Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-26
SOUTHWESTERN OIL.
A Less Roseate View Expressed of The
West Virginia Field.
THE PRODUCTION is DECREASING.
Reports to the Contrary Are Said to be
Made for Purpose.
WELLS DRILLING IN VARIOUS FIELDS
ESPECIAL T1LKoRAn TO THE DIsPArcH.I


CoRAoPoLIs, Dec. 25.-Some drilling is
being done in this field, and the wells
brought In BY W. L. Mellon yesterday in
dictate a somewhat wider belt than hereto
fore supposed. These wells were the Kerr
No. 8, which is showing for 75 barrels per
day, and the Beggs No. 1, which looks like
60-barreler.
Galley Bros. & MELONS No. 1, on the
machine shop lot, has reached the sand and
looks good for about 20 barrels per day.
A prominent producer in the West Vir-
ginia field said to THE DISPATCH scout to-
day that he was not fully in accord with the
ideas expressed by Mr.. Hartwell, the coal
operator, in his New York interview. He
intimated that the coal mans knowledge of
the field situation in the Southwest was very
limited, and that the scout from whom he
derived his information was without ques-
ton closely allied with the Standard Oil
Company. Continuing, he said: "Take the
history of the Southwest, especially at Bel
mont and Eureka, where three or four indi-
viduals have made little money out
of the limited prolific pool; but go
outside of this, and what have been the re.
suits? Where they get one 10-barrel well
Is dry holes have been drilled. A good 10
barrel we'll is a rarity, and dry holes the
order of things Another thing, and pro-
fess to know what am talking about, wells
struck in this field are reported four times
as large as they really are, being doomed by
owners to sell property. In my opinion,
there is not over 5000 barrels of oil pro-
duced in the West Virginia fields to-day,
and the wav the wells are declining there will
not be over 5000 barrels by April 1. The
West Virginia field has always been
those on the bear side of che market.
"The statement of the Brady's Bend coal
operator, that the producers are working
energetically, is entirely erroneous, as the
number of idle drillers and tool dressers
will testify. There are more idle drillers at
present than at any time in the past three
years"
Oil Operations at Warrington.
MANNIN and Davis No.
2, on the Sutton farm, is spudding. Muir
ply & Co. have rig on the Sutton. The
South Penn Oil Company have rig about
completed for their No. 4, on the Susan
Yost farm. The same company are build
ing rig for their No. 2. P. w. Yost farm.
The McCloud well on the Morgan farm is
through the sand and dry. This will shut
off drilling to the southwest OF present de-
velopments. The Fisher Oil Company, on
the q. f. Yost, will reach the pay next
week. The South Penn Oil Company will
complete well on the james Yost farm
next week. The same company have about
1000 feet of oil in the hole and are still drill
ing on the Jones farm. Operations in this
vicinity are falling off rapidly, owing to the
almost impossible condition of the roads,
and also to a tendency of operators to wait
for better prices for oil.
Progress of Drilling at Bakerstown.
BAKERsTowN-Frede on the Gar
row farm, is in the hundred-foot, The Pat
tent farm well is down 300 feet. The Butcher
Oil Company have a well in the hundred |
foot, on the Richards farm, and are down |
!, 300 feet on the Mrs. Kernihan farm.
Mellon, on the Mahan, is down ], 200 feet. |
Millison & Co., on the William Jack farm, |
are down LOO feet. The CHARTERS Oil |
Company are down 800 feet on the Robert |
Jack farm.
Christy & Crosby, on the Absalom Monks, |
expected the sand yesterday. Ireland & |
Hughes are building a rig on the Martin |
finished dry hole on the W. J. Canning,
but intend to drill stIll deeper in hopes of |
finding something further down.
The Crawford well, on the HaZlett, is in |
the sand, with no signs of oil. They have
broken the jars and are fishing at present. |
The Carpenter well, on the little George |
Hays farm, is drilling.
Marsh g. Co. Are Casing.
ZELIENoPLE-Marsh& & Co., on the Null |
Ter farm. are 45 feet in the hundred-foot and |
are casing.
A Fair Millerstown Well in Prospect.
Mr. n, ha
Tittey Bros. & Co. No. 2 is about Is feet in |
the sand and showing for very fair we'll.
Another Well for Saxonburg.
SAxoNBURG-There is very little doing
in this field. The only thing of interest is |
the McMichaels & Co. No. 1, on the James |
Logan farm, which is couple of bits in the |
sand and flowing. 1t looks as though this |
would be good we'll.