Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-03

special moment in the held. There is dis
position, however, to push the drill into un-
explored territory, and wildcat ventures are
now under way at almost every locality Of
the oil domain. From present indications
it is but fair to presume that the volume of
work will be greater this month than at any
other time for the past year. The objective
point in Allegheny county is the fifth sand
developments which have received
quite an impetus by the Palmer
well, which recently came in at
McCurdy The possibilities of the fifth sand
will Enthusiastically have q bearing upon
s tSis feeling ~ of uncertainty @ viii be- ailared as
three or four wells will be due at McCurdy
within the next fortnight Two of these should
reach the sand this week. which will show In a
measure the extent of new territory Taking
the amount of new work in hand, the pros
poets of increased production at McCurdy,
Warrington, jefferson Center, Coraopolis and
possibly Wildwood seem bright.
Things Lively at Harmony.
HARMoNY-The Harmony field is character
lied by activity. While at present the wells are
located in blIssful proximity to one another,
the festive wildcatter is beginning to reach out.
and a month hence will witness considerable
developed territory. While making this state
ment it Is safe to predict that there will be
more money sunk than ever will be taken out,
If past history of this field goes for anything.
The Christie q Sutton we'll which came in at
2O0-barrel gait two months ago. has ceased
to produce. The best we'll in the pool
is on the MONTE lot, which. according to official
figures, is doing about 225 barrels day. The
next best well is on the Kretzer lot and owned
by Cunningham & Latshaw, which is estimated
at l25 barrels day. and is only two weeks old.
The Niece well is making about so barrels in "a
hours, while No. 2, Zeigler lot has production
af has oil = laS ua1la r@tAen h.
above four are producing seven-eights of the
oil here. Messrs. Cunningham & Latshaw
are down 600 feet with their well on the
Latshaw lot, while the Ellis well, on the NJ.
Zeigler, is expected 10 reach the sand tonight.
No. ], on the same property, was duster.
On the Jacob Enders farm. Leisure & Co. will
start the drill tomorrow. which is in advance
of developments TO the southwest. and is re-
garded as an important venture. Tomorrow
Scontz Co., on the Scontz, will in all proba-
bility find the pay, while just north Of this well
there are three rigs building on the Jennings
lots.
Little New Work at Petersville.
PETERsvILLE-The Petersville pool now
presents a sad contrast with its palmy days.
Business in this section of the One Hundred
foot is very quiet, and but little new work is
under way or likely to be started. The
cleaning out of the old wells is mostly
claiming the attention OF the producer.
On the Humphrey farm Guckert & Co. are
drilled some two years ago. 1t will be remem-
bered that last summer it was on this same
farm they drilled No. 4. which started of at the
rate of 500 barrels a day; This company are
not start any new work for some time. Balph
& Co. are drilling an important well three
fourths of mile north of the Mount Chestnut,
on the Bills farm, and will know what they
have got in about fortnight. The old Mount
Chestnut well was doing about three barrels a
day, but was pulled out, drilled deeper and got
a big dose of brine which they are unable to
exhaust. Schlegle & Co., in advance of the
Hundred-Foot field to the west completed a
good producer on the Jacob Dambach farm.
On the Wier farm, 400 feet south of the well,
next day. No. 4, Tate & Patterson, on the
William Dambech farm, are drilling at 1000
feet, while the Forest Oil Company are in
the leSf3Ot; eed with No Anderson
Irwin Anderson farm. Southwest of Peters
ville and two miles and q half north of Har-
mony, Frazier d Co. have completed a well on
the George Welsh farm which is reportelgood
for 100 barrels day.
No Change in wildwood.
WILDwooD-There is no particular change
at the wells in the Wildwood field. The Ring
heisen No. 2 and BarnsdaH & Kress No. which
were expected in to-day failed to connect. The
Bowman gasser is still drilling, but the venture
was not looking SO well to-day as on Saturday.
The Palmer is doing IL inches or about 80 bar
rels an hour tonight ]. M. Palmer & Co.'s
No. McCurdy should find the pay the latter
part Of the week, and their No. l Lloyd and
No. 2 McCurdy will get In some time next
week.
The negotiations. previously referred to in
THE DISPATCH, pending between E. NJ Has,
kill and the South Penn Oil Company for the
purchase of the formers oil property in West
Virginia by the latter. have finally been con-
summated. The property is located in Green
county, Pa, and Marion and Monongahela
counties, w. Va, and comprises about 20 600
acres. with 55 wells. producing in the neighbor-
hood of 800 barrels a day. and four ordinary gas
wells. The price paid is between $500, 900 and
s6OO, ,O0O
Doing Well at jefferson Center.
JEFFERSON CENTER-Hartman & Sous
Nos 5 and 6, just completed on the Byerly
heirs farm, so and lbs barrels respectively T
W.Phillpis No. 2, Fisher farm, is producing 500
barrels day. His well on the Mrs. Barr farm,
130 rods north from the Fisher. is estimated at
IS barrels. The same party has rig up for
and Fisher, No. Swaney and No. ! Burton.
On the Byerly heirs Hartman & Sons are
drilling No. s and building up No. 8. Messrs.
Frazier & Myers have made No. 2 location on
the Mrs. Logan farm; their No. is good for
five barrels day. The jefferson Center Oil
Company's old Kornfph No. l is making l75
barrels day.
Wildcat With Little Hope.
GLADE MILLs-The Wildcat well at Glade
Mills on the Cruikshank farm is through the
l00-foot with but little hopes of we'll
A Fair Producer Promised.
GLADE RUN-The we'll on the Kroft farm is
60 feet in the l00-foot with indications for q
fair producer.