Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-13
TWO GOOD OIL WELLS.
There Were More Than That Number
of Small Ones Reported.
THE VENICE VENTURE CLEARED UP
Slight Increase in the General Production
Yesterday.
LIST OF WELLS DUE AND DRILLING

hundreds of men stood on the sidewalk and
shivered perceptiblyks they tried to trans
act business. Thererwere several wells re-
ported in the last sand, but few of them were
showing for -gushers. Everyone was in
quiring about the Moore farm well of the
Royal Gas Company at Venice, three miles
south of Mcdonald. There were all kinds
of reports regarding it. Some asserted that
it was good for from Is to 20 barrels an hour,
while others asserted that it was no good.
The DISPATCH scout found one OF
the owners who stated that it was in the
fourth sand and showing just little oil
from that formation. In the Gantz sand
they found gas and in the third or Gordon
sand a vein of salt water was struck. Go
ing on to the fourth sand enough oil
was found to color the salt water which
was spraying through the top Of the casing.
The well will be drilled to the fifth sand as
soon as possible. 1t is being watched by
hundred spectators and even now good
bonuses are said to have been paid for leases
in the neighborhood. The only well near it
is the Wheeling Gas Company's on the
Patterson farm, one-half a mile southwest
of the Moore farm well. In the southwest
w. L. Melton & Co. have made two more
locations ON the AcCarty farm.
1t Proved a Failure.
There was considerable interest in the
Royal Gas Company's venture on
the McAdams farm. 1t is located
about mile west of Mcdonald.
The latest reports were that it was Guster
in the fifth and no good in the Gordon. 1t
will probably condemn big block of terri
tory between it and the NJ. Robb and Nor
gan Elliott wells. The well of the field
yesterday was Guffey, Jennings & Co. IS No.
4, on the Bell farm in the Mathews hollow.
1t reached the sand last Wednesday even
ing and as reported in The DISPATCH yes
terday morning started off at so barrels an
hour. Yesterday It was drilled deeper in
the sand, and responded like campaign
orator. According to the last reports it was
spouting oil at the rate of 275 barrels an
hour. This well drives another rivet in the
belief that the Mathews, Bell and Heron
wells have been drilled into sea of petro-
leum. The mystery of Hill & Co. on the
Oak Ridge Oil Company's prop
erty, near Oakdale, is as much a
mystery as ever. The tanks are
being closely guarded, and one party who
went to visit the well yesterday claimed
that he was met by sentinel carrying a
shotgun, who pointed to sign, "No tres
passing" and then tersely said 'Git!' The
general impression in regard to the well,
however, is that it is a failure, or nearly SO.
Northeast McCurdy Well.
There is still oil left in Northeast Nc |
Curdy. This fact was demonstrated yester-
day afternoon by the we'll on the Andrews
farm belonging to Guffey, Emerson, Mellon |
& Co., which came in at the rate of 80 bar
rels an hour. 1t is located about half mile |
north of the Bell farm |
VIII Be Small Pumper.
Down in Mcdonald the we'll of Gould, |
Dibert & Co., on the Scott lot, was finished |
up yesterday, and it will make probably |
,5-barrel,a-day Pumper. It is claimed that
Ed Gould, son of the famous Wall |
street fnancier. This statement was
made by one of the other partners
in the we'll The Liberty Oil Company, |
which is composed of Pittsburg parties, has |
Just completed two wells which are pump !
ing about 100 barrels a day each. Both of
The wells are in the eastern edge of Nc
Donald borough. The first is on
The Haddon lot and the second on
the Bradley property. Their No. 4 on
the Descamp lot will get the Gordon about
Tuesday. The same company has rig up
on the George lot, and on the Passover lot
drilling Monday. Welsh is down 600 feet |
on the Gibbon lot, west of the Rend
we'll Shay & Co.'S we'll on the
Verschuren lot is due to reach the !
Gordon sand Monday or Tuesday |
Colonel W. P. Rend is drilling four wells
on his own property at the Laurel Hill coal
mines. No. is down 900 feet; No. 3, 700;
No. 4, 400; and No. is spudding. The
Colonel is interested in ten wells altogether
The Royal Gas Company got the Gordon
sand yesterday in his No. Sauters, which
is located Just southwest of the
Robb, is on top of the Gordon sand Hays
& Garland have tubed their Nos 1, 2,
and 4, which will be pumped
They Are About Finished.
Liggett & Haymaker have two wells about
Their No. 1, on the Hoffman lot
above the coal tipple, was drilling in the sand
asst night and showing for good we'll. Their
we'll on the Bess lot is on top Of the fifth
md will be drilled in to-day. This we'll is
making go barrels day from the Gordon
sand. Thompson & Co., who have been
fishing in the fifth sand on the Tourney lot
FOR bit for several weeks expect to get it
,ut to-day. The we'll is showing up for
Dig one and has been making so barrels
. day. Their No. 2 on this
property is down 1000 feet. The well of
McNall & Co. on the slaughterhouse lot at
will probably get into the
Gordon sand to-day. The owners confidently
expect to get at least good Gordon well
should it not turn up in the fifth The
No. on the Heron farm, belonging to the
Forest Oil Company was reported On top of
he fifth sand last night. The Oakdale Oil
Company is drilling in the fifth sand at its
No. 2 on the Wallace farm. This
veil is located about 900 feet
of their No. Wallace. Forst &
1reenlee's No. 1 on the Gamble farm,
pack of Oakdale, had not reached the
,ay in the fifth at a late hour last evening.
,ut it will be finished up to-day. Miller &
lang entered the Gordon yesterday in their
yell on the Banks lot at Mcdonald, and it
s showing for 80 barrels day from this
ormation The Forest Oil Company has a
ig completed for No. 2 on the Eta Glenn
arm, and for No. and No. 8 on the j. D.
Ilenn. They also have rigs up for Nos 6
nd on the Heron farm and will COM
nence drilling Immediately at all of them.
1t Noblestown Colling & Beeson are build
ng rig near the railroad station.
Quite large party of Standard officials
listed the Mcdonald field yesterday and
inspected the pump stations at Gregg and
t Willow Grove. The party included ID.
transit Company; c. N. Payne, of the
United Lines division; Joseph Seep; e.
strong, President of the North Pennsyl-
ania Oil Company; w. C. Smedley, Su-
of Construction; Glenn r.
,raden, General Superintendent of the Ma
ional Transit. j. B. Maitland, Superin-
endent of Tankage, and Z. G. Wright, Su-