Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-10
NEW LEASE OF LIFE.
A Coed Second Pay Struck in the
Wildwood Field Yesterday.
THE PRODUCERS TAKE COURAGE.
Coraopolis Developing Into a First-Class
Petroleum Field.
A HOTEL MANS QUICK OPERATIONS
ESPECIAL rnLEeRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.,


ESPECIAL TRLEGRAM TO THE DIsPArCH.i
WILDWOOD, Jan. 9.-ThIs field to-day
presents a new phase in the shape of a
second pay in the Roth Oil 'Company's No.
Harbush. They drilled the we'll a few
feet deeper and found second pay, and ii
responded with production of 145 barrels
per hour. At this writing it is holding up
at that rate. This reasonably assures all the
other operators in this part of the field q
continued and additional production, it
being the first we'll to drill TO the second pay
in this part of the field.
Griffiths and the Forest Oil Company last
evening agitated their No.2 Whitesell and il
was to-day doing IS barrels per hour. This
is the third squirt this we'll has taken since it
was drilledin. The same companies have I'm
ished new wood rig over their Whitesell No.
No. 1.-THE original rig having burned DOWN.
and are now fishing for the tools and line. which
were left in the well by the fire.
Everything was at a stapdstill at McDevitt d
Fishelrs Gaytou well No. l. owing to the fact
that the pipe lines were unable to cope with the
field, not from any formidable increase in
production. but owing to the oil chilling SO it
does not run freely. and the line men and
gaugers being overworked in the erection of a
new pump station. This well is doing Is barrels
per hour.
spudding on the McCune well No. ]. This rig
is hidden from view, being In a valley, and is
situated about 1000 feet south from the Ka-
nawha Company's Fogle No. !. Guffey &
dwindled to a verv small producer, and was to-
day doing about five barrels per hour. Barns
dali, Gillespie & Co.'s No. well, on the Kress
farm. which came in large short time ago.
was reported this evening to be doing five
of the field.
was delayed by short supply of gas from
being brought in today and as it was on top
of the sand this evening. was shut down until
tomorrow. at which time it will be brought in.
last got the casing tight in their Runga well
No. i. and have: resumed drilling. Forst d
Co. are nearing the sand in their McGeagh lot
No. l. and expect it in by the first of next
week. They are to-day erecting tankage. No
new developments in Finnegan and Downings
Wallace heirs well No. ]. 1 was at the well
to-day. The drillers said they were 40 feet in
the sand. with four bailers of oil in the well.
They will be through the sand by tomorrow
morning.
Coraopolis Productive Field.
CoRAoPoLIs-The Coraopolis field, as de-
veloped, is not likely to ever produce any
market breakers. yet the fact cannot be ignored
that it is destined to become pool of consider
able dimension, with good. averaging, paying
wells The Melton we'll on the Kerr, which
came in yesterday. is holding up well, while the
other wells are also showing handsomely W.
z. Black and E. o. Emersons recent purchase
from the Kanawha Oil Company looks as if it
is likely to turn out good investment. Mr..
Black has started three or four wells in the
new developments and intends pushing mat
ters in this locality with considerable vim.
The same parties have recently, purchased
from the Kanawha Oil Company 40 acres of the
heirs n ha for
5000, and have already started two drills. In
speaking of Mr.. Black, it Is matter OF history
to say that he has been one of the most success
ful operators in the middle field, where he has
amassed fortune, and to him belongs the
honor of reopening the old defunct Pleasant
Vile, Pithole and Shamburg fields, which,
the most important fields in venango county
He has met with the same success in the
heavy oil district and has now cast hty ancho:
in the Southwest with what success remains to
be seen.
Activity at Mansfield Valley.
MANSFIELD VALLEY-The search for oil in
this community is now at feve.. heat, a. d dur
ing the past week the Robinson township field
has had an unprecedented boom. Two score
of companies, larg, and small, are now operat-
ing in the field, and most of them have wells
down or drilling. Among those interested are
the Southwest Pipe Line Company. or, in
other words. the Standard. G. W. Sparks the
Braddock Oil Company, 7. Mellon & Son, of
Pittsburg; Shanks and Feeney. J. M. Patter-
Fowler. Wallace Patton, Patterson Jones,
Rowland & Smith. j. NJ. Guffy, and others. Ali
of the available territory has been leased, and
thousands of acres are occupied in Robinson,
Findlay, North Fayette, Moon and Crescent
townships. Two new wells on the John Ewing
farm are now drilling A new well has beel
located on the Martin Logan farm, near the
now drilling in the Cliff Mine field, and others
are in course of operation. One Of the three
drilling wells is on the A. e. Stewart, one on
the r. w. Jefery, and one on the Mrs. John
stone farm.
Jerry Boyer's Ce1erity.
CALLERY-The Geohring well is reported TO-
night as doing $50 barrels day. There is no
abatement in the interest and excitement here,
and the speculative genius is bent on making
or losing fortune. Among those who are
bound to catch the cream of the new-found
field is Jerry Boyer, the popular proprietor of
the Boyer House, who one day last week made
an unostentatious visit to the busy field. and
before leaving for home purchased a town lot
ana dwelling, hustled the family out tore
down the house and the next day derrick
was standing where an humble and happy home
was situated only few hours previous. Thus
are the ways of the oil region life.
Guckert & Co.'s Davidson No. will, in all
probability, hit the pay tomorrow. The same
company's No. g. Humphrey, a. Petersville,
Awen in the Salt Sand.
BELMoNT-Ackerley & Sammell found a 90
barrel well in the salt sand in No. 3 Charles
Green which is a new feature in this field. The
well will be drilled into the Eureka sand to-
morrow. Their well on the James Greenwood
will be due in about ten days, while No. Hen
dershot is expected in about the same time.
Projects Near Erie.
ERIE-The citizens of McLellen's Corners.
this county. have raised large sum to aid in
putting down test well for oil or gas, and the
well will be put down at once A scheme is
also on foot at Mill Village to sink three wells
and stock company has been formed.
Well Drilling at Nebo.
NEBo-J. N. Patterson d Co. are drilling
well on the Morrison farm, which is down 200
feet The same parties are drilling another
well on the Brecht farm, Pine creek, which has
reached depth Of LOCO feet
A 75-Barrel Well.
JACKS RUN-McCormick & Morrison are in
the sand with their well on the Straw farm.
which is showing fora 75-barrel well.
The Duffy Well Shot.
HARMoNY-The Duffy well was shot this aft
ernoon with an 80-quart shot, but the result at
this writing could not be learned. If the use of
glycerine in this well does not make any inn
fade into comparative insignifcance.
snee g. McKelvey's New Venture.
MURRINsvILLE-Snee McKelvey are drill
ing in well this evening in advance of the
Murrinsville pool, but up to late hour no in.
formation was received from the venture
H. MCC.
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