The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-12
IN THE OIL FIELDS.
Lewis County Coming to the Front
Again-Judge eo2's Production
has Reached 1900 Barrels a Day.


Again-Judge aoR's Production
Has Reached 1900 Barrels Day.
There is quite a grist of new work
going on in the whiskey Run district.
but nearly all Of 1t is located within the
limits of what is considered defined ter
ritory. Within the past two weeks
several good producers were brought
in, and there were also two or three
busters found.
The CadIz pool IN southeastern Ohio
received discoiored optic this week
by the completion OF the Brecker OIL
Company's test we'll, located upon the
Baker Thompson farm, and which Is
the most extended location to the
northeast from developed territory.
This location was about the only
chance Of an outlet to the
narrow, contracted pool and now that
this has failed the last ray OF hope Of
ever finding the much-hunted for eX-
tension seems to have departed. At
least this is the conclusion Of nearly all
ell-infOrmed oil men. But, notwith-
standing the negative story of the drill
the native operators and land owners
still cling tenRciously to thel' set Opin-
ion that CadIE will yet rise from her
ashes and astonish the trade by bring
ing forth a gusher of the FIRST magni-
tude. The tenderfeet producers at
CadlZ die hard When the well was
completed there was barely q showing
OF oil, but the native company felt san
gulne a liberal shot'would convert the
duster into producer, but the expert
ment failed and their money invested
In dry bob has gone glimmerlng. The
nldn pnFnn1ANaH
well In the CadIz pool this week, on
the Samuel Thompson farm, TO the west
and a little south from production.
which does not look any better than the
Breaker OIL Company's test on the BR-
ker Thompson farm. This venture. too,
is test, and II 1t doesn't prove any bet
ter after IT Is shot than the Breaker
compaHy's well, Il will put a quletus
upon further operations to the south
and west. The Rife farm well, another
experimental venture, still farther to
the south, after a suspension Of opera
lions. IL drilling again. and with rea-
sonable luck should soon get in. This
ls the most important well drilling IT.
the CndIZ pool and when finished the
echo Of the drlll will most likely be
More Work IN Lewis County.
II the Ohio OH company's Thompson
farm well is to be taken az a pointer in
drawing conclusions. Lewis county, w.
Va, lust now IL claiming more Rtten-
tion than for some time in the past
The volume of new work II increasing,
although there has been nothing found
out OF the ordinary to cause this re-
viVal OF operations. II Is not generally
thought by those who are well posted
upon territory in the Weston district
that It will ever produce big wells or
raise big production. The Stiles Bros.
& Company's last well on the Taylor
farm Is not turning out as they would
like to see II, and II Is questionable
whether II will ever make a paying
well. However, farther developments
may change its present status. The
Southern on Company has InauRurated
quite an active campaign and will soon
start three or four wells on the CAM
den tract. Col. James NJ. Guffey has
just recently finished up d very import
ant wildcat venture on the big tract
owned by Judge BTannOn, and at this
writing IL barren Of results. II mas
been drilled almost 900 feet and unless
Mr.. Guffey changes his present inten-
lions. the well Will be drilled about $50
feet deeper and II paying oil Ia not
found the hole will be abandoned and
the stun carted to another location. In
this well, according to the contractors
record. the fifth sand was encountered
at a depth Of 2,5iO feet, which was very
shallow, but what there was OF II Ia
said to be open and pebly, but no sign
o. oil was found.
The Wolf Summit pool, In Harrison
county. this week has made fine re.
cord and three or four producers good
for over one hundred barrels each, were |
brought In. Judge Con. who Is 0perat- |
ing his own farm, Is meeting with the |
best OF luck. and has the largest pro-
ductlon. perhaps, Of any individual pro-
ducer In the pool. Yesterday he COM
pleted No. TO- which started on at over
one hundred barrels day, and brought |
his production up to over 1900 barrels /
every twenty-fOur hours. The South |
Penn oil Company, close second In |
production to Judge Con. also CONE
pleted No. I. p. @. Williamson, and
found 1875 barrel well on the start on.
Washington county, Ohio. Ia coming |
TO the front In good shape, The Scott
town district this week brought forth |
the biggest well found In any section
for some time. The spoutcr Ia the prop
erty OF the Carter oil Company and liz
located upon the Daniel Day farm. A
few days since this we'll was drilled IN
to the Big Injun and showed IN for M,
ordinary producer. and the comnRnv
thought they had found all there waa 10
be had. But before taking down tbe
tools, they concluded to run Rnott,e,,
screw. which, to their great surnrIso
and all other producers In this nooi in
creased ltS production to twentv.bSr-
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