The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-12

county are picking up. while the expsr-
les. ~ -
Greene county, Pennsyiyani@ tits
week produced several guod-hi2fd Wells.
but the lOng-expeoted development OF
new prolific pool Is as FAR away ~ ever.
The South Penn OIL Company, Who are
the heaviest operators in Greens {coun-
ty. drew several handsome prizes
ranging in production from llftS 10 ons
hundred barrels a day. i
The developments to the nOrth from
the old Stout field in DoddridRe tbunty
West Virginia, made rather a nor rer
cord and were mostly small Fifaira
One or two experimental weils3 WORE
finished up, but their record as d
dusty one. ~
The Whiteman farm well. In Hnrri-
son county, West Virginia. in the Wal
lace district. is still maintaining its re-
markable production OF four hundred
barrels n day. At this writing the
South Penn OIL Company has another
well on the Ashcroft farm about one
mile 10 the northeast from the big well.
This is purely test well and the re-
suit is awaited with more than Ordi-
nary interest. This venture is being
drilled In on the quiet and the owners
evidently propose 10 know what they
have found before the pablieY rs ac-
quainted with the facts. II the South
Penn people should find In thefVenture
a duplicate OF the Whiteman farm well
a large tract of prolific territory will
surely be opened up. .S
The big Mills tract, Wetzel county,
West Virginia, produced another glIsh-
err this week and is the largest well in
oildom to-day. The venture Is the sole
property of the Kunawha OIL Company
and Is making a production OF $50 bar
rels day. II cannot be classed in the
category of wildcats, nor Is Il an exper-
mental well, as Its location is within
the lines OF defined territory. Il was
the general verdict OF the talent that
1t would be well, but no one thought
that a thirty barrel-an-hou. well
would be developed. This is Gordon
sand venture, and shows beyond doubt
the richness of this formation, and
maintaining the large daily average. A
few new wells of this calibre will bring
the new production to a high figure.
In the same county on Woods Run.
the South Penn OIL Company found n
handsome producer on the'J. A. LRnty
farm. The first twenty-four hours the
well made nearly three hundred barrels
and is still making two hundred and
forty barrels day
Wolf SUBMITS record this week Is by
no means a brilliant one. All ornearly
all the wells completed In defined terri
tory were small producers, while sew
eral test ventures proved either fall
ures or small producers.
Ten or dozen wells were completed
this week in the shallow sand dlggings
In Dian q nd With t1V0f nF1n
exception all were small affairs. The
exception noted Is the. Snee & Miller
well, located upon the ]. c. Cotton
farm and which Is credited with a
production of fifty barrels day.
Operations In the oil fields OF Kan
sas and Tennessee have been progress
ing since early spring without the de-
velopment OF a single paying we'll on
the contrary. eight or ten wells have
been completed in each state and
large acreage of territory condemned.
In Tennessee several good gRssers
were found, but no oil encountered TO
speak Of.
Late reports from the Texas oil field
says the Corsfcana pool is not looking
as well as In the past few months. The
old producers are beginning ito rshOw
the white feather while nearly ALT he
advanced wells came in rank busters.
The old Garner pool has received a
decided set back by the completion Of
n brace OF busters to the southwest OF
the old development. 1t was in this di-
rectlon' that an extension was hoped
for, and in fact confidently looked for
by the best Informed of the talent. All
of these wells were drilled by the South
Penn OIL Company and located upon
the PauSh farm, and the other one
was owned by Slender & Company To-
Gated on the Huggins property The
first party, however. evened up mat
tiers by scoring Il, one hundred barrel !
well on the Henry, Garner farm. This !
week tho Eolihsa oh Company sornplvt
ed avery important test well. located
one and three-quarter miles to the |
northeast from the Garner develop
ments and was dry in all formations.
There was n little show OF oil in the
Gordon in this venture, Rhd It was
thought possible that producer might |
he made out OF It by administering a
liberal shot, but the fates were against
any such results, as shot made no I'M
provement. THE SCOUT.
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