Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-14
bits in the fifth sand and dry so far in that
There Is Still a Doubt.

There Is Still a Doubt.
The calibre of the Forest Oil Company s
No. well on the Heron farm, back Of
Noblestown, has not yet been settled. 1t is
located 400 feet south of the big Baldwin
well, and is reported by interested parties
to be no better than 20-barrel we'll. There
are others, however, who still claim that
the right spot in the sand has not yet been
reached. There was difference in the
| depth OF the coal in the two wells which
IS unaccouhtable, and upon this fact
the people who claim the Heron is not yet
| deep enough base their arguments. The
others, however, contend that the sand,
whlcn is poor quality, was struck at the
same depth in the Heron as in the Bald
Win; allowing, of course, for the difference
In the elevation of the wells. To-day Will
probably tell the tale.
Shot and Increased.
A late report from McCurdy last night
was to the effect that the Fisher Oil Com
pany's No. on the McMichael farm, which
came in some time ago at the rate of 40
barrels an hour, had been shot and Increased
from to 30 barrels an hour. Patterson q
Co.'S No. Q Ewing will make small
pumper.
Gauges OF the Wells.
The following is gauge of the big wells
in the field: Greenlee & Forst's No. l,
Mevey, 275 barrels; Guffey, Murphy, Jen-
nings & Co.. s No l, Mathews, 200; Bell
15O; Guffey, Murphy & CO. Elliott No. 1,
145; Guffey, Murphy and the Oakdale Oil
Company's No. 1, Baldwin, 100; No.
1 Sturgeon heirs, 80; Woodland Oil Com
pany's No. l, Gamble, 40; Royal Gas
Company's NJ. Robb, 80; Hays & Cart
lands No. 1 Miller, 100; No. Miller, IS;
No. Miller, 125. Guckert & Steele's No. l
Mevey, 25; Wheeling Gas Company's Cook
lot, 10; Sauters & Co.'S No. 1, 20; Patter-
son & Co. No. l, 20; Charters Oil Com
pany's No. 8, Charter, 20.
Will Put in GIycerine.
While speaking of the coal miners cutting
off the casing in the Woodland
Oil Company's we'll on the ]. R.
GLADDEN. farm, as reported in
The DISPATCH yesterday, an oil opera
tor said he heard that some of the operators
contemplated placing few quarts of nitro
passed the coal This action, it was thought,
would put stop to any attempt to cut any
more casing.
Big Pumps Set Up.
A pipe line official said yesterday that
they have now at Mcdonald one large
pump with capacity of 10000 barrels
day, three at Gregg with capacity of 5000
barrels a day each, and two more of the
latter size ready to use when needed. With
these they believe they can handle all of
the oil produced. They have over 80
boilers in use.
Coming Down Rapidly.
WILDwooD-There is very little activ-
ity in this field at present. Where less
than a year ago hundreds of men were
working daily, there are not over score
now. The production of the field which
went as high as $4,000 barrels day at one
period has now dropped to 5000. The Polk
Oil Company's we'll on the GUNNER farm
was reported last night to be drilling in the
sand.
In Old Territory.
GRovEToN-The No. 1 on the Bryne
farm of w. P. Black & Co., which was fin
ished last August, is doing 45 barrels day
from the 100-foot sand. Their No. 2 should
be completed by Friday.
Up the Monongahela.
WEST ELIZABETH-There are number
of wells on top of the sand in this vicinity.
John A. Snee will have we'll completed on
the Peterson farm this week. The tools
which were stuck in his No. Ray have
been finally brought to the surface, and the
well will be finished Friday or Saturday,
Ray No. 2 is due next week
Troubles Over a Lease.
A bill in equity was filed yesterday by the
American Natural Gas Company, Henry
Williams and f. B. Mcmillan against F. X.
Klein, R. NJ. Dickson and the Kanawha Oil
Company. The plaintiffs state that in July
they leased from Dickson half of 65 acres
of land in Indiana township. The other
half was leased to the other defendants. A |
well was bored on the plaintiffs land and is
now producing oil. By mistake however,
the lease when made gave the plaintiffs the |
wrong part of the land and made it appear |
as if the well was on the defendants land. |
The plaintiffs now want decree restraining |
the defendants from interfering with the |
well and to compel them to correct the |
lease.