The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-14
THE OIL REGIONS.
New Strikes at Parlxer's LaudIng-Daily Pre-
ductiOn of the Parker and LawrenoeburG
Fields-New Wells Mt Other Points.
THE PARKER FIELD.


ductiOn of the Parker and LawrenoeburE
Fields-New Wells Mt Other Points.
THE PARKER FIELD.
Prom the Laurenceburg Independent
The Charles Hewins well is new strike on
the Conley farm, which has been pumping for
some two weeks, producing about eight barrels
per day. This well is owned by Charles
Hewins and others, of York State.
The Continental, on land of ID. s. Allen, about
one and a half miles west of Foyton is new
well, struck last week, and is now being tested,
with twenty feet of sand and a good show of
oil. This well is owned by r. p Crawford and
The McClintock well, on Bear creek, near the
old furnace site has been down and pumping
since Monday last, but has thus far failed to
pump OIL We are told that the sand rock pre-
sented an excellent appearance, and owners and
Others counted on good well. There may be
something wrong with the pumping apparatus,
and the well may yet prove good. The McClin-
took is located not far from the Parsons well,
The Anna well, on Lease No. H. Conley farm,
has been down and pumping for some time,
yielding some fifteen barrels per day. This well
is owned by Jennings, Brown, Moorhead, Gill
lespe, of Armstrong county, and others.
The Moorhead well is new strike, on the
Conley farm, which makes good start, and is
now pumping twenty barrels per day. This
well is owned by Brown and Jennings, of
Brady's Bend, and others.
LAwRENCEBURG.
The Rockingham well, in Lawrenceburg,
owned by John II. Haines, of Brady's Bend,
and others, was sunk several weeks ago. partly
through the third sand, and the tools stuck
therein so tight that it was found impossible to
eXtricate them. The rig has been removed and
q new hole commenced This is the first case
of the kind we have heard of in this region,
The tools have not yet been eXtricated from
the we'll south of the log house. on Washington
street, in Lawrenceburg; but workmen are still
laboring away at them with the hope of
eventually being successful.
The Cornplanter WELL the engine-house of
which was burned some time since, continues to
has been attached to the engine the engine
fixed up, an engine-house erected, and every
thing is now in readiness for pumping; but those
having charge of the well consider it best to
permit it to continue to flow.
The product of Parker and Lawrenceburg
daily is held at 5000 barrels.
AT OTHER POINTS.
The Venango Spectator says:-The Vincent
Family well, located on the hill above the
Point was torpedoed about ten days ago. but
did not work to the satisfact ton Of the opera
tors. The tubing and sucker rods were drawn
several times without any good results, but on
Saturday evening it commenced OF its own ac-
cord and flowed considerable amount OF OIL
On Monday pumping was resumed, and it CON-
menced throwing oil in large quantities, and is
now yielding from twenty to twenty-five barrels
of oil per day. We are informed that $4,000
was offered for the well and refused.
The following items we clip from the Petro-
leum Centre Record
A new well was struck on the bluff territory
of the Blood farm about six o'clock Wednesday
evening. which started up at the rate of fifty
barrels per day, which was kept up until the
head was pumped off. Thursdayit was yielding
from ten to fifteen barrels, which will probably
be its production. Owned by Messrs. Freeman
and Blood.
new we'll was struck on the Huidekoper
tract near Shamburg, on Wednesday, which is
said to be yielding fully one hundred barrels
per day. This tract adjoins the tract owned by
our townsmen, Messrs. Arnold and Phinney.
The striking of this well will add largely to the
value of their property for all purposes.