Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-23
Oil News.

Special 10 the Register.
PITTSBURG, Pa, October 22.-The
developments in the lower southwest
fields yesterday were rather common
place. In the Pine Grove district, Wet
eel county, West Virginia, Z. II. Jen-
nings & Bros. completed their No. %
on the l.. S. Hayt farm, and have a
show for q 40 barrel producer. In the
same district. the Philadelphia Com
pany drilled its No. on the Parr-
Sheets farm through the fifth sand. A
small gas pressure developed in the
Gordon formation, but the fifth sand
was barren OF both gas and oil.
In the Elk Fork district, near Con-
way, Tyler county, A. Bruner & Co.
completed their test on the futile heirs
farm and have buster. The location
Is l 900 feet west of the Chester Oil
, Company's No. on the J. w. Fulmer
farm. In the Stringtown district, the
South Penn Oil Company and j. NJ
Guffey & Co. completed No on the
NJ V. Hoge farm, and will have a 10
barrel pumper..
On Richmond run, Wetzel county, the
Kanawha Oil Co pany completed it's
test on Hart brothers farm. through
the Big InJun, and developed light gas
pressure. They are now drilling to The
Gordon.
In Doddridge county, near the Har-
rison county line, the Carter Oil Co.
competed a test ON the Elizabeth Nc
Keown farm and has a 10 barrel pump
er.
In Fink district, Lewis county the
South Penn Oil Company has complet
ed its No. Z, on the Maxwell heirs farm
and has a show for a 80 barrel punper
in the Giants sand In the same dis
trlet, the South Penn drilled In It's No.
6, on the Bridget Tierney larm. ard has
a small pumper. In the Indian Fork
development the same company drilled
in it's No Z, on the w. II. Cox farm, and
has a show for a paying producer.
In Hebron district, tyler county, the
Carter Oil Company's No. ), On the J.
L. Poe farm, is holding up at 100 ber-
rels day, and the Engle Oil Company's
No. |, on the Engie farm, near Middle
bourne. at 80 berrels a day.
In the Whisky Run pool, Richie
county the Associated Producers have
drilled their No. ). on the c. Hensel-
man farm, and have a 80 barrel produ-
Ger in Keener sand. The location Is
LOCO feet southwest of No. 4, on the
saint I..Iul.
On Yellow Creek, Calhoun county, the
Lowther Oh, Company's No | and 2,
on the Tasrill Taylor farm, are produce
ing 800 barrels day.
In the St Mary's district. Peasants
county, Watt Il Anderson have COM
pleted their test on the J. Meanor farm
and have buster. The Monongahela
Oil Company completed it's No IL on
the J. c. Sunderman farm and has
small pumper. Franchott Bros No. 4
on the H. c. Reynolds farm is good for
eight barrels day. The same COM
pany's No. on the q. 7. Riggs farm
is good for % barrels a day. The Log
Cabin Oil Company's No. on part
of the same farm is small pumper.
On the Ohio side, in the Graysville,
development, Monroe county, Fran
chott Bros. & Co. drilled their No 3
on the w. M. McNieee farm and have
a 15-barrel pumper.
In Washington county, near Rinard's
mill, the Carter Oil Company complet-
ed buster in all sands, including the
Berea grit. In the same district the
same company completed a test on
Dickson Bros farm and will have a
small pumper in the Berea formation.
McElhaney G. Holmes completed their
test on the A. Dixon farm and have a
buster. Across the line, in Monroe
county, c. H. Palmer completed No.
on the Oaklin Hall farm and has a
1ucter in tho Rio Iniup cand