Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-15

The past week has marked no material
change in the field situation. There is
tendency among producers to shut down
the drill as far as possible. and it is not
likely that when the wells that are now
under way are completed that great
amount of new work will be inaugurated
until spring or better prices prevail. This
condition of affairs has been solely brought
about by the low price of oil, which in all
the old pools practically amounts to forced
shutdown. There were no big wells COM
pleted in any of the southwest pools, with
the exception of one or two at Wildwood, both
of which are important as to new territory.
Eureka, Belmont and St. Marys have been
conspicuous in contributing large batch of
dry holes, some of which, according to the
usual way of figuring out belts, should have
been paying producers. Several good wells in
the Coraopolis annex go to the weeks record,
while one or two dry holes and as many dimin-
utive bumpers about balanced the account.
Harmony and Zelienople, in Butler county,
each brought in one or two fair wells, but in no
other section was there anything Of importance
to speak of.
The weeks doings, however was character
lied by one important event, which is the nu-
cleus OF an Independent producers movement,
which will ultimately revolutionize the oil
business Werefer to an earnest and animated
city at the Monongahela House Wednesday
night The object Of the new project is the
formation of a combination by which they will
be able to conduct the petroleum business in all
its various departments wholly within them
selves, thereby deriving the benefits and profits
of their investments.
News From the Fields.
WLDwooD-Field news is a scarce article
Wildwood still remains the most active point
There will be nothing of importance here until
the wells now drilling southwest of the Ring
heisen, and Finegan and Downing's Wallace
farm wells come in. 1t is the opinion of good
operators that the Ringheisen well marks the
decline of the prolific southwest line, which
opinion seems to be supported by the fact that
as the above well is the most advanced, and as
compared with the big wells here. is a diminu-
tive producer. Forst g. Greenlee Nos. IL and
l3 Rolsehouse are both in the sand and showing
well. The Smith Farm Oil Company No. z,
Smith, is also in the sand, with indications of
fair producer.
The gushers are gradually declining and a
conservative estimate of the aggregate produc-
tion is about 10,500 barrels a day, although
others have placed it as high as 1000 The
Governor Pattson is doing 16 inches an hour;
Gufy Queene and the Forest Oil Company's
Rolsehouse No. z inches an hour, and their
No. 8. same farm, 81 inches an hour. Barns
dali & Co.'S Kress No. is producing q inches
an hour; the Roth Oil Company's Harbush
Nos. ], 2 8 4, S, 6. Z, s and together are max
ing 24OO barrels day. The same COM
y.
of 800 barrels day. Barnsdan & Co.'s Kress
No. is on top of the sand tonight, but at this
writing no further information from the well is
at hand. Being located on the east line of the
farm, from 300 TO AGO feet south of their No. !,
and nearly on southwest and northeast line
with Herr No. and the Roth Oil Company's
Noe. and Harbush, which are small wells, it
looks rs if the well might be an edger. This
prediction, however, cannot be made with any
degree of certainty.
Miller Shay & Co.'s Funk No. is making in
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their No. 8 is dry in the third and fourth sands;
this well will most likely be drilled down to the
fifth sand.
Small Producers in CHARTERS.
CHARTIERs-The Robinson well, located
near the Stelnmiller which started off at 10
barrels an hour Wednesday. has declined to so
barrels day. The Fisher Oil Co. No. s, Dick
son. and No. Myers, are both drilling in the
100 foot Unknown parties have well in the
sand IN close proximity to the Steinmiller,
which is showing for only small producer.
Work on Two Washington Wells.
WAsHINGToN-The Washington Oil Com
pany have just finished we'll on the Wishart
Noble farm near Claysville, being their No. l3
on that farm. De well has not enough of gas
to flow, but filed up quickly with oil, and gives
promise Of pumper of probably 81 barrels per
day: The operations of this company are now
limited to one drilling well.
The well being drilled by Vandergrift Co.,
on the Logan farm, on the east side of the Tay-
lorstown field, has about reached the fifth
sand. but the completion of the well has been
delayed by leak in the casing, necessitatlng
its pulling. The result of this venture is being
watched with some interest,
Two Small Coraopolis Producers.
CoRAoPoLIs-Finnegan, Downing & Co.
have completed a well on the McCllnton farm,
on the west side of the developed good terri
tory. The well is showing small, probably Is
barrels per day.
RGeorge c. Martin & Co.'s well, ouehalf mile
southwest of Moon p o., is being pumped but
thus far the indications are that it will be
very small producer. Finnegan & Downing will
reach the pay Wednesday in their No. Kerr.
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