Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-16
SEVERAL NEW GUSRERS.
WILDWOOD, MCDONALD AND CHARTERS
ARE FAVORED.

A Scheme to Sell Property at Gould Farm
-Murdocksv1ne the Best of the Old
Fields - The Southwest Company al
Coraopolis Seeking Franchise Again
-sPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.t
WILDWOOD, April 15.-This field comes
10 the front to-day with another gusher on
the extreme northeast OF the field. The well
belongs to Waterhouse & Hooker, on their
Whitesell lease, recently purchased of Har-
ley & Co., and the latest reports from the
field this evening put its production at 80
barrels an hour, thus making it evident
that the extreme northeast end of the field
is narrow and passes out between the Sunline
Oil COmpany's Hardy well and the No. / well
on this same lease, which was drilled
by Harley & Co. The No. ! well on
the Whitesell lot was formerly known as a
gas well, and has within the last week ceased
to gas and is showing some oil. 1t is the inten-
uon of Waterhouse & Co. to tube and test the
well, as they think it will turn out a small pro-
Queer
The Oil Well Supply Company's well on the
Pun farm has turned out a very fair gasser,
and from an authoritative statement the pres
sure was put as being $50 pounds a minute. or
about the caliber of the Whitney well at Sem
pies station when it was drilled in. Dunlap q
Co. are drilling some tubing out of their Nancy
Gibson well, and are now within 20 feet of the
bottom of the well. From the amount of oil
bailed out since they began fishing, those in
charge say they are confident it will make from
30 to a 4O-barrel pumper. This being the
case, together with Waterhouse & Co.'S latest
strike, it will stimulate considerable drilling in
the undeTeloped territory lying between the
two wells.
Bowman & Co. are rushing up new rig over
their Whitesell well No. s. which lost its rig by
fire a few aays ago, and will resume drilling
again IN a few days This well is flowing oil
and salt water, il not having its second casing
in, and with ali the water from the salt sand
standing on the l0efo0t, several operators who
are competent to pass judgment say that the
we'll in its present condition, can be made TO
produce from 80 to 50 barrels a day from the
lOO-foot sand.
The Royal Gas COmpany's Strike.
MCDoNALD-It was reported this morning
that the Royal Gas Company's Sanders well
had hit rich pay and was doing 500 barrels a
day. THE DISPATCH representative, upon in
yestlgatlng the matter, found that the well has
been drilled through the fifth sand and was
shot Tuesday. about o'clock. The well is still
guarded, and the exact amount of its produc-
ton cannot be arrived at The well is spraying
oil and salt water together presumably In about
equal parts. and in its presen. condition il is
thought the new venture is small. The tools
are still up and tomorrow the owners will CON-
mence cleaning out.
The same companys Robb farm we'll is
through the fifth sand, with no increase of oil.
The well is good perhaps, for two barrels q
day from the Gordon sand. Fatty Conkle has
taken the job of removing the tools which have
been lost SO long in Ed. McDonald's No l.
A Scheme to Sell Property.
GOULD FIELD-The big gusher reported yes
terday on the Wesley Monks farm as doing Is
barrels an hour is another fake to unload prop
erty. From the most reliable source it is
learned that the well is good for not more than
70 barrels day on the start
The Butchers Oil Company's we'll on the
Mrs Carnahan farm, is flowing from the
boulder harr
day. J. VI. Guffy & Queene are starting a well
on the Galasco farm. Joe Millison d Co. are
Still fishing for a string in the bottom of the
salt sand. If they are not successful in getting
them out tomorrow they will move the rig and
drill new hole.
The Carpenters well, on the little George
Hays farm, is due to-day, while the CHARTERS
OIL Company is drilling in the 50-foot on the
Kyle farm. Ireland & Hughes are starting
well near the Mctadden well, on the Wesley
Monks.
The Best of the Old Fields
MURDoCKsvLLE-Murd is perhaps
the only of the old fields that is holding up
and bringing forth good wells. The Forest Oil
Company seems to be monarch of all it SURVEYS
here, anu is doing considerable amount of
work. Yesterday 1t completed a 25-barrel well
on the Coventry farm, aud will find the sand In
No. 5, same farm, by Wednesday and should
finish by the last of the week.
The same company has rig up on the Burns
ana will commence rigging up tomorrow on its
No. Armor Il IS also getting ready to start
drilling on the Bailey, and is drilling No 2
Donaldson. On the Armor II has a well down
800 feet, and expects TO finish another on the
same farm some time this week.
The Best Producer at Moon.
MooN-The Hervey Brothers well, struck
yesterday on the McFadden farm. is a better
well than was at first reported, and has made
l25 barrels in the past "A hours. 1t is the best
well in this neck y the woods, and the sand is
better than that found in the other wells here
The Orion Oil Company's well, on the Meanor
has been completed, and is a dusUer of the first
water
Trying Again for q Franchise
CoRAoPoLIs-The Southwest OIL and Gas
Company, which was checkmated in its
attempt to lay pipe line through Coraopolis
last winter by Rev. Mr. Cochrane is now ne
gotiatng with the borough for the privilege
Some people think if the company were to pave
a part OF the street on which it Is proposed to
run il, the benefit would be greater than any
Doodle that may be asked.
The Well on Friendly Island.
ST. MARY's-An operator in the Belmont
field said to-day to The DISPATCH repre-
sentative that johnson & Story's well on
Friendly island was good for ten barrels in the
Big Iniun. and will be thot with 60 quarts Of
Elyceriue on Thursday. Their famous Tomcat
well, four miles up French creek from BelmonL
says my informant. will be drilled in soon.
Poor Results of a Wildcat
0LEbsHAw werAetor-wistmsf Bros Cas-