Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-01
MONTHLY O|LREPORT
Summary Of Operations in the
Southwestern Field Dur
ing September.
AN INCREASE In PRODUCTION.
Largely Attributable to the Gushers
Recently Added to the Wild
wood List.
BUTLER AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
shsv Ltsls That b Surprising in the Way Of New
DevelopmsnsL

The results OF September operations pre-
sent an interesting study for the producer
and the trade in general. Id nearly every
pool of the Southwest, the report shows an
increase both in production and work, as
compared with August. The Butcher
well at Bakerstown, on the Clendenning
farm, is perhaps the greatest surprise of the
month. Just whether this new strike will
open up any territory to speak of will remain
for the drill to determine. One fact
has already been demonstrated, and that
is, the we'll possesses the same characteris-
tics as the old gushers struck in this field,
which, it will be remembered, were Short
lived. With this exception, together with the
Mellon well on the Cassiday farm, one mile
south of Coraopolis developments. and the Pat
terson well on the McCurdy farm. ~ miles
southwest from the old Grafton field, there has
been no new territory developed worthy of
Special mention.
The Mellon well would seem to indicate an
other Coraopois pool which, taken in con-
nection with the Finegan Downing well, on
the Cooper farm, looks as if there was quite an
= area of prospective territory in this section.
The well tonight is doing 200 barrels a day, and
is the basis on which number Of locations
have been made The Patterson well. from
its present showing is much better one than
is conceded it by the average producer and the
fact that it has developed some new territory
cannot be ignored.
AN INCREASED PRODUCTION.
III the Belmont and Eureka, Mt Morris,
Charters and Grafton, Wildwood, Warrington
and Washington fields, the report shows a new
product of Il 70s barrels which is an increase
for the same territory over August production
of S.45l barrels. This increase comes mainly
from Wildwood, which has a new production
of $3.50 barrels
In this connection it should not be forgotten
that the large output is attributable to five or
six big wells which have come in close together
The production of these wells is already show
ing material decrease, and 80 days hence a
decline of so per cent can be safely
counted on. The most productive part
of the territory, which is on a As line, has
been extended only by one location. The new
features of the field are found in the Menke
farm fourth sand well, on the southeast line of
the field, and the Young well, which, from its
location and calibeT, indicates a parallel or
cross belt There are now drilling 48 wells and
81 rigs up and building, making total of So as
compared with So wells and rigs, total of 62
in August
Eureka and Belmont rank second in the in
crease of production. There were completed
"a wells, giving daily output of 1895 barrels,
while in August there were 20 wells finished,
having production of LOO barrels, which is
an increase of LBS barrels. The Stewart well
shows an extension of territory up the river
on the Virginia side of nearly three-quarters
NEW FEATURE DEVELOPED
this month. CHARTERS and Grafton together
completed 2S wells. with a production of S92
barrels, a decrease from August of $50 barrels
AT Warrington nothing particularly new has
transpired during the month. There were II
new wells added TO the completed list, giving a
49," SGucllEl &c na6 - IEis, I4.-hlLs - .-s;
of the field l 600 barrels day.
A careful tabulation of the field indicates q
wells drilling and 20 rigs up, while the total is
an increase of Il over August's work Moth
ing Of any consequence occurred at Washing
ton and Taylorstown, and only SIS barrels of
new production is shown, an increase
of go barrels from August. Butler coun-
ty, for wonder, has remained pass
i've, and is retrograding from her
historical heights both in work and new pro
duction. Venango and Clarion have about
run their race, and but little available TERRITORY
remains to be drilled. In the middle and
northern fields nothing has transpired to re.
heve the monotony. and September reports
about standof with August. Following is a
tabulated report Of the important Southwest
pools: