Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
INTEREST AWAKENED,
The Latest Strike in the Old Gould
Pool ReviveS the Hopes of
Oil Men.
A THEORY TO BE FULLY TESTED.
Butler County Operators Keep the Drill
Bssy and Few Paying Wells
Are Reported.
WORK In WEST VIRGINIA FIELDS.
Oil News From Jacks Run, wildwood and Other
Eeighborng Territories
A THEORY TO BE FULLY TESTED.
WORK In WEST VIRGINIA FIELDS.
Oil News From Jacks Run, wildwood and Other
EeighbOring Territories
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

ESPECIAL TEIEGNAM TO THE D1SPATCH.I
BUTLER, September 9.-Hope and inter-
est have again been revived in the old
Gould pool, and are apparently we'll
founded. The glory of this once famous
pool has long since been relegated almost
to Oblivion, but the advent of Christie &
Crosby's well on the Absalom Monks farm
is but history repeating ITSELF 1t also goes
a good way in confirming the theory of
some practical operators that there is con-
nection between the old Gould pool and the
Saxonburg field. OF this theory Christie &
Crosby nave always been stanch adher-
ents, and have spent their money drilling
on this line. The well is located on
the northwest corner of the Monks farm,
three-quarters of a mile northeast from the
old Gould Developments. The we'll is not
more than a few inches in the sand,
and since it was struck has been
flowing on the ground every hour.
The boiler was moved out to-day, tankage is
being built, and by to- morrow afternoon drill
ing will be resumed and the true status of the
well will soon be known. AS 1t now stands
practical operators say the well is good for
from IS to 100 barrels day. II the history of
the other wells in the Gould pool be taken as
criterion, deeper drilling will most likely make
a great improvement in its production, as the
wells do their best when three or four bits in
the sand. Should this fact hold good in the
present new strike it will not be surprising to
see a well of 10 small proportions.
The strike has stimulated considerable new
work and repetition of the palmy days OF the
Gould excitement is not at all impossible.
Millison & Co., in the immediate locality of the
new venture, have located two wells, one on
the Martin sionks farm. 500 feet northwest
from the recent strike, and the other on the
Absalom Monks farm, 800 feet east of the well.
The CHARTERS Oil Company will also begin op-
erations Immediately, on the Robert Jack farm,
about 600 feet southeast from the Christie d
Crosby well.
MAKING 100 BARRELS A DAY.
The Fisher Oil Company's well. which struck
the sand Saturday on the John Jack farm, is
now making 100 barrels a day, and is only
five or six feet in the sand. The boiler was
moved yesterday, drilling was resumed to-day,
and by the time this report is spread before
THE DISPATCH readers the well will be doing
its best providing no backset occurs in drilling
in. This well is located between the old Mill-
son & Co. wells, on the William Jack farm, and
Christie & Crosby's No. !, Monk well, and is
1000 feet from the first named and 1,500 feet
from the latter. To-day the CHARTERS Oil Com
pany also brought in a new well on the Cralner
farm, located in the old Gould pool. The
sand was tapped about IL o'clock, and when
THE DISPATCH men left the well, shortly after,
it had filled up 100 feet with oil. The well is
now being drilled in, and by tomorrow its cali
Der will be pretty fully determined. On the
Macher farm. One-haf mile east from the old
Gould wells, Dickson, MiIlison & Co. are drill
ing well at l, 100 feet. The venture is regarded
as important and the result will be watched
with interest.
Millison & Co., on the Bell farm, will start
drilling new well Thursday, which is also
looked upon as important, as 1t is located about
midway between the Gould developments and
Bakerstown field. The CHARTERS Oil Company
l. N,.as, ~ ,N1,1 u
and the Forest Oil Company's Lefever well is
on top the sand. In the l00-foot district there
is no abatement in operation.
Christie Brothers No. q, on the lift farm is
in the sand and showing up handsomely. Their
No. 5, on the James Welsh, will reach the
objective point tomorrow. The Forest Oil
Companys No. 2, on the Peter RAIDER, is being
rigged up for pumping, and will make an
average producer. Clark Cos No. 8, the
same farm, is drilling in good sand and will
likely make fair we'll This company's No. ],
on the RAIDER, has remarkable record. 1t
started of at 15 barrels. Last December it was
doing 30 barrels. During July 1t averaged 81,
and August. 81, and is still increasing The
Columbia Oil Company No. 5, on the Leslie
Hazlett, just completed, is doing 50 barrels.
FIRST PAY REACHED.
Haslett, Reed & Co. tapped the first pay
streak in their No. 6, on the Humphreys farm,
this evening. The hole is full of salt water, but
is showing some oil. They will begin spudding
on their No. s tomorrow. McClung, Golden d
Co.'s No. g. on the Reid Nesbit farm, is IS feet
in the sand and showing for a small well.
Phillips well, the Eckard farm, In jefferson
township, is ten feet in the sand with some oil
in the hole.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. & Co.'s we'll on
the Wales farm which has Just been completed,
was doing SIX barrels an hour this morning
Hunter & Cummings No. l, on the Michael
McCrea farm, is spraying oil this evening
almost continually and will undoubtedly make
a good well. Ginger Hill well No. has shut
down until more tools and supplies arrive from
Washington. As as the tools are received
drilling will be renewed.