Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-26
FIFTH SAND AND DRY.
Some OIL Wells at Mcdonald Show
ing Only From the Gordon.
THE WORK IN THE VARIOUS POOLS.
An Eastern Edge Well at Wildwood Deep in
the Sand With No Oil.
GIEANIEGS FROM THE SHEEP FOLDS


In the Mcdonald field yesterday several
wells cot tho 1fth sand, with a very small
showing. TIE slaughter House" well, or
No. X. Mcdonald, of the Royal Gas Com
pany, is through the fifth sand and made lit
tie improvement in that stratum. The own
ers will shoot it IN a couple of weeks.
1t is at present making from 45 to
so barrels from the Gordon through
a six-inch easing. The same company's
No. Q. on the Sauter farm, or the nickel
Plate" is drilling in the top of the fifth sand
and showing light. 1t is making from 80 to
35 barrels from the Gordon. Their Ed Nc
Donald No. is due within week, and NO .,
on the same farm, is due next week. Sauters
No 3 is through the Big Injun sand, and will
follow Ed Mcdonald No. by week. The
old Sauter No. ], which was finished April
IA. is still making l50 barrels. It never did
over Us barrels The Robb No. is still
doing from Is to 20 barrels day and the h.
Mcdonald No. , has averaged a barrels a
day for the last 80 days. Iaughners well,
on the Butler lot, 1000 feet south of the
Sauter is drilling in the Gordon and show
ing light. All of the wells which have
reached the fifth sand at Mcdonald have
been light until they were shot, and it is be-
lieved that the wells now drilled to the fifth
may vet prove fair producers. F1negan
Downing's Mangot lot well is through the
fifth and light
AROUND inc OEdNey8rus
MoCURDY-Mellon's No. 5, on the Palmer, is
drilling in the Gordon sand. II is doing
about so barrels a day from the 5O-foot sand.
IL is in a good location and is expected to
make a good well. He has half dozen
other wells drilling in the field, but none of
them are yet nearing the lower sand.
Up the Montour Road.
CLIFF MINEs-The Fisher Oil Company's
No = on the Stewort farm, is due to get the
sand tomorrow. Their No. !, on the Siebert
lot, is due next week. They shot their
Cotton No and their Adams 40. yester-
day Both wells failed to respond with any
vigor. The Adams No. 2, however, will be
the best. Ii is showing from 20 to % barrels
a dav. It made several small flows yester-
dny The Dawson Oil Compauys No. 2, on
the Jeffrey may get the sand to-day. 1t is
troubled with saltwater.
Where the Peach Trees Bloom.
MooH-W. L. Melons No. 3 Parry is due to
get the sand this morning, and his No.
Mcells is due tomorrow. His Meeks No. l is
down l,4OO feet; No ., 1000 feet; No. 4, 1000
feet and his Mceks No is spudding. The
Kanawha Oil Company's No. 3, on the George
Springer, has been connected up and will
make a fair producer. Their Meeks
No. was drilling in the sand last
No. 4, on the Meeks. is due this week.
Their Meeks No. is down SEQ feet, and their
NO on the Hood is lO00 feet deep. They
have n,rig up for No on the George Spring
er Their Onstott No. = is down 500 feet, and
they have rigs up for No. on the Onstott,
20. or the Hood and Nos. and on the
James Springer Murphy & Grace's well on
she James springer ten acres, near the Moon
DostofIice, i due tomorrow. Bradley
Murphy have rig up for their No. on the
William Springer.
An Eastern Edge Well.
WmpwooD-Fnegan & Downing's No. on
the Rynd farm was nine bits in the sand last
night without 4 showing of oil. McGuiniss
& CO.. No. ] on the A. Kyle is hindered by
collapsed casing but is making 10 barrels a
day. Their No. on the same farm is doing
go barrels. and the rig for No ) will be fin
ished Tomorrow Barnsdal, Gillespie Co
have moved the rig of the wei on the Moon
farm 10 feet. The hole has been plugged for
nearly year. BOwnan's Nos. and on the
Whitcsel! had not got the pay last night.
The Metropolitan Oil Co.'S No. on the kol-
lar is in the sand and showing small
Down the River.
SrsrERv1LLE-Tbe MiIler's Run Oil Com
pany, on the Stewart farm, in the southwest
corner of Monroe county, is doing % barrels
a day. Tho Miller's Run and the Kanawha
oil companies are drilling a well on the Mid
dledorf farm. near the Stewart. j. c. Ten
nent is buildin" rig ON the Russell and one
Ca the Talbot farm.
around BrluGeV1lte.
RIDGEvILLE-Graham, Potts 4 Co.'s No. l
on the Thomas Alexander Will get the sand
tomorrow. The same company on the Hugh
Morgan IS down 40 feet. Mellon & Co. on
the Wi'linm Hopper are in the Big Injun.
Graham & Co. on the John Hopper have
cased through the salt sand.
From the Sheep Folds.
CLAYsvILLE-The Victor Oil Company's No.
G on the Carson is due in the Gordon to-mor-
row. Aiken & Co.'s No. on the Mathews is
due IN the Gordon Tuesday. The Washing
ton Oil Company's well on the A. Brownlee
farm II doing 10 barrels from the fifth sand.
1t is just completed.
In the Lilac's Shade.
CANcSsBURG-The Fisher Oil Company has
located a well on the Samuel Wilson farm.
The Fisher Oh Company's No. ! Mcnamara
was shot and not improved. 1t is small.
The Buchanan No. of the Manufacturers
Gas Company was shot and increased from
to 10 barrels Il day. Their well on the Lynn
farm is doing 90 barrels a day.
Leasing in Armstrong.
Parties from Washington, Pa, have leased
leo acres in Gilpin township, Armstrong
county, AID will put down a couple of test
wells Immediately.