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

Wellh Will nave Deen completed, owing
70 the shallow territory, to determine
the situation vita s0na degfes u esf-
tainty. AT all events, II Will be well
for the producer and the trade In gem
ernl to keep weather eye upon the
Gains annex. and not indulge In too
much idle speculation.
To continue the resume OF April work
It is seen by the figures that the great
things expected to mateI1alIze in dry
hole, Green county, Pennsylvania, did
not eventuate into a reality, ana Il re-
mains. rs II always has, IN the prospec-
tive category. Several new wells some
time ago were completed in new terri.
tory and at different points, each OF
which gave promise, and led to the be-
lief that a new pool would be opened
up. But, as other wells were drilled
with this end in View. and all proved a
failure. the bright situation has be-
come rather obscure.
Warrington to the Front.
The Warrington division Of the
southwest, MS usual, was responsible
for large percentage of the new pro-
duetIon as the figures indicate this d.
vision furnished over thIrty-three per
cent Of the total new output. The Sis
tersvitte pool furnished q number OF
good wells, having better average
production than has been shown In this
locality for months. The Stringtown
and adjacent developments too, contrib
uted some fine producers, which helped
In measure to swell the big produc-
tlon. The Big 1ntun developments here
are credited with the bulk OF this OUT
put, and from present indications, It Ia
but fare to say the chances for still
higher production are decidedly good.
SclO, the principal attraction In south
ern Ohio, cut sorry figure in April,
completing only a few small wells and
at the end OF the month, there were
scarcely half a dozen wells drilling and
rigs ready for business. In the middle
field, nothing significant occurred. The
experimental drill was In evidence in
almost every locality within the boun-
daries Of this division, yet nothing new
was unenrthed. There was an increase
in completed wells, as there was also in
new production, compared with the
previous month. About the only thing
worthy Of notice In Venango county,
Pennsylvania. is the discovery of new
well In new territory In the Hamilton
field. which is located near Sandy lake.
This well started on at twenty-five bar
rels day, but has since declined to ten
barrels a day. 1t has been Incentive to
some new work. and in the course of
thirty or sixty days, the drill Will have
uufoldsd an interesting tale. Wolf
Summit made a good record, showing
an increase in new production, MS we'll
US In the volume of new work.
While operations have been and are
still growing in Lewis county, West
Virginia, near Weston, the dlligeHt
search so far for new territory having
proven abortive, and the bright pros
poets and good indications for the OPEN
ing OF n new pool made a year ago,
have been obscured by the many fail
ures since completed. In Lewis coun"
ty, many thousands of dollars have
been sunk in dry holes. without the
production of scarcely single tangible
result.
The Wallace district, in Harrison
county, so far is an unknown quantity,
but basing predictions upon the results
in the Whlteman farm well, 1t looks as
II this section had a future not to be
lightly ignored. This well is now In the
neighbOrhood OF sixty days old, and Ia
still credited with production Of 400
barrels day.
New Developments.
The Wolf Summit pool, Harrison
county, Yves. Virginia, has come to
the front again, with another one hun
dred barrel well, which is located upon
the Con farm. 1t is in old territory and
no Importance is attached to Its ad-
vent. Perhaps the most important
venture completed IN the pool for some
time. Is the test we'll OF the South Penn
oil Company, located in the northeast
extension OF the pool and upon the
Denntson property This venture came
in the beginning of the week, and the
first twenty-four hours, made n pro-
duction of 1870 barrels, according to an
official gauge. It would seem from
these good results, that there Is yet
good sailing to the northeast of old de-
vclopments, and that Wolf SUBMITS
palmy days are not yet ended. The
same party completed another well dur
ing the week. on the Fletcher farm,
which made one hundred barrels the
first day after being shot. This ven
ture. however. is situated in old terri
tory. and is of no especial Importance.
In the shallow sand regions there was
about an even break between the pros
ducers and dry holes completed this
former were OF small cdiiber, while
number OF the latter are in the expert
mental class and have condemned con-
siderable hitherto prospective territory.
The BrInker OIL Company Is still peg
gIng away in the old Brlnker diggings
to the northeast, from the old Cadlz
pool, their last venture resulting In n
twenty or twenty-five barrel well, lo-
Gated on the Samuel RObb property,
Many test wells have been drilled here
to find an outlet to the Brinker deyel-
opments, but up to date. all efforts in
this direction have proven futile, and
the two-for-five pool seems to be con-
fined to its present limited boundaries.
On the Mills Tract.
The big Mills tract in West Virginia,
has made fine record in the past
week. The producers here are noted
for the fine staying qualities, and also
for their large output. The Campbell
Run district, also one of the Mountain
state's best producing localities, has
during the week added several fine
producers to the completed list,
A special from the gusher in ad-
vance OF the Gaines pool. in the north
ern field, at this writing, states that the
big well is on the downward course, and
declining rapidly. 1t requires almost
constant agitation to maintain n large
production, and even this resort is BE-
ginning to have but little effect, and Its
production for the past twenty-four
hours has fallen of seventy-hVe per
cent from its initial output. The own
ers Of the big well have drilled, their
No. I, located on the same farm deeper