Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-17

down 500 feet. Greenlee and Forst have q
rig up on the Potter property back OF OAK
dale. The same parties are down 400 feet
on the Marshall farm at Noblestown; they
have the big casing in their we'll on the
Gillian lot, and are putting in the big casing
on the Schollaret lot at the trestle at Rob-
bins Run.
The Southwest Territory.
The territory that is now attracting the
attention Of the smaller operators is the
Southwest, running from Mcdonald on
45 degree line through to the West Vlr.
ginia line. Should there prove to be belt
on the line indicated it will carry 1t Just
west of tbe Hickory gas field and
through Middletown There is
great scope of territory on such
line which has never been tested. There
are few wells to be put down now In
spots, but there are not enough OF them 10
give any indications of the amount OF OIL
which NAV be below. As in the McCurdy-
Mcdonald field there are spots close to the
biggest wells which were almost dry, SO IL
NAV be in the territory to tine Southwest.
Unknown parties have started we'll a mile
and a half southwest of independence,
Washington county. 1t will be one OF the
important wells of the field on account OF
the distance ahead of the developed terri
tory. The McCarty farm well of Mellon u
Co will be drilled into the fifth sand before
manv days Mellon & Co. have made
two more locations on this farm, and vii!
commence drilling in few days. The well
of the Royal Gas Company, on the Moore
farm, at Venice, three miles south of Nc
Donald, is through the fourth sand, and
will get the fifth to-day or to-mor-
row. The same company has made
location for No. . Moore, and No.
on the Patterson farm. No. 1 Patterson
is big gasser from the 50-foot sand. Both
of the new locations are east of the old
wells, and will be drilled in the hope OF
finding gas. Their has been little change
in No. 1 Moore. The Southwest Pipe Line
Company is laying a pipe to it from Nc
Donald.
Runs and the Gauges.
On account of no new wells being de-
veloped Sunday the production consequently
showed decrease of, 1000 barrels when the
gauges were taken yesterday morning
From 72, 800 barrels on Sunday morn
ing it had dropped to about 6S. 800
yesterday morning. There had been no
draw from the stocks in the field,
consequently they remained the same 190,-
900 barrels The gauges of the big wells
Yesterday showed the following to be their
average per hour: Guffey, Jennings Il
Co. IS No. 1 Mathews, $50; their No. Her
ron. 90; Nos. and Heron, $40; Bell No.
1, Is, Bell No. 2, 20; Bell No. 4, %; Oak
so; No. Wallace, 100; No. l
Morgan heirs, go; Sturgeon heirs
No. 2, 20: Guffey, Murphy & Galey's
No. Elliott, 50; No. 3 Elliott, IS; No.
Sam Sturgeon, 81; No. Sam Sturgeon, 200;
Forest Oil Company's No. 1 Eta Glenn,
$50: No. R. Glenn, 10; No 1 j. NJ. Glenn,
so: No. 1 Shafer, 15 No. Shaffer, 10; No.
5. Shaffer, 10; No. 3 Heron, 60; No Her
ron 160: Forst & Greenlee's No. l Mevey,
rs: No. Mevey, 125; No. 1 Gamble, 80;
Hays & Gartland's No. g. As; Royal Gas
Company's No. 1 M Robb, 20; Devonian
Oil Company's No. Elliott, IS; No. 2
Elliott, 25: Hoffman & Co.'S No. 2
Moore, 20; Woodland Oil Com
Rend's No. 1, Rend, Is; Black &
Co. s No. 1. Sauters, 81; Miller & Co. s No.
l, Mcdonald, %; Patterson & Co.'S No. 3,
Sauters, %; Wheeling Gas Company's No.
l, Cook lot, Is; Guckert s. Steele's No. 8,
Mevey, so; Patterson & Jones' No. 2,
Kelso. $50; No. 8, Kelso 200; Gordiner &
Co.'S No. 3. Mertz, 80; Cuff: & Queens
No. 1. Wetmore, IS; Guffey, Murphy &
Mile, 10.
The runs froIa the Mcdonald field Satur-
day were 81 ,632 barrels and on Sunday Co.
11s. The total runs of the South
west Pipe Line Company Saturday
were 1905 barrels, and Sunday SO, ,012.
The National Transit runs for Saturday
were $3.50, Sunday GOA and the ship
ments were S2,51s barrels. The Buckeye
runs were 80, 2O3 barrels Saturday and Z, 1926
barrels Sunday; the total shipments were
g., 461 barrels
The Aleppo Well.
WAYNESBURG-For seven weeks past
the tools have been fast in the Aleppo oil
well, and there is "cave" down something
like 1000 feet which interferes with the
work, although hopes are still entertained
that the drilling may yet proceed and
casing be put down below the cave.
Salt Instead of Oil.
The Dansville oil well, at the depth of
2,10O feet, developed bed of rock salt 60
feet in thickness and of the best quality.
Drilling for oil in New York State is not a
paving business, while the discovery Of salt
will give that enterprising town a new lease
of life.