Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-11
TESTING TERRITORY.
Active Operations Going On Between
McCurdy and Mcdonald.
ZEL1ENOPLE GETS A GOOD WELL.
Accurate Reports From Nearly Every Pool
in Butler County.
WORK NOW GOING ON DOWN THE RIVER

There is no longer any doubt but that the
McCurdy pool and the Mcdonald basin
will get the run together. Every acre on a
line between the two places has been leased
or tied up and it will only be short time
before all of that territory will be thorough
ly tested. AS it stands now the field is not
known. The Forest Oil Company's
wells, on the Wright and
Ewing farms, nearly three miles
in advance southwest of McCurdy show that
the belt is going in that direction. Back
of Oakdale are several gassers in the Gordon
sand, but none of them have ever been
drilled in the fifth. Holmes & Co., on the
w. R. Ewing farm, also back of Oakdale,
/ are down 1900 feet and will make
| thorough test. J. NJ Guffey and NJ.
Murphy have started we'll on the Albert
| Wittengale, and are down about 200
feet. Gufey, Jennings & Murphy have
| commenced rig on the Susan Heron prop
erty. There are altogether over 40 wells
now being drilled in what is commonly
called the Mcdonald field. These at the
low average, say, of $1,000 each, the cost
for drilling, represent over 5000, 900. The
| Clark & Bannister well, on the Butler lot,
was agitated a little Thursday afternoon,
and since then has been putting out nearly
30 barrels an hour. The CHARTERS Oil Com
pany's well, on the Jules Charter lot is ex-
pected to get the sand either tonight or
Monday.
The Patterson Pool.
McCURDY-The Fisher Oil Company,
Hackett & Shirley, shot their No we'll
on the W. E. Riddle lot late Thursday
afternoon. 1t was drilled in dry, but re-
sponded to the glycerine and is believed
from present indications to be good for So
barrel well. The Adams No. 2, of the
Woodland Oil Company, is due to get her
pay Monday. Their No. 1, on the Thomas
Ramble farm, in the southwest,
is down 1000 feet. Another set
of tools has been lost in Black,
Emerson & Gufey's well on the Andrews
farm. 1t is believed that the well will have
to be plugged as this is the second set of
tools now in the hole. 1t is down to the
top of the sand. ]. M. Guffey and J. II.
Galley expect to get the sand about Tuesday
in their well on the Adams farm. Black,
Emerson and j. M. Guffey's No. and on
the Aiken may get the pay next week. At
the Forest Oil Company and j. NJ. Guffey's
well on the j. H. Ewing in advance of the
developments to the southwest, the stranded
tools which they were drilling past have
fallen into The new hole, and
they expected to get them fished
sand can be reached with three or four days
steady drilling. w. L. Melons No. 4, on
the Palmer, was on top of the sand last
night.
Ahead of Everything.
ZELIENoPLE-Late last evening a.report
was brought in that j. O. Kennedy's well,
on the Sholtz farm, had tapped the sand
and was making eight barrels an hour. 1t
is located about mile and half northwest
OF Harmony and about the same distance
northeast of Zelienople. 1t is the biggest
surprise OF the year in this vicinity.
That weDber Well.
SAxoNBURG-The reports from Webber
Bros venture on the Weber farm have
been greatly exaggerated for several days.
From reliable sources it was learned yes
terday that the tools had not tapped the
sand and would not before tonight or Mon
day. Tuesday evening it was reported in
Pittsburg to be making 200 barrels DAY.
Another Wild Well.
GoLD-The well of Gufey & Queen on
and Bakerstown, is Is feet in the sand and
filed up 1000 feet with OIL All kinds of !
rumors have been in circulation in regard to |
this well, and at various times it has been |
reported to be flowing. It is now showing |
for a producer
Across the Country.
MooN-There was little change in this |
field yesterday, except in the Kama |
wha Oil Company's No. 2 on the Hood,
which was in the sand last even |
ing and showing for good well. |
Melons No. Meeks is showing up as good |
as ever, and the Orion Oil Company's No. 2 |
Doty is putting out over 100 barrels day. |
The Kanawha Oil Company's No 2 Onstott |
will get the sand the first of the week.
A Wells Peculiar Action.
WILDwooD-When the No. 16 White
sell, of Griffith and the Forest Oil Company,
was drilled in the No. 8 Whitesell, belong
ing to Bowman and the Augusta Oil Com
pany, 400 feet east, was doing IL barrels
an hour. AS soon, however, as the
No. instantly fell off to almost nothing.
1t was evident that No was being drained
by No. 16 Yesterday No. was shot but
did not respond. About an hour later the
tools were run, when it was found that the
we'll had bridged over. When the bridge
was drilled out it Immediately began to
make OIL and last evening was putting out
20 barrels an hour. The No. 4 Whitesell of
Bowman and the Augusta Oil Company
will make probably a 15-barrel pumper.
Work About Suspended.
CLIFF MINEs-There are no new wells
now being drilled in this field. The Fisher
Dill Company is still drilling in the sand at
its No. 1, on the Siebfried farm. They
have a fair showing of oil, but the well will
not be big. The Fisher Oil Company yes
;erday started a well on the Noulett farm
It Herman, Butler county.
Gas Instead of Water
PARKERsBURG, w. VA.-Thursday morn
ng at the Rock House Glen, near Kenova,
where the Land Company is drilling for
water, they struck gas after passing through
vein of slate. When lit it shot up for is
eet, burning the walking beam.
Gas on the Monongahela
MoNoNGAHELA CITY-The line from the
Jones we'll to the Monongahela Gas Com
,any's is being put down. At the Linton
veil, West Pike run, gas was found in the
1antz sand. For test well it was put
lown through the red rock, and struck a
splendid sand, 80 feet thick, and enough
pressure to show 400 pounds. The new J
tratum has been named the Linton Sand
lepth 2,740.
The Wilson, West and Deems rigs, in
hat field, are now rapidly being put up,
md drilling will commence soon
is down $3.50 feet and dry;
ut the drilling goes on.
snee Gets the Gassers.
ELIzABETH-A transfer has been made !
" which Mr. Snee has become the sole pro- !
,rietor of the two wells and the extensive
erritory on which the late company held
eases. They are still fishing for the lost
ools at the Wray we'll. The Philadelphia