The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-07-26
Oil News

There is nothing positive as yet con-
cerning the Beaver Valley well, war
rant 5211. The derrick is still
boarded up, and no one allowed to
enter except those directly interested,
and an occasional outsider who poe
sesses a little more cheek than the
average mortal. From the little iu.
formation abtainable it seems the hole
is something over 1900 feet deep, and
thus far dry, with some gas. This
condition will not, however, stop the
drill, as we understand, but the terri
tory in the hands Of the company,
some 600 acres, will DO thoroughly
tested before it is abandoned.
Grove, Hart d. Go. commenced
drilling at their well on Beaver creek,
about three. quarters Of mile west of
the late Mystery, on warrant 5210,
ten days ago, and are now down 500
or 800 feet.
The parties who have been doing the
operating at Balltowu, have com
menced a new well short distance
southwest of former developemnts. It
is located on a small stream called
Brush Camp, on the Cook lands, a1d
is in the direction of Bobs creek from
Balltown. The rig is completed and
drilling should commence very soon if
not already begun.
Over near Root & Watson's mill,
Kingsley township, Mr.. Cornwell has
rig up ready to commence drilling /;
it is located about fifty rods east of
his last well, with which he had such
miserable luck. Mr.. G. has great
confidence in the territory up there
and we hope his pluck may be re.
warded by a nice gusher.
Kennedy & Hancock are getting
ready as fast as possible to put down
their we'll on Wing Hill, on the farm
of George Watson. A week or ten
days will see them drilling, if they
have anything like decent luck in get
ting rig up and machinery on the
ground,
A company headed by II. II. Stow,
are getting things in shape as fast as
possible to put we'll down a mile or
mile and half directly east Of Tio.
nesta. As soon as satisfactory ar.
rangoments can se made with the
property owners Of that vicinity the
rig will be built and the we'll put
down with a rush. That is where we
want to see the big well struck.
The above ventures, if put down to
proper depth will test good deal of
territory in Forest county, and it will
be surprising if some of them don't
strike a good well.
The following is list of combined
wells completed and an estimate oftheir
production in the Cherry Grove dis.
trict up to Saturday night last, taken
from the Derricb:
"Lot 610, Bayne, Fuller & Co. +;
Gil, Forest oil company, No. / and
No. 81 618, G, X. Brook 619, Muir
ply, Nos. and 2; Tack Bros, No. ;
$40, Carter & Hood Grace u, Book /;
634, Union oil company, No. 1 i; 635,
Anchor oil company, No. Berry
q Kelly, Stafford & BarDsdall, j. II.
Goldsborough, Nickle oil company,
Clark q Goldsborough, A. p. Tanner,
A. Sheidemantle, Reed d. Brenneman,
w. Allhouse, Caldron Bros. & Lecky,
9. III. Cramer, Valiont oil company,
Thompson & Andrews; $40, kervin
& Glatsaw; GAG, Union oil company,
Nos. / and 2; 647, Anchor oil com
pany, Nos. aud . ; 659, Wetmore &
Murphy; 672. j. r. Goldsborough
and Tim Mullen, jr. total 50. The
production Of these wells is variously
estimated, and may be put at some
where between 1900 and $4,000 bar
rels."
The largest flowing well ever struck
was the Murphy No. 2, on lot No.
619, a short distance from the Muir
ply No. /. The we'll started at the
rate of 4,800 barrels day, when only
one bit in the sand. Nothing this