Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-14
NEW FEATURES IN OIL.
Three More Big Wells Are Completed
in the Mcdonald Field.
EXTENSION OF THE TERRITORY.
Depths and Locations of Ventures Which
Will Be Finished Soon.
OPERATIONS IN OTHER LOCALITIES

There were three new wells complete,
yesterday in the Mcdonald oil field, ant
there has not at any time been more inter
est evinced in the field operations thai
there was last night. More theories hav
been knocked in the head, and now no maj
is so rash as to predict anything in regar'
to any territory within reasonable reach o
this wonderful pool There is no telling
how high the production may go.
The wells which created the interes
yesterday were Hays & Gatland's No.
on the Miller farm; the Oakdale Oil Com
pany's No. 1 on the Sturgeon heirs, ant
Guffey, Murphy, Jennings s. Co.'S No.
on the Bell farm, near the Mathews, back
of Noblesrown. The latter well reached
the top of the fifth sand several days ago
and has been making 40 barrels an hour
but had never been drilled in. Yesterday
it was found that all of the oil could
be taken care of and the drill was started
1t only required few minutes work tc
show that whale among wells was coming
and the prophecy was correct. 1t began to
make wonderful spurts and soon settled
down to steady rush of oil. Good judges
estimated it to be doing from 200 to 225
barrels an hour Others claimed that il
was doing even more. This well is located
about ], 900 feet northeast of Mathews we'll
| The Bell No. l of the same parties, located
| about 700 feet south of No. 2 Bell, was
stirred up and increased its production
from 80 to 175 barrels an hour.
Came in With Roar.
An entirely fresh well was Hays & Cart
lands No. on the Miller farm. 1t is To-
Gated 400 east of south from their No.
| 8, which iC making from 70 to so barrels an
| hour. 1t reached the sand at 2:30 o'clock
| yesterday afternoon and instantly began to
put out an enormous amount of gas, COM
bined with some oil. After drilling halt an
hour the pay streak was evidently struck,
as the oil rushed through four two-inch lead
! lines into an S00-barrel tank, like water
| from the mouth of nozzle. 1t is showing
up as good as their Miller No. 1, which is
doing yet over 100 barrels an hour
They were still drilling at it when THE
DISPATCH scout left and every time they
hit the sand the flow of oil increased. This
well has been closely watched, as 1t is To-
Gated farther to the east and south than any
we'll az that point, and there are several
wells around it which are about due. Their
No. on the Miller farm may get the third
sand tonight. Liggett, Haymaker &
Thompson's well on the Tourney lot will
get the Gordon sand to-day. 1t is located
only $50 feet west of south from the Hays &
Garland No 5. The latter well is also on
almost direct north and south line with
the same paties' Nos 1 and 8 Miller, and
leads to the belief that there is cross belt
which may run as far north as the Mary
Robb well, possibly farther, while its lower
terminus is unknown. This has been the
ory for some time, but the fifth sand wells in
that locality are too few to determine any
oil
property at the Laurel Hill coal mines, will
be in the fifth sand tonight or tomorrow
morning, and if it is good in that formation
the intermediate wells, OF which there are
at least dozen, will be considered good
until the drill shows differently.
Where 1t Was Not Expected.
The other feature of the field is the well
of the Oakdale Oil Company on the Stur-
geon heirs property. This venture Is loca-
ted at least 1,5OO feet north of Guffey,
Murphy 6, Co.'S Elliott No. ., and about
1900 feet in the same direction from the
big Mevey well of Forst & Greenlee The
bit had only broken through the top of
the fifth sand when it began
to produce 80 barrels an hour. There is
limited amount of tankage at the well and
as pipe line connections have not yet been
u
morrow. This well is north of the Miller
and Mevey farms and is the only we'll in
that region. 1t makes a lot of territory
look much more valuable and it
may be a part of the pool under
living the Miller and Mevey farms.
Henry Fisher, who is a member of the
Oakdale Oil Company, said last evening
that he had seen all of the big wells which
were ever struck in the oil country, and
judging from the action of the Sturgeon
well, he believes it will be as big as anv in
the field. He is confident that when it is
drilled in it will not fall short of 300
or 400 barrels an hour 1t is
not over l. 600 feet in a southwest direction
from the Sturgeon well to the Royal Gas
Company's big well on the Mary Robb
farm. A well of even 80 barrels an hour
was entirely unexpected in this locality,
and it was put down more as a test well
than in the hope of striking anything big.
1t is characteristic of the Mcdonald, how
ever, that big wells and dry holes are found
in the most unexpected places.
On Top of the Last Sand.
The Oakdale Oil Company expects to get
the fifth sand to-day in its No. on the Sam
Sturgeon, which is located about quarter
of a mile south of the Elliott No. 2. Their
No. l Gabriel Walker is down 500 feet, and
they are spudding in their No. Whitmore.
Their No 2 on the Sturgeon heirs will prob
ably be in the Gordon sand TO-DAY. Their
No. on the Morgan farm is
drilling at a depth of 2,1OO feet and
will get the Gordon to-day or tomorrow.
No. 2 Morgan is 1 900 feet deep and drilling.
They are also down 900 feet in their No. 1
on the Hutchinson farm. The latter farm
joins the Baldwin farm on the north. Their
No. 2 Baldwin is drilling at 200 feet.
The Wallace No. 1 of the Oak
dale Oil Company should be in
the Gordon sand before many days.
Greenlee & Forst located three more wells
on the Mevey farm yesterday. They will be
Nos. 10, II and II and will be on the south
western end of the farm near the public
road Their No. 4 Mevey may be in the
Gordon sand to-day. Nos 2 and on the
Mevey are about 1900 feet deep and
should be in the Gordon this week.
No. 8 is fishing at 1900 feet,
No. is down $1,000 feet; the rig is be-
ing built for No. 7; No 8 is being rigeed up.
and they are down 400 feet in No. 9. Guffey,
Murphy & Co. s No 3, on the Elliott, NAV
reach the Fifth sand to-day. 1t is located
about 700 feet south of their No.
2, and 800 feet northeast of
Greenlee & Forst's No. 1 Mevev.
Their No. Elliott should be in the Gordon
sand the last of the week Other wells due
in the last sand to-day are the Forest Oil
Co. S No. 1, on the J. n. Neeley farm in
southwest McCurdy and their No on tho