Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-17
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.i
WILDWOOD, March 16.-Kretzer No. I,
]. NJ. Guhy & Queen, is three bits in the
sand since they struck the second pay. and
two hours gauge this afternoon showed
production of 2414 inches. or about 80 barrels.
The same party's Eunga No. is doing l6
inches an hour tonight. and Forst Greenlee
No. Alston has production of nine inches
an hour, which is a decline OF over so per cent
within the last two weeks. The McGinnis on
the A. Kyle is still drilling with no change.
1t IS claimed the well is making
$50 barrels day. Beus & Duva on the same
farm located 500 feet north from the McGnnis
well is through the sand and will not make
more than an eight OF ten barrel well, natural.
Barnsdall & Kress' No. 13 was not drilled any
to-day. and has declined from 60 barrels an
hour, Saturday, to 50 barrels hour to-day.
No. Kress has ceased TO how OF lis own Voll-
tion and will only produce when agitated.
Rolsehouse q 60. No. 2 Rolsehouse is drilling
at q feet in the sand and flowing little by
heads. 1t will from present indications make
20 or Is barrel well on the start on. Grihtn q
Co. No. Whitesell had the misfortune 10 lose
bit in the hole this morning. This well, 1t Will be
remembered, is just in the top Of the sand and
producing some oil. The same party are look
ing for the sand in No. 10 Viii esell tonight
and in No. II Whitesell about day after to-
morrow. They also expect the sand In n o.
Smith tonight or in the morning. The Smith
Oil No. ., Smith farm, Is z feetin and pro-
ducing 20 barrels an hour, and No.
is through the third and drilling
IN the fourth sand, and has production
of about four and a half barrels an hour.
Evans, Vaudeville & Co., on the strength OF
the Kretzer,well, made three more locations to-
day-one on the Marks and two on the Kretzer.
The production of the field has been increased
during the past week from 1850 barrels to To-
900 barrels day, which is accounted for by
the coming in of Runga No. 4, Kress l3,
Kretzer No. l and the administration
of liberal dose of high explosive TO
No. !, McGeogh six acres. Christie & Co. are
pulling up stakes on the Nancy Gibson farm,
and have given their venture up as bad Job.
Dibert d Co. finished their well on the Semple
Saturday night; it will make 10 or 70 barrel
pumper. The same party are down l.l2o feet
with their well on the Jenny farm, which is the
farthest location to the southwest on 4o0 line.
The Roth Oil Company commenced drilling TO-
day on the Campbell farm adjoining the Jenny.
McCURDY-There is nothing out Of the Or
binary to report from Ehe McCurdy pool to-
night There is no particular innovation at
the producing WELL A report gained circula-
tiOn that the Dougherty we'll had struck rich
pay and was flowing at an S0-barrel an hour
gait. Inquiry by THE DISPATCH scout re-
vealed an entirely different story, as the well Is
not doing more than 100 barrels day. Patter-
son q Jones' Nos. 3 and are expected to find
the sand Wednesday, but ir will most likely re-
quire another days drilling before the inter-
esting spot Is tapped Following are the
gauges OF the wells Tor the last "a hours: