Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-02
THE NEWS OF 0ILD0M.
Ventures of Experienced Producers
in the New Territory.
RECORD OF A WONDERFUL WELL.
Developments in the Vicinity Of hontoul
and Coraopolis.
SUMMARY OF WORK DONE IN JULY
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TEE pIspATcH.i

srHcrAL rHLEaRAM TO TEE pIsPATcH.i
MoNToUR, August 1.-Developments In
the Montour field are mesger. There are
only 8 wells drilling and or 8 rigs up and
building. The aggregate production of the
pool for the past month is about 81, 900 bar
rels, or nearly 1,700 barrels per day. Inc
good showing of the Annie Young we'll
makes an extension of the pool to the south
west among the possibilities.
A peculiar characteristic of Montour is
that all the big wells are found in the
second pay, while the small producers are
obtained in the other. The old Young
we'll is denominated as phenomenal pro-
ducer, and. so to speak. has but few, if any,
peers. The well was struck April 4, and
during the four months of its existence has
approximately produced $4,000 barrels of
oil, an average OF $685. barrels per day,
while yesterdays gauge shows she is still
making a daily output of $50 barrels. Sill
& O'Dell No. 4, on the John McKeown
farm, is drilling at 1900 feet and with
good luck will tap the sand Saturday.
They reached the sand to-day in Young No.
2, but when The DISPATCH representative
was at the we'll the sand had not been pene-
trated far enough to determine its caliber.
The same parties have rig up on tbs james
Moore farm and will bounce the drill Mon
day.
SOME OF THE OPERATIONS.
Mystery Mike" Murphy is drilling
we'll one mile ahead of developments to the
southwest on the Phillips farm. The vet
eran operator located this we'll on north
east and southwest line. and hopes to find
an extension of the prolific territory on
which the Young and McKeown wells are
located. The Forest Oil Company are build
ing two rigs on the Echert farm, half mile
southwest of the Young well. Charley
Miller is trying his luck on the McElheren,
southwest of the Young a quarter of mile.
and by Tuesday or Wednesday he will
know what his venture is good for. At
Brightonwood, on the line OF the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie, Sipes has rig ready for the
drill. This well il of a wildcat nature, as
it is located one mile and half from de-
yelopments. There is some interest mani
tested in the result among producers. A.
Knabb & Co., on the west end OF the Schu-
Ter farm, are getting ready to drill their
well deeper and treat it to 20 quart shot.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL VENTURE.
The Fort Pitt Natural Gas Company have
finished their No. on the Thompson, and
it is duster of the first water, The we'll is
located only 300 feet north from McKeown
No..2, and the result is a surprise. Falling
to get oil they drilled the well to the gas
sand, which was also failure. Determined
mot 10 give the venture up as bad job they
plugged the we'll to-day below the centennial
sand, and shot her with 80 quarts of glyc-
crime, the result of which the reporter did
not remain to learn. Their No. 2 on the
Thompson, recently completed, is msking
from so to 60 barrels per day, while their
we'll on the Hughey homestead, 200 feet north
from Thompson No. has been shot and is
doing 4 or barrels. Their venture on the
Eliza Hughey farm is also failure. They
are drilling one we'll on the Widow Ewing
property which will get sand tomorrow.
The same company are drilling another
well on the east side of the pool on the
Stemler and have localed Thompson No. 8.
Following are the gauges of some of the
important wells: