Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-19
Oil News.
snecIal to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PITTSBURG, Pa, October 1S.-On
Middle Island creek, Ellsworth district,
Tyler county, the Engle OIL Company
has a show for good producer at their
No. on the Charles Engle farm. The
we'll was drilled in last night and be-
ban to fill up with fluid. 1t looks ike
a so barrel producer from the Keener
sand. 1t is located 500 feet from NO.
1 on the same farm, which is still pro-
ducing so barrels day. No. is the
first well completed since the original
producer came in showing oil in pay
ing quantities. Six wells In all have
been drilled in. -Four We're failures.
In the Buffalo Run district, Wetzel
county. the Kanawha Oil Company has
completed and shot its No. 81 on the
John Mills farm and has 80 barrel
producer from the Gordon sand. Near
Stewart Station, Tyler county, II. l..
Smith & Co. have drilled in test on
the Asa Michael farm and have show
for 25 or 80 barrel producer. North
of Bealrs Mills, in the Fifth sand pool.
Lewis county, the Sou-h Penn OH
Company has completed No. ii on the
II. r. Reynolds farm and has 20 bar
rel producer. In the Sand Fork deVel-
ppment. j. NJ Guffey & Co. have COM
pleted their No. IA on the James Null
lady farm and will not have better
than a 10 barrel pumper. In the north
ern end OF Richie county, the Carter
Oil Companys No. on the u. Flana-
gan farm is causing surprise by the
way il is holding up its production.
There is quite good showing of new
work starting in this dictrict. In
Whisky Run district. Richie county,
the Miller Farm Oil Company has drill
ed its No. on the w. G. Miller farm
through the Keener sand and has
buster in that formation. 1t is located
500 feet west of their No. on the
same farm.
In the shallow sand territory, Wood
county, the Henderson Oil Company
drilled No 8. j. Young farm. through
Cow Run sand, have producer good for
40 barrels per day. Same district, ].
II. johnson & Co. completed No. 2 on
the J. r. Johnson, Jr.. farm and will not
have better than 10 or 10 barrel pump
err in same formation. 1t Is now THOUGHT
best part of This rather rich extension
to the old field has been pretty fully
defined. New wells coming in light oC
casionally and buster operations now
declining. SisterSville operators keep
Ing their eyes on new development on
Ohio side, Washington county. A well
likely to attract attention is located on
Robert Ames farm, Mill Creek owned
by Thomas Afford When mentioned
fast week it rated as a 20 barrel pro
ducer in the Big lnjun sand, but since
the we'll is pumping 35 barrels oil daily
Considerable activity is in U1e vicinity:
half a dozen wells started in radius Of
half a mile. In Jewett district Harri-'
son county, Mcintyre Creek Oil and Gas
Company drilled in test well on c. Heise
farm has buster. Three-fourths of a
mile southwest of the producer on ".
e D. Spruens farm, Leasure & Co.
drilled in test on Mrs. Paris farm and
is reported showing for 10 or Is barrels
per day. Location is some distance in
advance Of development; may show ex-
tension If as good as reported.
TOLEDO. o., Oct. 1S.-Arrangements
are now being perfected for the great
est organization ever known in the bis
tory of crude oil
The only organized body of oil men
in the United States is the Western
Oil Mems Association. located in this
city, At the annual meeting in Janu-
airy the association will reorganize I'M
der the name Of the National Oil Men
Association. with headquarters in this
city The present name Is not appro-
pirate therefore the name will be
changed so as 10 cover the petroleum
fields CT the United States, Canada and
Mexico. Subordinate lodges will be Or
sanized in every town in the country
where membership above twenty can
be secured. The towns selected in
Ohio are Toledo, Cleveland Cincinnati
Bowling Green, Cygnet Gibsonbmg,
Woodville, Prairie Depot, Fostoria
Rising Sun, Pemberville, North Balti-
mos, Findlay, Lima, 81. Mary's. Celina,
Wapakoneta. Spencerville Marietta
Barnesyi.le. Corning. Scio Tifin and
other suitable places; in Indiana,
Montpelier Marion, Warren. Van Bu-
rem Hartford City, Geneva. Camden,
Muncie. Portland. Alexandria aad In
dianapolis are listed far branches; in
Pennsylvania, Butler, Pit sburg. Oil
City. Franklin. Titusyille, Bradford.
fidioute, Warren, Clarion, Zelinpole,