Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-09
Butler County Producers Have to
Contend With Bad Roads and
Other AnnOyances.
ACTIVITY IN MILLERSTOWN FIELD.
The Roth Oil COmpany'S Well, in the Wild
wood Region, Gusher of
Some Magnitude.
MANY OTHER VENTURES UNDER WAY
What is Being Done at CHARTERS and in Other
Parts Of 0dom.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsrArcH.,


BUTLER, September S.-The removal of
4 cents from the premium on Butler county
oil, succeeded by falling market, is causing
some discomfort among operators. Last
week, with premium and all, the price was
below the dollar line most of the time. The
fear of still further reduction has prob
ably had as much to do with the pessimistic
talk INDUCED in, in oil circles, as anything
else. Drilling Is difficult and expensive in
nearly all OF the several fields ofthis county.
Then, when oil has been found, and The
rock shaken up with FROM 90 to so quarts of
glycerine, it frequently occurs that the well
has to be pumped two or three weeks, and
the salt water partially exhausted before any
returns from the investment may be ex-
pected.
The miserable condition OF roads, made so
by the heavy hauling of loads of oil well
supplies, is a constant source of annoyance.
Some effort is being made to raise fund by
popular subscription with which to improve
them before the fall rains set In, but the
project seems to lack a responsible head,
and as a result the issue is problematic.
Something of this kind must be done or
operations must be suspended during the
greater part of the winter, as the oil country
roads in many places are already nigh i'm
passable.
THE BUSIEST FIELD.
The eastern belt near Millerstown is
probably the busiest field OF all in the way
ofnew operations. Tittley g. Co. completed
their No. on the farm of the Tittley heirs,
q quarter of a mile southeast of the Wiles
farm, and got no oil In the fourth sand. The
well had been producing for some time from
the third sand, and had been drilled deeper
in the hope that there was something richer
farther down. The Centennial Oil Com
pany's No. 5, on the Reep farm, is flowing
45O barrels per day, and has not yet
been drilled through the sand. Hunter &
Cummings No. l, on the McCrea farm,
was drilled TO the top of the fourth sand
yesterday, and shut down temporarily. 1t
looks like a good well. Hartman,
Showalter & Co., on the Wiles farm, have
reached the sand, and the we'll is showing
well. 1t is reported to have made several
very strong flows. Tittley 6 Co. are drill
ing a well on the Adam Kamerer farm, and
are building a rig on NJ. Myers farm.
Hunter & Cummings are drilling we'll
on the Kamerer, and the Centennial Oil
Company is building a rig on the Reep
farm. Campbell s. Murphy's well, on the
Potato patch" is down 200 feet.
& Farquar, Black s. Co. IS well, on the
Squire Murrin farm, half mile south of
developments in the Murrinsville field, has
come in dry. Smith & Co. have lust COM
pleted an important well on the Mckinney
farm. half mile east of developments in
the 1O0-foot field. The well was shot on
Saturday and made several strong flows.
The handsome manner with which 1t re-
sponded shows that it is a good well, but its
production cannot be accurately estimated
until it is cleaned out and pumped.
POINTS ABOUT OTHER WELLS.
The Reed well on the Brandon farm was
treated to its second dose of glycerine, the
first having been exploded in the wrong
place. Il is now thought that it will make
a 25-barrel well. The Nesbit Oil Company,
No. 4, on the Reed-Nesbit farm, got the
sand Saturday and made a nice flow.
Steele & Co. have rig up for their No.
on the same farm. Wahl, Bishop & Co.'s
well on the Cress farm, half mile north
east of producing territory, is just entering
the sand. Its location makes it important
Bells & Co.'S No. l, on the Thomas Ora
ham, is ready to case and rig is building
for their No. .. Haslett & Co. have started
to drill their No. on the Humphrey. They
have the rig up for No. and timbers on
the ground for No. s. Shaner, Dale & Co.'s
No. 1, on the Brandon, is doing 200 barrels.
Their No. is just entering the sand
There are u new derricl1s in the Zelieno-
pie field, and more locations will be made
in a lew days The Fremont Oil Compauy's
No. 1, on the Allen farm, is still flowing 60
barrels day. This company's No. 2. on
the same farm, will reach the sand on
Wednesday. Christy & Crosby brought in
very important well to-day, three-quarters
of a mile north of developments in the
Gould district 1t is their No. / on the
Absalom Monks farm. When two bits in
the sand it made three heavy flows and is
showing for large well. Phillips No. /.
on the Eckerman farm, in the northern part
of Jefferson township, will get the sand to-
morrow. The Forest Oil CompanY's we'll,
on the Duncan farm, is increasing in pro-
duction. 1t will be torpedoed in a few
days. The Reed well, on the Brandon
farm, about which there has been so MANY
conflicting rumors, is being tubed to-day.