Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-12
OIL. OPERATIONS.

| Special TO the Register.
PITrsBuRG, Pa, October 1.-The
Little Germany" district In MARSHALL
county, West Virginia, is shaping up in
a way that makes the outlook for an ex-
tension quite promising. the South
Penn Oil Company has drilled In Its
No. 2 on the BREEDING heirs farm. and
! has producer That Is flowing at the
/ rate of 100 barrels day from the Corr
don sand. 1t Is now quite certain thai
/ the producing territory will extend to
the east The well just drilled in is the
| best so far in the Little Germany"
district. In the same district the
Eclipse Oil Company will be due In the
sand in a short time at its No. on the
JOS Fro'hnappel farm. The same COM
pany has made the location for No. on
the same farm.
On Middle Island creek Ellsworth
district. Tyler county, w. Va, the En-
gle OIL Gompany's No. l on the Engie
farm Is holding up at SO barrels day.
As yet this Is the only producer in this
locality. The same company will be
due In the sand with No. 3 next week.
Near Stewart Station. Tyler county.
Frank Holden has drilled his No. 4 on
the e. G. Parker farm through the Cow
Run sand.
In the Stout district. Doddridge coun-
ty. the Carter Oil Company has COM
pleted its No. on the William Will
liams farm, and has show for small
well, not better than five barrels day,
in the Gordon. The location Is 900 feet
north Of No | ON the same farm.
In the Riffee district, the Carter OIL
Company has completed its No. 2 on the.
Mary X. Starkey farm and will not have
better than barrel pumper.
In the Fink district, Lewis county,
the South Penn OIL Company's No.
en- the Maxwell heirs farm, Is holding
up at 1870 barrels day and is the only
one In this district now producing 100
or more barrels q day,
In the Gantz sand development, on
Yellow creek, in Center district, Cal
houn county, the Lowther Oil Co. has
drilled in its No. on the j. Metz farm
and will have some kind of producer
The indications are not so good as on
the Depew farm. The location is in
side of defined limits.
In the Petroleum district, Richie
county. Jonas Stutler have drilled In
their No. 2 on the Wood county petro-
leum tract and have 10 barrel pro-
Queer in the salt sand.
On Ben's run, Union district, Pleas
ants county, Schlagel & Frieds No.
on the VIM. Johnson farm is holding
up at 1870 barrels day. This ia now
the most active development in the
shallow sand territory In this county.
Schlagel 4 Fried are drilling and
starting six wells on the Johnson
farm.
me operators in the territory neas
Lewisvilie. on the Ohio side. in Mon
roe county. are having trouble to pick
winner. In the vicinity of the Big
Lime producer on the Spirey farm still
producing more than 125 barrels a day
a determined search has been made to
find an outlet and failure has been the
result A few days ago Galley & Co.
drilled in 40-barrel producer on the
hester farm. located one and a half
miles southwest and thought the. proper
course had been found.
The theory does not seem good for
the reason that j. Fl. Caldwell has just
drilled in test well on the John Deu-
bold farm. located on direct line be-
tween the two producers and has dus-
ter in the Big Lime.
At Chester Hill, Morgan county,
Trimblin & Co. have completed test
well on the t. Emmons farm and have
a buster.
Deems, Snodgrass & Co. have COM
pleted test on the S. H. johnson farm
with the same result. and the South
western Petroleum Co. had no better
luck at its No. 8 on the T. j. Edgerton
farm.