Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-26
Oil News.

Special to the Register.
PITTSBURG, Pa, October 25.-In
Smithfield district, Wetzel county. w.
Va, the Carnegie Natural Gas Com
pany have completed test on the l..
B. Ice farm and has a good producer.
The oil was developed in the Big In
jun sand, and the we'll produced 100
barrels the first twenty-four hours.
On Buffalo run, The Kanawha Oil
Company drilled No. SS on the John
Mills tract through the Big Injun and
found nothing in that formation. They
are now drilling to the Gordon.
In the Pine Grove district, E. II. Jen-
nings & Bros. shot No. % on the l.. S.
Hoyt tract, and increased the produc-
ton from 80 to 125 barrels day. The
South Penn Oil Company treated its
No. on the L. E. Dulaney farm the
same way, and increased the production
from one to so barrels day.
In the Little Germany district, the
same companys No. l on the BREEDING
heirs farm is holding up to 100 barrels
day.
In the Salem district, Harrison coun-
ty, the South Penn Oil Company com
pleted Nos. Q and 10 on the NJ. Dawson
farm and has two producers good for
10 and 20 barrels day. respectively.
On Rock Run, Mead district, Tyler
county, Greenlee & Co. drilled No. 5
on the William Baker farm twenty feet
into the big Injun and have a show for
a buster.
On Indian Fork, Gilmer county, the
South Penn Oil Company completed its
No. on the w. H. Cox farm and has
a 20 barrel pumper from the fifth sand.
Nos. 10, II and IL on this farm are
drilling. Guffey, Galley & Trees are
drilling three wells on the +. Elliott
farm and two on the W. L. Thompson
farm.
On Goose creek. Grant district.
Richie county, r. G. Gillespie has a
rig completed for test on the William
Teng farm.
Sullivan & Co. are due in the sand
at a test on the E. S. Nichols farm,
located on Muddy creek, Tyler county.
In yellow Creek, Centre district, Cal
houn county, the Lowther Oil Co. is
due in the sand at test on the J. W.
Taylor farm, on Steer Creek. Sherman
district, Harris & Co., have made a
location and will drill test on the 8.
Stump farm.
The Southern Oil Co. Is drilling at
800 feet at test on the A. J. Runyon
farm. on Triplet run, in Spencer dis
trict.
On the east side Bristoria develop
ment in Greene county, Pennsylvania,
the South Penn Oil Co. drilled No 2,
on the II. S. Grimes farm, into the sand
and has a show for a producer The
well has 1000 feet of fluid in the hole.
In Union district, Wood county, the
South Penn Oil Co. has drilled a test
! on the Z. Johnson farm, through the
/ Berea formation and has a duster
In Monroe county. Ohio, on the Will
son run extension, the Carter OIL Co.
has completed Non on the D. C. Cline
farm, and has 10 barrel pumpsr in the
Big Injun sand Shay, McMullin G.
Co. have completed test on the J. B.
Wilson farm, and have seven barrel
pumper.
In the Jackson Ridge pool. the Fisher
| Oil Co. has completed No. 1, on the
| William Mason farm, and has a buster
The price of plain laid cordage has
been advanced to 111ac, and hawscr ia
IL cents pound. Manufacturers claim
that scarcity Of Manila hemp is the
| primary reason. The visible supply al
!! this time in the United States is but
1104 bales. Same time last year II 600
bales.