Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-11
New Squirt of an Old Wen.


ZELIENoPLE-Captain Marsh's No. 2 on the
Mullen farm, cut up a little erratic caper yes
terday, and started flowing at great rate
This new lease of life, however, has not been
marked by longevity. or the extraordinary
actions Of the Will Marks No. !, now charac
teristic of the field. Salt water. usual in the
100-foot seems to predominate in this locality,
and IL they can find facilities to exhaust the
salt water the we'll in question will make a
good producer.
No. Marsh has a natural production of 81
barrels day, but in its present condition is
ence Oil Company's No. l, on the same farm, is
being drilled deeper and showing for good
well. These parties have two new rigs started
on the same farm. The McKinzie OIL Com
pany has two new rigs up, aud will start the
drill the last of the week.
On the Kannaf farm Ldrine & Ruan have
160 acres Joining the Muller farm, which looks
well. Their well on the P. Sleinbach farm will
be due in about ten days. Frederick Shafer.
on the Schrum farm, are due the last of this
week. Ed Brows' No. !, on the Allen farm,
drilled four months ago, is increasing its pro-
duction. IL is doing now more than double the
amount it did when first started. His No. is
showing for 40 barrels day. Thonker's No. 2
is flowing and for about 60-barrel well.
AT Muddy creek the Nockenferrie farm No.
l is taking the lead. Since being shot it is
are some IL or Is new rigs being drilled and in
process of construction throughout this field.
Operations in the Butler Field.
BUrLER-In the 10O-foot field, on the Dam
bach farm, No. / is doing 35 barrels day; No.
2well, about lO barrels day, and rs gassing
strongly. Neil Root, of Butler, is drilling
southwest of No. l; he paid 81 QUO for 20 acres
Beirs, Mckee d Co. are drilling at ], 200 feet,
and have struck a heavy flow of gas. compel
ling them to shut down Saturday night They
have 255 acres between the Dambach and the
Duthill development, which is considered by
practical operators to be No. territory
There are two wells on the Crawford farm
lately in, doing about l4U barrels day. LCse
q Nuchlfrowner are down 500 feet on the B.
Garwin farm. R. Ash & Co. are drilling at
are putting rig timbers on the Albert Graham
farm, and expect to be drilling the first of next
week.
From present indications Cranberry town
ship bids fair to be an active oil field.
A Small New Wildwood Well.
wLDwooD-Calhoun Patterson's No.
we'll on the Silas Sample farm, which has been
drilling in the sand for some days, got the pay
last evening. The well has not made any flows,
but from indications it will make from a 10 to
l5-barrel producer. Their well on the Charles
Gibson farm is still drilling in the sand with no
show OF oil. but as the well stands at present,
Griffiths & Forest Oil Companyis No. II
Whitesell has found the sand and has got the
gas which naturally precedes the oil in this
forge, and expect TO resume drilling this even
ing OF tomorrow morning. The Roth Oil Com
pany is still fishing for string of tools in its
Kratzer well No. 5: 1t has been fishing eight
weeks. and the job looks serious The Sunline
Oil Company yesterday finished its Hardy well,
and it is classed among the busters.
Forst & Greenlee have again shot their No.
well on the McGeagh lot There was an I'M
provement although the exact result has not
yet been made known.
The Cause of McCurdy's Increase.
q MoCURDY-The McCurdy fifth sand pool has
production to-day of about 8, 500 barrels To
the use of glycerine and the newborn wells is
attributed this raise in production, and,
while the output has been augmented, 1t can
not be said the territory has been extended.
Thus matters here remain the same.
Following are are the gauges Of few important
Riddle farm. is doing so barrels an hour; Nc
Curdy No. 8. 30 barrels, and the Philadelphia
Gas Companys well, 15 barrels. There is no
material change at the other wells.
A New Producer at Moon.
.MooN-The Kanawha Oil Company's we'll on
the Springer farm, 1000 feet south of the Her
vey Oil Company's McCutcheon WELL is through
the sand and showing for a 40-barrel well. The
company will tube tine well tomorrow, when its
capacity will be known.
Set Back BY Hfishap.
Observation-Disclosures & Co., on the Has.
singer farm. were very near the sand last even
ing when their rope parted, and as a result will
not get their well IN for a day or two, until
new cable can be procured.
A 30-Barrel Wen Struck.
CoRAoPoLIs-The Forest Oil Company com.
pleted its No. Daily to-day, which is good for
30 barrels. 1t expects to hit the sand in its No.
6 Monday.
A Dry Hole at Oakdale.
OAKDALE-The Forest Oil Company COM
pleted a duster in the fifth sand on the
Wright farm to-day. Moe,