Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-17
ONE THIRD SAND WELL
No Big Ones, and the Production Of
Mcdonald Unchanged.
AN INTERMITTENT PRODUCER.
Several New Wells Developed in 0ut-of-
the-Way Localities.
GOOD PRODUCERS NEAR ZELIENOPLE

the day before. The stocks In the field
were also unchanged, remaining at Tues
days fgures-110,5O 500 barrels. There were
no big fifth sand wells completed to in
crease the output for tomorrow morning.
Fifth sanders are getting to be few and far
between. When an operator gets fair
we'll in the Gordon, or third sand,
he thinks twice before drilling it to the
fifth and taking chances on running it. The
pressure of gas in the lower sands has made
it dangerous to put we'll down owing to
the fact that the gas dries up the oil from
the Gordon.
There was only one good we'll completed
yesterday and it is Gordon sander 1t be-
longs to Nolan & Co., and is located on the
Robbins lot at Laurel Hill. When last
heard from it was making 20 barrels
an hour. There was we'll belonging to
Clark & Bannister, located on the Walker
lot not over $50 feet from the Robbins,
which reached the Gordon Yesterday and is
dry so far in that formation. Bartlett &
Co. expect to be in the Gordon to-day on
the Couch property. Kerner &
Westhead, who are drilling 200 feet
from the Nolan we'll are down 1,400
feet. Ewing & Co. we're confident
the Smith lot, northeast of Mcdonald bor-
ough. Meyer II Co.'S No. . on the Z. p.
church lot, at the forks of the road in Nc
Donald borough, is two bits in the fifth sand
with NO showing of oil. 1t is dry in the Cor
don. This well was started several months
ago. The Bridgewater Gas Companys well
on the Lockhard lot in Mcdonald is good lor
about l25 barrels day.
Robson, Conway & Co.'S well on the Diet
rick lot, in the northeastern part of the
borough is in the Gordon and making about
l2o barrels day. 1t was shot last Saturday.
An Erratic Producer.
A peculiar action on the part Of the
Peoples Gas Company's No on the Miller
farm is puzzling the wise heads in the busi-
ness. Last Saturday it stopped producing.
1t remained dormant until Tuesday after
noon when it suddenly broke loose and
started to flow at the rate of 100 barrels an
hour lt kept up this gait until o'clock
yesterday morning when it stopped again as
now anxiously watching it. and hor-
ing that it will not be like grand
fathers clock, and never go again.
Agnes Kemp farm. fell off considerably yes
terday, and last evening was reported to be
making only ten barrels an hour. The same
company was expecting to get the sand with
Gregor farm. The Bear Creek Oil Company
is spudding in it's Margaret Campbell No.
q The KYLE Oil Company is starting
A. Wettengell farm. Gordnier, SNYDER &
Co. g well on the Malthouse lot at Oakdale
was drilled deeper into the fifth sand yester-
dav, but was not improved.
Davis & Brown have started to drill on the
Duvesne lot at Willow Grove. W. P. Rend
has rigs up for his Nos. and Z on the
Rend farm. The Grover Cleveland Oil
Company has rig up for its test we'll ON the
J. W Kelly farm southwest Of Mcdonald.
All of the stockholders in this company are
Democrats, and the only Republican they
have allowed on the lease is FL. II. Davis, the
Packed or the Gas.
Thomas Cushing has succeeded in packing
OFF the fourth sand gas in Davis s. Browns |
No. 1 on the brickyard lot near
Laurel Hill. The gas was unusually |
strong In this well, and completely shut of |
5he Gordon oil. Mr.. Cushing is now making |
to protect the packer so that |
he well can be shot in the Gordon sand |
This packer is recent invention of Mr.. |
Greenee s Forst's No. Is Mevey is only
wo bits in the fifth sand according to the
the %aas ho sass ss by Ss
hows some oil from that rock, and
heir No. Il Mevey is in the Gordon and
,ood for 200 barrels a day. No. II is through
10. Mevey, which was a big sand gasser,
las been muZzled, and shows pressure OF
% pounds. They have made arrangements
. scll tne gas 10 X local gus company. inc |
anne parties expect to reach the Gordon
o-day on the GLADDEN. farm adjoining the
v. B. Moorhead.
Progress of the Wildcats.
INpEPENDENCE-Carr Bros, near this place, |
re down l. 400 feet and have encountered a
trong vein of salt water and some gas,
which greatly retards the work. The Davis
20. is down 400 feet. and the drill is
rapidly. Mellon, Wilson & Co.
re sulll fishing at Taft No. l. Roth, Jen-
ings & Co. will have a rig completed this
Arker's will be ready to spud in a few days
N the Beall farm, quarter of a mile north
asst OF Independence.
ZEL1ENopLE-The No Pfeiffer, of Neice &
To-, is in the sand and making from eight to
en- barrels an hour. Golden & CO. No. 3
cheiver, 100 rods west of the Pfeieffer well,
n the sand with several hundred feet OF oil
n the hole. The Hundred Foot Oil Com |
any's No. 3 Stauffer is a few feet In the
and and making 100 barrels day.
t will be drilled deeper in few days. |
'ounkins & Co.'S No. l Coleman is in the
and and has made several flows. This is
he farthest well in advance on the west
ide. Lockwood & Co. have well southeast
f the above II feet in the sand.
MT. MoRRIs-The Mcclure farm we'll of the
'unkirk Oil Company which WAS reported
5 a big gaser few days ago, has been
rilled to a second pay, and is now spraying
IL at the rate of 10 or II barrels day. 1t is
wo miles northeast of this place.
A Beaver County Surprise.
BEAvER-The well on the George Dawson
Irm, at Georgetown, on the Ohio river.
,und Oil in the third sand at depth of
600 feet. The we'll had considerable gas,
nd flowed steadily for several hours. The
rs took fire from the derrick lamps and be-
IRE the flames could be extinguisked the
e was burned. The well is now spraying
oil.
MARIETTA, GA we'll was struck yesterday
miles from this city near the Archers
orlzs field. 1t is loca ted on the Dye Brooks
rm, and is now making about I2 barrels an
our. The owners are Cincinnati parties,
20 Of whom are Amos Dye and Joseph ! q
The well is entirely new | 1
rritory.
Gauges and the Runs.
Wells which are not making 20 barrels an
DUR are not included in the following
Iuges The production Of the wells MAX