Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
A CITY OF DERRICKS
Likely to Spring Up Around Wild
wood Shortly, Because of
THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW STRIKE.
The Present Production of the Chief
Southwestern Pools.
OIL NEWS FROM VARIOUS CENTERS
rsrrcrAL TELEGRAM TO THE Drsp AroH.,

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1SPATOH.i
WILDWOOD, September 18.-WiIdwood
presented a busy scene to-day. Many oil
men visited the Menke farm surprise. but
were disappointed, as the well was in the
same condition as reported yesterday. 1t
was expected that drilling would have been
resumed BY noon to-day, but it required
more time to move out the boiler and make
steam connection than was counted on.
There is no material change in the produc-
tion from yesterday, which was 75 barrels
day. Everything is in readiness tonight to
drill the well in. but it is most likely that
this will not be done until morning. The
new strike has stimulated big batch of
new work, and within period OF two weeks
city of derricks will loom up in this quar-
ter of the field.
Kiskadden & Co. have a derrick about
finished on the McCaslin farm, located be-
tween the Bear Creek Refining Oil Com
pany's well on the McClay farm and the
Menke we'll Unknown parties, who have be-
come infected with excitement, are building a
rig on the Jones farm. three-quarters of mile
east and in advance of the Menke we'll. The
Bear Creek Refining Company's well, on the
McClay farm. looks much better than it did be-
fore the Menke well came in. One of the
owners said to The DISPATCH reporter to-day:
"a week ago we would not have given a con-
ttnental for our chances of getting oil, but
since the Menke is looking SO favorable we
feel greatly encouraged" This well is down
LOO feet. Garrett & Co.'s well. on the Han
cock farm, is drilling at l,OO0 feet Galley &
Co.'S No. /, Blyle. is Is feet in the sand tonight
with no improvement.
IT'S A DUsTER.
Griffith & Co.'S Grubb farm well is reported
in and dry. 1t is located about 21S miles in ad
vance of development in the west end of the
field. Most likely the venture will be drilled
deeper in the hope of hitting something better
below. Burke & Mcbride. on the Doc Moon
farm, are still pegging away. but as yet they
have met with little encouragement. The ex-
act depth the sand has been penetrated has not
been publicly proclaimed and to a number of
practical operators the venture looks dusty.
Mr.. Mcbride. one of the owners, said to-day IN
answer to question of a prominent pipe line
official about his well, that it was dry, The
Philip Dunn & Co. well, on the Smith farm,
is rated at l30 barrels a day.
Greenlee & Forst's Ice Pond well is holding |
up we'll. The well has been drilled through |
the sand. They are building north of this well |
wells on the Keefer farm on line between the |
Ice Pond and the Menke well. Bowman Co., |
on the Whitesell, are in the pay and shut |
down dow n moving nov the boiler 1t is big gasser;
1
THE DISPATCH reporter to-day that the COM |
pany would first put in a new joint of casing in |
place of the one that is split, give the well |
a thorough test, and. if 1t paid would utilize |
the gas and if not they would drill the well |
deeper in hopes of finding paying Oil well. |
Griffith, Forest & Co. No. . Smith farm got |
the sand to-day at 1890 o'clock, but will not find
the pay until about Friday night. They put the |
small casing in No l Smith yesterday.
OTHER OPERATIONS.
The same company's No. 8, Whitesell, is
drlInng at 800 feet; No. is down LS00 feet;
No. 5. l. 900 feet; No. O. 500 feet; No. Z, is spud-
ding and No. has been located and will soon
be arig. Their No. 2 Rolshouse, is on top the
sand and No. 3 is down 1650 feet and No. 200
feet. On the Herr farm the same company
will start the drill in No. 2 tomorrow On the
Ringheisen the Forest Oil Company are down
!. 400 feet and the Brldgewater Gas Company's
Nos. and 2, on the Rolshouse, are drilling at
800 and 200 feet respectively The Young well
was drilled deeper to-day without making any |
particular Improvement. The Roth Oil Com
)any's No. 2 KretZer, are in the first pay and by
night the well should begin to show
Up for producer, Gibson & Giles finished
irilling the sand in their Scott farm well to- |
lay. It viii make 25-barrel well. The Smith
Farm Oil Company, on the Smith farm, go- |
started to drilling to-day at 10 o'clock but only
trilled an hour owing to the great force of the
yas which flowed the oil out of the tank as
ast as produced. Another tank is being nut
up, and by tomorrow the trouble will be reme- .
Tied and drilling resumed. They also tanned
.he pay this morning in No. Smith, and shut
lown to move out the boiler. Following are the |
,angs of some of the important wells: