Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-02
IN THE SOUTHWEST
THE PDoNALD POOL Is NOT SHOW.
ING Up SO HEAVILY LATELY.

Several Wells in the Fifth Sand, and
the Lower Stratum To-Day-A Short
Review of Butler County Work.
The field reports yesterday were some
what bullish. The Mcdonald pool which is
looked forward to as the great producing
territory, is not so productive as was at
first supposed The well of Hardman
& Co., on the Sauters three acres
was reported last night as practically
dry in the fifth sand. 1t is located not over
100 feet east of the Royal Gas Co.'S No g. on
the Sauters farm, which started off at l50
barrels an hour and then suddenly dropped
cut of sight. Its production ceased without
a moments warning and since then only
few barrels day have been gotten out of the
well by pumping 1t is presumed that the
SaUters No. 8, of tile Royal Gas Company
drained the sand around the well. George
5. Martin Co.'S well, on the Heiser lot 100
feet south of the Sauters No 3, will get the
Gordon sand this week. Wallace & Co.'S
well. on the Smith lot, is an exception to the
small wells or yesterday. 1t is located about
500 feet east Of the Butler 10 well and is
flowing at the rate OF u barrels an hour
from the fifth sand. The reports from Shat
fer & Co.'S well on the Fanny johnson lot
last evening were to the effect that it was
making 250 barrels day, lbs of which came
from the Gordon sand. Audy, Garland &
Co. on the De Roy lot, are located south of
the Fanny johnson we'll will get the
IL,
There are many operators who believe that
a big Gordon sand pool will be found to the
east Of the johnson well. Christy & Co.'s
well on the Richards lot is showing for n
big well in the Gordon sand Brown & Co
on the Lindsay lot are Is feet in the sand
with no oil. This well is making 30 barrels
& Co.'S well on the Scott lot was
reported as no good in the fifth sand. Tne
Peoples Natural Gas Company on the John
son lot, 200 feet east of the Butler lot is prac-
Aaro1 IL dr. n ,w--rr
company's well on the Ed Mcdonald farm farm
has fishing job on top of the fifth sand
Due in the Filth.
oAKDALE-The Woodland Oil Company,s
well on the Gamble farm will reach the
fifth sand to-day.
Some New Wells.
MCCURDY-The tools were gotten out of
Gardner Kennedy & Co.'s well OF. the
Mertz farm yesterday. 1t will be drilled
into the fifth sand to-day Patterson &
Jones No. l on the HARRISON farm was IN the
sand last night and showing for a good well.
This well is the farthest to the west in the
McCurdy field, and is 500 feet west OF their
Adams No. (which will make 20 barrel well.
Their No !, on the Kelso farm, be 5ween
the McCurdy and the MeMichael farm 8. has
received its first string of casing They
have rig up for No. 2 on the Kelso farm,
They have put the first casing in their Shaf-
fer No. l; their ShafTer No. is spudding and
9 rig Is mp for No. ). Patterson & Co. are
down ?, 100 feet in their test well on the John
McMichaei farm. This we'll rs located a
mile and half north of west from the Nc
Curdy farm, and If it is well it will surprise
even the owners.
In an Old Field.
MooS-Gillmor Co.'S well, on the Samuel
Stevenson farm, is due to get the sand to-
day. Aiken & Prodens No. 8, on the Hood
farm, should get the sand tomorrow. The
Eanawha OIL Companr has conmencad ,,r;ll
lag on the James Springer farm. 1t is known
as the Orchard well. The Fort Pitt Gas
Company has started to drill on the Daily
farm, near the Sharon church
In Butler County.
T. ". Phillips is starting a well on the
widow Snyder farm, located 1000 feet south
east OF the well drilled near the lampblsck
factory on the West Penn Railroad, some
eight ycars ago. In the last named well