Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
EXTENDING ITS LIMITS.
THE HUNDREp-FooT OIL FIELD GROW.
ING LARGER.


tion Increased = Developments In the
Fourth Sand - The Hooksfown Pool
Holding Its Own.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.i
BUTLER, August 15.-The boundary lines
of the 1OO-foot territory are gradually being
extended. The most active point is in the Big
Creek district, In the southern section,
which was opened up some four weeks ago by
the Heide farm well. In this locality on the
Heide, RAIDER and Haslett farms the produc-
tion has increased to about QUO barrels day.
Thers are 10 or IL strings of tools running. and
double the number of rigs mp and under way.
On the Knauff farm several fine wells have
been brought In by Christie and others. while
the One Hundred-Foot Oil Company, one mile
farther west down the creek, have succeeded
in finding a 40-barrel well, which is located on
the McGee farm. This strike has stimulated a
considerable amount of new work. Little
Creek while not SO active as in the past. is
Iffr, Barnhart and Felh farms there Is produc-
ton of between 2 500 and 8, 900 barrels a day.
In this vicinity there are six or eight strings of
tools running and IL or Is rigs up and building.
On the western end of this district, the scene
of lively operations few months ago. but very
little new work is in hand Six miles to the
west of the Cable farm the fremont Oil Com
pany got a 20 barrel well. which Is known as the
Zelienople well, of which mention was made in
Yesterdays DISPATCH. The pipe line people
are making connection to the tank to-day.
which is evidence that they have faith in tho
new territory. The well will be drilled deeper
tomorrow and it Is expected by some practical
operators this will improve its production,
PROSPECT AND VICINITY.
At present there are three rigs building, and
q number more will be started soon. The
Shaner well, three miles north of Prospect and
owned by Mcfarland & Co., is not q third
sand well, as has been reported, but gets its
production from the centennial sand. One
mile south of Prospect the Plate Glass Com
pany are drilling a well, which is down 800 feet.
At Gallery Junction, A. L. Cheering has COM
menced spudding in his well, located near the
station, which is a sort Of an experimental ven-
ture. On the Dunbar farm Black Haslett are
down 800 feet with their well, and Haslett &
Company, on the A. Richardson property are
drilling at 900 feet w. ]. Mckee No. 4 Will
lam Cashdollar, is down 300 feet. and No. rig
is completed. Buck q johnson have rig fin
ished on the same farm, and the Anchor Oil
Company, on the George Marburger farm, are
drilling No. at 500 feet. ]. II. Thomas No. l.
Price farm, has been finished and is dry. The
farm. have reached dep:h of 1.0O0 feet in No.
and are building No. rig on the Garvin
farm.
THE SUIT TO BE WITHDRAWN.
The dispute between Bolard, Gasser & Co.,
and Stephen Markham, over a long and narrow
strip of ground on the James Welsh farm,
which had been left out by mistake ween the
lease on the farm was drawn up has been ami
cably settled, and the ejectment suit which was
instituted will be withdrawn.
The sand to-day was reached in the Youngs
Bros. No. 6, on rhe Charles E. Shannon farm,
and 1t Is showing for q fair sized well. This
company has completed the rig for No. 2. Gull
bert & Co.'S No. 2, on the ]. G. Brandon, will get
the sand tonight and should be a good well.
McClurg, McCandless & Co. have had a hand
some offer for their lease and wells on the
Graham heirs farm. 1t Is q very valuable
property. Liggett & Haymaker No. 13 on the
Crawford farm, in the saxonburg field was
drilled one bit in the first pay streak tonight,
and gave q strong fow. The sand 10 the best
yet obtaine6pthere and q large we'll is expected.
THE FOURTH SAND DEvELoPMENTs.
The fourth sand Developments, three miles
east of Mlllerstown, on the wiles farm, 10 At
tracing the attention OF Butler county oper-
ators. Ten days ago the 1itley well started of
at 10 barrels an hour and In now making l76
barrels day. There Is one well drilling. two
rigs up and more to follow. Territory In this
neck Of woods has all been picked up, and At
no distant day 1t VIII not be surprising 70 see