Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-31
OIL OPERATIONS


PITTSBURG, Pa, August 30.-West
of Blacksville. Monongalia county, w.
Va. the South Penn Oil Company has
completed its 20. l or the Accha Eddy
farm and has a producer that placed
100 barrels to it's credit the first "a
hours. The well is still drilling and a
second pay is expected. While this is
No. | on the order that the locations
were made on this farm, some six or
eight good producers have beer COM
pleted since it was made, operations
having commenced on the farm last
year. In the same development the
South Penn Oil Company's No. 2 on
the Elizabeth Wiley farm is holding up
at 125 barrels a day. In Union dis
trict, Tyler county, J. t. Jones has
drilled his No. 3 on the j. B. Stewart
farm through the Cow run sand and
has a buster in that formation and Is
now drilling to the lower sand. In the
Whisky ran development, in Richie
county, the Associated Producers Oil
Company has drilled in its No.. A on
the C.. Henselman farm and has q show
for a 20-barrel producer from the
Keener sand. This location is 800 feet
west of No. 3 on the same farm. In
the same ~-istrict Garland & Co. have
put their test we'll on the M. Lambert
farm to pumping and : is producing
five barrels a day from the Keener
sand. When drilled in this well was
thought to be L buster. In the Burning
Springs district, Writ county, Steel
smith & Co. have completed their No.
5 pumper from the Cow run sand. No.
s on the same farm has been complet-
ed and is a buster. In the same dis
trict the Bridgewater Gas Company
has completed its No. 8 on the j. s.
swisher farm and failed to get an oil
producer but has a good gasser in the
Big Intun sand. On Yellow creek, Cen
ter district, Calhoun county, j. M. Cuff
fey & Co. have drilled their No. l on
the Samuel Ayres farm to the Berea
grit and have a show for a 15-barrel
producer in that formation. This well
was formerly a small producer in the
CAN'T sand. and the fact that 1t is a
producer in the lower stratum makes
it of some little importance to lease
holders in that district. In the shallow
sand development in Monroe county.
the Henderson Oil Company a drilled
in it's No. Is on the M. A. Kellar FARM
The we'll is producing 80 barrels a day.
In the Bull creek development. II. Suhr,
trustee, has drilled No. 5 on the
Sharp farm through the Big Injun sand
and has a buster in that formation.
On Ben's run, Peasants county, G.. f.
Hosford & Co. have completed NO. IL
on the Reymann Brewing Company's
farm and has a show for a 75-barrel
producer. In the same development
Zahniser & Warner have drilled in their
No. 10 on the A. J. Doty farm and have
a show Tor a 25-barrel producer. Cper-
atoms in this district are quite active
and operators are having very good
success. Twenty wells were complet-
ed during the month, and of that num-
Der but three were busters. The sew
enteen producing wells gave 610 barrels
new production. On the Ohio side, in
the north end of the Graysville devel-
opment in Monroe county, Samuel
Galley e Co. have drilled in their No.
8 on the Spencer McMullin farm and
have a show for a 40 barrel producer.
In the Wolf creek development, in
Morgan county, Hochstetter and the
Southwestern Petroleum Company's
Nos. 90 and 80 IN the J.. p. Hoon farm.
are holding up at 100 and 1875 barrels a
day respectively. The Kee-Wan-Nee
Oil Company's No. 10 on the s.. j.
Henry farm is still producing 100 bar
reIS a day.