Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
M'CURDY TO THE FRONT.
RECORD OF OIL DRILLING IN THAT
FIELD FOR APRIL

Dynamite Used at Jacks Run With Poor
Results-six New Murdocksville Wells
During the Month-Mannington Pro-
duction Is Increasing-Other Fields.
ESPECIAL TELkeKAN TO THE DISPATCH
McCURDY, April 2s.-MeCurdy's star seems
to be in the ascendant 1t is the only pool Of
the southwest family th<t shows an increase Of
production, and where the large wells hold up
remarkably well. At present there are Is wells
drilling in this field, 10 or u of which will soon
be due. During the month six wells were
completed, giving new production OF lSsO
barrels q day. B. b. Campbell should soon get in
on the Aoams' farm, while Vandergrift, the
Edmouson, will be a close follower. Mellon is
rlmming the end in Scott No. 4 while Murphy 4
Go. Will soon know what their Carr NO. is worth.
McCurdy No. is making $50 barrels a day. Fisher
OIL Company's Riddle No. is tubed and flowing
20 barrels an hour. The Adams is doing AGO bar
rels
A New Use of Dynamite.
JACKS RUN-Everything is very quiet here
Hiber & Co.'s No. Rankin being the only well
drilling in this part OF the field. They have
reached depth Of !, 200 feet Straw, Dimmick
- CO. gave their No. Kicker. Mrs. Burger farm, .
shot last week and made 40 barrels in the first
24hours, and is now down to so barrels. The Helm
Oil Company gave its No. ga shot last week. which
did not help Ii very much. The Nellie OIL Company
gave their No, Beverdauf shot about ten days
been able to puii it since. Straw, Dimmick Co
gave their 10. Kicker, Mrs. Burger farm, a shot
The Southwest Pennsylvania Pipe Line boys in
this district are rejoicing that they will have q
Few boiler house at their station here.
AFarmer Stops Operations.
WEST VIEw-The Bowman No. 2 well, Schiede
farm, which came in nicely two nights ago and
started of at 4OO-barrel rate. has dropped down
to 40 barrels day. The West View OIL Company,
having the adjoining property on the Ivory farm,
brought in its No. well last week. 1t started
The same company, with no bad luck will reach
the interesting spot the last of this week its No.
farm.
Smith 4 Kleimonds have a rig up ior their No.
2 and expect to start drilling this week on their
Ivory farm. Case, Barnsdali & Co. had let the
contract for rig and drilling for their No. 2
stuff on the ground the owner OF the farm stopped
them and would not let them go on his land SO
the timbers were uuloaded along the road until
the difficulty is settled.
Six Producers and Four Busters.
MURDocKsvILLE- In the MurdocksvilIe pool
during the month ten wells were completed, four
OF which are busters, the other six having an
aggregate new production Of go barrels day.
The most important of these wells is the kaccoon
credited production of l25 barrels in a hours and
the Forest Oil Company's No. l, Dunlap. which
pilailon of the work here shows ten wells being
drilled and three rigs ready for business.
Mannington's Production Increasing.
MAESINGToS-In the Warrington aud Fair
view districts i've new wells have been added TO
the completed list in the past 30 days. making a
new production OF 695 barrels a day. The monthly
report indicates considerable activity which will,
be greatly Increased in May. Al Present there are
2s wells drilling, number of which should soon
get in.
A Small Well at HaysviIIe.
HAYsvILLE-Gufey, Hummill q Co. brought
IN their No. & Rhoads farm, last week. and while
1t is not as good as expected, 1t will make a small
well. H Nice
Several New Wildwood Wells
WmDwooD-Wildwood to-day has partially re-
deemed herself by two or three wells coming in,
which give promise of making good producers
FOrst & Greenlee's No. ,, Good farm, is eight
feet in the sand tonight and making six inches
an hour. The Reah Oh Company also found the
pay in PEBBLES No. 4, and at six feet in the well
made a ten-barrel flow. Campbell's No. 2and
Dibert & Co. IS No. Jennie did not find the sand
to-day as expected.
A 50-Barrel Well at Noblestown.
SoBLLsTowN-The Matthew's well, in its pres
ient condition, looks like 50-barrel well.
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