Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-24
OIL OPERATIONS.
Special to the Register.


PITTSBURG Pa. September 23.-In
Calhoun county, located three miles south
west OF the producers in Yellow Creek,
the Otto OIL Company has completed and
shot its test well on the Matthew Belts
farm and has a 1o-barrel pumper in the
salt sand.
North of Bealrs Mills and inside OF de-
fined limits the South Penn Oil Company
and j. n. Guffey & Co, have completed
their No. on the VIM. Smith farm and
have a producer good for 100 barrels a day.
One half mile west OF Coldwater. Ded-
bridge county, the South Penn Oil Com
pany has drilled in its test we'll on the
d. H. Nicholson farm and has a. buster.
This test will be drilled to the fifth sand
and unless something is developed the
well viii be abandoned.
In the Wallace district. Harrison coun-
ty the South Penn OIL Co. has completed
its No. s on the c. Stark farm and No /
on the F. ]. Bartlett farm. The first will
make small pumper and the last named
is a buster.
North of Salem, Gartlan & Co. have
completed a test well on the Emma Bailey
farm and have 21-barrel producer.
In Doddridge county, the South Penn Oil
Company has completed test well on tho
S. c. Davis farm, located near the same
companyS producer on the Eddy farm.
and will have a 15-barrel pumper from
the Gordon sand
Two miles west of the Riffer producer,
in Doddridge county. the Carter OH Com
pany has completed it's test well on the
E. S. Bosges farm and has a 2O-barrel pro-
Queer from the Gordon.
In the Salem district. Harrison county,
the South Penn Oil Company's No. 2 on
the e z. Smith farm has been completed
and is good for 80 barrels a day
In the Redwood Run district Wetzel
county. the Kanawha Oil Company has
completed and shot its No. IL on the
Jacob Morgan heirs farm and has small
pumper, not good for more than five bar
rels a day.
In the Pine Grove district, the Philadel-
phia Company has completed it's No on
the F. C. Headley farm and has a gasser
in the Gordon sand.
On Ben's Run, Peasants county, the
Liberty Oil Company has completed it's
No IS on the J. Doty farm and has a
buster in the Cow Run sand.
In the shallow sand territory, Wood
county, Charles Amsler has completed
No. on the j. Fl. Thomas farm and has
a light punper. The Eastern Oil Com
pany has rnpleted its No. o on the
Thomas B. Harness farm and has a 10
barrel pumper ". 3. wark & Company
have completed their test well on the W.
Fl. Compton farm and have a duster.
Below Williamstown, Henry & Com
l,anys test well on the J. F. Johnson
farm Is holding up at 21o barrels a day.
Nothing better than small producers are
coming In on the Ohio side in the Chester
IIllI development. in Morgan county. KEEL
ley & Kennedy have completed their No.
on the J. L. Meyer farm and have a
small pumper. The Cumberland On Com
pany's No. 81. Ed. Hopkins farm, and the
Otto oil Companys Nos. l and 2, on the
Thomas Hoops farm are all light
On Wolf Greek, G. C. Best & Company g
No on the z. Russell farm is in and
showing for % or 80 barrels a day.
In the Payne district. Washington coun-
ty Davis Brothers have completed their
No. on the Davis Brothers farm and
have a buster.
In Monroe county, the Carter Oil Com
psny has completed No. on the General
Byers farm and have a small well. The
/ same comDany's No. ! on the Buscher
farm is estimated at five barrels day.
Hovick & Company have completed No.
on the John ZipD farm and have a 10
barrel pumper.