Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-23
Wildwood Now Has Had Its Day.
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WILDWOOD Jan. 22.-From all indications
the Wildwood field, on the southwest line
has shot its wad. This conclusion is drawn
from the rapid decline of the Runga WELL
which, when struck, started off at 100 barrel
rate, but in the next q hours declined TO one
half this amount. A number OF operators were
of the opinion that the Runga would find a
second pay. but if reports are true. the well
has passed the point where the second pay was
found In the Ringheisen. Up to tonight the
well on the P. q w. lot has not improved any
by deeper drilling. Greenlee Forst is ten
feet in the sand and flowing by heads. Their
No. /, same lot, is u feet in the sand, with
about the same showing. Kress No. is doing
l35 barrels an hour.
Synopsis of the Work of Three Fields.
The following is a synopsis of the work CON-
ple5ed and now un der way in the Westview,
Jacks HIN and Haysville districts for the
month of January: Mccormack & 20. completed
a Jen-barrel well on the Strom farm. and the
Amerlcus Club also got a ten-barrel well on the
McLaughton. Guffy d Queen got 20barreler
on the HAYS, while the Augusta Oil Company,
on the Oat and Smith & kimmonds on the
Ivory. are in the sand. The Baxter Oil Com
feet; the McCalmont OIL Companv's No. l. on
tie Allen farm, $50 feet; Munhall G. Co.'S No.
/ on the RoUser, 1000 feet, and Bowman & Co.
No. 2. on the Schelds, 800 feet.
The rigs up and building are as follows: The
Westview Oil Company have rig up for their
No. 5, on the Ivory farm; Graham & Co. have
VALLEY Gas Company have a rig up for their
20. Knock, and Heber d Co. No. 2 on the
Hike.
Near the Interesting Point.
WEST VIEw-Smith & Khmmond's No. /,
Ivory farm, WAS cased to-day, and with no more
bad luck should reach the interesting spot Fri
day OF Saturday. This well was started over
three months ago, and after reaching a depth
of 500 feet, they plugged the hole and had to
move the rig. Bowman d Co. are doing moth
ing at their No. well on the Scheide farm.
They reached depth of 500 feet, when the
cable played out and they are waiting on a new
one. Munhall & Co.'S No. l has reached a
depth of 1000 feet on the Rouser farm, with no
show of oil. They are going through the fourth
sand before giving it up. This well was started
eight months ago, and, like the Smith & Kim
monds well, after reaching depth oil l.5OO feet,
they plugged the hole, and after fishing two
months moved the rig. The West View OIL
Company has rig up on the Ivory farm for
their No. 5. Captain Grace and Knox sold
their one well on the Mill property, doing about
i've barrels per day. to unknown parties for a
consideration OF 8, 500. No. l Straw farm.
which came in last week, is good for ten bar.
rels day. Heber & Co. have rig up for their
No. . Hike farm, and are getting tImbers on
The ground for No. g.
Moderate Producers at Jacks Run.
JACKS RUN-The last well drilling in this
neck of the woods the Augusta Oh Company's
No. !, Ort farm, is now drilling in the sand and
has made several nice flows, but will not
make over a 25-barrel well when they get
through drilling. The wells here make a big
showing at first, but soon drop of to small wells
unless they keep agitating them. The Thayel
Co. No. WELL which was shot ten DAYS ago
is still making ten inches day. This is the
best well in the field.
Of late the torpedo men have been here most
of the time, shooting and waiting on others to
get ready to shoot The Kicker No
> shot week ago, which started
of at 100 barrels day. but
is now down 10 2U barrels. Patterson & Co
shot their No. well, Goss farm, to-day. II
gassed nicely after the shot aud it is not likely
that 1t will break the market very bad as a
producer of oil. The same parties have cleaned
out their No. well, the Patterson farm
which will probably increase its production
some. Pettocks Co. have finally got their
No. Helm lot cleaned out and intend giving il
a shot. The Miller Oil Company No. l. Bever
dauf farm, are cleaning out and will probably
give IL shot as soon as through. The Helm
Oil Company want to give their No. 3 Helm a
shot as soon as they can get the oil bailed duwr
below the casing. The ROoella Oil Company
are cleaning out their Old No. l s raw, but il
has mad so many shots now that the sand keeps
running in as fast as they can take it out. They
will awaken 1t again with another shot as soon
as they get through cleaning out
An Incentive to Active Drilling.
sUEBURY-The Laekey well, on the Dr.