Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-23
Seeking Fifth Sand OIL.

WASHINGTON, PA.-As producing territory
is now rated in the southwest Washington has
been relegated to the rear ranks. The ffth
sand developments are about all that are doing
here, and there is possibility that new fifth
sand pool Of some importance may vet be
opened up in this once famous field. Recent
developments west of Washington and SOUTH
west of the old Gordon pool indicate some
probability OF the existence of fifth sand pool
hndIng its analogy in the fifth sand pool of
the Taylorstown field. Eighteen months ago S.
j. Fergus & Co. drilled two wells on the Nc
Quay farm to the fifth sand. whose pro-
ductou aggregated about 10 barrels a
day, and are now doing 35 barrels per
day, and have shown no decrease within
the past yea:. The Warn farm lies on the
southern side of the National pike about three
miles west from Washington. The McQuay
farm above referred to lies on the northern
side of the pike and opposite the Warn farm
Italian, Donnan & Co., within the past
lew weeks brought in fifth sand well in the
eastern side OF the farm. This well. when set
10 pumping made 80 barrels the first "a hours.
and has steadily increased her production
until at present it is making As barrels day
Inc wilson 1arm JOINS the Warn on the south
and southwest. Murdoch, Donnan d Co.
drilled well on this farm a mile south from
the Warn farm well and are getting four or
hve barrels day from the fifth sand. The re-
markable staying qualities of the McQuay
wells and the unusual action of the Warn we'll
in increasing rather than decreasing produc.
tion, indicates pool in the vicinity from which
proven that this source of supply does not lie
TO the northeast in the direction of the old
Gordon pool, but must lie TO the southwest of
the Warn and McQuay wells If this theory be
correct the Warn will likely prove to be a rich
property In any event this farm looks favor
able for paying wells in this horizon. The re-
suit of the Warn well has stimulated the drill
in this locality.
In the McGahey pool northeast from the
Smith pool, some splendid gases are being
found in the fifth sand. Many old oil wells in
this vicinity are being drilled down to this
horizon as well as number of new ones which
are starting. Pittsburg manufacturers are the
most active here, while Peiffer & Goth and
other operators are drilling the old wells down
to the fifth sand. The common impression
among oil operators is that oil will eventually
be found in the sand in the vicinity OF this gas
The Laird well, which is located southwest of
Claysville about two miles, and about the same
distance southeast of West Alexander came in
recently with SIX feet of Gordon sand and con-
siderable gas. At West Alexander the Cor
don sand disappears, while at the Finley we'll
four miles southeast from the Laird we'll there
is thicker Gordon sand than in the Taylorstown
field, approximatIng at the Finley well about 90
feet. The Finley well found salt water in the
Gordon, being located near the synclinal on lie
eastern slope of the anticlInal. The section of
county lying between the Laird
E3sser on the west and the Finley
gas water on the east, should be
oil territory, if there is any in that section. and
she results at the Laird on the west, the