Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-28
Oil News.

Special to the Register.
PITTSBURG, Pa, October 27.-The
number and size of the wells completed
in the lower southwest fields during the
past week was above the average for
some months They were not confined
to any particular locality, but extended
to all fields under development. None
of the new strikes could be elassed as
gushers, neither did any have the dis
tinction of opening new pools or show
ing an appreciate extension to any of
the old developments. In some of the
lower southwest counties new impetus
has been given wild-catting in territor-
les not hitherto considered seriously
in the scramble for new producing ter
ritory. The almost utter failure of
what at one time looked like promising
territory has stimulated work in the
old fields, and at the present time there
is not pool in the whole lower south
west capable of furnishing a produce
ton of any size that is not being
worked to the limit. The approach OF
winter is one reason for the strenuous
efforts being made to increase produc-
ton Those familiar with the condi
ton of the country roads in West Nir-
ginia and southeastern Ohio appreciate
the increased expense attached to get
ting material and supplies into the
fields If they are located at any dis
tance from the railroads.
There are still other reasons for
pushing the drill with unusual energy.
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and the favorable outlook for a future
appreciation in values and the relative
position OF production and consump-
ton, as shown by the runs and ship
ments indicate that for months the
stocks have been drawn to meet the
demand for high grade crude in the
month now drawing to a close. Ship
ments of Pennsylvania oil have eX-
ceeded the runs by more than 100000
barrels and even the Lima and Indiana
shipments have exceeded the runs by
10000 barrels. With the reports of all
pipe lines incomplete, it can be still
stated that the reduction of stocks dur
ing October will reach between 400 600
and 500 600 barrels.
In the lower southwest fields, during
the past week the best strike recorded
was the Philadelphia Company's No
Is, on the John Mills tract. in Rich
wood run, Wetzel county, w. Va. 1t
is located in old territory and gets its
production from the Gordon sand. A
week after being drilled in it produced
| 225 barrels in the first twelve hours.
The Carnegie Natural Gas Company
also got a 1870 barrel producer in the
Smithfield district. in the same county
In point of strictly new work, partly
of an experimental nature, Marshall
county w. Va, takes the lead
In the Little Germany" and Cam
| eron districts, northeast of the Garner
J pool. Wetzel county, there are wells
| drilling and rigs up. The South Penn
Oil Company is drilling, and ten are
test wells. The company's well on the
Alley-Lewis farm, three miles north
east of the Little Germany" develop
ment is producing more than 100 bar
rels a day. and in the vicinity of this
strike is the greatest number of test
wells drilling.
| North of Beall's Mills, Lewis county.
| w. Va, and on Indian Fork. Gilmer
| county. operations are again increas-
ing. More than forty wells are drilling
4, and rigs up are credited to these two