Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-06
o. OPERATIONS.


Special to the Register
PITTS BURG. Pa. October 5.-The
Carter Oil Companys No. on the
Zimri Flanagan farm, in Richie coun-
~. if as God as reported, 100 barrels a
day. is a matter worthy OF note. This
well is 81 owing much better than any
thing ths { has been previously drilled
In that district 1t is Big Injun sand
territory and has not been conspicu-
GUS in tie past.
On Redwood run. Wetzel county.
the Kans wha Oil Company is drilling
its No. II on the Jacob Morgan heirs
farm to the Gordon sand. This well
was dry in the Big Iniun formation,
but hast, show to make producer in
the lower sand
On Rock Run. Peasants county. Nal
lory Bros. & Co. s No 1 on the Girrell
farm is holding up at 10 barrels an
hour fro n the Keener sand.
In Elh sworth district, Tyler county
the Eng Oil Company has given its
No. in he Charles Engle farm small
shot and increased its production from
90 to so barrels day On Elk Fork,
In this district. A. Bruner 4 Co. are
due in the sand at their test well on
the Turf le heirs farm.
The NJ owing Oil Company is drilling
at 500 feet at its No. 5 on the w. II
Rine far N. and on Big Run the Carter
Oil Company has the rig mp for its No
5 on tlrs Beatty heirs farm. In the
same dis !rict, on Middle Island creek.
the Mutual Oil Company is drilling at
900 feet at test well on the George
Thomas farm.
On Ly nm Camp run, Meade district,
Marshall county, Benedum a Co. have
started TO drill at a test well on the
John C.dn farm. In Liberty district.
in the ,same county, the Venture Oil
Company is drilling at 800 feet at its
test wei on the r. j. Dixon farm.
On w hetstone run, the Eclipse Oil
Company is drilling at 500 feet at a
test well on the Jackson p. Yoho farm.
On Choose creek, Grant district,
Richie county. r. G. Gillespie is build
ing the. rig for a test we'll on the Wn.
Terry Farm. In Clay district, Hoeh-
stetter & Co. are fishing at their we'll
on the Jacob Marshall farm.
On Dtay's run. Union district. Pleas
ants cennty, Schlagel Il Fried have
drilled. in their test well on the Robert
Johns farm and have a show for so
barrel producer from the Cow Run
sand. This company has started to
drill at No. and has made the location
for No. on the same farm.
On Elm run. Richie county. Hoeh-
stetter & Co have drilled their No 8
on the J. w. Marshall farm and Will
have a light pumper
On sll creek. Wood county. Ten
nant IL Hochsteter have completed
their Mo. on the William Ingleman
farm d. ad have a small pumper in the
Cow RI IN sand
On tie Ohio side, in the Keener sand
develop ment near Graysyille, Monroe
county, the Fisher Oil Company has
drilled i'm its No. on the Louis Will
liams farm and has a 10 barrel pumper
in the Maxon sand. In the same dis
trict. w. r. Galley e. Co.'S No. | on the
Fred Spirey farm is holding up at lis
barrels a day. and is the only well in
Monroe, county or southwestern Ohio
produce ng at the rate of 100 or more
barrels a day.
In tfs shallow sand territory, near
Chester Hill, Morgan county, the Cum
berlanl Oil Company has completed
it's No. % on the Henry Wagner farm
and hs Is buster. The Octo Oil Com
pany in the same district, has com
pleted its No 3 on the Thomas Hoops
farm Z nd has buster.
On Wolf creek, Murdoch, West &
Co. ha ye completed No. 10 en- the John
Lightr Ter farm and have a show for a
80 bal red well. In the same district
A. ]. Lockard & Co.'S No 4 on the
George West farm. is showing for 20
barrels a day. The same company has
compb eted No. 6 on the John Sheets
farm and has a buster.