Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-05
Great Activity Shown by Operators
in the Prolific Hundred
Foot Territory.
THE PRODUCTIVE BELT WIDEKs.
Many New Rigs Building and Various
Ventures on Which Fond
Hopes are Resting.
AKIhAFED DISPUTE OVER A LEASE.
on Drillers Going From Pennsylvania to Seek
Grease in India
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUE prspArcH.,


BUTLER, August 4.-Operations in But
Ter county, as usual, are active. In nearly
every section of the old third sand pools
more or less drilling is being done. The
hundred foot field, however, is the principal
seat of Developments, and the volume OF
work here is about as large as it has been at
any time since the first excitement. Out on
the eastern belts there is enough drilling
going on to refresh ones memory that this
section OF Butler county once laid claim to
q pool Of no small importance.
In the 100 foot district NJ L. Lockwood
shot his well to-day on the James Hay farm,
but the result the reporter was unable to
learn. This venture is regarded as import
ant, as the Mitchell, located on the west
side OF the same farm, came in dry, while
the Lockwood is located on the east end of
the tract. Campbell & Gansz, on the Mar
shall farm, have just started the drill in No.
3, and Charles Smith & Co., on the Caspar
Felh farm, are in the sand with No. and
will shoot tomorrow. The we'll is showing
for from 100 to $50 barrels. The same par
ties Will tap the sand tomorrow in No. on
the same farm.
WORK NOW UNDER WAY.
Lockwood & Co., on the Barnhart farm,
have just finished another well which is
showing for an average producer, and are
rigging up No. 8 Barnhart's, and building
No. rig on the same farm. Steele & Co.,
on the John Rose farm, are drilling at 800
feet, and some interest is manifested in the
result as the we'll is located southeastof de-
velopments about 1000 feet Northeast from
the Felh farm half mile Golden, Owen,
Brady & Co. are drilling a we'll and are
down 600 feet
To- 1T
farm, finished last week, is making Is
inches a day in d 250-tank. Jacks good
luck has unquestionably extended the belt
half mile east OF defined territory. Shaner
& Dale have rebuilt their burst rig on the
j. A. Brandon farm and have started drill
ing again; the well is located for a good
producer. They have No. rig completed
and have made location for No. g. both of
which are on the same farm. Huselton
Reed & Co.. on the Brandon farm, one acre,
located J, 200 feet east of the Shaner & Dale
No. 3, are down 300 feet Should this
prove a paying investment it would seem to
indicate some extension of the hundred TO-
ward Reibold. Borlard & Co.'s last ven-
ture on the James Welch farm has settled
down to 12-barrel producer.
WAR ABOUT LEASE.
The monotony of the field in the section
of the Welch farm was relieved to-day by a
speck of war between Dr. Borlard & Co.
and Markham & Co., which will most
likely result in legal battle of no small
proportions, The controversy is over the
ownership of lease. Markham claims
two rods and q half wide and 80 rods long
of Borlard & Co.'S lease, while tine latter
says there is strip only 2 feet wide by 80
rods long to which they have the least
shadow of a claim. The party of the first
part, notwithstanding Mr.. Borlard's pro-
test, went ahead and built rig on the dis.
puted patch, and was getting ready to
bounce the drill. To-day Borlard got out
writ, restraining Markham & Co. from
further operations. The legal document
was placed in the hands of the Sheriff, who
served it, but the end is not yet.
The Kicker Oil Company, on the Thomas
Graham farm, have a well in the sand,
which is showing 40 or 80 barrels per day.
The same company, on the Flenner farm,
will complete their No. the latter part of
the week, and judging from its location it
should be a we'll.
w. j. Mckee, on the Shannon farm, is
in the sand with No. 9 and the indications
are for light well. NJ. P. Black & Co.
have started well On the II. Graham farm,
which is looked upon as an important ven
ture, on the northeast side of the 100-!oot.
ROUND ABOUT GALLERY.
AT Gallery Junction Black & Wilson are
drilling well at 400 feet on the lot. Hoff- |
man, Leideeker & Co., on the McLane farm,
are drilling No. 10 well and have started the |
drill in No. II and are building No. u rig.
Boyd & Co. finished a well Saturday on
the Knauff farm, which is a duster and all |
the word implies. They intend, however,
TO treat it to a heavy shot They have also |
a well on top the sand on the Wahl farm,
and will get their new well on the Anderson |
to pumping tomorrow; it will make fair |
producer. On the Moore they are starting |
two more rigs, one on the Berringer and an |
other on The Anderson.
The Hickey District. |