Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
THE GAS IS LACKING.
Late Wells at Mcdonald Show Plenty
of Oil but do Not Flow.
REED WILDCAT SHOWING STRONG.
One New Well Was Flowing From the
Gordon Sand Yesterday.
SPRAY FROM DRIPPING SAND LINES

was given out yesterday morning, for the "a
hours previous to that time, as $4,000 bar
rels. This is the same as the day before,
although no new wells have been developed.
The pumps have been kept running con-
tinually, and the stock of oil in the field
was reduced from 101, 900 to 9S, 600 barrels.
The days of gushers are over, and unless
there is an accident to the pipe lines it is
notprobable that the stocks will ever in
crease much beyond the present figures
A change which has become very notice.
able recently is the lack of gas in the late
wells near Mcdonald borough Several
wells have punctured the Gordon within the
last few days, but they were deficient in gas.
There was plenty of oil, but not the power
to throw it out. The majority of these
wells are located within short distance of
others which came in weeks ago and shave
produced thousands of barrels
The general opinion seems to be that the
many holes which have punctured the sands
in this locality have drawn off the greater
part of the gas, and that hereafter,
well which is to pay out must be
pumped. The oil is dead so far as gas is
concerned. This is the case particularly at
Koerner, Westhead & Co. No. kennett
and No 1 on the Matthews lot. Both of
these are filled up from the Gordon, but
both have failed to flow. Neither is very
deep in the sand, but they may improve
with drilling.
There was only one well reached the Cor
don sand yesterday that made good showing.
1t belongs to Greenlee & Forst, and is To-
Gated on the Scholaret lot, at the railroad
trestle, between Noblestown and Willow
Grove station. As soon as the bit broke
through the shell into the sand the hole
filled up, and in short time the well made
20 barrel flow. Drilling was stopped until
tankage could be put up.
Reed Well Showing Good.
The center of attraction in the southwest
field was tine we'll of A J. Mercer & Co., on
the Sam and George Reed farm, three miles
southwest Of Mcdonald. 1t is OH % line
with the fifth sanders, and lines up at 45 de-
grees with the Gordon wells Thursday
afternoon the fifth sand was struck, when
the well filled up with oil sew
eral hundred feet. Drilling was then
stopped, but yesterday it was drilled a
couple of feet into the sand. 1t then began
to flow, and kept flowing at intervals of 15
or 20 minutes The only tank at the well
was a 250-barreler This was soon full of
oil, and last evening the oil was going on
the ground. Orders for more tankage were i'm
mediately sent to Mcdonald, and the South
west Pennsylvania Pipe Line Company was
asked to lay line to the we'll The sand
will not be penetrated any deeper until
there are better provisions for taking care
of the oil This well is showing better
than any of the southwest wildcats,
and was considered last evening
promising better than any of the
wells which have been completed for some
time. If good it will cause large block Of
territory to be developed.
=. The Venture Oil Company's well on the
Frank Woods farm, half a mile south Of the
Rend well, is full of oil from the stray above
the Gordon sand. 1t is the only we'll south
of the railroad which has had a showing in
the stray. Some of the wells on and around
the Sturgeson and Mevey farms made 50 and
20 barrels day from this formation. Tom
linson & Co. are down about 1,3O0 feet on the
DR.. Miller farm, south of the Woods.
The Venture Oil Company has well drill
ing on the Sam Jones farm, a mile and
half southwest of Midway, which has at
tracted but little attention SO far, as few
were aware that it was being put down. 1t
is through the Gordon sand. in which o
strong vein of salt water was found, COM
pletely filling the hole and causing opera
tions to be suspended. The salt water will
be cased off next week. Greenlee Forests
GLADDEN. farm well has not been improved.
Their Wade No. l is in the 50-foot, and
should get the fifth next Tuesday.
TWO Light Gordon Sanders.
Gibbony and the Northfield Oil Company's
No. ], on the Sauters four acres just north
east of Mcdonald borough, is 90 feet in the
Gordon sand an q standing full of oil. 1t is
devoid of gas. No. 2, same property, tapped
the Gordon yesterday and is showing up tor
better well than No. !. Both will
be drilled to the fifth sand. Guckert e
steele's No. 8, on the Mevey farm, is
due next week, also their well on the
Thompson property, and the one on their
Willow Grove lease. They are starting
rigs for their Nos . and 8 on their Willow
Grove, lease. Galley Bros No. l on the
Walker farm was expected to get the 100
foot last night. No. will be cased with 81
casing Tuesday.
Greenlee & Forst have new rig up for their
No. 10 Mevey. The first rig was burned
when the well was 1900 feet deep. The
tools which dropped in tine hole when the
Guffey s. Queens No. 2 Wetmore, is down
l,50O feet and No. 8, 1000. Their No l, Mark
Rolf, is down 800 feet, and they are spud-
c. Phillips s Co.. are fishing, in
the bottom OF the Gordon sand on
the Collins property back of Oakdale.
Shatfer, Mechlin & Co expect to be in the
a mile east of Oakdale. Gufey, Murphy &
Galley have a rig completed on the Sturgeon
farm 400 feet west of Willow Grove station.
LedTn ~ DuESOn are uOWl CUV lcSt Ou LHC -uS-
Kinney lot at Willow Grove.
Gauges OF the Wells.
The hourly gauges for the larger wells
Yesterday were as follows:
Mathews No. l, GufTey, Jennings & Co., so:
Mathews No. 8, Gufey, Jennings & Co., 20;
Heron No. l, Guffey. Jennings & Co., 20;
Heron Nos. 2 and 4, Guffey, Jennings & Co.,
l5U; Baldwin No. and 2, Oakdale Oil Co., s.:
Mathews heirs No. ]. Guffey, Jennings &
Co., 95; Bell No. Q, Gutfey, Jennings & Co., 20;
Elliot No. 3, Guffey, Galley & Murphy, 20;
Wallace Nos. and 2, Oakdale Oil Co., 100;
Morgan heirs No. 9, oakdale Oil Co., co;
Morgan heirs No. 3, Oakdale Oil Co., 25:
Morgan heirs No. 4, Oakdale Oil Co., 10;
Sturgeon Nos. and 9, Guffey, Murphy s.
Galley, 35; Mevey No. i, Greenlee & Forst, 35;
Mevey No. 4, Greenlee & Forst, 80; Kelso
No. 2, Patterson 8 Jones, so; Kelso No. 3,
& Jones, 20; Heron No. 4, Forest
Oil Co., so; Eta Glenn No. l. Forest Oil Co.,
%; j. M. Glenn, No. l, Forest Oil Co., 30;
Gamble No. l. Greenlee & Forst, 30 Boyce
Nos and 2, Devonian Oil Co.. so; N. RObb
No. 3 Royal Gas Co., 35; Elliott No. ], Devon
ian Oil Co, 25; Shatfer No. II, Forest Oil
Co., 40.
Estimated daily production based on the
foregoing and smaller wells not reported,
IS, 600 barrels; stock in the field, 5000 bar