farm. The rig for their
well on the Thomas farm is about
completed, while that on the Mckee
will be started spudding to-day or to-
morrow.
The Carter Oil Company has the
rig up for their No. / on the Tice farm
about one and quarters of mile
east of the old well drilled in some
time ago on the Hanlon farm. The rig
will be started in a couple of days, the
timbers being placed on the ground
to-day.
The same company have been COM
PEELED to shut down their No. L on the
Watson farm ON account of the lack of
water. Water has been very scarce
in this neighborhood for some time
and the most of the operators have
been compelled to run only during the
day. The rain of yesterday will help
it considerably and they may now be
able to drill the we'll in without further
trouble.
Kennedy, Lawrence & Co. have made
the location and will start the rig in
a couple of days for their No. l on the
Schoen lease located little to the
northeast of the Child's & Co.'S Berea
Grit we'll on the Watson farm.
The Henderson Oil Company, COM
posed of some of the most prominent
operators in the vicinity of Marietta,
has been making arrangements to
drill a large number of wells on their
holdings in the Elk Run territory.
This company has lot of territory ly
ing south of the Watson Bros. farm
and on this they have made the loca-
tions for about twenty wells, all of
which will be drilled this summer.
The Carter Oil Company has made
the location for a well on the Louis
Miller lease, located northeast of the
well recently drilled in on the Hand
Ion.
The Henry Oil Company will start
their No. 2 on the Musser farm the
latter part of the week.
The Hill Oil Company has made ar
rangements whereby they will take
the Feisle farm from Mcintyre, Cush-
ing Cusck & Co., and will drill it for
one-half interest. The farm is To-
Gated northeast of the Rice we'll on
the Gartlan Oil & Gas Company, and
is about 1000 feet in advance of pres
ent developments
The Henry Oil Company has made
the location for a we'll on the A. Kalb
farm, a little ahead of DEVELOPMENTS
to the northeast of the Elk Run Berea
Grit development.
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