Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-17
LIMA OIL FOR FUEL.
Several Pittsburg Establishments
Make Tests Which Are
SAID TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
The Latest Intelligence From the Various
Field Centers.
PRODUCERS NOT IN A PLEASANT MOOD

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future some of the manufacturing indus
tries adopt the use of Lima oil as fuel. 1t
has been said that the Lima product Will IN
all probability take the place of gas, and
that a return of the city to the days
of coal by its use Will be OBJ
waited. Oliver Bros. have been expert
menting with Lima oil at their lower
Woods Run mill for the past 80 days and
the most satisfactory results have been at
tained. 1t is said that Painter Bros. are
also making a thorough test with view to
its use in their extensive mills; and 1t was re-
ported to-day that another extensive manu-
Featuring industry have tried the new fuel with
good results and have signihed their willing
ness to contract for 100000 barrels of the stuff
a year.
Costed by official of one of the principal
Standard Oil Company's retineries with the re-
mark: We'll suppose you are rushing the
drill as usual ?' The producer replied: Don't
you know that can't produce oil at g. cents?
Its a losing game, and 1 will not play the
sucker any longer. How is it that when refined
pay the producer 81 IS a barrel and when
refined has only dropped one-tenth of cent
You raise the cry of overproducton as pre-
text. and have showed the crude market down
10 81 cents a barrel If the Standard was
making good profit on refined when crude
was 81 Is, their profits now must be simply enor-
InouS." At this luncture OF the conversation
railroad official put in an appearance, much to
the relief of the Standard man, who availed
himself of the opportunity of taking his de-
parture. The producer and railroad ofhclal
continued the conversation on the situation, in
the course of which the railroad man
said that the Standard Oil Company Just
now was making things very interesting
for the independent retiueries, and in his opin-
ion they were attempting to completely freeze
them out He said: "Why, don't you know
that the Standard Oil Company is now fur
81 1,r1# 1Y,lNr
eating oil at ridiculously low prices, and are
supplying US with the finest quality of valve oil
at q cents gallon, for which We paid last year
90 and 10 cents gallon"
The News From the Fields.
WmDwooD-There is nothing OF an import
mt nature to report from the Wildwood field
tonight The big wells show a decline from
yesterdays gauges. The Smith Farm Oil Com
panys No, Z was drilled some to-day, but did
not increase its production; the well tonight is
making 81 inches an hour. The same company
located Nos. and 10 to the north of No. Z.
The Forest Oil Company are in the sand in No.
& \ ouns but not deep enough to tell what the
well will be good for. Patterson & Co.'s Back
house well is dry in the third and fourth
SANDS and they are now drilling for the fifth.
At Coraopolis, Finegan & Downing No. 2
Kerr is in the sand and is said tonight 20 be
showing up good. Their Meek's we'll has been
drilled down to the fifth sand with poor results.
A West Virginia Wildcat.
The Nutter's Fork well, owned by Ira De
witt. Retchie county has reached depth of
POS feet and is through the salt and Big Injun
Sands. in which there was a small showing of
heavy oil and some gas. The well will be
drilled to the Berea grit.
Not Much Work on Hand.
GLADE RUN-The roads are getting in
splendid condition since the cold, freezing
weather set in, but still there is precious little
being done, and the indications are that there
will be less ere the blue birds nest again. The
field presents such a quiet appearance that it
reminds one of a funeral. Christie & Suttonis
recently completed No. !. Winner. is about a
five barrel well. J. A. Leidecker's No. s. Bleak
ley. recently pulled up from the lower sand,
and shot in the lO0-foot, had the packer lowered
and since is showing up good. Jack White &
Co.'S No. l. Martin Behman. is in the sand with
fair showing. Campbell d White are putting
up the rig for their No. 8 Marshall.
Downfall of Sensation.
LITTLE CREEK-McCandless & Russells No.
s. Humphrey farm, which created a sensation
by coming in a few lays since as a 500-barrel
well, suddenly went out a strike on Satur-
day and refused to produce anything The
tools will be run, but whether agitation will
help her OF not, remains to be seen.
No. D. Hazlett was shot with so yards, and
the cle2ning-out tools are being run. A Curl
was that when McCandless Russelis well
came in, the well lost her fluid and gas,
showing clearly that they must be connected.
No. S, same farm. is due to reach the sand this
week. This well would have been in now, but
has been held back by drilling out piece of
steel. The old wells are falling off fast in
production in this field. The only thing that
keeps the production any ways near up is the
arrival Of an occasional good well.
Not Entirely Dead Yet.
RESFREw-This locality is not entirely dead.
A little new work is done occasionally, just
enough to keep the old thing moving. The
Phillips well, drilling on the Pearce farm, is
on top of the sand, and shut down for tankage
Out on the Mangel farm, in the old
territory, MIR. Mangel. the owner
of the farm, has a well which is through
the l00-foot, and going on for third sand.
The contractor, John Stewart claims to have
gone through a nice l00-foot sand that showed
up good. Reibold, the old Hartman we'll
when shot, bridged over at depth of l200
feet. If tins doesn't pan out good well there is
nothing in sand or indications, as the ear marks
are here. The tools are being kept bobbing
but the well won't be tubed for a day or two
yet. On the Heclzert farm, Turner & Patter-
son, about 1000 feet in advance of the Hart
man. are started to drill for 100 foot. The in
dications are now that the belt leads in this
direction.
A Nice Producer.
PETERsvILLE-Vogely d Co. No. i, Hiram
Graham, made her nrst run on Saturday. The
well. though not large, Is still a nice producer,
have a well Just completed on the Bleakley,
which is certainly good well. being rated all
the way from 100 to go barrels. The Lagrippe
OIL Company have a new well the Nc
Kinney farm that is showing up nice. There
doesn't seem to be any doubt but what this end
of the 100 foot will show up some nice wells
yet ere the field is drilled in.
Not Keeping Up the Gait.
AMBERsoN-After tate & Co. drilled their
No. Dambauch further into the sand and
tubed her she showed a 90-5arrel gait at the
start, but has since fallen of about half and is
now doing about 45 barrels The same company
have the rig for their No completed.
The Hundred Foot Oil Company No l. George
Welch, is down between 800 and 700 feet. Camp
bell & Co., No. l. McGee, is rated at about a 25-
barrel capacity. Schlegal d Co. are fishing for
the two strings of tools lost in their No. l, Nc
Donald.
Excited Some Attention.
CALLERY-The arrival IN of Geohring & Co.
No. l, Irwin farm, at a 3O0-barrel gait on Friday
last had the effect of turning the attention of
the festive operator in this direction again. The
well has since fallen of but is still doing 2lO
barrels, and Deculiarity of the well is that
though the territory is noted for salt water
this well is doing nothing but straight oil.
II. McC.