Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-03
THE DRILLERS BUSY.
Progress Of Oil Developments in the
Wildwood Territory.
NEW DERRICKs VERY NUMEROUS,
And Standing Close Together in the Field
About CHARTERS.
A STRIKE IN RITCHIE COUNTY, ". Va
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.

| ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
WILDWOOD, September 2.-Seven wells
on top, and In the sand is the interesting
feature to-day in the Wildwood field. None
of these ventures have any particular sig
nifcance as to extension of the pool except
the Whitney & Stevenson gasser, on the
Bidekeller farm, located nearly one-quarter
of a mile southeast from Bryant No. and
about ], 500 feet almost directly east from
Semple station. This well has been reported
as far enough in the sand to find the second
pay. but upon careful investigation from an
authentic source, the drill has not penetrated
the rock more than ten or u ieet. There is
yet chance for a we'll on deeper drilling.
and at the present stage of the venture it in
nowise condemns the territory in this locality.
1t is the largest gasser in the field, and when
shut in will show pressure of $50 pounds.
Tonight the McCaslin we'll reached
depth of 2, 600 feet, and all hope of finding
oil has been abandoned. Ths Shay well is
40 feet in the sand, and makes occasional
flows of eight or 10 barrels. The engine has
been repaired and drilling resumed, and by
Tomorrow the second pay will be reached;
the chances for good we'll are favorable.
DhlLLlNG STILL DEEPER.
Dunlap & Phillips No. l, on the Smith
farm, located 400 feet little north of east
from the Shay well, found sand Saturday
night. The boiler was moved out Sunday
and on Monday when drilling was resumed, the
well made five inch flow which has been re-
repeated at intervals since the drill was started.
Inc well is 70 feet in the sand and should it
not improve with deeper drilling, will, in its
present condition, make 60-barreler. Coast,
Evens q Co.'s No. /, Rolshouse, is in the sand,
and by morning should find the pay. 1t is
located 2 0o0 feet southeast of Barnsdall & Co.'s
well on the Whitesell. Greenlee & Gorst's No.
l, Rolshouse, is also in the sand, and with
sghs fimag tomorrow 1an WIZ arIh ad the Ns some
Rolshouse, with ordinary luck, expects
to cut the melon about the same time, while
the Roth Oil Company's No. l, Harbush, is on
top the sand, and by Thursday the operators
VIII know what their venture is good for. The
Bear Creek Refining Company's well. located
almost quarter of a mile east of Stevenson
Whitney's gasser. is down $50 feet and Griffith
d Co., on the Mink farm, 1,5OO east of the
gasser, is the next well due on the southeast
line.
STRUCK SALT WATER.
The Smith Farm Oil Company on the Smith
farm. are down 700 feet with No. 2 Salt water
was struck below the casing in both their Nos.
and 2 and are now roaming down to a dryer
country. In the northwest part of the field the
ucAL wen uue Is buIk O mCbrlQeS N 10. j, on
the Moon farm, and by Thursday, if all goes
well, will top the sand. This venture
is the most important now drilling in this
section of the field, as it is located
1,S00 feet northwest from Barnsdall & Co.'s well
on the WhItesell farm. If it proves paying
well it will extend the territory to the north
west distance as above indicated. On the same
farm some three or four more locations have
been made, but no work will be done until the
result of Burk & McBrIde's venture is fully es-
tablished. Byrne & Co.'S No. 2 Simpson
has been treated to two shots, one 40
and the other so quarts, but the
well will only make a small pumper.
Gibson & Giles are having goodluck with their
fishing job on the Scott farm, and expect to
take hold of the tools tonight. 1t is reported
tonight that Crawford & Dunlap's well on the |
Nancy Gibson farm has been drilled to the |
fourth sand and made one or two small flows: |
The DISPATCH scout was unable to |
verify the statement and only give |
the information for what it is worth. The well |
is located a half mile southwest from Gibsonia |
station and three quarters of a mile north |
from the Whitaseli farm developments. Should |
the well prove 60 be paying investment from |
the fourth sand horizon it will be an import |
ant factor in the future developments of this |
field. The production of Wildwood is approx |
imately ], 400 barrels day, 700 of which comes |
from Gifith Co. Whitesell No.2 |