Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-11
ANOTHERO|L LGUSHER,
The Roth Company Again in Luck,
Getting Well That Produces
122 Barrels in an Hour,
OUTPUT OF THE WILDWOOD FIELD
Now approximately $500 Barrels Per Diem
With Prospect of an Increase
From New Wells.
OUTPUT OF THE WILDWOOD FIELD
INDIGNATION AT TIE STANDARD.
Producers Say They Must Move for Themselves or Go
TO the Wall.

ESPECIAL rKLEeRAM TO THE pIsPArcuI
WILDWOOD, September 10.-The Roth
Oil Company were again in luck to-day,
and brought In their No. 3, Harbush, with
grand flourish. The first pay was tapped
this afternoon about o'clock and the well
responded to the tune of 100 barrels an hour.
The first hours gauge showed production
OF 80 inches, and the second hour the pole
indicated 49 inches, or about 122 barrels.
The manv friends of Gibson & Giles, half
owners, congratulate them upon their de-
served success, fitting reward for the
many adverSIties they have encountered in
the development of the indispensable staple.
The Roth Company's No. 1 Harbush is
still the magnet of attraction in the Wild
wood field. For the "a hours ending at z
o'clock this morning the well produced 2, 100
barrels. This forenoon The DISPATCH
scout took an hours gauge OF the out put,
which was a trife over 50 inches or
about s. barrels; this is falling of inches
an hour from Yesterdays gauge. Greeniee
& Forst No. Rolshouse is on top the sand
and should get the pay tomorrow morning.
The Forest Oil Company No. 1, Young
farm, is due to find the pay streak the last
of the week if everything goes we'll, Galley
Bros, on the Billie farm, will most likely
reach the interesting spot about the same
time, and Barnsdall & Co. No. 2, Zeigen-
helm farm, will, in all probability strike the
pay streak by Saturday or Monday. This
well is located 500 feet west from Harbush
No. 1 and should be good well.
WORK ON NEW WELLS,
Burke & McBride's we'll, on the Moon
farm, which was expected in this morning,
will not be due until tomorrow or next day.
When they measured up last night they we're
so feet short of their calculations. The Smith
Farm Oil Company, on the Smith farm, have
Nos 2 and drilling which will most likely
come in the latter part of the week or the first
of next Their old No. l, same farm, which
came in on the oath of June and started of at
81 barrels an hour, is now producing so barrels
a day. No. g. oatfeld, located on 45-llne
northeast from Whitesell No. 2, in the neigh
borhood of 2.Oo0 feet. is through the gas sand
AT tnis depth the drilling is of the same char
acter as in the Whiteseli gusher. while the
quantity of gas is also about the same. The
owners are of the opinion that, as the condi-
tions of the geological formation in the two
wells are identical. and being located on dead
on 45 line they are certain OF getting big
well. Their No. 2, located $50 feet south from
No. J. is in the gas sand. This company have
leased $50 acres, which comprises the Smith
and the two Ash farms. They have made three
more locations In the Smith, Dut are not rush.
ing work, preferring to wait and see the result
of No 2 Bulger Carrothers have started
drilling on the old Gibson farm, located 800
feet northwest from the old gas well, and
marking the boundary of the northwest line of
the field.
Bowman & Co.have No.2 rig up on the White
sell, located 600 feet northwest from No. !, and
Smith Co. on the Puff farm, a half-mile
northeast from Wildwood station, have a rig
up which is the most advanced location in this
section of the field. Calhoun, Patterson Co.
are also building rig in advance of other
locations on the Gibson farm. which is one and
a half miles northeast from the Whitesen
producers, Pew e. Emerson have rig up on
northwest from Wildwood station, but are
waiting on the advanced wells now drilling to
come in before they 60 ahead
ON THE RoLSHoUSE FARM.
Griffith & Co., the Rolshouse, are rigging
up at No. 3, and will have the drill dancing be-
fore morning Evans & Coast No. Rolshouse
still making 10 barrels an hour with the tools
in the hole They struck the first pay about
noon, to-day, in No. 2 Rolshouse, which CON-
menced flowing at 10 barrels an hour, and was
keeping this gait up when THE DISPATCH
scout left the well tonight. Fishel & Co.. No.
]. Rolshouse located 400 feet west from Evans
d Coasts No. 2 Rolshouse, are down 900 feet
and fishing for set of TOOLS On the Rolshouse
there are II wells producing and four rigs up
Taking the production of Harbush, No. g. |
which came IN to-day, the aggregate daily pro-
duction .of the field is approximately 500
barrels. Griffith & Co.'s Whitesell, No. 2, is
making SIS barrels day, and has produced
since struck on the 7th of ,Julv over 50 600