Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-07
More Gas Than Oil,

More Gas Than Oil.
BAKERsTowN-Milison & Co. are one bit
in the sand on the Patton farm and shut down
to move out the boiler. This well has a strong
flow OF gas and is spraying some oil. The Hazel
wood Oil Company is in the 30-foot in the Reed
farm with strong flow of gas and slight
showing of oil. The Butchers Oil COMPANY is
rebuilding the rig at the well on the Pat Kenni-
han farm.
Reaching Into the Sand.
MILLERsTowN-Campbe & Murphy are in
the sand on the John Kaylor farm, and Tittley
& CO. have commenced drilling at their No. 5
on the kamerer farm
No Show of OIL
GLPSSHAw-Grifith Mcbride are drilling
their well on the Shaw farm to the fifth sand
They found nothing but an inferior quality Of
third and fourth sand and no oil in either.
Getting Out Of the Gantz Sand.
WAsHINGToN-In this field operations are
confined principally to drilling from the CAN'T
to the fifth sand. Hart Bros, on the :Gabby
farm, are drilling in the stray and expect to
reach the fifth sand next week. They are also
drilling their old well. on the Stearn farm, 10
the fifth sand. This well has been pumped for
more than three years from the Gantz strata
and has not half paid for the expense of drill
ing it
One-half mile south from the Meloy gasser
unknown parties are drilling a well on the
Riugold lease with view to developing a pro-
ducer. The engine and belt house at the old
Wash No. ], east of town. caught fire Wednes-
day from gas explosion and was completely
destroyed.
Drilling in Venango County.
SOUTH OIL CITY-Without any flourish of
trumpets the work of making additional holes
in old Venango county goes steadily on. Sheas-
ley & Shultz have tapped the sand in their
wildcat on the Philadelphia lands. The well is
located in untested territory, and is important.
Crawford e. Mcdowell are ready to start on
their No ?. on the Donaldson farm. Judd q
Gesser have two rigs up on the Bissel property.
At Bully Hill, Nesbitt & Co. have started up at
No. TO- On the Wise farm. Daniel Barnes has
completed his No. 2, cd the Frawley farm, and
it will make good producer.
Ed Goss is building a rig over an old aDan-
doned hole at the mouth Of Deep Hollow. and
will clean out and shoot the well. His No. i on
the same lease is making barrels day. The
Sinner farm well, thought at first to be pro-
duccr, is nov. relegated to the category of
busters
Good Prospects at Coraopolis.
CORA oPoLIs-W. L. Melton & Co.'S No. 9 on
the Logan and No. on the Sterling are in the
sand. The former is showing some oil. The
latter will find it on deeper drilling.
Moving Quietly at Wildwood.
WILDwooD-1his has been a decidedly quiet
day at Wildwood. Nothing of any importance
has transpred In the past "a hours to attract
attention. The Roth Oil Company found the
second pay in their well on the PEBBLES farm.
Dwycr, Beers & Co. are in the sand on the A
Kyle farm. Dibert & Co., on the Semple
lot. have not yet found the second pay. The
hole stands full of oil and drilling progresses
slowly. Black q Emerson are in the sand with
their No. l. on the McMurry lot They had the
misfortune to switch the rope off this after
noon, and in consequence nave fishing job.
The well is making ten barrels an hour with
the tools in the hole. The Smith Farm Oil
Company expect TO reach the sand with and
on the Smith farm tomorrow. Christie & Co.,
on the Nancy Gibson farm will reach the sand
Monday. and Kennedy & Co., on the +. q w.
lot. will reach the sand day later.
Waterhouse d Co. are down 1000 feet the
Whitesell and the Sunline Oil Company are
drilling at !, 400 feet on the Hardy farm. GrIf-
nth Forest OIL Company, on the Smith farm,
expect 10 have their No. in the sand early
next week.
There is nothing new to report from the Nc
Curdy field. Several wells are due IN that
field the first of next week.
H MCC,