Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-15
GUSHERS GIVING OUT.
Big Wells at CHARTERS Settling Down
to Ordinary Producers.
OIL HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF.
The Production of the Field Now About
5000 Barrels Per Day.
WHAT Is GOING ON AT MT. MORRIS

ESPECIAL rKLEG RAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
| CHARTERS, August 14-The CHARTERS
gushers of only few days ago have sub
sided to ordinary producers. The fountain
head seems to have spent its force, and the
field is but repeating the history of its many
predecessors. The importantevent to-day Is
the advent Of Beck No. 5, which has been
drilled through the second pay, and tonight
is making from 10 to IL barrels an hour.
The well is located only 500 feet from Beck
No. 3, and should have been better well,
but the stuff isn't there. Mellon Bros, on
the d. K. CIeaver farm, also tapped the
sand to-day and the we'll has made several
small flows; it is showing tor good pro-
ducer. The Westview Oil Company have
just started drilling on the Hurley lot, which
is considerably in advance OF developments.
John Mckee has cast his anchor on the
Guthrie lot, which is also an advance well.
The well is down 100 feet. On the Laun-
niger lot r. s. Kennedy is building rig.
DR.. Black. on the May acre lot. will, If nothing
occurs to retard work, bring his well in next
Monday or Tuesday. while Huffnagle & Co.. on
the Mrs. Pritch lot, are due to get the sand
about the same time. The Galley Bros well
on the Duff farm is doing l40 barrels day.
They are building No. rig, located 500 feet
northeast from l. Ainkham q bryan, .n on aS .ne
Monday or Tuesday, and are down 100 feet with
their well on the Bryan lot. The McKees Rock
6IGs on Company tSe tse Sfoot and H aff
most likely get the first pay Saturday
The same company on the Gonnigle farm are
drilling another well at ]. OOO feet O'Brien NO;
for ~ loo 'b barrels a day oBrien No. /, the
pioneer of the field. which started on at Z4O
barrels a day five months ago. is now making
so barrels day, The Beck Oil Company, on
the Beck farm. are drilling in the bottom Of
the centennial sand and expect to fnd the first
pay by Monday or Tuesday. Wesley Webber
loo foot and will finish day or SO later. Jen-
nings & Co.. on the May, are in the neighbor-
hood of L 200 feet in No. and are spuddlng in
NoS, and the Eloho on Company ON pa No 10 @ gonn
Oil Company on the Duff, are near the sand
and with reasonable luck will soon finish.
Fisher Bros; Nc. Dixon is drilling drilling at soo
No. 4 Steinmiller, is down 400 feet. On the
Crawford. Stitt & Co. are building rig,
located 1000 feet south OF the Gaily producer.
The Bridgewater Gas Company's well is making |
100 barrels day, and Beck No. Is barrels an
hour. The production of the field is estimated |
at from $500 to 5000 barrels q day.
Mt. Morris. |
Nj. MoRR1s-Jim Forsyth was seriously hurt |
avay with him, throwing him out Of the buck |
board. His arm caught in one of the wheels |
and he was dragged for 800 yards. Fortunately |
no bones were broken, but he is terribly bruised
MP and his head badly cut.
E. M. Hukilrs No. l. johnson, is in first pay |
and showing large. She made three f1ne flows |
Monday forenoon. 1t is looked upon as the |
white flag well of Dolls and Pullers Run. |
Hukill's No. and No. 4, Asa Sutton, are doing |
over 200 barrels each
John Wiles has sold his interest in the Ken |
nedy & Burris wells to Wesley Mcclure, and |
has embarked in the livery business.
The flsr string of casing in E. NJ. HukilPs |
johnson No. was put in Sunday.
The Home Oil Company have fishing job at |
their No. well. They were cleaning out and |
something fell in and stuck the TOOLS
Andy Monroe is fishing for the tools at HUI |
kill No. 4 on the D. l. Donley farm.
Dithman Bros. are still fishing
Hank Aiken is not meeting with much sue |
cess at his fishing job. and is talking of moving |
the rig
The South Penn Company are building a
couple of rigs on the Ed Bowen farm. Their |
locations are somewhat west of present devel-
opments, and look a little salty"