Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-20
SIGNS OF DRAINAGE
ON THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF THE WILD
WOOD FIELD.

Another Well Which Will Reach the Sand
A Strike Certain at Mansfield-Latest
Reports From the Various Sections.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPAToH.i
WILDWOOD, November 19.-At last the
southwest line of the Wildwood field shows
signs of drainage. The Governor Pattison,
on the 30-acre Rolsehouse, has declined to
SO barrels an hour The same company s
No. 2 will reach the sand some time tonight
The Zigenhein is reported as doing 75 bar
rels an hour, while there is a noticeable
falling off at the other wells in this locality.
The Smith Farm Oil Company's No. 4, Smith
farm, at six feet in the sand, came in big
gasser, which is considered the largest in the
field. Byrne & Co.'S No. 4. on the Simp-
son, is making $50 barrels day, which
Is surprise to the producers In this HELD
Gully Smiths wildcat venture, Two miles
northeast of Sharpsburg, is reported through
the bowlder. and it will not be long before the
result of the venture will be known. This is
an important well.
The runs OF the Wildwood wells the past three
weeks have averaged Il, 500 barrels. according to
pipe line reports.
BRIDGEVILLE-The Forest Oil Company's
last venture in the Bridgeville field is holding
up good, and has the effect of stimulating some
new work. To-day John McKeown leased the
Billingsley Morgan farm, one-half mile south
west from developments, at S75 an acre and
L.
two wells and will begin operations at once.
MANsFIELD-The Mellon & Co. well located
on the Scott farm tapped the fifth sand at $3.50
o'clock last night. The well made one or two
sprays and later, when the tools were run,
made one flow. The well is just on top the sand
and shut down until tankage is put up There
is no question but what it will make well in
its present condition, with the chances favor
able for a good well with deeper drilling. 1t
now looks as if there was from one-haf to
three-Quarters of mile of territory on an east
and west line opened up.
ST. MARY'S-But little knowledge has been
gained about the sand from which the st.
Mary's well is producing: The owner
claims that the well is still being
drilled deeper, but one of the drilleTs who
worked on the well informed the reporter that
over a week ago they had drilled the length of
the cable, and he was certain that the old one
had not been replaced by new one. From
the well being drilled deep is only bluff. The
well is producing 25 barrels day, and the same
company have located another well 500 feet
southwest from the producer.
BELMoNT-The production of the Belmont
and Eureka pools like other members of the
southwest family, is showing decided decline.
The biggest we'll in the Belmont pool is the
Stewart which is doing from 175 to 1870 barrels
aday.
Ackerley & Samuers No. i. Rufus Green. is
due tonight, while their ]. B. Green S0-acre
No. has been delayed by fishing job. but will
get the sand some time next week. They have
started drilling a well on the Hays farm, and
have rig completed on the Junius Greenwood
property.
Parkersburg parties have just completed
dry hole near Vancluse station, on the Virginia
side. LOCO feet in advance Of the Belmont belt,
as indicated by the Stewart we'll. Between this
duster and the Stewart producer, about mid
way, the Story Oil Company have within the
past few days finished well which, with good
torpedo, may make a small producer.
This venture together with the Vancluse dry
hole, beyond doubt cuts off the extension of
the Belmont belt up the river. and also indi-
Gates that the st. Mary's we'll is not producing
from the Belmont sand, and if il is 1t shows a
distinct pool and no connection with Belmont.
BUTLER-Guckert & Co.'S Davidson well at
Gallery has found IA feet of good sand and is
still pushing away in good digging. Mr. Guckert
thinks the well is good for so barrels day.
Their No. s, Humphrey, near Petersville, will
most likely reach the third pay tonight.
The following statistics show the highest,
lowest and average prices of crude petroleum
for the mast four wears: