Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-14

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ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHl
ELIZABETH, March 13.-The attempted
paper SO far has resulted in boomerang.
The unkind words intended to throttle the
freedom of speech concerning the status of
the well might very appropriately be ap-
piled to the gifted genius who in
spired the story. 1t was claimed in
the fairy tale that the well had
200 feet of oil in the hole. which was
found in the top of the sand, with gas
pressure of from 80 to 90 pounds. and yet this
was not strong enough to throw this small
amount of oil out of the hole This is great
song and dance to give the trade.
To-day a scout whose veracity is unimpeach-
able, visited the well and found the latch-string
of the derrick door hanging out. Stepping
inside he made a careful examination and
failed to find any indication of oil on the cable,
tools or bailer. and, in fact could not even de-
tect smell of nil. He said the well had gas
pressure from 100 to $50 pounds. which escaped
through the lead pipe against a tree. and even
here he could not find the least evidence of the
200 feet of oil alleged to have been in the hole
The DISPATCH representative asked the scout
what he thought OF the well and the chances of
it making producer. He replied by saying:
II don't take any stock IN il, whatever, and If
the owners have got all the territory they want,
which 1 understand they have, don't see why
they don't open it,"
grown white in the service. said to-day: 81
have no faith in the territory One Of Pitts
burg's heaviest producers, and a gentleman OF
wide experience in the oil business, also said:
Nv hen heard the report about the Elizabeth
well sent my best and most trusted scout to
the new venture. and from his report con-
cluded to make no investments in that quar-
ter" What deeper drilling may bring forth in
this much-advertised well cannot be predicted
but from the above reports it looks as if the
venture in its present condition. will never
amount to much as an oil producer.
No Improvement at Wildwood.
wILDwooD-Upon the whole Wildwood has
made no grand showing to-day. On the con-
trary, several of the advance wells in the sand
which were expected would set things bowling
again. have rather detracted from its brilliant
record. The Krerzer is rs feet in the sand. and
there is no perceDtible increase since the pay
the we'll has made So barrels and
drilling was resumed to-day at the
McGinnis & Co.'S August Kyle WELL which. at
this writing is three bits in the pay with no i'm
provement. The venture is flowing by heads
and during the last % hours has made 15O bar
rels oi oil The Beers d Duva well tonight Is
30 feet in the sand and makes little squirt now
and then, but there is no increase in production.
Runga No. is drilling at seven bits in the
sand, with 700 or 500 feet of oil in the hole. The
well has made no flows. Kress No. Is is three
bits in, and personal gauge makes its produc-
ton 25 barrels an hour. w. E. Griffith & Co.'s
old Whitesell No. 2 is producing 709 barrels
ess ess ssayer wnyer in tns ed The same @
No. 8 Whitesell is in the sand and flowing five
barrels an hour.
Kress Nos. 10 and II are still drilling in the
sand with no change from yesterdays report.
No. RingheiSen is through the sand. Its ca
pacity is light. No Alston is drilling, and
No. same farm is rigging up. The Roth Oil
Comrany have started drilling No. Peepbles
heirs.
New Pool Barely Possible.
WAxFoRD AND Mt. NEBo-The territory
northeast of Wildwood and south of Brush
creek is being pretty well developed, and oper-
ations in those localities at present are becom-
ing interesting. Present work will develop a
large scope of land, and before the summer is
over it is possible new pool may be brought to
light.
On the Pepper farm Balman & Co. have a
well in the l00foor. with considerable oil in the
hole The show is sufficient TO justify the
owners in tubing the well and give it thorough
test which, if not satisfactory in this level they
will 60 down to lower formations. Tomorrow
or Monday the Grange Syndicate will case
their well on the Cole farm. Itis reported that
j. NJ Patterson & Co.'S venture on the Brecht
farm is duster. The well was shot yesterday
with 60 quarts OF rlycerlne, but there was no
response. These gentlemen have finished drill
ing the centennial sand on the Morrison farm
but the result was not satisfactory and they are
now drilling for the third sand.
On the Rigley farm, in this same locality.
McGrew Brothers will bounce the drill in day
or two, and Young & Carnihan, up Lowries
Run, on the Reed farm, are drilling in the 100
foot with q good showing of oil. They will
make IL test IN this horizon. The Granger's
well. on the Cole property, is looked upon as
very important venture, and in the event of its
proving a paying investment considerable
amount of new work will follow. Adjoining
the Cole farm Fritz & Co. are building on the
JanewaY property and expect to start the drill
Patterson Again in Luck.
McCURDY-John NJ. Patterson, to whom be-
longs the honor OF opening the McCurdy fifth
sand pool. was to-day again rewarded by find
ing another big well. His new strike is located
on the Lloyd farm. about 450 feet little north
or east of the old McCurdy No, /. The pay
was tapped this afternoon, when the golden
fluid shos forth at tile rate of 40 barrels an
hour. Unfortunately the tools are lost in the
well.
was doing so barrels hour not, well
founded. My informant says the well is doing
400 barrels. The Dougherty is expected in to-
morrow.
A New Strike at Zelienople.
ZELIENoPLE-A slight appreciation was
caused in Zelienople stock yesterday by the
new strike of Mentally, Lockwood & Co., at
their No. Frankert farm. The well is about
one mile north of zelienople and In the neigh
borhood of 800 feet west of their No. ], which
has for some time been allowed to remain
dormant, although it is asserted by those who
profess to know that it would have maze %
barrels a day had it been opened. The
new venture, while only Is inches in the sand.
started off at 4 25barrelan-hour gait but has
since declined considerably. The fortunate
owners of this well have secured quite scope
of territory in this immediate vicinity, and con-
TEN plate more new work. They have also
purchased u three-fourths interest in the
MAJ ch lease, which Is located adjacent to their
new tiul. Aside from the Lockwood & Co.
strike, the aggregate production Of Zelienople
is about l60 barrels a day.
A New Producer at Coraopolis.
CoRAoPoLIs - Yesterday the Forest Oil