Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-17
WHERE'S THE END7
THAT Is THE QUESTION ASKED OF THE
WILDWOOD FIELD.
Another Phenomenal Oil Gusher Added to
Its Long List-Other Wells Showing Up
Handsomely-Ouiet News From the
Various Fields of the State.
r,rc,,, TELEGRAM TO THE prspArcH.,


WILDWOOD, Jan. 16.-At Wildwood sit
is the same thing over again"-another
gusher added to the long list, and more al
most in sight Guffey & Queene and the
Forest Oil Company tapped their pay in
their No. 5. on the Rolsehouss 80 acres, this
morning, and it at once began flowing at the
rate o: 40 barrels an bour. Work was then
suspended till the boiler could be moved.
and they will not start up again till morn
ing.
Barnsdall & Gillespie drilled their No. z,
Kress another bit deeper this aft
ernoon, and increased the produc-
tion to 90 blrrels an hour.
The question that is most frequently asked
now. is, "Where is the end of this most prollnc
pool" The answer is In the iuture, anu .ne
problem Is no nearer solution than six months
ago At that time the north, east and west
limits were practically defined, but not the
southwest. Then when it looked as though the
field was "coopered'' it came forward with sucn
monsters as to stagger the trade and cause all
ewes to be turned in that direction and stare
with amazemeDt. Nowhere in the oil produc-
ing fields has there been richer spot, and Tpis
field i'm the amount of oil it has produced has
overshadowed operations III all Others tor many
months.
Forst & Greenlee will bring in their No. 2. on
the breadth of the southwest line Will IN a
measure be determined. AT no time since the
drilling in of the Ringheisen has this part OF
the field reached a more interesting point
! The Forest. OH Company. shot their young
No last evening, and 1t responded at the rate
of 20 barrels an hour. The well, from some
cause. had Just about quit producing. they
failed to get the casing ont of the Bowman
gaser on the Whitesell farm, and Will not start
the drill before next week. The L. q w. well
is due in the sand tomorrow; when @ u at. VIII Dc
narrow lead northeast OF WILDWOOD Is well
Gibson Giles drilled their well on the Scott
lot TO the fourth sand, and. it Is reported, IN
creased the production to 75 barrels day. Ii
this is true. this well and the Menke well are
the only ones that have proven producers IN
West of wildwood, four miles. at Nedsky
station. Squire Rolshouse and others are build
ing zig and will drill a test we'll Inc squire
is the owner of the celebrated Rolshouse IaIin
and the rich 80 acres in the Wildwood held
He with Others drilled two wells, beth proving
light. ON the north end of his farm, and now he
will try his fortue at wildcatting.
Lively Prospecting at Montour.
MoNroUR-There is quite little prospect
inc nm the Montour Railroad, and some of the
ventures are very promising Fisher Co.
have a we'll on the Stewart farm, seven miles
from the Ohio river, that is producing 20 par
rels a tay from the 100-foot sand. Inc wen
showed llElL uIoIi Dub obcSN4'J
the present point has been reached On the
same farm the Enlow Oil Company were less
fortunate Their well was dry in the lOO-ioot,
bnt is producing five barrels day from the
Shannopin sand. There is another Weil at or
near Steyenson's Mills that Is accreulteo Win
having produced 100 barrels OF oil IN the past
three months
Probable Failure at Murdocksyille.
Observation-Disclosures miles southwest OF
this place McNaul & Co. are in the sand with
their wildcat, and from present indications
thew will score a failure. They are in the sand
at the depth at which the fluid should pc iound.
hnt az VET have no show, and the sand is OF an
inferior quality.
A Good and a Poor Well.
HARMoNY-The Brackney d Co. well. on the
Zeipler farm, is in the sand and is very light.
sutton & Co.'s No. 9, on the NJ Leigier 1arm, Is
showing for the best well IN the ne'u-
The Jacks Run Territory Drained
JACKS RUN-The Augusta Oil Company
have the only well drilling in this field. and
,hey will reach the sand tomorrow. It is To-
Gated on the Orr lot and Is not expected to be
mora than an average we'll Town lot opera
tions have about com pletely drained this terri
tory. ... su,s
uuiet Millison & Co., on the Patton tarm.
srnect to reach the sand in the morning. The
Hazelwood Oil Company. in the Moses Reed
farm. are IN the gas sand with their No. l.
Millison & Co., on the William Jack farm: are
in the sand. H. MC-