Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-04
1t Is Steadily Increasing and May Go
Considerably Higher.
WELLS WHICH ARE DUE THIS WEEK
The Oil Operations Now Going on in the
Butler County Fields.
PRICE OF PIPE REMAINS UNCHANGED

| The increase Is largely Que "
northeast Wildwood and northeas
McCurdy. The Bowman and Augusta Oi
| Company's No. 8, on the Whitesell at Wild
wood, was putting out so barrels an hou
last night, and had not been agitated. Th'
Orion Oil Company's well on the Bell farm
at McCurdy is making 35 barrels an hour.
General Field News.
| 'wILpwooD-The Smith Farm Oil Com
pany located their No. IL on the Smltf
| farm Yesterday. 1t will be an inside we'll
Their No. IL struck second pay yes
terday between 35 and 40 fee
in the sand and was making seven barrel:
an hour last night Heretofore it has moi
been making a barrel an hour. 1t will be
drilled S5 feet in the sand. Griffith ano
the Forest Oil Companies Nos s and 3 on
the Ringenheisen are due to-day. They
are both located in good territory and are
expected to make good producers. The
same company's Nos. IA and 15 on
the Whitesell will be in the
Roth Oil Company's Nos. 1 and on the
John n. PEBBLES were shot yesterday and
the production slightly increased Ireland
& Hughes No on the Hummer, at Bryant,
is down 1, 200 feet, and will be cased clear
through the Hundred Foot sand. Slagle q
Co. are down 400 feet in their Fisher farm
well in the northeast territory. 1t is be-
tween the Hardy and Bubb farms Bowman
and the Augusta Oil Company are down
1,500 feet in their Whitesell No. 4, and
700 feet in their Whitesell No. 8. Black
s. Co. on the Buff are down 1 200 feet
Forst & Greenlee's Nos. 8, 6 and on the
Alston farm will be in the pay this week.
The No 6 is due to get the sand to-day.
Finnegan & Downey's No. on the Rind
is expected to get the rock tomorrow. 1t
is an eastern limit well.
The McCurdy Operations.
MCCURDY-The Orion Oil Company's
we'll on the Bell farm was doing
So barrels an hour last night.
Patterson & Co.'S well on the old
HARRISON farm, now the Ewing, half mile
west of the McCurdy No. 1, was one bit In
the sand last night and showing for 20
barrel well. 1t is spraying some oil. Mel
Ion & Co.. IS No 4, on the Scott, did not get
the sand yesterday as expected, but will
reach it to-day. Their No. 2, on the
Adams, was shot and slightly improved.
on the Adams, is due the first of next week.
Fisher, Young s. Wilson were still drilling
in the McCluskey well last evening, but it
had not improved the showing of the oil.
Work at Thorn Run.
THORN RUN-The Forest Oil Co. IS No. 8
on the Getty will make 20 or 25-barrel
well. Their Getty No. is showing for IS
barrels day. The Hill No. is through
the Gordon and dry. 1t was fair gasser in
the fourth sand, but made no showing of oil.
The Kanawha Oil Co. IS No. 2, on the Meeks
in the Moon field, will get the sand to-day.
Butler County Operations.
B. ZELIENoPLE-Brown & Gibson's No. 4
on the Allen is on top of the sand. Harri-
son & Lockwood's No. 2 Allen is 40 feet in
the Hundred Foot and showing for 100
barrel we'll Patterson & Lockwood on the
Oil Company have recovered the tools from
their well on the Coaker farm and have put
in the first string of casing.
The Muddy Creek Field.
MUDDY CREEK-There are seven produc-
ing wells in this field and four dry holes on
the eastern limit. Hazlett & Co. have
started a well on the st. Clair farm. Roy
& Curtis have rig up on the Pierce Hook
enberry farm. Criswell & Co. are fishing at
600 feet on the Hockenberry. The well on
the Pisor farm is down 600 feet. McFar-
land & Co., on the Shaner in the northern
limits, are in the sand and showing for
good we'll Madison & Co. on the Kirchner
are down 600 feet.
Around Carbon Center.
CARBON CENTER-Griffith & Co., on the
Hays farm at Hays Mills, are 20 feet in the
Hundred Foot, and showing light. Their
well on the Parks farm is showing for a
small pumper w. E. Keck has cased his
wildcat on the Keck farm.
1t Is Looking Blue.
WATERS STATIoN.-The No. well of
the Forest Oil Company, on the Williams
farm, is 20 feet in the Hundred Foot and
showing very light. Lupher Bros. &
Clark's we'll, on the John Martin farm, is 60
feet in the sand and has not made showing
of OIL The Farmers Oil Company have a
well finished on the Mushrush farm, 800 feet
from their No. 1, which is good for 10
barrel pumper. Fraser & Mcbride have a
rig on the Frisbee farm, in advance of the
Thorn Creek extension, and ], 500 feet west
of the Weber Bros drilling well on the
Webber farm.
Those Washington Wells.
WAsHINGToN-The well on the Day
farm, five miles southwest of this place, is
through the Gordon sand and is pumping 25
barrels a day. 1t has considerable salt
water. The Philadelphia Gas Company's
well at Thomas station, on the Baltimore
and Ohio, and four miles southwest from
the McGahey pool, has been connected up
and drilling will be resumed to-day. 1t has
about 800 feet of oil in the hole.
Prices of Pipe Unchanged.
The Wrought Iron Pipe Manufacturers
met in the Monongahela House
and after long discussion de-
cided to reaffirm the prices of pipe. This
was in the face of the fact that there is an
demand for small pipe, of
which the stock is almost exhausted. The
larger sizes are not in demand. A member
Of the association said last evening that the
next meeting will be held in the East in
July, when the price OF small pipe will be
if the demand continues.
Producers Not Talking.
The meeting of the Executive Committee
1f the P. P. A in Bradford is not causing
much comment among the Pittsburg pro-
lucers. One of them said yesterday that |
,he present meeting is result of the meet |
ing held in Pittsburg couple of |
weeks ago, and reported in THE DISPATCH |
1t the time. The scheme they claim to be |
low considering, he continued, has been |
written up and discussed for the past year. |
They believe they are better organized than |
,ver before, and that they can now hang to-
,ether in q business undertaking. The |
lction of the committee at Bradford will be |
to the various local assemblies |
or Endorsement, if anything is accomplished
Yesterdays Local Features.
There was no oil market again yesterday.
rhe only quotation was 6s3sc bid. The alb
ence of offers shows firmness. Refined was |
Iuoted: New York, 72Oc; London, sgd;
|, ,665; average daily shipments, 7l,63S; aver
ge daily charters, 45 9o2.