Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-03
PRODUCTION GOING UP.
THE ELLIOTT FARM WELL Is DOING 40
BARRELS AN HOUR.

The Gordon Sand VIII Be Tapped by Many
Bits To-Day-WeIls Due in the McCurdy
F3eld-Reported Strike on Little Pine
Run.
The Mcdonald field produced another big
oil well yesterday, and several smaller wells
were reported. The big well was that of
Guffey s. Murphy, on the Elliots farm. n
started off at 40 barrels an hour. This we'll
is located about half a mile east of
the Miller and the Merry farms,
on which the three big wells have been
drilled. Shaffer & Co.'S well on the Fanny
johnson was tubed, and after the dead oil
was pumped off it started to flow at the rate
of $50 barrels a day. Sauters & Co., on the
Sauters lot. 200 feet northeast of the station,
will get the fifth sand to-day. One location
northeast of this well is Clark & Bannister,
on the Sauters, which reached the Cor
don sand yesterday and is showing
for a good well in that formation.
Wallace & Co.'s well on the Smith was doing
Is barrels an hour Yesterday when they
started to drill it deeper and it declined to
% barrels an hour. ChTisty & Co.'S well on
the Richards which has been reported as in
the fifth, has not yet reached that level.
They expect to get it to-day. Boviard, Sey-
faug a. Co.'S well, one location northeast of
the Hotel lot well will get the Gordon
sand tomorrow night. Guckert, Steel Il
Egbert's No. l, on the Mervey, is l9 days
old and has produced over 5000 barrels of
oil. They have started to drill Nos. and
on the same farm and have rig up for No.
4. Guffey Murphy and the Fisher Oil Com
have rig up for No. l on the Hopper farm.
They are rigging up at their wallace No. i,
and have rig up for No. 5. Their sturgeon
No. is down 200 feet, and they are rig
ging up their No. on the same farm.
They have rig up on the Morgan farm
and are building a rig on the Hutchinson.
Their No. 2 on the George Wettengel was
drilled through the fifth sand yesterday, and
is dry in that level. 1t is a small pumper in
the Gordon sand. Hardman & Co.'s well on
the Sauters three acres is through the fifth
sand and dry. Finnegan, Downing & Co.
are fishing at their No. on the Mongot; also
in their well on the Rodgers lot, and at
their No. 2 on the J. II. Robb. The latter
well is near the Gordon sand, and the first
two have received their last casing. The
same firms No. ? on the Elliott, northeast of
the Mary Robb well Will be cased this week.
They have rig up for No. . on the Elliott,
and will commence drilling Monday. They
will case their No 2 on the Fayall farm this
week. No. same farm is down 400 feet.
Several Wells Due.
McCURDY-The Orion Oil Company's No. 5,
on the Bell farm, was due in the fifth sand
yesterday, but on account of the bull wheels
going to pieces the work of drilling it in will
be delayed a dag or two. The Mertz farm
well of Gardiner, Fitzgibbons 6 Co. was shut
down on top Of the fifth sand yesterday, and
it was connected up to the tanks. The Ma
tiOuai Transit Company will get a line to it by
noon tomorrow when the bit will be sent
into the sand. They expect to get the pay
tomorrow night. 1t was reported last night
that the well of Patterson & Jones, on the
HARRISON farm, located 800 feet west of the
McCurdy farm and tie tarthest well to the
west in the field, was in the sand and show
ing for 60 or 75-barrel well. Finnegan.
Downing & Co. have located two wells on
the BOYD heirs property just north of
the McMichael farm. The Fisher Oil Com
pany's No. !, on the McMichael farm, is
doing 35 barrels an hour. They have started
TO drill No. on the Sauer farm, and have a
rig up for No. 5.
Well at Charters
CRARTIERs-The Fisher Oil Company's well
No 4, on the Duff farm, was reported Co be
making ten barrels an hour last night. 1t is
the only well drilling in the field.
A Surprise if True.
SHARPsBURG-It was currently reported
last night that Guffey & Queen had a 24o-
barrel well on the Orlandorf farm, on Little
Pine run. on the West Penn Railroad. This |
was denied by party associated with the |
nrm. He stated that the well had been |
abandoned, and the tools were now being
used in the Wildwood field.
Flowing Salt Water.
EvERGREEN-The well of Hyland & Co. |
near this place, is reported to be in the sand |
and flowing salt water at the rate of 1000 |
barrels a day. 1t is surrounded by dry holes. |
Yesterdays Local Features.
The market was lower on selling in Oil |
City. The close was at the lowest point, /
with downward tendency. Trading was
light. Cash opened at 63ss, which was also
the highest. The last bid was 81. Opening
and highest for october was 64lI; lowest and /
close, 6ls4 Refined at New York, Sc 4C@6 IS;
London, 55sd; Antwerp, 1897. Daily average
runs, S0,2l0; daily average shipments, 76,6s2
OIL CITY, Sep. 2.-National Transit certif-
lcates opened at Gal &c; highest, 643sc; lowest
64c; closed at 6l24c Sales, $4,000 b6ls; clear;
Ances, 1900 bbls.; shipments, 6S 7S7 bbls-
runs 81. .523 bbls
BRADFORD, Sep. 2.-National Transit certi-
fcates opened at 6475c: closed at 6lssc; high
est G413c; lowest, 6l1zci clearances, 5000
barrels.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-PetroIeum opened |
steady, but gave way under pressure to sell
and declined l5s cent, closing weak Pennsyl-
vania oil-0ctober option opening G35zc;
highest. 6SHc; lowest &c; closing &c Lima