Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-18
1T GETS A BLACK EYE.
THE GLADDEN. LOT WELL DRY, AND
THE JUMBO LOOKS LIGHT. e

The Gauge and Depth of Some of the Most
Interesting Ventures-The Baldwin Is
Reported as SmaII-Almost Duster at
Moore.
There were some developments at Nc
Donald yesterday which made that field as
sumo an auspect less interesting than that
which 1t has assumed forseveral days. There
was dry hole drilled through the fifth sand
by Mosier & Co. on the GLADDEN. lot. The
sand looked good but it was close. A shot
was to have been put in the well last night
1t is located a few hundred feet southwest Of
Clark & Bannisters big well on the Butler
lot, and is on a 45 degree line from the gusher
of Guckert, Steel & Co. on the Mevey farm.
This was one of the biggest surprises in the
district yesterday and makes the wells
which are now drilling southwest OF 1t ap-
pear in the doubtful list.
Reports From the Jumbo.
There were many conflicting reports from
the Royal Gas Company's Jumbo well near
the slaughter house, Hundreds of operators
and persons interested in the field visited
the well yesterday, and after a prolonged
investigation of its condition, the most of
them came to the conclusion that the drill
head punctured a pocket Of gas, which bead
cleaned out the oil from the Gordon sand
which was standing in the well. The driller
claims that he is over 100 feet below where
the fifth sand should be, and that he did not
find any of the latter sand whatever, and
everyone who saw the well Saturday night
and Sunday was fooled. The gas came out
with a rush and for over an hour threw the
fluid into the tank. just what the well is
good for is still mystery and there is just a
possibility that it may yet get good fifth
sand.
Nearing the Fifth.
Boscher & Co.'s well on the U. p. Church
lot is through the Gordon sand and has
fair showing of oil in that stratum. 1t will
get the fifth by Thursday. Vankirk & Co.'S
well on the hotel lot will not be as good as
at first reported. 1t may make 1o0barrel a
day well. The Wheeling Gas Company's
well on the Cook lot below the station is
still doing about 5000 barrels a day, and
Guckert, Steele & Co.'S well on the Mevey is
doing over 100 barrels an hour. Garland &
and their Miller No. . will be drilled into
the fifth to-day. J. B. Samuel will get the
Gordon sand in his Campbell lot well to-day.
From the Baldwin Well.
NoBLEsTowN-Guffey, Murphy & Co. ven
ture on the Baldwin farm, one-half mile
southwest from the big Matthews well, was
reported to be deep in the fifth sand last
week with very light showing of oil. The
Matthews well is still making 75 barrels an
hour. 1t was % days old yesterday and has
averaged over 1,200 barrels day since it was
struck,
Another Light Well.
MooN-The Orion Oil Company's well, on
the Hopper farm, is said to be through the
third sand and showing light.
Touching Up Old Ones.
WILDwooD-The Kress No. 8, OF Barnsdan
& Co., was given a heavy shot yesterday and
responded at the rate of 80 barrels an hour.
In West Virginia,
PENNsBoRo-The Keystone Company's test
well at Harrisville has reached the big |
Injun sand at depth of nearly 200 feet, but |
no oil was found, instead, however, the well |
gassing at a great rate, causing |
excitement among the natives. J
The pressure became so great that a rope |
was stretched around the well to keep back |
the crowds that had gathered around, to |
ibout so yards from the well and lighted, |
the blaze from the two jets reaching an al |
yitude of over 80 feet. 1t is claimed that |
here is sufficient pressure to furnish gas
for several towns.
The McDougal well between Pennsboroand
iarrisville, is down over thousand feet
md the indications for producer are ex-
cellent.
In Washington County.
Finley B. Hallam has leased 5000 acres of |
and south of Claysville and will drill several
;est wells at once, The first will be on the
lanes Mccoy farm.