Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-14
SOME GOOD ONES.
MonongalIa County Shows Up
Very Well.

Almost a Monopoly In Big Oil Wells
Drill Has Revealed many Surprises
Work in Other Counties Being Done
by Wildcatters aud on Well. Defined
Territory.
The feature of the past week that
was farthest reaching in oil circles
was the reduction of the credit bal
ance market to the quotation Of three
weeks ago, when it was advanced
from 81. % TO $1.27. The 2-cent cut
developments. The drill will be kept
busy in all fields, and the search for
new producing territory will be con-
tinued with the same relentless ener-
gy.
There is no scarcity Of undeveloped
producing territory at present, but at
the same time operators are putting
forth every effort to accomplish that
end, and by the time they shall have
succeeded the answer to the oft-re-
peated query. "Where is the next
field going to be?'' will be answered
West Virginia, no doubt, holds the
secret, but the main thing to deter
mine is whether or not it lies in adj
vance, to the south and southwest of
present producing limits. Much Of
the wildcat work now under way is
based on that theory but past efforts
in that direction have not brought
the desired results. It will be well
to remember, however, that there is
no fears of sudden growing scarcity
of the hjgh-grade article.
The probability of Harrison county,
w. Va, furnishing any considerable
amount of production was not serous-
~ considered two years ago, but dur
ing that time it has forged to the
front, and is now the first county in
Importance as to new production and
the amount of work doing. Nor is
that all. 1t shows more undeyeloped
producing territory that looks promis-
ing than all Others combined. There
are those who refuse to revise their
opinion of Lewis county, despite the
fact that many disappointments
have been marked up against it ia the
past II months. There is some COM
fort in knowing that duster in I'M
tested territory condemns but little
more than one location, and, with
miles separating them, leaves posi-
hilities intervening. Many valuable
leases have been condemned and sur
rendered on account of a few dry holes
to find later that the experimental
wells had been drilled to one or the
other side of the producing sand.
The most discouraging discovery to
the wildcatter is failure to find the
producing formations. Its claimed
that such has been the case with a
large number of the test wells drilled
in advance to the south and south
west of the producing area.
During the past week the north
development, in Monongalia county,
had almost monopoly in getting
large producers. Three wells were
completed, two on the r. and e. Bell
farms, and each credited with start
ing at 10 and 20 barrels an hour. In
the same locality the South Penn Oil
Company drilled in test on the j.
Muriner farm, which started at 25
barrels an hour. This deep-sand
streak has been somewhat peculiar
Starting on Campbell's run, Develop
ments nave been carried northeast
for distance of more than nine miles.
Several times it was thought when
small producer came in, that the end
was in sight, only to find gushers
again by jumping over the hard places
in the sand and following up, the
northeast course. The South Penn
company seems to have found an open
sand, and more good producers in the
vicinity OF those mentioned are due
this week. West of Blacksyille,
Greene county, the South Penn COM
pany drilled in a second test on the
L. Yeager farm and got another good
producer. This is promising territory
and with increased operations should
bring corresponding increase in new
production.
There is still creditable showing
of large producing wells that are
making 100 or more barrels day.
Monongalia, Wetzel and Tyler coun-
ties claim the largest number of them.
The undeveloped territory near Wal
lace, Harrison county, should fur
nish new lot before the end of the
month.