Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-04
AMONG THE OIL RIGS.
Facts of Interest Regarding Pc
troleum Production Taken From
TIE DISPATCH SCOUTS NOTEBOOK
Review Of Extensive Operations in the
Mount Morris Field.
THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ToWl

ESPECIAL TELEGRAN TO THB DIsRATcH.i
MOUNT MORRIS, August 3.-The Mount
Morris oil field embraces larger area OF
productive territory than is generally sup
posed. 1t lies chiefly in Monongalia county,
W. Va, and extends south into Marion
county, the north end reaching into Greene
county. Pa. E. NJ. Hukill's block OF prop
erty is supposed to extend the entire length
of the field, being about Is miles in length,
and in round numbers containing about 2o,-
600 acres. In this block of property there
is a distinct gas field lying par
allel with and on the eastern side
of the oil belt, which is thought by those
conversant with the subject to be one Of the
best gas fields extant, and which should pos
sess the best staying qualities, for the rea-
son that the sand is very thick and the ca
loric fluid is found near the middle Of the
strata. The other operators beside Mr..
Hukill in this field. who are working inter-
vening territory, are the CHARTERS Oil Com
pany, the South Penn Oil Company, the
Forest, the Mountain State Oil Company,
the Jennings Oil Company, j. M. Patter-
son, Fall s. Shay, the McCalmont Oil Com
pany and the Hardly Able Oil Company.
None of these people, however, hold proper
ty to any considerable extent in this field,
the most OF 1t having been covered by the
pioneer Hukill before the others got there.
WORKING UNDER DISADVANTAGES.
This field is somewhat at q disadvantage,
being 10 miles from q railroad, which re-
tards work for lack of facilities in getting
supplies, but operations are active notwith-
standing. Mr.. Huklll is running II strings
of tools, while the other companies men-
toned are also working actively in proper
ton of their holdings The production Of
the entire field is, nominally, 1000 bar
rels per day, and at the present rate OF drill
ing this amount will most likely be in-
creased.
The largest we'll ever struck in the Mount
Morris field at the start produced over 700
barrels per day, while the average well
makes from 400 down to 30 barrels. This,
it must be remembered, is at the
start of. The we'll on the E. W. Core farm,
owned by hukill, and completed this week,
proves to be too far west and was a failure.
The rig, however, will be moved farther
east and another we'll drilled Immediately.
The Same party has two wells about ready
to enter the pay, one on the c. johnson
farm and the other, 104, on the A. Sutton
farm. The CHARTERS Oil Company COM
pleted O we'll on the j. G. Morris farm re-
Gently good for % barrels The South
Penn Oil Company are drilling on the Var
ner farm in the southern part of the field.
This well is in advance of developments and
the outcome is awaited with some interest,
NEW WELLS UNDER WAY.
The Mountain State Oil Company are
drilling two wells on the Wildman farm,
and when THE DISPATCH representative
was paying his respects to the company they
had serious fishing in one of them. The
two most advanced wells in this district, on
the South End, are in Marion county, one
on the Frank Arnett farm and owned by e.
M. Hukill, and the other, owned by the
Hundred Foot Oil Company, on the Pritch-
ard farm, south Of the Arnett The latter
we'll, at last accounts. was laboring with
bad fishing job.
The result of the Arnett well was small
vein of gas in the "Big Injun" sand, but
the drill is still going down in the hope that
oil may be found in the Gordon sand. II
there is no bad luck the verdict will be
known some time this week. In perambu-
lating over the mountainous field, the re-
porter had the pleasure of meeting a veteran
operator and scout, and after discussing oil
matters in general. the conversation was
directed to the Warrington field, which is
Mt. Morris nearest neighbor. When the
scout remarked, by way of comparison OF
the two fields, that while Warrington
might prove Of greater area, Mt. Morris
seemed to produce the largest wells,