Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
THE BELL FARM WELL
Still Producing Nearly Twelve Hum
dred Barrels of Oil a Day.
A SMALL WELL SHOWING AT MOON.
Several New Locations Made in the North
west End of Wildwood
TIE PRICE OF PIPE MAY BE ADVANCED

The interesting feature of the new field re-
ports Yesterday was from the Orion Oil Com
panys well on the Bell farm, at McCurdy.
Contrary to expectations it is still holding
up to a big figure, and last evening was put
ting from 40 to so barrels an hour
in the tanks. 1t is an excepnon
in the field both in point of
production for the first "a hours, and the
remarkable manner in which it is holding
up. The other wells which have come in
big in that territory have all dropped with
surprising rapidity to normal, or at best
mediocre, output. This, it is alleged, is be-
cause the other big wells were surrounded
by completed wells. The Bell farm well is
alone in an immense untested territory, and
therefore has large amount of hrst-class
rock to draw from. The owners were re
Gently offered $4,000 tor the property. The
offer was withdrawn, however, before any
action had been taken on it.
The Other McCurdy Wells.
McCURDY-Hackett, Shirley and the Fisher
Oil Companys No. 8, on the W. E. Riddle
farm, which started off couple of weeks
ago at 50 barrels an hour, is down to 200 bar
rels day. Their No. q on the same lease,
which was delayed by the drop
ping of the casing, will be in
the pay this week. Black & Co.'S
well on the Andrews farm, near the Bell,
which was expected IN to-day, wllI nave 70
be drilled 200 feet below its present level.
Patterson & Co. IS well on the Harpin farm,
on the western edge of the belt, is on top of
the sand and making strong showing OF
gas. Black & Emerson have the rig COM
pleted for their No on the Aiken, and their
rig for No. 2 Aiken is building. Fisher Il
Wilson's well on the McCluskey is in the
fourth sand. Mellon & Co.'S No. Dough-
erty is showing for 800 barrel well.
In Wildwood Sand.
w1Ipwoop-Black & Co. have made O loca-
ton on the Foy farm, northeast of the Bubb.
Guffey & Queens Kretzer No. . is through
all sands and has 800 feet of oil in the hole.
1t made one small flow. The Smith Farm Oil
Companys No II is doing between six and
seven barrels an hour The metropolitan Oh
Companys No ., on the kolbar, was shot
last evening. The Augusta Oil Company q
Bowman's No. 3, on the Whitesell, is doing 90
barrels an hour.
Forst & Greenlee's No. 2 on the Alston
farm was shot yesterday, and is making 30
barrels an hour.
The Moon District.
MooN-Forest Oil Company's No3 on the
Getty farm is in the sand and showing light.
The Kanawha Oil Company's No. 2 on the
Meeks is due tomorrow. Boggs & Mechlin's
well on the William Springer, which was ex-
pected to reach the sand to-day, will not be
in before the last of the week.
Drilling at Cliff Mines.
CLIFF MINEs-The Fisher Oil Company's
No. s on the Stewart farm is filled up l,6OO
feet with OIL 1t is showing for a 40 or 80
barrel well, Their Noe on the William
Adams is due this week. The Jeffreys Oil
Company's No. on the Jeffreys' farm Will
make a 20 or % barrel pumper. The daily
production at Cliff Mines from six wells is
about 200 barrels day.
The Butler District.
The Fisher Oil Company has commenced a |
well on the Jack farm in the Gold field |
territory.
That Hookstown Well.
HooKsrowN-The Augusta Oil Company's |
well, on the John Kennedy farm, is doing |
between two and three barrels day. 1t is |
looked upon as an edge well and the owners
are preparing to drill another in the vi |
cinity.
A meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Wrought Iron Pipe Manufacturers As
sociation will be held at the Monongahela |
House to-day. The association will meet to- |
morrow. From sentiments expressed by |
the members it is probable that there will |
be slight advance in the prices on certain |
classes of pipe.
Personal.
NJ. Compton, one of the leading executive |
officers of the Forest Oil Company, who has |
been living critically i'll at his home in Wash |
ington Pa, from an attack of in1ammatory /
is convalescing. He was in |
Pittsburg yesterday for the first time since |
his illness.
Colonel P. NJ Shannon, the well-znown |
producer, went to Bradford yesterday. He |
was formerly Mayor of the latter city.
R. Jennings, the veteran producer, is Wis |
fling his son, T. ii. Jennings, of the Kama |
wha Oil Company.