Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-20

ing No. kretZer tomorrow and today Il
Gated Nos. 4 and on the same farm an
two more on the Bryant. Gibson & GIle
will tube their we'll on the Scott, and set
to pumping soon. The Smith Farm Oi
Company did not drill any at either Of tn
wells to-day. The are building No rig
located 500 or 600 feet northwest from tn
Young we'll Greelee & Forst lost the tool
to-day in No. 6, Rolshouse, and will get th
sand in No. 8, Rolshouse, tomorrow o
Monday. while their No. is about read
for the casing. The Menke farm we'll 60
started drilling to-day at 2 O'Clock
and when the reporter was q
the we'll had made only two feet
The production was increased to 100 barrel
a day, and they are now drilling on hart
white sand shell, under which they expec
to tap the jugular vein. By tomorrow
night full history of the venture will b
known.
The prediction made by THE DISPATCH
this morning, that in a short time a city o
derricks would loom up in this quarter o
the field, is being rapidly fulfilled. Griffith
& Co. have located two wells on the Widow
McCraw farm, one 500 feet and the other 70(
| feet west of the Menke. John Patterson
located two more on the Young farm, 1, ,00(
| and 1000 feet respectively, west from the
| Menke well. The Kanawha Oil Company
also drove stakes for locations on the Davis
lot, few rods below Semple station.
Bolard & Co. secured 16 acres off the Mrs
McCaSlin farm, located 1000 feet south.
east from the Menke farm, and will
start rig at once. John George, on the
Pfeifer farm, has made location 700 feet
southeast from the Menke surprise. An
other pay was found this morning in the
Patterson and Forest Oil Company's Young
well, which materially increased its produc-
tion. The Keifer well, on the Price farm,
is on top the sand with set of tools in the
hole. This well is located one mile south
from the Whitesell farm developments, and
the same distance southwest from Semple
station. The Kanawha Oil Company, on
the Fogle farm, located 1000 feet southwest
from the Price well, are down l, 900 feet.
Gufy & Queene, on the 30-acre Rouk-
house, 1900 feet west from the Harbush
wells, will start drilling one we'll tomorrow
and another by the middle of next week.
The Burke & Mcbride, Moon No. 1, is 80
feet in the sand and looking no better.
Barney Forest says he is willing to go on
record that it won't be dry.
AT a meeting held on the Menke farm
this morning, at which the operators of the
several wells surrounding ..the Menke well
were present, it was decided, after mature
deliberation, that the Menke got her oil in
the fourth sand. The investigation was
thorough, and was based on complete rec
ords OF six or eight wells surrounding said
well, each succeeding sand being regular
and in its proper horizon.
Butler County Wells.
BUTLER-Golden, McClurg & Co.'S No.
2 on the Thomas Graham farm, will reach
the sand on Monday. The rig is up for No.
8. Colbert, Byers & Co.'S No. 4, on the
Brandy farm, began pumping yesterday,
and made 225 barrels in the first "a hours.
No. will be torpedoed on Monday. No. 9
is drilling and the rig is up for No. 10. The
Forest Oil Co.'S No. z, on the Stewart, and
No. 1, on the Stamm farm, are showing for
90 barrels each. Peter Schmick's we'll, on
the Merberger farm, is through the sand and
good for so barrels. John W. Irwin. of
Pittsburg, is drilling we'll on his own farm
near Evans City.
Ievine's No. !, on the Allen farm, near
Zelienople, is fishing for lost bit. The
Zelierople Oil and Gas Company's No. 3,
on the West farm, is in the sand and show
ing for nice we'll. Cunningham & Co. IS
No. 1, on the Winter farm, is rigging up,
and Wheeler & Co. are starting rig on the
same farm. Enterprise No. 2, on the Will
son farm, is due to reach the pay tomorrow,
rs is also the Latchaw No. 8, on the Allen.
1t is reported here that if a large field is To-
lated in this vicinity. one of the largest
machine shops and oil we'll supply manu-
acturlng establishments in the upper oil
country will be removed to this place.
Gould District.
Dickson, Millison s. Co., on the Mahan
farm, are drilling in the salt sand; the well |
S located half mile south from the old |
Park farm wells. Millison s. Co. put in |
he first string of casing yesterday in their |
veil on the Bell farm. The Butcher Oil |
CO.'S No. 1, Clendenning farm, are In the
Butcher sand, and had the misfortune to
Irop piece of steel in the hole. The we'll
S flowing some oil from this horizon. The
anne company on the Richards farm are
ust on top of the third sand with No. 3, and
he caliber of the we'll will soon be deter
mined. On the Patton farm Chalfman g.
%. are getting ready to build two rigs, and
Dry Hole Frederick" has lumber on the
Iarrow farm, and in few days will have a
aving line to the Patton gas well, and it
5 rumored that they have also purchased /
he Wildwood gasser, and are also getting
eadY to pipe the caloric fluid to their mills.
Notes From Various Fields.
SHANNoPN-Finegan, Downing & Co.,
With reasonable luck, will find the sand by
saturday in No. II, Ferguson farm, and are
asing No. 4 Mccartney, to-day. When
hese wells are finished it will wind up their
perations in this field for some time to
ONE. At Turkey Foot they are drilling
ne we'll on the Linauf farm, in which they
xpect to reach the sand in the course of
reek
THORN RUN-Nothing further than has
een reported in The DISPATCH has taken
lace at the Finigan we'll. on the Cooper
ract. The well is flowing % barrels day.
he pipe line people are laying line to the
7ell, and by Monday will connect with the
anks. The same parties, on the Mrs. Neely
arm, are down 600 feet in No 1, and are
rilling No. / on the Wilson heirs farm at
so feet; they have also rig up on the Nc
Linton farm, and will bounce the drill
Ionday. Mellon & Co., on the disputed
Kerr property, which is down $50 feet, ann
iailey Bros, at the mouth of Thorn run, on
be McGowen farm, have rig completed.
parties have a rig up on the Lo-
an farm.
BELMONT, W. VA-The Brown Oil
'ompany's well, completed Friday on the
hendricks farm, is making 300 barrels a
ay and the No. 4, Taylor, finished Satur-
ay, is producing 400 barrels in "a hours.
heir No. 2, Jones, is due tomorrow and
1ould be good well judging from its To-
alton. The same company are drilling six
eight more wells located on the Core,
ones, Hendricks and Taylor farms. The
'uncan Oil Company, on the A. Smith !