The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-13

showing most remarkable staying quar-
tiles, number Of them making over
one hundred barrels a day.
The Wolfe Summit developments in
Harrison county. is now the center Of
attraction in the southwest district and
is gradually rolling up quite a produce
tlon. The percentage OF failures Is
small for the amount Of work done.
while the high average callbre Of the
producer is remarkable.
The week has brought forth nothing
new in the Cadis development. Much
interest is centered in the test well now
drilling on the Infrmary farm, two and
one-half miles northwest from devel-
opments. During the week the Bricker
oil Company brought in the No. John
Bricker. and after shot the well start
ed of at the rate of twenty barrels q
day. The old Bricker No. !, which
opened up the pool. is still making the
remarkable production Of ninety-hve
barrels day; an ohlcIal guage.
An inglorious attempt during the
week was made by the bear element to
boom new well, drilled by the Elcho
OH Company, located four miles north
and two miles west of sharpsburg, in
the southwestern part Of Ross town
ship, Allegheny county. Much was
made of little, and after all the ado the
venture turned out only small affair;
one of no special consequence. The well
is located practically in the limits Of
the old third sand development, and at
best Is no better than any Of the old
wells, and not as good as some Of them.
when first struck. The producer need
entertain no fears from the third sand
work In Ross township.
Attention is called to the deep sand
developments in MonongalIa county,
West Virginia, on Flat Run. In the
past the Gordon formation has been
looked to to supply the big end Of the
new production and maintain the large
daily average. For some time this ter
rltory has been falling OF in the pro-
ductlon OF big wells; until now they
have become rare thing. And this is
not all. The old wells are falling of at
a pace little dreamed OF six months ago,
and the territory along the line is
showing waning tendency. Reports
for some time from the Flat Run dis
trlct show that only small producers
can be obtained, while the number Of
failures has also increased. A well
that @ill now start of at ten barrels an
hour is considered gusher, when in
Flat Runs palmy days 1t was regard
ed as only ordinary. There may yet be
found several average producers on the
east side Of the developments, and II
these possibilities eventuate into a re-
atty 1t viii about wind up the doings
Of consequence on Flat Run, unless
unexpected things should intervene to
change logical conclusions. The vol
ume Of work has materially fallen of
and careful count of the wells drill
ing and rigs building and ready for the
drill will not exceed a dozen, which,
compared with operations in the past,
presents an insignificant record.
And so have operations in the north
east extension at Elk Fork pool, In
Tyler county, dwindled down to mere
nothing. The good territory that 1t
was contidentially expected would be
developed in advance of production,
failed to connect, and since the drill
set its seal of condemnation upon the
dlgglngs but little If any work is
starting. 1t looks as II the northeast
extension has been drilled to finish.
The Conway district, too, stands In
about the same light and nothing more
can reasonably be looked for there.
Some time ago these two developments
were counted upon to furnish con-
siderable more new production, but the
drill has slgnally failed to make good
the predictions. THE SCOUT.