The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-06-22
FOREST OIL NOTES.

From the Derrick we get the follow
ing summary of operations and matters
Of interest in aud around the Blue Jay
District
Operations in the Sheffield district
are very quiet, and they promise to re-
main so for some time. There is but
one well drilling, that being Donald
son No. 2, which has reached depth
ofnearly 800 feet. Besides this, Pagan
has a rig nearly ready for the drill,
and Bell is building rig on lot 436.
Magee and Horton are also building a
rig on lot 40 These comprise all
the operations in the vicinity Of the
Magee we'll, and as the holders of land
in the vicinity are not anxious to lease
and refuse to sell tie chances for any
extensive development Of the district
within the next six months are very
small. The policy OF landholders is to
wait until there is better price for
oil, when they expect to realize more
from their land
The 800 barrel tank at the Msgee
we'll was filled last week, and several
days production lost before another
tank could be put mp. a $50 barrel
tank was set up the latter part of the
week, and oil pumped into it out Of
the larger tank. The we'll is still
making an average of about twenty
barrels.
The work Of laying the pipe line
from Blue Jay to ,he Magee we'll is
rapidly progressing, and it is expected
that it will be ready to run oil by next
week.
The work of grading the Tionesta
Valley railroad, between Sheffield aud
Blue Jay, has been commenced. Thirty.
two laborers are at work on it now,and
the number will be increased. A
railroad between these two points will
be of great benefit to those who are
obliged to draw rig stuff and irons or
even to walk the dirt road over the
hill. For stony hills, deep mudholes,
narrow way ard weak bridges, this
road beats the famous road to Jordan,
which history informs us was so hard
to travel, and an iron line will be
more conducive to morality among
the operators, than camp meeting
in a darkey settlement.
A railroad will also tend to increase
developments in the Blue Jay region.
Leases have been pretty freely taken
south, east and west of the Blue Jay
wells, and with better accommodations
for obtaining rig timbers and drilling
tools, operations will be more active.
AS it is, the territory to the south
west Of the Blue Jay wells will be
given a fair test within three months,
ifall the wells projected are put down,
| Within a couple of miles three wells
are now drilling, and all to the south
and west. Three miles southwest rig
timbers are on the ground; mile 10
the west Of this is another rig project.
ed and four or five miles farther south,
west, on Bear creek is rig up ready
for the drill. Ii all these ventures
we're pushed through TO completion at
once, the next three months would
fairly decide whether there is an ex-
teusive OIL field in Forest county OF
not. aud would test an area Of territory
twelve miles in length by six or seven
in width.
Operators who are intending 10 drill
) in this locality are expecting to be
obliged to pump their wells to get their
full production, and if this proves to be
the case it viii be more expensive ope-
rating than ia The greater part Of thC
Bradford field South Of the MageC
well the valleys are narrow, and while
tie wells put down near the creek
strike the sand between 400 and
. 800 feet, those on the hills will te
obliged 10 60 from 200 to 400 fee
deeper