Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-08
AN 0LD-TIME GUSHER.
The Morgan Heirs Farm No. 4 Pro-
dHcing 265 Barrels an Hour.
GORDON SANDER IN M'DONALD.
Many Holes Are Rapidly Draining the Oil
From the Fifth Sand.
MT. NORRIS SHOWS UP ANOTHER WE'LL

The Mcdonald production dropped 5000
barrels yesterday. From Sc, 500 on Satur-
day it went to So, 500. notwithstanding that
a big we'll in the fifth sand and one in the
Gordon had been completed, the decline in
the old wells more than offset the new pro-
duction and the increased output in the
wells which were agitated. There are
at least a dozen wells which should
be drilled either into the third or fifth
sands this week and these should more than
balance the decline in the older wells They
are located in better than average territory,
even for the Mcdonald field. 1t may turn
out that the fifth sand, under these wells,
which are expected to have a big produc-
tion from that formation, may have been
drained, as is now believed to have been the
case in several of the small fifth sanders al
ready down.
The Gordon sand also is failing
to hold up as was at first anticipated. The
fact is that with the exception Of one or
two spots IN this territory the wells have
been located so close together that the sand
is soon drained, and no particular well gets
out enough oil to pile up a mammoth bank
account for its owners. The town lot wells
have proven small in the fifth, with less
than half dozen exceptions, and the
Gordon sand ventures east of the borough
line are being put down so close together
that they can scarcely be expected to hold
out for any great length of time. The
pumps of the National Transit Company
have been making enormous inroads on the
was was reported re- @ ''t to be 10000 barrels. r
and yesterday morning this amount had
been reduced to- about $4,000 barrels,
which is less than it has been for several
months.
The Fifth Sand Gushcr.
The big fifth sand we'll reported yesterday
belongs to the Oakdale Oil Company, and is
this FIRMS No. on the Morgan heirs farm,
located about mile northeast of Mcdonald
station, and about 1000 feet northeast of
Forst & Greenlee's big No. on the Mevey
farm. 1t was drilled into the fifth sand
yesterday morning, and Immediately
started off at 200 barrels an hour.
After producing at this rate for n short
time, the tools were again started, and the
production jumped to 965 barrels an hour. or
at the rate of $3.50 barrels day, which it
was still producing at a late hour last even
ing. The same company's No. / on this
property, completed several weeks ago,
started off at $50 barrels an hour. The Nor
gan farm is located in almost direct line
between the prolific Wallace farm and the
Mevey farm.
The big Gordon sander which was finished
yesterday belongs to Hazlett & Black, and is
located on the Crumley lot in the north
eastern part of Mcdonald borough. When
the bit had reached a depth of about seven
feet in the Gordon the well began to flow.
and late yesterday afternoon was reported
to be making % barrels an hour. The
Wallace No. 4, belonging to the Oak:
n Tnn sp ee
in the fifth and showing light, was drilled to
q depth of five feet in the sand yesterday,
and the last report from it was that about
The Nos. ], . and which the same company
has drilled on this property each started off
at more than 100 barrels an hour The Oak
fifth sand last night in its No. on
the Morgan farm Their No. on the
Sturgeon heirs farm on the western edge of
Developments is.dne to get the fifth sand
next week, Hays 4 Gartland's Nos. 9 and
TO- on the Miller farm, should also reach the
ffthsand pay the last OF this or the first of
next week. 9
Still the Gordon Sand Produces.
Gettman, Wanky Co.'S well, on the
Thomasy lot, just east of the borough line,
was drilling in the top of the Cor
don sand last night and showing
for a big well in that formation. 1t
is located only $50 feet west of Russell,
Kahn & Co. IS big third sander on the south
erly lot. Brown, Robson, Conway 4 Co.'s
venture, on the Dietrich lot in the north
eastern part Of the borough of Mcdonald,
should be in the Gordon to-day, and as it is
only 100 feet west of Hazlett & Blacks big
we'll in the Gortlon. winch was drilled in yes
terday, good producer from this sand is
looked for on the Dietrich property.
Guokert & Steele's No. 9, on the Mevey
farm, is through the Gordon sand, and is
standing 1ull of oil. A. w elsh & Co. are look
ing for the Gordon to-day in their well west
OF Laurel Hill station. 1t is only $50 feet
from W. p. Reuds No. 3. which is making
a bout 200 barrels day from the Gordon.
The Royal Gas Companys No. on the Mary
Robb farm, located about mile northwest
of Mcdonald, was reported to be
five bits in the fifth sand last even
ing with n very small showing of oil.
The Venture Oil Company's well, on the
Moorhead farm, mile south of Mcdonald,
and in advance of other developments, may
reach the fifth sand this afternoon.
Another wildcat belonging to W. P. Rend