Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-13
TOOK ANOTHER JUMP.
The Big Mevey Well Went to 600
Rarrels an Hour Yesterday.
THE GENERAL PRODUCTION OFF.
Some of the Wells Which Should Reach
the Last Sand To-Day.
TWO BUSTLING LITTLE OIL TOWNS

duction of some of the big wells in the Nc
Donald field yesterday, and as no new wells
came in, the general production was also re-
duced from 10000 to about $4,000 barrels.
! A notable exception to the general falling
Mevey farm. 1t was drilled few minutes
about o'clock yesterday morning and its
production jumped from 800 to 600 barrels
an hour 1t kept this gait for several hours
and then began to go down. AT 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon it had settled to about
450 barrels an hour. This great well still
continues to be the talk of the oil fraternity
and there seems to be no limit to
| its output when agitated. Another well
which caused considerable discussion
yesterday was the Forest Oil Company s
/ No. 2, on the W. c. Heron farm. 1t is
located 400 feet south of the big Baldwin
well of Guffey, Murphy, Jennings & Co.
| to be eight feet in the sand and had not i'm
proved, while another report was that it
| had not yet reached the last sand 1t is
claimed, however, that the bit is not as
! deep in the sand in the Heron well as
where the pay was struck in the Baldwin
well. Gutfey Murphy, Jennings & Co. did
not drill their Bell No. 2 any deeper yester-
| day, owing to lack of room in the pipe
lines. Toe pipe line people, however, have
succeeded in getting in shape to handle a
| larger production and claim that bv to-
morrow they will be able to take care of all
| the oil turned over to them. From the out
| look at present this will be the biggest
month for the field. 1t will far exceed that
| of September.
Review of the Wells.
NTrnnNA Dioborf G, ~
| shut down on top of the fifth sand on the
Johns lot, just below the railroad station,
yesterday afternoon to make connections.
1t will be drilled into the fifth this morn
ing. As the well is located only few hun
dred feet northeast of the famous Cook
| lot well, which burned for a week, the
Johns lot well is thought to be good for 70
or 100 barrels an hour at least 1t made a
nice flow from the Gordon sand yesterday
morning. W. p Black & CO. are still fish
| ing in their well on the McNall lot They
lost the tools at two feet in the fifth sand
| and Just when the we'll commenced to show
for a good producer Black & Co are on
top of the Gordon sand in their tipple we'll
The well of Haymaker & Co. ON the Toward
10. was flowing at the rate of 300 barrels
day from the Gordon sand, which they had
dDOuG peLtifubcu nays NO. D
on the Miller farm was due to reach
the fifth sand late last night. 1t is located
about 800 feet south of their No g. This is
an important we'll and is carefully watched
by parties who are drilling in the vicinity,
as it will determine the calibre of several
wells and show whether the pool over
which Nos l and wells are located ex-
tends to the south. George S. Martin s.
Co. expect to get the fifth sand early this
morning in their well on the Heiser lot. 1t
is located 100 feet south of the Royal Gas
Company's No. 8 on the Sauters farm,
which started off at 120 barrels an hour and
then stopped flowing. The well on the
Short lot, belonging to LIE Compe, Vallilee
& Co., stopped flowing yesterday. 1t had
been making several barrels an hour This
is the second time it has suddenly ceased to
produce of its own accord. 1t is located
only couple of hundred feet southwest of
the Royal Gas Company's Sauters No.
3. W. P. Rend's well is still hold
ing up in the Gordon sand, and he
has commenced the erection of two more
rigs near his initial we'll. Thompson, Hav-
maker & Co. will get the Gordon sand to-
morrow on the Tourney lot. Liggate &
lawmakers well on the Baupre property is
1000 feet deep, and should reach the Cor
don sand tomorrow. They were putting
the last casing in their we'll on the Bess lot
yesterday. Davis & Brown have a rig COM
pleted on the brickyard lot, l, 200 feet north
east of the Rend we'll. They will be spud-
ding by Thursday. Rend & Robbins are
building rig at the slaughterhouse north
east of the town. Laughner Bros have
about completed rig near the Laurel Hill
coal tipple The No Mevey of Guckert
& Steele is due to get the Gordon sand to-
morrow. Guffey, Murphy & Co.'S No. on
the Elliott farm, located 500 feet northeast
of Greenlee & Forst's No. l Merry, should
be in thu, fifth sand Thursday. The FayalI
No. of the Devonian Oil Company located
near the Mary Robb well, will get the
fifth sand to-day There is a bit in the hole
at the No. 1 Elliott. of the same company,
which is on top of the fifth sand. Ireland
& Hughes will get the Gordon sand about
Thursday on the Conneige lot, and they are
starting No. 2 on the Cedet property. The
report which was in circulation late Sunday
evening that Hays & Gartand's No. 2
Miller had been improved by a shot was in
correct. There have been a number of
wells shot in the field, and in no case have
they been successful, owing to the loose
character of the sand. Miller No. is
making about ten barrels an hour, and is
flowing by leads. 1t was cleaned out yes
terday for the first time since Friday,
when the shot was put in. Guckert &
Steele intended to drill their No / Mevey
yesterday, but were not able to do so on
account of the breaking of the crank
pin. They will drill it TODAY.
Hays & Garland No. on the Miller farm,
is due in the fifth sand tonight or to-mor-
row morning. Stewart & Robinson are
spudding on the Mccoy lot and George
Davis & Co. are in the Gordon sand on the
Stevenson lot. The Royal Gas Company's
No. Sauters is on top of the Gordon sand.
Their No. 5 Santers, is down l, 500 feet, and
their No. on the same farm, is down 800
feet. The Peoples Gas Company is
spudding on the Baupre property The
Liberty Oil Company is down 1000 feet in
their No. DescamP farm. In No. on
feet, and their No. 2 is in the salt sand.
They are rigging up Nos and 5 on the
same property. Greenlee & Forst's Nos.
. and 8 on the Mevey farm, should be in the
Gordon sand this week. They are
fishing for a stem in No. 5. No. 6
is down about 1,S00 feet, and thew
are spudding at Nos and 9, on the same
farm. The Forest Oil Company has sue
ceeded in getting the tools out of its No. 1.
on the Campbell farm, and should reach
fifth sand by Saturday.
The Northeast Territory.
MCCURDY-This prolific little field has
almost dropped out of existence, and has
been attracting scarcely any attention since
its big sister IN the southwest made her
debut. There is still considerable territory
which has not been drilled over, but it will
be as soon as the Mcdonald boom begins to
subsi0e. The Orion Oil Company is
through the sand in its Bell No. Z
which is located 300 feet from the
Annie Adams No l. 1t will be about q ten |
barrel pumper. The Fisher Oil Company's