Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-01-24
Oil Field Notes.

The surprise OF the Hundred Foot field
during the past week was the producer
struck on the Mant Humphrey farm, con
siderably east of other producers. As
soon as the drill cracked the she'll Of the
sand last Thursday evening the well began
flowing and as no tankagc was up, the
oil ran to waste till next day. On Mon
day the well was making 10 bbls an hour.
and on Tuesday !. \ little drilling
Tuesday night, brought 10 bbls an hour,
making it the best we'll in that field, as it
is but ten feet in the sand The well ia
owned by Chas. and John Iazlett ]. Il.
McJunkin, Dr. Purvance, Nelson Reed
and Mr. Holland. The have eighty more
acres in that vicinity leased in which DR..
Neyman also, has IN interest.
1t is not known yet. whether or not the
well on the J. 5. Hays farm Will make
paying producer. They found about sixty
feet of splendid sand, but it was too close
to allow of the oil flowing freely. All the
way mp from Allegheny County, the pay
streaks and close Streaks run in nearly n
north and south line, and it looks as
though there was a close streak east of the
Cable well, and another cast of the Hum
phrey, though several small wells have
been struck on the close streaks.
The Cable well is reported to be doing
60 bbls day
The Golden d Co. well on the Nesbit is
reported good for 100 bbls.
The Phillips well on the VIM. Douthett
farm. Glade Rnn district, continues 10 be
the largest well in the county. 1t is yet
doing - bbls an hour.
The Grazier d Co. well on the John
Martin farm, near Gallery Junction is re
ported good for 40 bLls
The Hartman well on the Staples is pnt
at 20 bbls.
At Great Belt, a strong vein of gas was
tapped on the VIM. Stehlc farm, Monday,
which stopped drilling for few days, and
Phillips got a dry hole on the Barr.
The Snee 6 Co. well near Mnrrinsville
was torpedoed last is reported at 10 bbls.
The Wilson farm well near Zelienople is
not yet completed, nor the well on the
Jacob EndreS.
The Logue No. 3, near Coylesville is put
at p bbls
Otto Limberg, +. II. Morse and Mr..
Mitchell expect TO complete their well on
the Sam'l Miller, near JamisonvilIc Station
next week
Burtner & Co. are drilling a we'll on the
Bunting farm, near Jefferson Centre. the
jefferson Oil Co. on the Cal Logan, and
Hatiy & Co. on the Loyal Welsh.
The Grazier well, Martin farm, stopped
flowing Tuesday. 1t was drilled Tuesday
three bits in excellent hundred foot sand
and will be tubed with thrce-inch tubing
and pumped before drilling to tie second
pay streak.
The McNeal farm well is ~ feet in the
hundred foot sand, with no oil yet
The Allsop farm WELL northeast of Bak-
erstown, will be torpedoed in the hundred
foot sand.
Thos. Graham of Connoquenessing twp.
got 81 900 bonus from Hazlett & Co. for 20
acres.
In several places the drillers after oil or
gas. while failing to get what they were
after, have found some thing else equally
valuable. The other day a shaft at Vim
cennes, Ind, went through a splendid
four foot vein of coal at depth Of 300 feet.
Tho citV went wild over the STRIKE which
is of the greatest importance in a section
where fuel is such big item. Excellent
veins of salt have been struck in soma To-
calities. AID now an Ashtabula paper re-
ports that in a well near there potash was
found at depth of l,900 feet, and adds:
''The only potash wells in operation in the
world are in Germany, and there is a
heavy duty on the product, which will
make the find very valuable"