Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-15
MORE WELLS STRUCK.
Production of the Mcdonald Field
Higher Than Ever Yesterday.
THE BELT WIDENS TO THE EAST.
The Heron Well, Back of Eoblestown, and
the Clark Well Are Dry.
WHERE THE SAND SHOULD BE HIT TO-DAY


fore. 1t reached the unparalleled amount
of 45, 500 barrels. ALI other fields sink into
insignifcance beside it. As stated pre-
viously in THE DISPATCH, the
Bradford field cannot be COM
pared to it, because the great
upper country pool was 20 miles long and
| on an average five miles wide. Its wells
were small but stayers. Here at Mcdonald
| the rules so far have been big wells Where
they are small they are very small, and
| when they are big they are tremendous
| Another peculiar fact is that the first wells
drilled were big ones. The owners were
remarkably lucky in locating over ex-
actly the right spots at the start.
1t has since transpired that several ex-
tremely light wells have been drilled in the
| immediate vicinity of the gushers Sup
pose these latter wells had been drilled
first, it would no doubt have deferred the
operators from pntting down Others and
large pools of oil might never have been
discovered. The whole business is a game
of chance on q grand scale. 1t
is hit or miss, with the misses
usually in the majority. Two years
ago all of this property between Mcdonald
and McCurdy could have been bought for a
song, while now millions would be required
TO puTCildSe IL. lHe DlR pTOuuCcTS COLL
mence just northeast of the line between
Washington and Allegheny counties, and
extend on 45o line northeast to McCurdy
There may perhaps be other pools of like
magnitude in Allegheny county, but it
will take reckless wildcatters and the ex-
penditure of thousands of dollars to locate
them.
Big Eastern Edge Well.
The great feature of the field yesterday
was the striking of the fifth sand in the No.
we'll of Guffey, Murphy & Galley, on the
Sam. Sturgeon farm. The bit broke the
crust of the sand early yesterday morning,
and instantly began to produce at an as
tonishing rate. The guage taken a few hours
an hour. The drill was stopped as soon
as the well began to flow. This
well is located at least 1, 800 feet north east
of Forst & Greenlee's No. 1 on the Meve
farm, and it widens the pool to the east
q quarter of a mile. From this we'll to the
Guffev, Murphy and Oakdale ComDany's
well on the Sturgeon heirs farm which came
in Yesterday, and is making 80 barrels an hour
on top of the sand, is nearly half a mile.
They are on almost an east and west line
The Elliott No. of the same parties, which
lies almost half way between these two
wells, was just on top of the fifth sand last
night. 1t was standing full of oil from the
Gordon, and drilling was slow. 1t is located
about 400 feet northeast of the No. Elliott,
which is good for about 300 barrels day.
The well on the Sturgeon heirs will |
be drilled into the sand possi- |
bly, tomorrow morning If the |
pipe line people get pipes laid to it. |
Greenlee & Forst's big well on the Mevey |
farm, which had declined to about $50 bar |
rels an hour, was agitated at o'clock yes
IL, 1 - IL
terday afternoon put out $50 barrels of OIL |
The Nos. 8 and of Hays & Garland were |
also agitated and their combined production
went to more than 275 barrels an hour. The |
tools in Bowman, Dibert & Co.'S
we'll on the Johns lot stuck at
a few fee4 in the fifth sand early |
yesterday morning, and although they |
Jared all day nc progress was made in get |
ting them toward the surface. There is no
increase to the production from the fifth |
sand. This well is located just southwest of |
the railroad station.
Another Well Completed.
The No 2 well of the Devonian Oil Com
pany on the Fayall farm was drilled almost
through the fifth sand yesterday and
is making 80 barrels an hour It is
not considered good for any increase. The
location is 250 feet east of the Royal Gas
Company's big well on the Mary Robb
farm. Their No. Fayall, located $50 feet
north east from their No. 2, is expected to
reach the sand to-day. The Elliott No.
belonging to the Devonian Oil Company
should also be in the fifth sand this after
noon. 1t is located 700 feet west of north
from the Mary Robb we'll No 4
on 400 the feet F'yali and farm r,,dtt is down %a
2 is drilling at 1000 feet. They have
plugged the hole and moved the rig of their
No. 2 on the ]. H. Robb and are now
building a rig for No. 8. Rowland & Co. s
No. on the McLain lot was finally drilled
through the mud vein on top of the fifth
sand, which has delayed them for several
days, and they are now drilling in the fifth,
but at late hour last night had not
reached the right spot. George S.
Martin & Co. were also drilling in
the fifth sand in their well on the Heiser
streak. Both of these wells are located Just
southwest of the old Sauters No. of the
Royal Gas Company and east of Lecomte &
yallilee's big we'll on the Short lot Lig-
,ett & Haymaker did not attempt to drill
my in their big Gordon sand well on the
Toward lot yesterday, on account of the
'purts it made from the Gordon sand.
Showing in the Fifth.
The bit reached the fifth sand Yesterday
n w. P. Rends' we'll at the Laurel Hill
,oal mines. 1t has been doing about 175
barrels day from the Gordon sand, and
asst evening it increased its produc-
ion from the fifth sand four bar
els an hour. 1t had only entered
zig in that formation. It is now
he most southeasterly located we'll in the ,
ield, and is probably watched by more peo-
lie than any other we'll If it is good in the
fifth sand it will make all the property be-
ween it and the Miller and the Mevey
arms great deal more valuable Colonel
2end has so much faith in it being good that /,
le has commenced the erection of three
more rigs. /
Guckert & Steele's No. on the Mevey
property was drilled deeper yesterday after
loon, and its production was materially in
reased. Their No. on the Mevey should
'e in the Gordon sand to-day. No. 8 is
bout 1, 700 feet deep and drilling; No. 4 is 6
own 1, 500 feet; No. 8, 400 feet, and No. 6
s 200 feet deep. Hays s. Garland ex-
'ected to reach the fifth sand I
ate last night in their No. ale
n the Miller farm. They have made a To-
alton for No. 8 Miller on the northwest
orner of the farm not far from Guffey, I
furphy & Co.'s we'll on the Sturgeon heirs
property. The Liberty Oil Companv's '
70. 2, on the Haddon property, is through
Sig Injun sand. Their No. 5, on the Johns =
ot, is still fshing at $50 feet; No. is spud-
own 1,4OO feet, and they have located 6
10. on the Miller property. near J
be railroad. Clark & Bannister are down
800 feet on the Hulet lot This well is
ocated on the north side of the valley and | =
bout 900 feet north of CoIonel Rand,s veil | =