The Anaconda standard., 1890-01-01
D10 OIL WELLS.


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Some account of the phenomenally big
oil wells Of the country will be interesting.
says An Oil City, Pa. letter tn the 81. Louis
0t0be-LNsmocrot. The three largest wells
ever struck on Oil creek during the early
development were the Maple Shade. Phil
lips and Noble wells. IL In not known ex-
actly which one of these wells was the
largest. The production of each OF them
at the start WAS mot less than 1000 hafrels
. day. The Noble well did this much by
actual Ruaee after 10 had been turned
into the tanks and after IL had
been flowing ON the ground for some
time. IL Was located on the Farrcl
farm. The we'll was struck NJ iy "a, 1S63,
and the value OF the oil actually sold and
shipped from the well was u, 2,S0O,OOo. The
Caldwell we'll was finished OH the same
farm short time before the Noble. IL
was flowing 80 barrels day when the
latter was struck. The owners of the
Noble. Tearing that the Caldwell would
ultimately hurt their big spouter, pur-
chased the latter for $l45,OOO. This money
was all realized from the Noble well
within IS days, the period in which all the
payments, three i'm number, we, e to he
made. The Caldwell flowed regularly
for two months and then dried up COM
The Maple Shade vel! was struck Aug.
Petroleum Center, seven miles above Oil
City. The net earnings of this well ar.,
ONE ny Of ri the a. owners. ss as 81 500 So the
Phillips well was located OH the Tarr
farm, Oil creek, and was struck Nov. IA.
5000 barrels a day. The total production
OF the well II estimated TO be between
10000 and 1,ooo, ,ooo barrels; -
farm, near housewife, flowed 2.2U0 bar
rels a day for some months. Bradley &
Son, of Cl. v land, had a contract by
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product of this well for $500. They re-
ceived the oil according to- contract, and
Ii was fortune purchased for 800.
Oil creek, was struck in March, 1862. II
ti,1OO,OOO worth of oil in three years.
These comprise the largest 'gushers'
Of Oil creek, but they have been eclipsed
The largest well ever struck i'm the
Pennsylvania regions is undoubtedly the
Sempie; Boyd d; ArnT,r1mg str a, mh1rn ,nr
n few days was equal To the combined
production of the three largest wells found
Oil creek, nearly 1O,UDD barrels a
day. Two days prior to this it had
been reported through the oil sand aud
jacent lands. The gas and oil burst from
several S e miles. niles While this Srca. @ well well was vas
unbrisllcd and flowing into the air to the
height of over 100 feet the scene was one
country. As soon possioie, but after n
great deal of difficulty and danger to the
workmeu, the well was brought under
control and the oil turned into tanks. At
ter the well had been flowing ON the
ground for some time its actual gauge i'm
the tank- was at the rate of $500 barrels
u day. The total yield of this well was not
so large many others, but il stands un-
challenged the largest well i'm Pennsyi.
vania ANA for & .isEle days ~. Psodsnssi,on; ss ON; ~.
tween Pctrolia and BradN's Bend. Butler
county, was struck July 1S, 1874. It's pro.
duction for the first day two is estimated
mt 400 u day. After it was turned into
the tanks i gauged 3.O0 barrels day.
The Lady Hunter was located near the
Boss and had daily record of ,5OO bar
rels. 1t produced longer than its big
neighbor and was the better well of the
two.
Washington county has produced some
opened up several that flowed from I, ~
TO 5000 barrels day. Mr.. Mckeown's
income from his wells at one time was a-
high $55,OOO month. He has three
yielded him S3.OOO.OOo. McKeown landc,
at Castle Garden a poor emigrant about
the time the oil excitement broke out OH
Oil creek.
Ohio has produced some very large
wells, three or four having records o
hardly count against the Pen isylvAn.a
wells. as the oil is worth but l5 cents q
barrel. The wells at Pithole were not ex
ccptionally large oil wells go. but they
created q Juror that has never lia. q par
allel in the oil country. The United States
well. the first struck at Pithole, January
1875, never did over 800 barrels day
Then followed the Grant well, with q pro
duct of 1,2Oo barrels u day, This wa
Pithole's largest well.