Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-05
ACTIVITY AT M'DONALD.
SEVERAL WELLS WILL BE DRILLED
INTO THE SAND TO-DAY.

SEVERAL WELLS WILL BE DhiLLEO
INTO THE SAND TODAY.
There Were Two Light Wells Reported
From Moon Yesterday and One at Nc
Curdy-on Top of the Sand at oakdale-
Big Hundred-Foot Well.
In the Mcdonald field Weixel & Co.'s we'll
on the Smith lot will be in the sand this
morning. LaCompte & Vallilee's well on
the Short lot is making 30 barrels an hour
under agitation. The Royal Gas Company's
Sauters No 8 has dropped to 20 barrels an
hour. They are drilling through the sand
as fast as possible and will shootit. Meyer
& Co, on the Henri lot, have shot their
well the second time, and while cleaning
out stuck the bailer in the hole.
The CHARTERS Oil Company's well on the
Jules Charter )ot is only making Is barrels
a day since it was tubed. The Peoples Nat
ural Gas Company shot their well on the
Sauters yesterday morning and 1t made
several nice flows. The same company is
down 800 feet on the Davis lot, and are
through the Gordon sand on the Mcdonald
heirs farm. The Royal Gas Company is
building rig for Sauters' No. and have
put in the two string OF casing at the well on
the Sauters lot near the depot. They are
starting Nos. and on the Ed. Mcdonald
farm. Knox Co. are building rig on the
DR.. Jamison lot. The Venture Oil Company
mile southwest Of Mcdonald. Christie &
Co. are down 800 feet on the Richards lot.
Clark & Bsnnister are down about the same
distance on the Haley lot. The Mcdonald
soueGes S GonRany @ and is also GgnE e. s ON tine tine
Scott. Knox & Co. are building rig on
the Maloney sisters lot. W. 7. BLACK has
commenced to spud on the Lindsay lot. The
Wheeling Natural Gas Company is in the
sand on the Cook lot. 1t made several hows
yesterday. Crooks Co are ready to spud
on the Crooks lot. Rodgers Co. have COM
menced TO spud on the Gillespie, alker
and Hunter lots, which are combined in one
lease. Unknown parties have started to
drill on the Grant and Snee lots. GreenIeaf
& Co. have started to build rig on the Rev.
Irons lot. MCGEE Bros. have rig up on the
Charles Pollock lot. Garland Hays are
on top on the sand in their No. !, OF the
Miller farm, located 500 feet northeast of
move back the boiler. 1t was showing con-
siderable oil last evening. Guckert & Steele,
on the Mevey farm, will get the Gordon sand
tonight.
Big Hundred-Foot Well.
HENDERsoNvILLE-The biggest 1OO-foot well
which has been struck for years was drilled
in Monday evening by Slagle LEM & Co. on
the Newton Garvin farm. 1t was reported
as starting OFF at 40 barrels an hour. Monday
night farmer was passing near with a
lighted lantern when the gas from the well
took fire and soon the entire rig was in
it was reported as flowing steadily and still
burning. 1t is located between the Mars and
Dutill districts.
A Mexican County Venture.
PoRT ALLEeANY - Mrs. Sue Lillibridge, Of
this place, has organized an oil company
with paid-up capital of $4,000 to drill a
test well on Skinner creek mile and a half
from Port Allegany. Mrs. Lillibridge is the
], 500 acres of land along Skinner creek from
5. S. Bulls, the lumber man.
Spraying Some Oil.
OAKDALE-Greenlee & Forsts well on the |
Miller firm, located about 1000 feet south |
east of the Ewing farm well of Preston, |
Holmes & Co., got the sand yesterday after |
noon and is spraying at the rate of about 25 |
barrels day. 1t was shut down last night, |
but will be drilled in to-day. The Woodland |
Oil Company have put in the first string of |
casing in their well on the Gamble farm.
The Noblestown Pool.
NoBLEsTowE-Guffy, Jennings & Murphy's |
we'll, on the Matthews farm, is doing 35 bar.
rels an hour. Guffey & Murphy are down
800 feet on the Albert Wittengale. Guffey,
Jennings 6 Co. are down 500 feet in the
on the same farm and building rig for No.
}: The same parties are down 200 feet on the
Heron farm.
In Northeast McCurdy.
MoCCRDY-Mellon, Emerson & Guffey's No.
|, on the Aiken farm, got the sand yester-
lay and is showing for 20 or 5G-barrel well.
It was three bits in the sand at noon yester-
lay and is being drilled still deeper Their
No. q on the same farm was several feet in
he shell, which is hard and of q finty for
nation. No. is about 200 feet east of No. l
nd about the same distance west of the
,any's No. ), on the Bell farm, is down
bout 800 feet Their No. Bell is 1,7O0 feet
Ieep: No. 4, l,5O0, and No. 2 is expected to
each the sand tomorrow.
The Work Progressing.
CoRAoPoL1s-The Forest Oil Company is
lown 800 feet in its No. Snowhite. 1t is
pudding at Meeks No. 8, and rigging up at
o. feet in his well on the c. A. Watson lot,
nd the Coraopolis Oil Company is through
he lOO-foot on the F. n. Watson property.
Two Small Wells In.
MooN-The Kanawha Oil Company's No. 4,
IN the George Springer, was drilled through
he sand yesterday and will make a small
jumper. 1t is located 800 feet north of the
dcFadden pumper. Their No. /, on the
James Springer, was expected in last night. |
!. E. Boden 4 Co.'s well on the Knoel farm
$ in the sand and showing for light well.
t is 600 feet north of Boden Stevenson's
No. on the p. II. Stevenson.
A Mcdonald Gusher.
McDoNALD-Hays' well, on the Miller farm,
s doing l25 barrels an hour.
Personal.
William Guckert, the popular Hundred
oot operator has returned from q trip to
he seaside resorts, and is tanned brown as
n Indian.
Henry Saalfield, one of Bradford's we'll
Known citizens and proprietor of the Hotel
is visiting oil country friends in
W. W. Splane, of Oil City, Superintendent
# the Telegraph Department of the Nation
i Transit Company, was in Pittsburg last 1
light.