Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-25
FROM THE OIL FIELDS.
SEVERAL WELLS IN THE SAND IN THE
WILDWOOD TERRITORY.

Near Perrysville.
There is no longer any doubt about the
Bubb farm we'll of Black & Co. in Northeast
wildwood. 1t is so small as to be practically
valueless. Territory in that vicinity has
taken a decided tumble since Tuesday morn
ing and is now rated as little more than a
Hardscrabble buckwheat feld.ttThe Smith
Farm Oil Company's No. L. which had to
be moved on account of fast tools,
will get its first string of casing to-
morrow. The No. 10 of Griffith and the
Forest Oil Company is still doing about 10
barrels an hour. Their No. 16 was just en-
tering the sand last night. The Kolbar No.
4 of the Metropolitan Oil Company was
drilling in the sand. The Nos. and 8, on
the Whitesen, of Bowman and the Augusta
Oil Company are also in the sand.
Another Dry Hole.
THORN RUN-The Forest Oil Company's
No !, on the Markle farm, is dry. 1t is To-
Gated 1000 feet east of the Cooper No. g. The
Markle and the Curry No. of the same COM
pany, which was also dry, will be drilled to
the gas sand. The Forest Oil Company's No.
!, on the James Neeley, is not showing up as
good as at first reported. 1t will be good for
from 10 to Is barrels day; The same COM
1t for the last two days which they have not
been able to explode. The well is making
l0barrels day naturally through the casing.
Some Light Wells.
MooN-The Kanawha Oil Company's No 8,
on the George Springer, is standing full of
oil. 1t is two bits in the sand, but failed to
flow. Three joints of casing were un-
out two Joints fell back and split the casing
below. Boden & Co.'S well, on the z. II.
Stevenson, struck a flow OF gas and the
boiler has been moved back pTepaTsiSoryN pfSsiT to
!, Iria9 oR the H. Sam ne' stevenson. Steve son. but
failed to improve it any. The Orion
Oil Company's No. ], on the Harper, failed
Companys No. 4, on the McCutcheon, is due
the first of next week.
The Coon Well.
WEST vIEw-Smith & Kleinman's "Coon"'
No. 2, on the Ivory farm, is through the sand
and making from Is to 20 barrels day. 1t is
held back by heavy flow of salt water.
A Hundred Foot Well.
GouLp-The Kanawha Oil Company's No. 1
on the A. Monks farm, is finished and will
make from 70 to so barrels a. day. 1t is 2l5
feet northeast of Christy & Crosby's Monk
farm well, which is doing 100 barrels day.
The McCurdy Field.
MoCuRDY-Patterson & Company's No. z,
on the McCurdy farm, which has been doing
80 barrels day from the S0-foot sand is due
to reach the McCurdy sand today. Guffey &
Gailey's No. l on the Adams farm, struck the
salt sand yesterday and commenced to throw
steady stream of salt water almost
to the crown pulley. A gauge of some of the
wells in the field at present shows the fol
lowing as their production; ct Patterson N q
barrels; No. g. 65 barrels; No. 4, 80 barrels; No.
6, 20 barrels; No. 6, 200 barrels; No. q, 80 bar
rels, from the So-foot; their Lloyd No; 100
barrels. Mellon & Wilson's Palmer No. 2,
ls5 barrels; Riddle No. 8, 200 barrels. The
Bear Creek Refining Company and Bradley's
No. Adams, 100 barrels; No. Adams, los
barrels; Aiken Nos. and ?, l9o barrels; Muir
rhy & Co IS No. l. on the church lot 100 bar
rels; No. Kerr, 200 barrels. Fisher Oil Com
pany's No. Riddle, 200 barrels; the Orion
Oil Company's No. Bell, q barrels an hour.
Patterson & Falls No. on the Ewing, 40
barrels dav.
The French Settlement
MoDoNALp-It was reported last night on
good authority that the Royal Gas Com
pany's No. 8, K. Mcdonald, or the slaughter
house" well, had reached the fifth sand and
did not improve. This report was denied by
other parties interested in the field. Fine
gan & Downing's Mongot lot well has not yet
reached the fifth sand. The National Transit
Company has commenced laying a four-inch
line into the field and will commence the
erection of pump ste tion the first of next
week.
From the Gordon.
CLAYsv1LLE-The Rising Sun Oil Compa-
ny'S NO. ON One lrWlQ 1ATn Is OOff2G 10 DaI-
rela day from the Gordon and will be
drilled to the fifth sand.
Dry in the Gantz.
BURGErTsTowN-The well drilled by the
Pittsburg syndicate on the Taylor farm two
miles northeast of this place is dry in the
Gantz sand. The syndicate has ], 100 acres
in this vicinity-and will drill another well
northeast of the Taylor well.
The Redpath Well.
Observation-Disclosures & Co.'S well on
the Redpath farm, three-quarters of mile
north of the English farm well is showing
for 100 barrels day from the 100foot sand.
1t is being drilled deeper. A minute gauge
of the same firms gasser on the Espy farm
yesterday showed 300 pounds. -
Up the Montour Road.
CLIFF MINEs-Andrews & Co.'S well on the
Marshall lot tapped the pay yesterday and is
showing for at least 200 barrels day.
Bought a Gasser.
MT. NEBo-The Bridgewater Gas Company
has purchased the McGrew Bros gas well
on the Riley farm, and yesterday COM
menced laying line from the well to the
main line at Fair Oaks, six miles away. A
gauge of the well showed $50 pounds.
Personal.
Ex-state Senator j. W. Lee, of Franklin,
President of the P. P. A., passed through
Pittsburg yesterday on his way to Washing
ton, Pa.
Captain Finegan, of Finegan & Downing,
the producers, is at his home in Olean.