Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
TWO BIG OIL WELLS.
NcCurdy Reaches Its Zenith and Beats
WildWOOd'S Production.
WILDWOOD CLAIMS ATTENTION.
A Big Well Struck on the Extreme Northern
Edge of the Field.
THE OTHER POOLS REMAIN INACTIVE


barrel wells and a daily production of 5000
barrels strong. This gives it lead
on Wildwood by several hundred bar
rels. Leases in the McCurdy went up
by jumps early yesterday afternoon,
when the reports commenced to come In,
and every man who held piece of territory
in the vicinity was a subject for congratula-
tion. The two big wells belong to the Fisher
Oil Company, Hackett & Shirley and n.
Gillespie & Co. The first came in about'I
o'clock yesterday morning. 1t is located on
an 1I-acre lease owned by W. E. Riddle and
Is about $40 rods northeast of the McCurdy
No. / and 1000 feet northeast of Gillespie S
Jane Riddle No. ., and the casing was split
and only about one-half the product was
saved, but during the first SO minutes it put
800 barrels in the tank. During the first five
hours and 20 minutes the gauge showed that
1t had made 400 barrels. This would rate it
at over . 900 barrels q day, but toward even
ing it had settled down to a little more than
90 barrels an hour.
Gillespie's gusher is known as the Jane
Riddle No. 4, and is located about 100 feet
east of the Fisher, Hacllett & Shirley well.
It started off at 80 barrels an hour, and kept
steadily increasing until it reached over 60
barrels.
ment among the oil fraternity last night
and from the talk heard on the streets, the
field will be overrun with crowds of opera
tors to-day.
The Field IN General,
MCCURDY-The Forest Oil Company's well
on the Wright farm, mile and a half south
west from McCurdy No. on a 450 line is
spraving three or four barrels of oil
q day. 1t was shut down for o
short time, but it was finally decided
to drill it deeper. Considerable gas was
found and only showing OF OIL The same
company is drilling q well on the Ewing
farm, 50 rods east of the Wright They have
a fishing job on hand at present. These
wells are in advance of everything toward
the southwest AMI APP looked upon as two
of the most important wells in the field
1t was stated Yesterday that the Wright
would not be drilled any deeper
half mile northwest. This well was spray
ing oil and when drilled in struck heavy
vein of salt water which practically ruined
# as far as oil was concerned. Black & Com
pany's Ewing well No. l. q mile in the north
east of ofdevelopments was reported last night
to be good for 40 barrels day. The Kerr No.
OF J. NJ. Guffey and NJ. Murphy expected
TO get the sand at II o clock last night. IL is
between Aiken's parsonage No. and Giles
pie & Co. s Jane Riddle No. 8, both big wells,
and Mellon & Co.'S James Riddle No. 2was on
top of the sand last night and showing for
good well. 1t is $50 feet east OF the Kerr
well The following is a reliable gauge
OF the big wells in the fields last
night: The first two wells are rated at go
barrels an hour. Fisher & Co.'S Riddle No.
., !. 40: Gillespie & Co.'S Riddle No 4, 1,440:
Aiken's Parsonage No. ., 52s; Gillespie's Rid
die No. s. 4sO; Melons Riddle No. ?, 20O Mel
Ions Palmer No. 2 $50, and MELONS Scott
No. g. $50, making total of AIS barrels.
This, with the production of the other wells
in the field, brings the production up to 5000
barrels.
In Another Direction.
wILDwooD-This field was not far behind
yesterday in the matter of surprises. The
results of yesterdays work seems to show
that continuation of the field in the north
and also spur running little east of south
may be developed. The Augusta Oil Com
pany and Bowman drilled in their well on the
Whitesell in the extreme north, joining the
p. & W. lot, and had the satisfaction of see
ing it start off at the rate of 40 barrels an
hour. Black & Co. are down 600 feet in their
Hardy we'll and 400 feet in the Buff well,
both of which are still north of the Augustus
gusher. Both of these are now looked upon
as promising good wells, Black lack
northeast of wildwood station is in the first
pay and did l75 barrels the first "A hours.
The owners are confident that they have
good well. The Forest Oil COmpanys Ring
enheisen No. was expected in late last
night. The Smith Farm Oil Company's No.
10, on the Smith farm, is expected
in. to-day. The Roth Oil Company,,s w.
W. Mcintyre, in the extreme southeast,
was drilled three bits in the sand yesterday
and made p barrel flow. 1t is not looked
upon as likely to prove astonishing by its
magnitude, but it indicates a cutoff from
there main field in that direction. The same
cOmpanys i. p. PEBBLES No. WAS drilled
deeper but made no improvement. Guffey
4 Queens well on the Lucky was expected
Markell's well on the Perner is 60 deep.
They have fishing job on hand.
A Dry Hole Reporte3.
BRYANT-Ireland & Hughes No. 2 on their
Bryant farm was reported last night to be
through the sand and dry.
That English Well.
PT;RRYsvILLE-One of the owners of the
English farm well, q mile and q half west of
here, reported that the well had put 42 inches
in the tank from Saturday night until yes
terday morning, and that it had pumped
over 50 barrels yesterday. He estimates IL
as q good 50 or 30 barrel pumper.
Dry Hole Down the River.
CoRAoFcLIs-The Coraopolis Oil Co IS we'll
on the John Watson farm is reported dry.
The hanawha Oil Co. shot their 0nstott well
yesterday and it responded nicely. Their
Springer No. is expected to get the sand
An Elizabeth Wildcat.
ELIzABETH-The Enterprise Drilling Co. is
putting down a wildcat on the Mcconnell
farm, two and one-half miles south of this
place.
In Butler County.
Pittsburg parties have leased 225 acres on
the Stirling farm in the Montgomery field,
east of the Gold field, and intend to drill
several wells. They have one well down
about 500 feet
A West Virginia Gasser.
Mt. MoRRIs-Mellon & Co., of Pittsburg, are
reported to have bought in a big gasser in
Monongalia county yesterday.
Along the Panhandle.
McDoNALD-Shaffer & Co., of Washington,
are building rig on the Samuel Smith lot.
Vanlkirl1 & Co. have commenced a rig on the
Cook lot, Southside. The L. p. Church
property has been leased to the Roval Gas
Company. Drilling has been commenced in
the MonjOt, the J. H. Robb and the Stein
well, near the Candor, is making two barrels
day and considerable gas. Craig & Co. are
putting up rig on the j. j. Charter place.
Jennings & Co. have commenced drilling
near Noblestown, is making 90 barrels day.
The Southwest Pool
WAsHINGToN-The Caldwell Oil Company
has just completed a well on the S. Cald-
well farm, in the Taylorstown field to the
depth of 5000 feet. 1t is dry in every sand.
The No. on the A. B. Caldwell is making 40
barrels day from the fourth sand. 1t will
be drilled to the fifth. The Neal farm wild
cat is a duster.
Personal.
E. A. Emerson, Mayor of Titusville, and a
member of the firm of Black & Emerson,
producers, is at the Anderson.
W. J. Sherwood, of Ithaca, n. Y is visiting
his brother-in-law, A. c. Carroll the oil well
maehinist of Coraopolis.
John Potts, the producer and tool manu-
facturer, came down from the Bradford field
yesterday.
L S. Armstrong died at Allentown. Alle-
gany county, \. T., Sunday. He was one of
the producers of Oil Creek and was known
all over the country, especially among the |