Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-30
OIL OPERATIONS.

Special to the Register.
PTrTSBURG, Pa, August 29.-ln the
fifth sand development north OF Beails
Mills, Lewis county, w. Va. the South
Penn Oil Co. and j. NJ. Guffey & Co.
have drilled in their No. 8 on the j. w.
Cox farm and have a 30 barrel produc-
er. One mile southwest Of the ftn
sand development on Indian Fork the
South Penn Oil Co. has completed i.s
test well on the NJ. c. Collins location
on Jones Run and has Is barrel
pumper from the fifth sand. While the
well is light producer it shows an eA-
tension to the Indian Fork development
and opens up new possibilities for the
fifth sand territory in that part OF Lew
is county. In the lower end of the
Wolf Summit field, Harrison county,
the South Penn Co. has completed its
No. on the george Albright farm AID
has 30 barrel producer. Near salem,
the Southern Oil Co. has completed liz
test well on the Asberry Rice farm md
will not have better than a barrel
pumper from the Gordon sand. A
light show of Oil was also developed in
the 30 foot. On Indian Fork, Lewis
county, the South Penn OIL Co. has
shot its No. 6 on the w. s. Kirkpat-
rick farm and has a buster, making
the second that has been encountered
in this development. On Fink Creek
the same company has drilled in It's NO.
6 on the Dennis Conroy farm and has
a show for fair producer. On Laurel
Run, Marion county. Nicely q ShakeiU
have drilled their test we'll on the j.
Armitt farm through the Big lnjrn
sand and have a buster. They are now
drilling to the Gordon sand. The loca-
ton is west of the same companys
producer on the Musgrove farm. In
the Pine Grove district. Wetzel county.
the South Penn Oil Co.'S No. 4 on the
w. J. Criswe.l farm is holding up at
$50 barrels day and p. II. Jennings &
Bros No % on the l.. S. Hoyt farm
at 270 barrels a day. The South Penn
Oil Co. has drilled in its test well on
the A. Yeager farm in the Germany
district. Marshall county and two
miles northeast Of the Garner pool Il
Wetzel county, into the Gordon and
has a show OF oil. In this, as in the
Cameron district, still farther to the
northeast, the status Of a well as :, pro-
Queer cannot be determined until It
has been shot. The same company's
Joseph Utter No /, when drilled in
few days ago, showed for light well,
but a. shot turned it into SO barrel
prodtfGer The first twenty-four hours af-
ter it had been given dose OF the
high explosive fluid. On McKim creek,
Lafayette district, Peasants county,
the American OIL Development Co. has
the rig for a test well on the J. b. Ma
son farm. on ellison Run, Union district
Gaffney & Co. are building the rig for
No. on the Parker heirs farm. On
Goose Greek, Richie county. Sugarton
& Co. are due in the sand at a test well
on the Gage estate. On Bonds Creek,
Henning & Co. are due in the sand at
test wei, on the Thomas Dye farm.
On Spring Fork, Center district, Cal
houn county. Godfrey Cabbott is drill
ing a test well on the J. A. Wilson
farm. Four wells in this development
have been shut down and will be abap-
doned. In the shallow sand territory
near Chester Hill, Morgan county, O.,
G. Selby have completed
their No. 4 on the S. N. Smith farm and
have a show for a small well.