C++ tab delimited file to array

Question

Converting a large tcl project into c++ and i am struggling with the simplest tasks. For example, i used to create array of data from my file using the following method.
.debug.t insert end "Reading Well Data\n" ; update
set fileId [open data/$welldat r]
set wcntr 0
set welllist ""
gets $fileId line
while {[gets $fileId line] >=0} {
  scan $line "%s %s %f %f %f %f %f %f" wellid well xsurf ysurf xbh ybh elev td
  incr wcntr
  set wida($well) $wellid
  set wella($well) $well
  lappend welllist $well
  set xsurfa($well) $xsurf
  set ysurfa($well) $ysurf
  set xbha($well) $xbh
  set ybha($well) $ybh
  set eleva($well) $elev
  set tda($well) $td
close $fileId
Here is what i have so far in c++. Dont laugh i am using what is being taught at a community college class. Pretty basic stuff.
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
using namespace std;
int main()
        //Initialize temp Variable to hold lines and entrys.
        string fileLine = "";
        string tempEntry = "";
        //Initialize Arrays for wells.txt file
        string wellName [] = {""};
        long wellApi [] = {0}, tempAPI = 0;
        double surfaceX [] = {0.0}, surfaceY [] = {0.0}, bottomX [] = {0.0}, bottomY [] = {0.0}, kellyBushing [] = {0.0}, totalDepth [] = {0.0} ;
        //Create input file instance
        ifstream inWells;
        //open file
        //File format is a tab dilimited file
        //Well label, api, surface x coord, surface y coord, bottom x coord, bottom y coord, kelly bushing elevation, total depth of well
        inWells.open("wells.txt");
        //no else to check for failed open file.
        if(inWells.is_open())
            //intialize counter set to zero
            int fieldCounter = 0;
            //exits the loop when line is no longer good.
            //loop starts
            while (!inWells.eof())
                //get the entire line and store it in a variable fileLine.
                getline(inWells,tempEntry,'\t');
                cout << fieldCounter << " " << tempEntry << endl;
                fieldCounter ++;
        //end if
        system("pause");
right now i was just trying to print each of my parsed entry's. Then i was going to add the data to the array's but for some reason when i print the data i donot get a counter on the 1st entry of each line.
Example data
THOMPSN_J__TERRILL_ST_272-#1    42389100990001    1015951.28    583865.59    1015951.30    583865.60    2681.00    21368.00
PANTHER_EX_KIMBER_GAS_17-#1    42389303410000    962142.94    571723.08    962142.90    571723.10    2829.00    14640.00
INDREX_INC_CONOCO_STA_20-#1    42389312220000    961498.99    566401.78    961499.00    566401.80    2841.00    14386.00
NEWPORT_PE_ALAMO_GIN_14-#1    42389313420000    962094.09    575749.87    962094.10    575749.90    2814.00    15316.00
SHELL_WEST_HOEFS_52-2_23-#1    42389326050000    1008181.09    548865.88    1008181.10    548865.90    2802.00    10900.00
OXY_USA_WT_BUSH_13-25_253-#1    42389326170000    1003471.84    582962.26    1003471.80    582962.30    2708.00    12590.00
OXY_USA_WT_HENDRICK_S_254-#1    42389326180000    1004569.07    586773.12    1004569.10    586773.10    2701.00    12795.00
PRIMEXX_OP_PISTOLA_186-#1    42389326270000    986849.60    559777.62    986849.60    559777.60    2745.00    12600.00
PRIMEXX_OP_BELL_213_213-#1    42389326350000    992022.77    558517.55    992022.80    558517.60    2760.00    12674.00
PRIMEXX_OP_CAPPS_214__214-#1    42389326360000    990737.88    553380.84    990737.90    553380.80    2790.00    12084.00
OXY_USA_WT_POLO_GROUN_150-#1    42389326430000    983009.38    566162.59    983009.40    566162.60    2744.00    13500.00
OXY_USA_WT_EBBETS_14_149-#1    42389326560000    983502.05    568782.50    983502.10    568782.50    2727.00    12500.00

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