Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-25
HUNTING PAY DIRT.
Disadvantages Under Which Man
nington Oil Operators Labor.
PRODUCTION SOMEWHAT LIMITED.
Glance at the Work Now Under Way In
the Olaysyille Field.
ITEMS FROM THE SCOUTS NOTEBOOK
ESPECIAL rrLrenAn TO THE D1sr rAroH., |,

MANNINGToN, W. VA, August "a
Among the pools of the great Southwest,
and particularly those in West Virginia,
Warrington holds a conspicuous place Had
not the territory in this district been Sc
cured by corporations and syndicates the
present volume of operations would have
largely augmented. Warrington, like
Mount Morris, has it drawbacks, and no
field since the discovery of petroleum has
been so difficult to operate, which is princi-
pally owing to the many caves. If con-
tractor succeeds in getting well down
without encouutering serious fishing job
he is considered lucky.
To predict the future of Mannington, or
to draw conclusions based upon theoretical
assumptions, would be only uncertain folly.
The drill, however, has demonstrated one
fact, and that is, the territorvis treacherous,
and locations that looked like wheat in the
mill have turned cut bad investments
While it is true that the territory as now
developed presents larger area than any OF
the new pools, it is also a notable fact that
the production is very limited, and with
settled production of the wells that ha We
just come in, the output will not aggregate
more than 600 barrels a day. AT present
there are 80 or 81 strings of tools running,
and from 20 to 25 rigs up and building. The
bulk of the territory is owned and controlled
by the South Penn Oil Company, T.. M.
Jackson and A. J. Montgomery. Itwas the
latter gentleman who opened up the field by
drilling a we'll on the B. f. Hamilton farm
last October. Mr.. Montgomery and his as
sociates have 5000 acres of territory. +
A VERY GOOD STRIKE.
The South Penn Oil Company brought in
q oil we'll Friday on the Jost farm at Fair
view which caused considerable interest and
speculation. There is no question but what
it is good we'll, but just how much pro-
termined at present, as the owners are not
in hurry in informing the public as to
the true status of their new strike. It is
definitely known, however, that the well
made 80 inches in a 250 tank in the first six
hours, and after the tank was filled the we'll
was shut in until more tankage could be
procured.
Burt & Co. are drilling Nos. 6 and on
the Burt homestead. No. 6 is down 1,700
feet and No. is in the salt sand. Watson,
McGraw & Co. on the Blackshire farm, are
down 400 Ieet in No. 8, have commenced
spudding in No. 4, and have made locations
for Nos and 6. A. J. Montgomery has
we'll drilling at 100 feet on the Hamilton
farm, and Gilmore & Bennett have reached
1850 feet in their we'll on the Irwin farm,
and are fishing for set Of tools. The Pritch-
ard Oil Company, on the Pritchard lot,
are 80 feet in the sand, but are not deep
enough to find the pay, The we'll is located
only 300 feet east of the Dent well, on the
Robson farm, and should make producer
The Logan Oil and Gas Company are
drilling an experimental we'll on the David
Kennedy farm, four miles southwest from
the Fleming farm well. The Flaggy
Meadow Oil Company are down ], 900 feet
with their venture on the Hibbs farm and
are fishing for a string of tools. On the
Smith farm the Three Acre Oil Company
are down 400 ieet, and Warrington parties,
on the eastern edge of developments, have a
rig ready for the drill on the McDuth farm.
Mcleod & Co. have concluded to spend no
more time with their fishing job on the
Yost farm, but are building another rig on
the same farm a half mile west of the
South Penn Oil Company's new well, and
will try their luck once more.
NOTES OF OPERATIONS.
The South Penn Company, on the B. B.
Smith farm, are in the lime sand with No.
and will be due to get the "Big Injun" in
10 or IL days, providing fishing job does
not intervene. They have located No. 3
some 600 feet west from No. 2. Preston &
Mcbride, on their 13 acres, Phillips farm,
are drilling No. in the big red rock. and
have located No. about 600 feet west of
No. 1. Wright & Co., on the Hunt lot, are
still fishing, and it begins to look as If they
would clear the hole. Still further west |
from Hunt lot, Fairmont parties have 10 |
Gated a we'll on the Kohen farm. Gilmore & |
Bennett to-day finished drilling through the |
sand in Furber No. i, and the well is now !
making 75 barrels.
The Flaggy Meadow Oil Company have |
Just started a we'll on the Phillips lot, and |
A. P Bennett is building No. 2 rig on the |
Dansies Burt Sons have a well in the |
sand, and Burt & Latshaw are drilling a |
we'll on the Stevens farm, three miles south |
west of town. The South Penn Oil Com
pany are drilling their Plum Run we'll |
down to the Gordon sand. The Cherokee |
Oil Company, on the Cherokee lands, are |
& Co., on the Schlottesy farm, are building |
No. 1 rig. Morgan & Co., near the planning |
mill, have rig up, and Graham & Co. are
about ready for the drill on the Brown |
farm. John McKeown, on the Beatty, is
about starting the drill. while Hoffman &
Co., on the Thomas, will commence spud-
ding soon.
Four miles and a half northwest from !
Warrington at Glover's Gap, on the Dodds |
farm, the West Virginia OIL Company have |
well down 1900 feet with a protracted |
fishing job on hand.