Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-13
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.

| ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.
CoRAoPoLIs, March 12.-In yesterday!
DISPATCH mention was made of the fact
that w. L. Mellon was constructing three
inch pipeline from the Coraopolis field tc
| the Ohio river. The building of three
inch line from such promising field as
Coraopolis looks to be is of no little signif
cance and for the benefit of the oil frater-
nitv THE DISPATCH scout interviewed Mr..
Mellon to-day upon the matter.
! Mt. Mellon is embarking in the manu-.
facture of refined and petroleum products on
his own nook in a very unostentatious man.
ner. He is going into the business with nc
view Of antagonizing the Standard, as has been
| reported, but is actuated solely by business
| principles and for what revenue there is in it.
| lie is not posing as benefactor to the pro
! ducers. hut is looking strictly after w. l.
| MELONS interests. Mr. Mellon will not build a
refinery at Coranpols, as a morning paper
| some time since informed the trade; hut he has
| recently purchased the refinery at Freedom
| from Bentle and Others and will conduct this
branch of his business at this point. The plant
! has capacity of over 500 barrels a day, and
| will soon be running in full blast.
The line from the field to the river has been
\ completed and at its terminus a large amount
| of tankage has been erected. The oil will be
| transported down the Ohio to the works in
barges of 200O barrels capacity, requiring two
days 10 make a round trip. Mr.. Mellon may
eventually become buyer in this field but at
present will confine himself to the manufactur-
ing of his own production, of which he has
about LOCO barrels DAY in this pool. AS time
progresses, however he contemplates enlarE-
ing his plant at Freedom. at which time he will
extend his pipe line into the McCurdy field,
where he now has daily production of 200
barrels, and the enterprise that is now CON-
paratively embryotic bids fair to develop into
an industry of no small proportions,
Wells Due Delayed by Weather.
WILDwooD-It was expected by to night
that the advance wells on the southwest line
would have been drilled in, but owing to draw
backs and bad weather but little progress was
made. There are many anxiously awaiting the
result of the McGinnis & Co. well, on the Au-
gust KYLE. ard }. NJ. Guffey Queen Kretzer
farm well Both OF these wells will, most
likely, be drilled in tomorrow. The Herdl =
berger well still has the tools fast, and some
time will elapse before the hole is clear, as they
are now running the spear.
The McGlnniS & Co. well, August Kyle, had
not got started tn drill again up to $3.50 this
afternoon. Since struck it has flowed $50 bar
rels from the top of the sand, and in its present
status is good for $50 barrels day. The Duva
d Beer well is 30 feet in the sand, and this
morning made one six-nch flow. most OF which
was accumulated fluid. The owners are not
very sangulne OF getting big well; in fact, the
indications So far are for small pumper
]. NJ. Guffy & Queec had not, when the
representative left the field, commenced drill
ing in their Kretzer No. !, SO there is nothing
further to report from this well tonight. This
is certainly a very important well, being located
west of 45o line. Should this well come in in
good shape it will act as an incentive to another
batch of new work and make things lively in
this locality.
Barnsdall & Gillespie are in the sand IS feet
wi h their No. 10 Kress. The hole is full of oil
and the well will only make an ordinary pro-
ducer Their No II has made some improve
ment since our last report 1t is Is feet in the
sand, while their No. u Kress has reached a
depth OF LOO feet. No. Is Kress is in the sand
and shut down. the boiler being moved out.
The well has strong pressure OF gas and by
the pay to tell what the well is good for.
Greenlee & FOrst shot their No. 2, McGeagh,
six acres, yesterday which for time in
creased its production to 100 barrels an hour.
This company's Alston well is doing 80 barrels
an hour. Finegan & Downlng's well, the
Wallace heirs. is still drilling, and with present
stage is good for from 100 to l50 barrels day.
Mellon, Galley g. Co. in Luck.
McCURDY-Another good well has been
added to the completed list at McCurdy Last
night at o'clock w. J.. Mellon, Galley & Co.,
at six feet in the sand, tapped the pay in their
Scott No. 2, and the well commenced flowing at
the rate of 4U0 barrels day. Further drilling
was suspended until the boiler could be moved
ont and connections made. This well is almost
l.
and came in similar to old McCurdy and Pal
mer No. l.
Lining this well with Scott No. ard Nc.
CurGy No. ], it would seem that if a belt exist
here at all its direction is east and west. The
truth or error of this theory however, will be
more fully demonstrated by Saturday, at which
time the same company expects in their No.
Dougherty. 500 feet northwest of Scott No. l.
The old Riddle WELL at best, is a sad disap-
pointment, and coming as 1t has will have
tendency 10 lessen The interest in the fight for
the possession of the Riddle farm. This well
has only made five inches since struck, and has
no indications to warrant conclusion of more
than 30-barrel we'll. 1t will be tubed as soon
as possible, and what effect a vigorous churn-
ing process will have upon its production re-
mains to be seen.
1t is rumored tonight that the Scott No.
had been drilled deeper and is flowing at the
rate of so barrels an hour This report THE
DISPATCH representative was unable to con-
firm.
Nothing New at Westyiew.
WEsTvIEw-Beautiful Westview presents
nothing new to-day. The Bowman well from
o'clock last night to noon to-day made feet
and inches in 25O-barrel tank The well has
but very little gas and will be tubed in a few
days. Bowman & Co. have located two wells on
the strength of their SheedIe producer.
A New Pumper at ZelienopIe.
Observation-Disclosures q Co. struck well
last night on the Muller farm, which is show
ing for fair pumper. 1t is located only 400 or
500 feet from the Marsh well, and no import
ance is attached to the strike. The we'll has
made one or two small flows. and by the over.
sanguine has been estimated at 100 barrels
DAY, but this figure is away off.
A Well Drilling at Gallery.
CALLERY-The b. Forst Oil Company is in
the sand with the No. Staples, and is reported
at 20 barrels an hour tonight. 1t is located
about 800 feet nearly east Of its No. Staples.
III, MCC