Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-28
MORE THIRD SAND OIL.
The Gordon Pool East of the Nc
= Donald Is Proving Very Prolific.
TWO NEW WELLS JUST FINISHED.
Many Wells Which Are in the Third or on
Top of the Fifth Sands.
P0oR SHOWING AT THE MALT HOUSE

Pittsburg, and is located on the Jernell lot,
just west of the trestle leading across the
valley from the Nickel Plate mine, in the
eastern part of the borough. 1t started OF
at so barrels an hour and was Immediately
shut down until the boiler could be moved
back. The other belongs to Davis, Brown
& Co., and is their No. 2 on the bricky ard
lot north of the original Rend well. 1t was
showing for at least 20 barrels an hour yes
terday. Rend & Robbins we'll on the
s!aughterhouse lot, located 400 feet
northwest from the Rend well, was shut
down on top of the Gordon
yesterday until connections could be
made to the tanks. w. P. Rend's Nos. 2
and 4, on his own property around the
laurel Hill coal mines, are all on top or the
Gordon sand, and will be drilled in to-day or
Monday. Clark Bannisters well, on the
of the Jewell we'll, was drilling in
the bottom Of the Gordon sand yes
terday without showing any increase.
fifth sand This we'll started off at over 200,
barrels from the Gordon sand but has now
dropped to half that amount The fifth sand
was nne ana "ha5e % ana aeso,1 No OF any IN b tns
u. Church lot, is down ], 200 feet. Clark Il
Bannister are drilling at LOO feet on the
Walker property, Brownyer CO; are down %
llo0 feet in each of their wells on the
Duquesne and Wellington lots, and have
commenced to drill No. 8.
The Mevey Has Gordon Oil.
Guckert & Steele's No. on the Mevey
farm is making $50 barrels a day from the
Gordon sand. 1t is located in the extreme
northeastern corner Of the farm and near
the Elliott farm. Their No. 9 is drilling in
the third sand. Hays & Gartland's No. on
the Miller farm is putting out 100 barrels
day from the Gordon sand, and No. 80 bar
with string of tools in the
hole. They have given up, their efforts
to get the tools out and VIII now try to
drill past them. Black & Co.'s well, on a lot
located 400 feet west of the Jewell we'll. Is on
top of the Gordon sand. Greenlee torst
have started to drill on the Wade l. rnl,
The Moorhead well of the Venture Oil Com
pany is making from $50 to 800 barrels day,
as near as can be estimated. The tanks
were all full and the oil was running of,
until Yesterday afternoon when the South
west Pipe Line Company completed line TO
the we'll. As soon as the tanks are emptied
the well will be drilled deeper. There are
good many people in Mcdonald who believe
that the town is yet in its infancy, and that
operations around it have only been COM
menccd. They base their calculations on
the work which is already in contemplation
between Mcdonald and the Moorhead well.
McNall & Co. expected to reach the fifth
sand last evening in their well on the
slaughter house lot, west Of Noblestown:
feet. Hawley & Co. are down ]. $50 feet on
the schoolhouse lot. Guffey, Jennings &
Co.'S Nos and Mathews are in the Cor
don. Guffey, Murphy 6 Galey's No. Elliott
is light in the Gordon The Oakdale Com
pany's No. Morgan heirs and their NO.
Wallace are on top of the fifth sand, and
their No. 9 Baldwin is on top of the Gordon.
In and Near the Fifth.
The Forest Oil Company's No. 9 Shaffer is
in the fifth sand. Greenlee & Forst's No.
Bailey is fishing on top Of the fifth sand;
their No. Marshall should be in the Gordon
Monday, and they. are rigging up at their
Gamble No. g. The Oakdale Oil Company is
down 800 feet on the Gormley farm. W. L.
Mellon & Co.'S No. 4 Neeley was drilling in
the NTH sand yesterday. Their Metz
No. was in the fifth, and
the hole stands full Of oil.
erty is six feet in the Gordon with 100 feet
of oil in the hole. W. P. Rend Co.'S well
on the Stinkmeyer farm, a mile and half
northwest of NoDlestown, has been drilled
hole is standing full Of oil. This farm is
Just north of the Gabriel Walker farm, on
which the Oakdale Oil Company and Bartlett
are fishing for the tools in the Gordon sand.
