Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-12
THE WILDWOOD MYTH.
THE KYLE FARM WELL is DOING
ONLY TWENTY BARRELS.

Several Good Wells in the Gordon Sand at
Mcdonald Interesting Developments
Expected This week-The Wright Well
Making 80 Barrels an Hour.
There was considerable interesting work
done in the southwest oil fields yesterday.
The attraction however centered along the
line from McCurdy to Mcdonald. The
report yesterday morning that Beers & Nc
Kees well on the August Kyle farm
at Wildwood was making one hun
dred barrels an hour sent
q number of operators in that locality on
the early trains. Upon investigation 1t was
found that the well is not good for more
than 20 barrels o day, and that the report
that it was big had been put in circulation
by irresponsible parties Mt Semple station,
and was brought to PittSDurg as bona nue.
on the evening trains.
The Big Wright Well.
McCURDY-The surprise occasioned by the
drilling in of the Forrest Oil Company's
well on the Wright farm when it pumped
from barrels day to 10 and II an hour, has
not yet subsidized. 1t had been given out
some time ago that this well was
small, hence when it suddenly ap-
it caused many people who had been inter-
ested in the vicinity of it to open their eyes
in astonishment Yesterday afternoon it
was drilled still deeper into the sand, and
increased from 10 to 35 barrels an hour. In
all probability it can be made to run much
higher with a little more agitation.
Good Gordon Sand Wells.
McDoNALD-Nearly half of the wells which
have been drilling in this field were shut
down yesterday on account of the scarcity
of water. In most cases it has to be pumped
long distance, and even this source
of supply failed yesterday. num-
Der of the contractors are now at
work drilling water wells. The well
,,a1r1 he for.
feet northeast of the Miller No. l, of Cart
land s Hays, got a strong flow of gas in the
stray above the Gordon sand yesterday
morning, and when 10 feet in the Gordon
Hays No. 2 in the Miller. located 600 feet
west of the Mevey well. got q good
showing of oil at Is feet in the Gordon, but
it has less gas than the Mevey, but will
make 40 barrels q day from the Gordon.
Their No. l on the Miller is making As barrels
an hour. They have the rigs up for their
have them spudding this week. The
Peoples Natural Gas Company is
building rig cn the Miller farm south OF
the Mevey. The Jumbo well of the Royal
Gas Company at the slaughter house is
drilling Just above the fifth sand. Some
time ago it was given out that this well
was through the fifth when 1t was
in reality only through the Gordon sand.
The e'same company is building rig on the
Sauters farm, 800 feet south of the Miller No.
/, and it has timberS on the ground for rig
well. Their well on the Mary Robb farm is
doing 30 barrels an hour. There are five
rgs Tbs sM4,qg Robb on three and s,des s TT
Of them are within 400 feet of the well. Three
of these rigs belong to Finegan, Downing &
Co. The CHARTERS OIL Company has rig up
for its No 2, on the Jules Charlier lot. Green
lee Forst have two rigs up on the eastern
edge of the Mevey farm. The Wer1el & Co.
well, on the Smith lot, located 200 feet
northeast of the Butler lot well, is
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signs OF improving, and is practically a fail
ure. They are now drilling II pocket, and
will shoot it in the fifth and Gordon sands.
yankirk s. Co.'S we'll on the hotel lot is in
Co.'s we'll on the U. P. Church lot is on top
of the Gordon. 1t will be in that
s5Tasu tGday in tbefp seg senereS Co.
2. Hartman Co. on the sauters
three acres, are located northeast of the
Royal Gas Company's No, 8. sauters is
the Royal Gas Company, is still baking.
They have n shot anchored in it but all
efforts to put 1t OFF had been unavailing up
to o'clock last evening. Gallagher & Co.
in the central part of the borough.
MCGEE Bros. are down about 400 feet in their
George Smith No. 2. The Royal Gas Com
pany:s Sauters No. should get the Gordon
this week. Clark and I,annister are down
1000 feet in their Souleret No. l. The Shaffer
Oil Company's well on the Smith lot will get
Gordon. The Wheeling Gas Company well
on the Cook lot should get the fifth to-day.
1t is one ofthe most important wells now
drilling on account Of its eastern locations.
Pipe Line Statement.
The monthly statement just issued for the
National Transit Company, Southwest Penn
sylvania Lines, Macksburg Pipe Line, and
Southwestern Pipe Line shows the following
figures: Gross stocks 23i7 ,3l6; total abili-
ties, 10, ,070, ,562; sedimentand surplus PC, ,754;
runs from wells, 20jS, ,39l; other receipts,
1875, ia; regular deliveries, 1,s72, ,256; other
deliveries 1872 3ls. The total liabilities of
the National Transit Company consist of
credit balances ,s2s 9O4. and outstanding ae-
ceptances, etc. 2,255 03s. The gross stocks
of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company are a.
ances 7,5S00iS.