Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
OIL OPERATIONS ACTIVE.
THE REMARKABLE WELL IN NORTH
EAST WILDWOOD.

Dry Holes in That Territory on the
Western Edge of the Belt-New Loca-
tions at McCurdy-Moon Wells.
"A remarkably good well, not new but In
creasing in production, and two wells, one
| dry and the other dry in the third sand, were
| the features at Wildwood yesterday. The
tools were pulled out of the Augusta Oil
Company & Bowman's No. on the White
! sell farm yesterday morning when 1t i'm
mediately increased its production from 35
to 60 barrels an hour. 1t is in the far north
east, and the way in which It has been hold
ing up leads to the belief that there is a new
and as yet unimproved field In that region.
1t is only Is feet in the sand.
The Two Dry Holes.
WnDwooD-Patterson& & Co.'S well on the
Espy farm, on the western edge of the belt,
is through all sands and dry. Griffith Co.'S
Cole farm well, also on the western edge, is
dry in the third sand. II Is being drilled
deeper Waterhouse Co. viii get the sand
Friday in their Whiteseu No. 2. Black &
Waterhouse, on the Hardy, expect to reach
the sand Thursday. The Forest Oil Com
pany and Griffith will get the sand about
Monday in their No. lSon the W hitesell. Inc
Roth Oil Company has located No. on the
j. N. PEBBLES; two locations on the Campbell
and one on the Dunlap, east of the Hazlett.
August Kyle, is shut down on top of the sand.
The Roth Oil Company's well on the W. w.
Mcintyre is doing eight barrels day. Guf-
Griffith and the Forest OIL Company's Nos. 8
and 9, on the Ringenluisen, ere due TINS
week
New Locations at Moon.
MooN-The Orion Oil Company's well on
the Bell farm was putting out 3s barrels an
hour yesterday. Fisher, Young & Co.'S well
on the McCluskey is in the stray between the
fourth and fifth sands. 1t had a gas pressure
of nearly 600 pounds yesterday, and will be
drilled so feet deeper. 1t Is down 1000 feet.
Galley Bros. & Smith are rigging up
on the Mccormick farm, half a
which is doing 200 barrels a day. The Wood
land Oil Company is down 200 feet in its No.
2Adams. The same company will commence
S,d rig tomorrow IT -, on the Thomas mas, Cam Gam
Forst & Greenlee are ready to drill on the
Miller farm, two miles southwest of McCurdy |
No, / Mellon is rigging up at his Scott No. |
4 Scott is due to-day. His Scott No. has |
been tubed and is pumping 400 barrels. His |
James E. Riddle No. is spudding, also
G. Gillespie & Co. are down 700 feet
in their No. Jane Riddle. They are rigging |
up No. Jane Riddle 800 feet west of the Bell |
on the John Hall farm 500 feet west of the
Bell farm. The Orion's well on the Bell
farm is 100 feet east of the western line.
mile northeast of the McCurdy, is down 1900
feet Guffey & Murphy's Kerr No. is in the
S0-foot with a good showing. 1t was con-
nected up Yesterday; The Fisher on Com,
and may not get the pay this week. Patterc
son & Co.'S well on the Ewing farm west of
the McCurdy is due to-day.
A Well Due at Cliff Mines.
CLIFF MINEs-The Jeffreys Oil Company's
No. 8, on the Jeffreys farm, is due to-day.
Andrews & Co.'s well on the Marshall lot, is
down 200 feet The Fisher Oil Company
has rig up on the Seibert lot near the sta
ton.
Drilling for McCurdy Sand.
EwING's MILLs-The Montour Oil Company
is drilling its Knoff No. from the Gordon to
the McCurdy level tester. II the result /
justifles it they will drill five other wells in /
the vicinity deeper.
Several Fair Wells.
Cutcheon will make 80 or 40 barrel well. /
1t ri is gging up Goss No. 8 and
building a rig for McCutcheon No.
g. The Forest Oil Company's No.
on the Getty, near the Meeks dry hole, will
make 30 barrel well, and their No. is good
Hill is dry in the Gordon and is being drilled
to the fourth sand. 1t is 500 feet above the
q I No. ! Murphy & Bradley's well on
office, is showing for good well.
More Pipe Line Facilities.
MooN-The National Transit Company is
laying a three and a half inch line from
Beaver Roads, on the Montour Railroad,
into the McCurdy field. There is only a
two-inch inc at present. Division Foreman |
e. A Beeson was at Beaver Roads yester-
day, and made preliminary arrangements to |
locate new pump station at that poinE.