Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20


back of Oakdalc the Bear Creek Refining
Company finished up its we'll Oh
the Campbell property yesterday.
1t was drilled through the fifth sand and
| Will be very small producer. 1t is almost
! directly west of the Walker we'll and about
mile and quarter from the latter on an
air line. There were no developments in
the slaughter house well at Noblestown
Yesterday. In the Southwest McCurdy
| field John NJ. Patterson & Co. ex-
pect to complete their No. 2
on the Shafer farm, Monday or Tuesday.
Greenlee & Forst's No. 2, on the Gamble
farm, was drilling in the fifth sand yester-
day afternoon and showing light. They
drilled their No. 1 Gamble deeper yester-
day and slightly increased its production.
Shay, Snyder & Co. are on top of the 100
foot sand in their well on the Malthouse
property at Oakdale.
Small in the Gordon Sand.
Greenlee & Forsts No. !, on the Bailey
property, is through the Gordon sand and
Will make % or so barrels day from that
formation. 1t will be in the fifth Monday
or Tuesday. Their No. 4, on the Gamble
farm, should reach the Gordon sand to-day.
There was no improvement yesterday in
their No. 3, on the Mevey farm.
and it is practically failure. Their
Nos. y and 16, on the Mevey
farm will get the Gordon sand the first of
next week. Bartlett s. Sons well, on the G.
Wettengell farm, located 800 feet south
west OF the Walker farm, is drilling at l, 800
feet. Down near Mcdonald the Gringo Oil
Company's No. is making 100 barrels
day from the Gordon sand. 1t will be ill the
fifth by Monday. Stevenson & Co.
vii! get the Gordon sand tomorrow in their
well near the coal tipple. Black & Co. s
Nickel-plate we'll, which is making 400 bar
rels day from the Gordon, will be drilled
to the fifth sand next week. Thompson &
Co. expect to reach the Gordon sand to-day
on the Monnlingrig lot. The Royal Gas
Company's No. 5, Sauters, is shut down on
top of the fifth sand and the boiler is being
moved back preparatory to drilling it in.
Their Nos. 6 and Z on the Sauters should
get the fifth either tomorrow or Monday.
Robson & Co. are down 1900 feet on the
Pasher lot. and an injunction has been
served on them by some of the neighbors
who claim their houses would be in danger
from fire if the well is finished.
Shay Il Co.. on the Verschuren, are on top
of the Gordon sand. The Devonian Oil
Company's No Fayette and the Oakdale
Oil Company's No. 2Wallace were expected
in yesterday, but up to late hour last
them. The latter company's No. 8 Wallace
was drilled through the Gordon sand yes
terday.
Two Drilling Wells at Wildwood.
WILDwooD-This field is practically a
thing OF the past and it is not once week
that it is heard spoken Of now among the
oil fraternity. There is scarcely any drill
ing. Guffey & Queen have decided, how
ever, to put down two more wells. They
will be their No. Runga and No on the
Kolbar 2o-scre piece.
One Well at Turkeyfoot.
TURKEYFOoT-This is another spot which
has almost dropped out of sight There is
plenty of good territory which will be
drilled over as soon as the excitement at
Mcdonald subsidies. Only one well is now
drilling in the field. It belongs to Murray
& Mosier, and is located on the Ruben
Freshwater farm.
The Runs From the Field.
The runs of the Southwest Pipe Line
Company from the Mcdonald field Wednes-
day reached the unprecedented amount of
120, 1S7 6S barrels Outside of Mcdonald
the runs were only S,776, So barrels, making
total of 137, ,96404 barrels for the day.
There were 72, 600 barrels of stock in Green
lee & Forst's iron tanks, which were trans
ferred to the pipe line company, and
is not included in the stock in the
field, which was reduced to 147, 900 barrels.
The general production fell off yesterday to
about 63, 600 barrels, a reduction of $500
barrels. The National Transit runs yesterday
were "a ,957 IS. and their shipments Al ,S12-
81. The Macksburg Pipe Line runs were
343 barrels. The runs of the Buckeye line
were 36, S4S 80 for Tuesday and Wednesday,
and the shipments for those davs 102, S71. At
barrels. The Eureka runs we're 1892. 7S
barrels; shipments, 1858. 55; and the ship
ments of the Southern Pipe Line Company
were 9,29S. 15 barrels.
Gauges of the Wells.
The gauges of the big wells yesterday
showed the following to be their average
per hour: Guffey, Jennings & Co. IS No 1
Mathews, 17Os their No. 1 Heron, 95; Nos
Q and Heron, 275; Bell No. /, 16;
Bell No. 2, 70: Bell No. 4, 16; Oak
dale Oil Company's No. 1 Baldwin, so; No
Wallace, 81; No. 1 Morgan heirs, 56;
Sturgeon heirs No 2, IS; Guffey, Murphy
3 Elliott, sc; No. 1 Sam Sturgeon,
%; No. Sam Sturgeon, 72; Forest
Oil Company's No. 1 Eta Glenn,
140; No, 1 R. Glenn, 5; No. 1 J. NJ Glenn,
60; No. 1 Shaffer, Is; No Shaffer, 10; Nc
Shaffer 10; No. 3 Heron. 80; No. 4 Heron,
1875; Forst & Greenlee's No. / Meyey, 65;
No Mevey, 81; No. Gamble, So; Hays
s. Gartland's No. 8, 81; Royal Gas Com
pany's No. NJ. Robb, 16; Devonian Oil
Company's No. Elliott, so; No. Elliott,
90; Hoffman & Co.'S No. 2, Moore, II;
Woodland Oil Company's No. l, Gamble,
80; W. P. Rends No. l, Rend, Is; Black &
Co. s No. 1, Sauters, 18; Miller & Co. 8 No.
1, Mcdonald, IS; Patterson & Co. s No. 1,
WI
1, Cook lot, 10; Guckert & Steele's No. 3,
Kelso, 160; No: 8 kelso, $50; Gordiner &
Co. s No. 8 Mertz, 1S; Guffey & Queens No
1, Wetmore, Is; Devonian Oil Company's
No. /, Boyce, 40: Forest Oil Companv's No.
?, Wright, 40; Davis & Browns No. l,
Drickyard, IL.
More Oil near Woodsfield.
The Woodsfeld Oil and Gas Company on
morning struck good show of oil
in their well, about one mile and quarter
from Woodsfeld, Ohio. The depth is a
little over 1,400 feet. The nearest other
well is about six miles south of |
Woodsfeld.
Will Drill a Deep Well.
PARKERsBURG, w. VA.-Ira C. Dewitt,
,ne of the big operators in West Virginia,
is starting well on 3,0G0.acre tract, in
Ritchie county, which he leased from Com
nodore Chancellor. Two years ago he had
he same property under lease and drilled
three dry holes. The present well he in
lends to put down to the Gordon sand, pro-
viding he finds nothing above.
In the Cygnet Region.
CYGNET, O.-E. HI. Barnum's No 5. To-
Gated on the south line of the r. Whitmore
arm, situated on the south half of the
southeast quarter of section 6, Bloom town.
ship, Wood county, is in the sand. 1t is To-
,ated one section east of dry h1le on the |