Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-04

and is good for 80 or go barrels day. 1t Is
located about 1, ,450 feet south of we'll two
years old, and is between dry holes. Irwin
& Co., on the John A. Irwin farm, are down
1000 feet. Collins & Heasley, on the
Charles Waters, are down about ], 200 feet.
in their No. 1. The Breakneck Oil Com
pany's No. 8, on the George Marbury, is
down 600 feet. The McCalmont Oil Com
pany's No. 2, on the John Staples, is down
about ZOO feet.
Progress of Three Wells.
THORN CREEK-The keystone Oil Com
pany's No. 3, on the Mushrush, is down 800
feet. w. V. Hardman's No. 1, on the Shat
fer, is l, 200 feet deep. The Associated Pro-
ducers', on the Kennedy, is down 500 feet.
/ Washington County.
CANoNsBURG-The Henry we'll will get
the sand to-day. The we'll on the McClel-
land farm is duster and has been
abandoned The Manufacturers Natural
Gas Company's Linn No. 3 is pumping 80
barrels. The Manufacturers Natural Gas
Company's McNary is drilling in the sand
with showing of oil. The rig on the Will
son farm is up and the machinery placed in
position. The well the T. H. Lyon farm,
North Strabane, is a good gasser. The
Manufacturers Natural Gas Company has
started two more wells on the Linn farm,
and on the A. c. Pollock farm, and one on
the VIM. Martin farm.
Butler County,
ZELIENoPLE-Capt Marsh is starting
a well on the Goettman farm. 1t
IS. located southeast of the West
farm developments. The casing in
Kennedy & Co.'S well, on the Iholtz
1arm, has collapsed above the tools. The
Perrin Oil Company is starting it's No. 2, on
the Kocher farm. Patterson & Co. are
spudding at their No. 8, on the Allen farm.
Brackney & Co.'S No. 2, ON the A. Zeigler
farm, is down 400 feet. Schlegle & Co. s
No. l, on the Troutman, is down 200 feet.
Still After the Tools.
CRANBERRY-Kennedy & Patterson are
still fishing in, the 10O-foot at their we'll on
the Graham farm. Guckert & Co. are down
nearly 500 feet at their No. 3 on the Bal
four farm. The Forest Oil Company's No.
2 Wohlert is down 600 feet; their No
6 Pierce, 1,SO0;' their No. 1 Song
horst, LOO; No. 1 johnson, 1000,
and No. Barr, 1,500 feet. Steelsmith &
Co. are nearing the sand in their No. 2, on
the Crawford farm. Osborne Bros. & Co. 8
No. 2, on the Crawford, is about 1000 feet
deep. Their No. 1, on the Cookson, is down
about the top of the sand. Bolard &
W. . A'o. IACnuCUy Is uOWh tOO
feet. Campbell & Murphy, on
the Biddle, are 500 feet deep.
Beers & Mckee on the Emmil are
about 1,50O feet. Forst & Co.'S No. on
the Anderson is down 1. 200, and their No. 2,
same farm, is on top of the sand. The
Elcho Oil Company's No. on the Covert is
nearing 1,20O feet. Reed Il Co. ON the
Hespenhide are down about ], 400 feet. The
McCalmont Oil Company's No. 1 on the
Walker is due; also, Patterson & Co. s
No. 1 on Graham. Boyd's No. 1 on the
Balsnecker is about due to get the pay.
Due to Get the Grease.
MUDDY CREEK-Roy & Curtis No on
the P. Hockenberry, Stevens & Co.. No. 1
on the Keechner, Watson & Co. s No. 1 on
the Pisor, and Rawley's No. 2 on the
English heirs are all about ready to bring
in. Alexander & Co. s No. 2 on the Ripper
is down about 500 feet linus & Co. s No.
on the Hockenberry is 400 feet deep, and
Matson & Co. have just finished spudding
at their No 2 Hockenberry.
Personal
J. Fl. Wingard, who was burned al the
Forest Oil Company's Hogbar well at Cora
opolis, is improving, and it is believed that
he will yet recover.
w. F. Kelly, who is now connected with
the Oil City Boiler Works, is in Pittsburg.
He is well known in the oil country, and
was formerly well-known iveryman of
Bradford.
W. T. Smedley, of Oil City, was in Pitts
burg yesterday. He was one of the early
pioneers in the upper country, and is now
with the National Transit Company
Charles Riddle, who has been connected
with the right of way department of the
National Transit Company, has resigned his
position. He has many friends in the oil
business, and expects to remain among the
producers.
Biggest Well in America.
The following description of the Ohio Oil
Company's gusher, near Van Buren, ap-
peared in the Toledo Daily Commercial:
North Baltimore, o., four miles south of
this city, and located on the southeast cor
ner of the Hugh McMurray farm, situated
on the southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section II, Allen township, Han
cock county, the Ohio Oil Company struck
a rich and wonderful gusher on Tuesday. 1t
is phenomenon among the many
prodigies of this wonderful oil territory.
When the pay streak was struck at
the depth of 43 feet in the sand, the well
flowed natural through two-inch pipe into
a 60O-barrel tank, which was filled in lust
30 minutes, with the tools in the hole. The
we'll has beenput at 10000 barrels. Yester-
day it was only allowed to flow 1000 bar
rels This morning large crowd of people
we're out to see the tools taken from the
hole They were lifted at precisely II
clock, when the well became wild and
Delched forth oil and gas at tremendous
rate, throwing it high above the top
IF the derrick and covering the ground
with the precious fluid for a distance
IF several hundred feet The we'll was
opened for two hours, while several men
we're making efforts to get the gate over the
,asing head and shut the we'll in, in which |
hey succeeded after being nearly suffo- |
,ated. During the two hours the well |
lowed up out of the casing and through |
wo two-inch lines a solid stream, we'll |
Known and experienced oil men put the well |
It 5000 barrels an hour, which if |
hat gait would in "A hours pour
orth $4,000 barrels of OIL 1t is un-
loubtedly the largest well ever struck in
he United States. After steady flow of /
wo hours the well was put under control
md turned loose through two-inch pipe |
nto 60O-barrel tank, which it filled in 63 |
minutes. -Four pumps have been placed in
position to carry a portion of the oil to
Mount Carey, but this resource seems un-
vailable to check the onward and upward
low of the giant. A new pump station is
eing erected just east of the we'll by the
5uckeye Pipe Line Company. The oil,
rom the heavy pressure, has become some
THAT soiley.
Yesterdays Local Features.
Oil was in the rut all week. There was not
sale to relieve the monotony. Prices were
ominally weaker at the finish, due in part
o the falling off in the demand for refined,
ut mainly to the apathy of traders, who
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