Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-07
SPOTTED AS THE sun.
The Moon Field Is Again Making a
Poor Showing Of Petroleum.
GASANDSALTWATER AT PRIMROSE
Glycerine Will Be Tried To-Day in the
Fifth Sand at Mcdonald.
OIL PROPERTY SOLD AT CORAOPOLIS.

The Moon field is again looking as though
It might have bigger spots in it than the eel.
ebrated ones on the sun. Late yesterday
afternoon the Kanawha Oil Company's No.
on the Meeks farm was six feet in the sand,
and innocent of oil. 1t is doubtful whether
1t will prove a producer of even a light
capacity. 1t is located about 500 feet
west of the same company's No. 3, on the
Meeks, which is q small we'll The Kama
What's Hood No. 2 and Onstott No. are both
due to get the sand this week. W. L. Mel
Ions No. 2 on the Meeks, in the same field,
should tap the sand this morning, and his
Nos. and 4, on the same farm, will be due
Thursday.
Gas and Salt Water.
MCDoNALD-Pew & Emerson struck a
heavy pressure of gas in the salt sand in
their well on the Steinheiser lot at Prim-
rose, and at last accounts it was tossing the
salt water over the crown pulley. The
Royal Gas Companys No. ?, Ed Mcdonald
and Mosier 6 Co.'S well, on the Valantour
ing over lG0 barrels a day at pres
ent. Clark & Bannisters well, on the
Butler lot, is making 80 barrels an hour.
Jennings & Ferguson's well on the Bush and
Henri lease, between the Butler well and the
Sauters No. ], will get the Gordon sand to-
morrow. 1t is the only well in that vicinity
and is being closely watched. Guckert 4
steele have put the second string of casing
in their well on the Mevey lot. Hays & Co.'S
two wells on the Vince Miller lot are near
ing the Gordon sand.
viii Use Glycerine.
MCCURDY-The Fisher Oil Company, Hack
EFT & Shirley No. 2, W. E. Riddle, which was
dry, will be shot Thursday. Mellon & Will
sons Palmer No. will be completed this
week,also their Jane Riddle No l.
CLIFF MINEs-The Fisher Oil Company's
well on the Siebert lot is due this week.
Conner Well Shut Down.
wIDwooD-Ireland & Hughes have shut
down their well on the Conner and are NOV
ing back the boiler. 1t made several good
flows and is showing for nice well.
A Test Well Dry.
SPRING GARDEN-The test well which j. c.
Gormley has been drilling for the new Full
ton Oil and Gas Company on the Fulton
farm, in Reserve township, n mile up Spring
Garden run from the borough line, was
abandoned last night. 1t is 1850 feet deep.
Just a showing of oil was found at about
1900 feet in what was believed to be the
30-foot sand. Forty feet of fiinty sand was
struck at 1000 feet and about ten feet of
sand at 5, ,065 feet There was nothing below
that to indicate oil.
The Cherry Pickers' Work.
BRIDGEvILLE- Graham & Co., who have
been fishing for IS days in their Fryer farm
well, now have the tools out. They were
taken out in two hours by A. Wolfe, of
Washington, Pa, with tool which he has
dubbed the cherry picker Mellon & Will
son are drilling their Hopper farm well to
the third sand. 1t is a so barrel well in the
90 foot.
Sales of Property.
CoRAoPoIIs-,W. P. Black has sold his half
interest in II producing wells 8 drilling
wells, and 200 acres of leased land at his
% W. L. Mellon. The consideration is
$50 OO0