Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04
NEVIS o. IAE OIL FIELDS.
tHExERAL IMPORTATION AD0U1
THE OPERATION OF THE
Il DRILL.
1ocATIoH AND PRODUCTION
In the Pools and Likely wildcat Re-
xfons In Ohio and West Virginia.
ACTIVITY MT ST. Marys and in Bel
mont and Jefferson County Fields.

SCIO, O., February s.--The. Philips
OH Co. will put down fourth wen on
the j. N Johnston farm, near Bowers
ton. Several wells viii, be sunk by a
Marietta company, who have leased the
Parker, Crumrive and McLaney farms.
The Gombert Co. have strong gasser,
with some oil, ~on the Amos farm.
Mooney & Co. are due on the Amos
Long farm. The Station Is Co. are
sinking their fifth we'll on the Crosop
farm. The we'll on the Cummins farm
Us to be pumped. A we'll is being sunk
on the Hathaway farm. AT Jewett,
Donaldson is preparing to drin see
ond well on the S. w. Baker farm; his
NO. 1 is making 6 barrels.
Although the Bricker Co. we'll on the
y. B. Thompson farm, is only a Is bar
rel pumper, it opens up new territory
The No. well brought in by the
Bricker Co., has settled down to a solid
400 barrel producer. Orr Bros. are
drilling we'll on the Nupp farm, at
Reimley Crossing.
In Carroll county the Augusta Oil &
Gas Co. drilled IN No 5 at depth Of
875 feet Although there was some
showing of oil it was abandoned. Three
other wells are TO be drilled On the
Wathey Pottorf and De Ford lands.
The fact that some oil was found and
sand found at such depth, is taken to
Indicate that it IS an edge we'll and mean
pool and severa! more wells will show
the dip of the sand
The Spiney well near Fairview, w.
Va, was drilled to 1865 feet and a small
gasser obtained Oil men say the gas
was found in stray sand. and that they
are 80 feet from the Berea yet.
Several wells are due in the Wells
willie field. The production Of this field
is estimated at 500 barrels per week.
Smith No. IL, on the Hammond farm,
is said to be fair producer, though at
first it was said to be a buster. The
sand found was of an unusual consist
ency, like hard limestone. Nos / and
2 Mick are to be pumped.
In Jefferson county the rig and tools
from the McBane farm in Brush Creek
township, were moved to the Leather
burg farm, and well will be drilled.
"A well will be drilled by local people
on the Dinsmore farm on Dry Fork, in
Gross Creek township. Four thousand
acres have been leased near New Alex
andria, and a well is to be sunk on the
Nathan Porter farm, for which the boil
ers and machinery have been hauled On
the ground.
Mary S. Given, of Wellsburg, is asking
$500 damages of the Panhandle, in
a suit in the court at Steubenville, for
Ufu1Rilg OF two wells in the Gould
field by a stream of water the railroad
company diverted.
Special to the Register.
ST. MARY'S w. Va, February g.
The cold weather of the week has So
lidified the deep mud of the roads and
the past two days has been very busy
ones for the teamsters and supply COM
panies. This morning one hundred
teams left the city with supplies for
The different pools surrounding.
A very important test well was COM
pIetCu y6SDeFudy Uil tilS H. L. l-lliuSety
farm near Lyton P. o. 1t showed we'll
In the first Gov run sand and will be
put to pumping. 1t is thought that it
1t will make at least 10 barrels. Being
49, kerritory, gives evidence of the
presence OF new pool. More work
will be started in that vicinity within
few days if the roads continue frozen
up SO that material may be transport
cd to the scene
Nothing further has been learned
concerning the deep well on the Pale
Williamson farm since it was reported
In top of the pay with 800 feet of oil
IN the hole Those who visited the
well report the formation excellent and
take an optimistic view of the situa-
zion, and predict an Injun pool OF con-
siderable magnitude.
In the Cave run pool l.. {. Wilson is
having the timbers placed for d rig on
The James Mcknight farm at Twigg P.
o. This is an important well and will
be observed very closely by the talent.
Greenlee and Steelsmith have COM
pleted their No 10 Friend Wagner,
and have % barrel well. They are
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