Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-05
In THE FIELD OF OIL.
A General Tendency to Curtail Drill
ing on All Sides.
PRODUCTION STEADILY DECLINING.
While the Export Trade and Consumption
Are Increasing.
LATEST REPORTS FROM VARIOUS WELLS

The beginning of the second week of the
new Year is marked with no important
change in the field situation. or in the gen.
eral aspect Of the trade. With the excep-
ton of Wildwood, and at Gallery and Har-
mony, in Butler county, the general ten
dency through the entire producing fields is
to curtaiI drilling. The production is
gradually declining, while the consumption
and export trade is increasing.
The independent producers are quietly
pegging away and are trying to effect a
combination Of their interests by reorgani-
cation of the old P. P. A.
Several important wells in different sections
of the country are due this week and their
result will in great measure determine the
activity or suspension of the drill in these
quarters. OF the points spoken OF the Nc
Curdy pool is the most interesting just now.
The Aggregate Output.
wILDwooD-Wildwo just now is at
tracing more attention than at any other
time since the field has been opened. Its
possibilities on the southwest line and also
east and west OF the regulation 45o line will,
in few days, be more fully demonstrated.
The production fuctuates from day to day.
The aggregate output was estimated at
from 14000 to 1900 barrels day, and on
Saturday at from II, 900 to 13, 900, while last
nights reliable information put the produc-
tion at II, 400 barrels. The Barnsdall Oil
Company's Nos. 1, 2 and 8, Kress farm,
made production of 8, 400 barrels the past
"a hours. Their No. 4, Kress, was drilling
near the sand late Saturday night, but up to
this writing it has not been learned whether
the pay was found. Their No. 5, same
farm, is shut down on the top sand and will
be drilled in as soon as arrangements TOR
taking care OF the oil are made.
The same company's Zeigenhein, No. g.
is now doing % barrels an hour from the
second pay. Queene, Guffy & Co.'s Rolse-
house Nos. 1, 2 and together are making
reach the second in No. by Tuesday or
Wednesday, but finding water in the 100
foot has necessitated roaming down and re-
casing. They have found the same trouble
in their Runga No. 1, which is now under
going the same process OF repair. Forst q
Greenlee, No. six-acre lot, are still drill
ing out joint of casing, while their No. u
Rolsehouse has been drilled into'th second
nav, which increased its production to 500
barrels day. The production of the Rolse-
head farm on Saturday was about ], 800 bar
rels.
The McDevltt we'll on the Guyton, after
getting the boiler moved out and connection
made ready to drill in, was unable to start
owing to shortage of gas for fuel. This
we'll has averaged about 115 barrels for the
past five days, but it should be remembered
that it is on top the first pay. Finnegan &
Downing, ON the Wallace farm, are nearing
the spot when the first pay should be found,
but when THE DISPATCH scout was at the
we'll drilling was stopped on account of fuel.
They took advantage of the forced suspen.
sion and put on an oil saver, made connec.
tion to the tank, and otherwise made prepa-
ration for gusher. This is an important
well.
The Rothe Oil Company's Harbush No.
9, which came in at 80 barrels an hour sew
eral days ago, had declined Saturday morn
ing to % barrels an hour. The drill was
deepened, and the well responded to the
rate of 80 or 35 barrels an hour. The pro-
duction of the Harbush farm. without get
ting down to dots, is in the neighborhood of
9, 900 barrels day. The Smith Farm Oil
Company No. Smith is still drilling. 1t
has been claimed that this well has been
making from 800 to 600 barrels day, but
for some reason, it was doing but
little more than half this amount. Gibson
& Giles, on the Scott, have got strong
gasser, which makes the venture look
dubious for an oil we'll. Forst & Greenlee
No. 3 Ice Pond are in the sand. which is
showing for good producer in thisslocality
of the field. NJ