Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-16
Something of a Surprise.

WIDwOOD-Another surprise was
chronicied in this field on Saturday, but at
such late hour that few of the trade knew
of it. The surprise was occasioned by the
sleaning out and deeper drilling of the old
Whitesell No. ., owned by W. E. Griffiths
and the Forest Oil Company. The we'll has
produced upward OF 2OO, 900 barrels OF oil up
to date and had settled down to about
$50 barrels per day, and after being
drilled a short time on Saturday re-
sponded with an output of 100 barrels
per hour, and is still holding up good.
Bowman x Co.'S Whitesell No. l, in which
the gas right was formerly sold to the Bridge
water Natural Gas Company has began 60
produce oil. They are now erecting an iron
tank, and other wooden tankage with a view
10 saving the OIL 1t is estimated
by prominent operators who have seen the
well that il is now producing at the rate of
100 barrels of oil per day, and is vet very
large gasser.
Barnsdan, Gillespie & Co.'s No. Kress
well came in this morning, but owing to the
tact that a gauge has not yet been taken it
Is impossible to say what the well will do,
bot in aRv event it will make good pro-
ducer. The rope whipped off this afternoon
and the tools are now in the hole.
Since the drilling in of Miller, Shay &
Co.'S Funk well Nc. . the Roth Oil Com
panv's Rretzer No. . has fallen to one inch
per hour. The Roth Oil Company's Kretzer
No. is reported through the sand and dry.
They are drilling the well deeper, expecting
to get something in a deeper sand.
The Smith Oil Company drilled their No.
z 0eeper this morning and at noon was max
ing nine inches per hour. This well is To-
Gated about 500 feet north of their No. and
Is the furthest producer northeast on the 45o
line. Gitiths and the Forest Oil Com
pany's No. we'll on the Smith farm were
on top OF the sand this forenoon and expect
to get the pay before morning; this well is
located 800 feet west of Smith Oil Com
pany's No. : which came IN this morning.
Forst & Co. expect to get the sand in their
NcGeagh lot we'll No. l this week or not
later than the first Of next week.
Forest Oil Company are down l, go feet in
their Runga well No. !. Grifiths & Miller
and Forest Oil Company are down /, $50 feet
in their Ringheis0n No.. ireland & Hughes
leased ten acres of the south end of the Bry-
ant farm at Bryant station, and are getting
up a rig; they will have the drill bouncing
bv next week.
J. 6. Rolsehoue is getting ready to start a
wildcat well three miles southwest from
Wildwood developments and two miles
north from Perryville, on the Archie Alstou
farm, adjoining the William Grubbs farm,
on which gas well was struck three weeks
ago. Following is a gauge o! some of the
wells: Governor Pattison, Rolsehouse,
No. l, 20 inches an hour; No 2. Rolsehouse,
Guffy, Queen & Co., 513 inches an hour,
and No. 5, same farm and company, "a
inches an hour; Barnsdall 6; Co., No. 3.
ZeiCenheim, 3 inches an hour, and their
No. 1 hress 20 inches an hour. The produc-
tion OF the field to-day is estimated at be-
tween 5000 and 10000 barrels day.
Mr.. w. E. Grifiths, the pioneer of the
Wildwood oil development, left for Denver.
Col, on last Friday night, and expects to be
gone for oneweek. 1t being business trip.
at the expiration Of that time he will return
and resume his post at the helm. Mr.. Grlf-
ftbs carries with him the best wishes OF the
fraternity.
Twenty Wells in Progress.
MANsFIELD-At present there are 20
wells drilling and rigs up and building in
the McCurdy pool. Patterson & Jones No
l McCurdy, made 400 barrels the past "a
hours while the Scott well is holding up at
100 barrels day. Galley x Co. have got
the 81 casing in their old Riddle well
while the Banawha Oil Company had the
mis- lortuue TO drop the 81 casing in their
drilling well and it now looks as if they
would have serious fishing job. Mellon