Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
M'D0NALD EXTENDING.
BIG WELL ON THE MARY ROBE FARM
in THE WESTERN LIMITS.

The Great Hundred-Foot Well Near Gallery
Stn Burning-Some Light Wells Re-
ported From Various Places Yesterday
The Oakdale Well Improving Slowly.
There was great excitement at Mcdonald
yesterday afternoon when it was reported
that the Royal Gas Company's well, on the
| Mary Robb farm, was in the fifth sand and
| flowing over the derrick. The surprise was
| due to the fact that this well is on the ex-
| treme western edge of the field, and north
of the small wells on the Mongot lot. 1t is
about three-quarters of a mile north
west of the Royal Gas Com
pany's Sauters No. 5, and almost due
west one-half mile from Garland &
Hayes big well on the Miller farm. No
attention has been paid to it as every oper-
ator in the field had put it down for a small
well at most. About O'Clock yesterday the
sand was tapped, and with scarcely mo-
almost to the crown pulley. Considerable
J oil was wasted before lead lines were
finally run into the 250barrel tank,
and and at O'Clock last evening 9T,iI,E
pulling out the tools Just after the
well was struck the bull rope broke and the
whole string is now in the hole. 1t was esti-
mated by operators who were ut the well
last night as doing from 35 to 20 barrels an
hour: This well is on O 45o line with the old
Ed Mcdonald No. l, which is making 20 bar
u
Garland & Hays big well on the Miller
farm, which came in Tuesday night at l25
barrels an hour, and was reported exclu-
| sively in The DISPATCH yesterday morn
ing, made s. barrels from ! until O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. There is not well
drilling closer than i 900 feet of it, and it is
well protected. The No. Miller, of Cart
land s Hays, 1000 feet north of No.,
!, is down 1900 feet, and they are
building a rig for No g. 800 feet east of No. l.
Guckert & Steele on the Mevey farm is
down 1900 feet and is located 1000 feet
northeast of the Miller No. /, and on what is
now believed to be better line. Guffey a
Murphy completed a rig yesterday on the
Elliott farm farm half mile northeast OF Gar Gar
TIN Co. are ready to spud on the
Sauters farm zoo feet south of east from the
Miller No. l. The well of Weixel & Co. on
the Smith lot is big surprise. 1t is not over
200 feet northeast of the famous Butler lot
well of Clark & Bannister, but when drilled
into the fifth sand yesterday showed very
light. 1t is standing almost full of oil, but has
not enough gas to make it flow. The Wheeling
Gas CompanYs well on the Cook lot at the
station is showing light in the Gordon
Knox & Mullen are building a rig on the
Scott farm, one mile southwest OF Mcdonald,
and Tim threatens to pull out enough oil to
break the market. George S. Martin q Co.
commenced to spud yesterday on the Helser
lot, l5O feet southwest of the sauters
DIR. Jamison lot, and have put IN inc
first casing on the Maloney sisters lot.
Garland Feeley on the DeRoy lot are
down 500 feet. Vanl1irk & Co. are down 700
feet on the hotel lot. Brocher & Co. on the
=. ?. Church lot are down 200 feet. Ireland,
Hughes s Rodgers are putting the second
string OF casing in their Harris lot well.
They are still fishing at the Cedet lot well.
1t Is Not Immense.
OAKDALE-Greenlee Forst's well on the
Miller farm, one-half mile west of this viii
lage was drilled about six feet in the sand
Yesterday and last night was making about
five barrels an hour.
Got Big Gasser.
MooN-Boden & Co.'S No. 2, on the P. II.
Stevenson, is a heavy gasser withouta show
ing of oil. 1t is located about 1000 feet
northwest of their No. l on the same farm,
which is now a fair well, but started of as a
big gasser and turned to oil.
Is Almost Dry.
MoCURDY-Mellon, Emerson & Guffey's No.
., on the Aiken farm in the northeast, is
almost through the sand and standing fun |
of oil, but has not made a flow. 1t has no |
gas. |
CALIERY-The well which is holding the |
attention of the whole of Butler county is |
the well OF Schlegel & Ienz, ON the Newton !
Garv1n farm, three miles due west of this |
place and four miles south of Evans City. 1t |
is located in practically undeveloped terri |
tory and will, without doubt, open up a |
big loO-foot pool. With the exception of a |
well on the Benjamin Garvin farm, 600 feet |
northeast OF it, there is not another well |
within q radius OF three miles, The Ben !
Garvin well is doing only six barrels day
and is believed to be an edge well. The |
Newton GaTvin well is still burning as re- i
ported yesterday in THE DISPATCH, and when 1
visited yesterday was throwing column of |
fire and water 60 feet in the air. |
The heat was intense, and no one could |
approach nearer that 100 feet. 1t is very
strong gasser, but is evidently not putting |
out over 800 barrels of oil, but plenty of salt |
water. just how it took fire is still mys-
terry. 1t lines up with and is believed to be |
an extension of the Dambach farm develop |
ments at Evans City and the DR.. Crawford |
farm developments at Hendersonville. |
Schlegel Lenz have 500 acres leased in that |
locality. The Forest Oil Company also has |
n large block of territory, and has located a |
well on the Reichley farm a few hundred |
feet east of the burning well. One thousand |
dollars bonus was paid yesterday for 80 acres |
on the Benjamin Garvin farm.