Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-13
THE SCOUTS REPORT
SEVERAL GOOD WELLS AND SOME
POOR ONES COMPLETED.

The Jane Riddle Farm at McCurdy Pro-
duces a WeI-Poor Showing in the
Eastern Edge Wells at McDonald-Re-
ports From Some Ventures at Wildwood.
The reports from the wells were as inter-
esting yesterday as they have been any time
this month. The drill is active, and every
| operator seems bent on increasing the new
production as much as possible. Nearly
every southwest field had something of in
terest to the trade, with more to come in
this week
Some of the Reports.
INSTRUMENTATION & Wilson's No. on
the Jane Riddle, which has been drilling
in the sand since last Friday, struck rich
streak late Tuesday night, and for the first
hour made about 80 barrels. 1t is
located about 700 feet southeast from
the Orion Oil Company's oil we'll
on the Bell farm. Last evening
barrels an hour. Mellon Co No. 5 on the
Dougherty farm should get the sand to-day;
The Orion OIL Companys No. on the Bell
Their No. Bell is fishing at 1000 feet; No. I,
same farm, is down 10oO feet No 3
down l,5OO feet, andlNo. Is about 1000
1eet the ossp sSppe S6aBy SSoy making about
$50 barrels day. Patterson and Jones' No.
l, on tine Harrison farm, is fishing for a
string of tools at the bottom of the Big 1njun
and they are fishing for the tools in the 30
foot sand at their No. on the Adams farm:
Both of these wells are located
S6s,r the western edge %ccnIsy Sf the issm sla
the last to drilled On on that properly. is
making a little over ten barrels an hour.
They will locate two wells to-day In the
farm adjoining the Moore and the Wright
farms. The Forest Oil Company's well on
the Wright farm was reported yesterday to
be making from IS to 40 barrels an hour.
Small in the Fifth.
MCDoNALD-The well of the Shaffer Oil
Company on the Smith lot, just east of the
Church lot and the forks of the road, was
drilling in the fifth sand last night, and
showing very light. This well and the we'll
of Wei1el i Co., on the Smith lot, just east of
the Butler lot well. would seem to indicate
everything east of this would be worth
less in the fifth sand; They have
the central and eastern part of the
borough and operators in that district were
looking decidedly blue last night. The well
which they are all watching now is the
Wheeling Gas venture on the Cook lot, just
southwest of the station. 1t is well over on
the eastern edge and should reach the fifth
east of the Shaffer Oil Company's |
and the Weixel s Co.'s wells have |
shut down to await Developments.
Il
was making about % barrels an hour yester- |
day. Their No. Miller, and Guckert & |
Steele's No ] on the Mercy should get the |
fifth sand tonight or tomorrow morning. |
George 5. Martin Co. are down 400 feet on |
the Heiser lot, and are spudding on the |
Druart property.
They Run 1t Up.
NoBLEsTowN-The well of Guffey, Jennings, |
Murphy & Co., on the Mathews farm was |
agitated for u few minutes yesterday and 1
its production was increased from IS to Is /
barrels an hour. Gu1fey, Murphy & Co.'S. |
well on the Baldwin farm, one-half mile 1
southwest from the Mathews, will reach the
fifth sand this afternoon.
From Several Test Wells.
w1LDwooD-The test well of Powers, George
& Co. on the Mrs. McCaslen farm is six feet
in the third sand and showing some gas but
no OIL 1t will be drilled through all the
sands. w. p. Black is rigging up at his No. |
on the Buff farm and has a rig up for his
No on the Nancy Gibson, also a test well.
Beers Mckee's No. l on the August KYLE
will make 25 barrels a day. Their No. , on
the same farm is 25 feet in the sand and
filed up 400 feet with oil. The Roth Oil
No. on the Campbell arm is ten
feet. The same company's No. l on the
PEBBLES six acres will get the sand to-day.
Iutfey 4 Queens No ,o1 ] on. on the he sehwab
politan Oil Conpany's No. on the kolbar is
due the last of this week They shot their
No. on the Kolbar yesterday for the second
time without improving it. The Roth Oil
Company's No. on the Bryant farm at De
Haven will probably get the sand to-day.
Light at Moon.
MooN-The kanawha Oil Company's No. 2
on the James Springer farm was in the sand
asst night and showing for q small well.
Couple of Busters.
MURDocKsvILLE-The Raccoon Oil Com
1any's No. g. on the Armor farm, is finished
md dry.
BEAVER couNTY-The Forest Oil Company,s
wildcat at Fishpot this county, is through |
I'll the sands and dry. 1t is down 100 feet
md abandoned. There was very small
showing of oil in the Hookstown sand.
In Gas Territory.
PARNAssUs-Wiliiam Wallace has Just COM
Dleted a well for the Pine Run Gas Company
)n the Rewbride farm, six miles west of this
llace, near Milligantown. 1t was drilled |
500 feet for gas and has been abandoned.
It is located nearly two miles from the Wiley
.asser. The only showing of gas obtained |
was in the Pine Run sand at 800 feet, when |
pocket of gas was struck. This had big
pressure for one day only and then van
,aring to drill several gas wells at North
v Washington, Westmoreland county, in the
Murray anti-clinal.
A Refinery Shut Down.
W. /. Mellon closed the refinery at Free
ION yesterday which he has been operating
or some time. The plant is owned by W. Z.
Jotter, and Mr.. Melons lease will expire on
he first of September. He was out of the
ity yesterday, bnt one of his representa-
ives stated that the refinery had a capacity
# only 800 barrels day, and did not pay to
'peIate in cold weather, as all of the pipes
re above ground. He will give all his atten-
ion in the future to his producing and pipe
inc interests. His line to Mcdonald is near
ng completion and he will have a line into
within a week to supply local con-
racts.
Yesterdays Local Features.
The market was moderately active and
trong. For the cash article &c was bid
Fithout sales. There were a few sales of