Gordnier, Snyder & Co.'s well on the malt
house lot at Oakdale is in the bottom Of the
Gordon and has only 200 feet of oil in the
third sand last evening. Mechlin s Shaffer's
well on the Collins property back of Oak
dale should be in the Gordon to-day. Pat
terson Jones expected to get in the fifth
sand at their No. 2 Shaffer last evening.
Riddle & Co. will start rig on the Fife farm
Monday. The Royal Gas ComDanys Nos.
and on the Sauters farm were reported as
below the level where the fifth sand should
have been found without getting showing
of Oil. The stratum where the sand should
have been was cut up by streaks of slate
The formation is said to have been much
the same as in the Druart well in the South,
which was alternating layers of sand and
slate for nearly 80 feet. These wells were
southwest of Hays & Gartlands big Miller
farm wells from 400 to 500 feet, and between
the latter and the big Sauters No. 8.
Gauges of the Wells
The gauges OF the big wells yesterday
showed the following to be their average
per hour: Guffey,. Jennings & Co.'S No. 1
Mathews, 13O: Matthews heirs, 40; their No.
/ Heron, 112; Nos. and Heron, 75; Bell
No ., 30; Bell No. 4, Il; Oakdale Oil Com
pany's No. Baldwin, 25; No. Wallace, 100;
No Wallace, 100; No. l Morgan heirs, AZ;
Sturgeon heirs No; ! IA; GHtfey Murphy s
No. / Sam Sturgeon, IA No. Sam
Sturgeon, l3o; Forest Oil Company's No. l
Eta Glenn. lis: No. J. NJ. Glenn, 81; Robert
10: NOT shaffer 2s; No. Heron, 50: No. 4
Heron. lis; Forst & Greenlee's No. Mevey,
55; No4 Mevey. So: No. l Gamble, 81; Royal
Gas Conpany's No: M. Robb, 10; Devonian
man ma co.'s No. Moore, Is; WOOD
land Oil Company's No. i Gamble,
50; w. P. Rend's No l Rend, 10; Black &
Mcdonald, Is; Patterson s Co.'S No. l sau-
ters, 20; Wheeling Gas Company's No. l
Cook lot. 10: Guckert & steeie's No.3 Mevey,
80: Patterson and Jones No. 2 Kelso. a3; No.
3 Kelso, s3; Gordnier Co.'S No. Mertz, "a;
Guffey & Queens No. !. wetnore, TO- De-
vonian Oil Company's No 1 Boyce. 125; For
est Oil Company's No. Wright, %: Davis 6
No. 1 Mormlonrig, %: Brenneman & Co.'S No.
Tilmont, Is; Brown & Co. IS No. Montgomery,
%; Forest Oil Company's No. 3 Ewing, Is;
Oakdale OIL Company's No. Wallace, 100;
duction of the field yesterday was estimated
at ~. 600 barrels. The stock in the field was
increased from H5, 1000 barrels to 147 900.
Runs and Shipments.
The National Transit runs Wednesday
were 45,4SS95 barrels; shipments, 64,S0627;
Thursday runs were, IS, S31 5s; shipments, 3d.
7so:6o. Buckeye runs; Wednesday. 46,l93.75;
shipments 6le4s2l ass Thursday runs
Wednesday. l,367.s7: shipments, $50: Thurs
day, runs, $3.50 Eureka, runs, Tuesday,
e.57.so shipments, l,7s9; shipments Thurs
Wednesday were l4O45, and Thursday ~
s6s.4s The Southwest Pennsylvania Pipe
Line Conpany's statement of runs and ship
ments was not in last evening.
Yesterdays Market Features.
Orders were scarce and the price lower.
The opening and highest for December was
5ss4c; the lowest and closing, &c. There was
no change in refined. Daily average runs
were R4 ,496; daily average shipments, 7s,O7s
The Philadelphia Gas Company was re-
ported to have struck a gasser in the Nc
Galley pool yesterday that had pressure of