Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-15
OVER 5000 BARRELS
The Production of the Wildwood
Field for a Single Day.
UNFAYORABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS
Has Depressing Effect on the Spirits of
Butler Oil Men.
NOTES OF VARIOUS OPERATIONS
ESPECIAL rrLreRAx TO THE DISPATCH,

WILDWOOD, September 14.-The, acqui-
sition:of severalparge.wellsIin the Wildwood
territory during the past week has given
the field wide reputation and is attracting
considerable attention from the trade in
general. While the boundary of prolific
territory has not been extended to any great
degree one important fact has been devel-
oped, and that is the large increase of pro-
duction that is reasonably sure to follow
with the completion of wells now drilling
within defined limits. The Young well
coming in as it did was surprise to many,
as the proximity of the venture TO the d.
minutive Simpson farm producer naturally
led to the conclusion that it would be safe to
class it in the same category. Others, how
ever, were firm in their faith Of the location
and from the first asserted the Young would
be good well. The production of the we'll
has receded from its first output, and Satur-
day noon, when The DISPATCH scout took
a gauge, it was making at the rate of 400
barrels day. 1t is claimed that the we'll
is not deep enough in the sand, and that
when the drill is again set in motion the
production will be increased.
The Ice Pond we'll, owned by Greenlee &
Forst too, is not following in the footsteps
/ OF its predecessors, the drill having reached
different geological formation. This we'll.
by majority of Wildwood operators, has
been counted on as duster, and at best
would only make a small pumper. Late
Saturday afternoon, when the reporter was
at the we'll, it was IL feet in the sand, had
made two or three small flows, and the hole
full of oil, but very little gas. Mr.. Forst
expressed great surprise at the condition of
the well, and had not expected to find oil
until the rock had been penetrated to a
depth of 35 or 40 feet. While the indica-
tions are not fattering for a big we'll, the
prediction that it will be a good one is
reasonably sure unless all signs fail.
AN INTERESTING POINT.
The Patterson, Griffith & Miller we'll on
the Menke is now one of the interesting
points OF the field. This we'll has been re-
ported in the sand and showing oil, through
the sand and dry, while another report was
current that it was drilled below the level
of the Wildwood oil horizon, and no evil
dence whatever of sand was found. The
DISPATCH, upon investigation, learned
that both the drillers and owners are at sea
as to the correct geological location of the
drill, but one of the interested parties, who
is practical operator, was of the opinion
that the drill is just on top of the sand,
which conclusion is supported by the record
of other wells drilled in this immediate To-
cality. By Tuesday the drill will tell the
story. The Burke & Mcbride we'll, on the
"Doc" Moon tarm, struck the sand Satur-
day afternoon, but at this writing is not far
enough in for the pay. On the A, Moon
farm Barnsdall & Co. are still fishing for
lost tools at 1900 feet
Greenlee & Forst No. T. Rolshouse, which
came in Friday, made 70 barrels an hour
ON the go OF, and Saturday was making 30
barrels an hour. The same parties tapped
the sand at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
and at one bit in the sand was spraying five
barrels an hour and increasing as the drill
went down. Their No. 3, Rolshouse, will
be due Monday, and No. Z, same farm, is
expected in about the middle of the week.
Gibson & Giles No. /, Scott, is on top the
sand, and the result will be known in
short time. The Roth Oil Com pany No. 2,
Kreutzer farm, are Aoking for the sand
Tuesday or Wednesday, and Galley Bros,
on the Bly'e farm, arr IA feet in the sand.
The Smith Oil Company on the Smith
farm, will bring in both Nos 2 and Mon
day or Tuesday. These are important
wells, and the owners are looking for some
thing big. The Roth Oil Company expect
another we'll in about the middle of the
week on the Harbush.
OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION.
The Forest Oil Company have located No.
rig on tine Young farm 500 feet north and
across the creek from No. 1. Griffith &
Miller. on the Ringeisen farm, are down
1850 leet with their No. 1. Finegan &
Downing have rig up on the Wallace
farm, one-half mile southwest from the Har-
bush wells. The burning gas well was ex-
tingulshed FRIDAY by running a two-inch
line to the casing and turning on high
pressure OF steam. There are now 20 pro-
ducing wells in the field, the aggregate
production of which for the "a hours end
ing Saturday night at 6 o'clock was 8,286
barrels. Following is list of the wells,
the farms on which they are located, and the
owners.
Farm. Owner. Production
WilIson, Barnsdall 4 Andrews, No. 1......... rs
Zlngenhein, Barnsdall & Andrews. No. ..... %
Harbush, Gibson, Giles Co.. and 3. 3.........3 $50
Bryant Gibson. Giles Co., No. 1-............ 100
Whitesel, Forest Oil Co. & Griffith, 1........ 45
Whitesel, Forest Oil Co. & Griffith, 2......... $50
ROlsehouse, Forest OIL Co. Griffith, 1....... 800
Hart, Forest Oil Co. & Griffith l.. ............ II
Smith, Smith Oil Co., 1...... ................. so
Yo ng, Patterson Forest Oil Co., 1.......... 4O8
Rolsehouse, Greenlee & Forst, L.. ,,,,,,.... 23O
Rolsehouse. Greenlee & Forst. 2.............. $50
Rolsehouse, Greenlee Il Forst A.. .........I 200
RolsehouSe, Evans Coast, 1.................. 2iO
Rolsehouse, Evans & Coast, 2................. 24O
Smith. Dunn & Phillips. observation-disclosures. I25
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