Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-08
TRICKS OF THE OIL TRADE.
A REPUTED THORN RUN DUsTER Is A
FAIR eUsHER now.

! EA4n OuonEn QoWs
How It's Owners Fooled Outsiders Until
They Gobbicd Up Surrounding Territor,
Wildwood Routine News - McCurdy
Excited Over Produocr-other Fields
ESPECIAL TkLxsHAs TO TIL pIsrArcHi
WILDWOOD, May THE Wildwood
field looks decidedly blue. The southwest
end apparently is done for, unless John
Peoples No. 8, which is 10 feet in the sand
tonight, should, on deeper drilling, ind
something to reverse the order OF things.
The Roth Oil Company, on the L. Peoples
farm, No. was shot yesterday and is max.
ing 100 barrels day, and No. 8. same farm,
was also shot to-day, which for q short time
increased its production to 80 barrels an
hour. The old Aston well for the past "a
hours shows gauge Of ~ inches, or about llO
barrels. They were looking for the sand in No.
3. same farm, some time tonight and No. 4
Aston is drilling in the sand and showing for a
10 or 2O-barrel well. No. Campbell is through
the SAND and making naturally II or Is barrels a
day, and Campbell No. 2 is also through the
sand ana is n. e., but may be converted into a
small well by the administration of good-sized
shot of high explosive.
Greenlee & Forst's Good farm well is re.
ported to be doing about loo barrels a day.
Beers d Co., on the Kuh!ber's No. l. is in the
sand from II to l5 feet, with only small show
of oil. Griffith. Miller & Co. put in the last
string of casing to-day in Ringheisen No. g.
The smith Farm Oil Company, on the Smith
farm, has the last string OF casing in It's No. TO-
and Black d Co., on the Murray heirs also got
the last casing IN their No. to-day ---
Waterhouse well, on the Whitesell farm,
Harley Case, is doing 1876 barrels a day. Ken.
nedy & Co. shot their No today with some
Iuanr n Wofo
moving The rig from the dry hole on their
40 acres, Finch Whitesell farm, 800 feet west
and close to the Bowman line. aud will drill
well as soon as possible. Bowman & Co.. lust
opposite Black Warehouses; rig, is meeting
this warlike manifestation by building two rigs
Blsck d Co. are having rig up ready for tine
drill on the Bobb farm, about 1000 feet nearly
north of the Waternouse producer. Tie old
Whitesell No. 2, Griffith & Co.. is making about
300 barrels a day and is the largest well in the
held. This is sad commentary on the spout
ing southwest OF only short time ago. and
also demonstrates the fact that the Whitesell
is one Of the most wonderful wells in tine his
tory OF the white sand pools.
Tricks of Trade at Thorn Run.
THORN RUN-Since the beginning of the oil
industry many sharp games have been played
in mystifying wells when in the sand. About
the shrewdest trick in the line is reported in
the Thorn Run pool. The well in question
belongs to the Kanawha Oil Company, and is
on the OnstOtt farm. This well was reported
through the sand and dry powder horn,
but after the party secured addIti NAL territory
the venture has turned out producer.
1t has now leaked out that Tom King, an old
timer. aud an adept in handling wildcat wells,
has PLAYED a winning card. and gave those who
we're watching the result of the well a false
scent. The manner in which Tom worked the
scheme was unique. When he discovered they
had found oil he unscrewed about % feet of the
casing, pulled il out, plugged it up tight, and
then screwed 1t back OH again. Then, to avert
suspicion, he put loose plug in the top the
casing, which could be taken out by anyone.
When the company had secured what territory
it wanted, the plug was removed and the well
drilled in, which is now doing so barrels day
according to pipe line reports
Ibis is one of the most important wells
drilled in this field for some time, as it is about
midway between Thorn Run DEVELOPMENTS and
the Moon pool, which are about three miles
apart. The result of this well has opened
many acres OF prospective territory and makes
the theory OF a connection between the two
places highly probable.
w. L. MELONS No. Logan is in the SAND and
showing for 75-barrel well.
A Ripple of Excitement at McCurdy.
MCCURDY-A little breeze was created in
the McCurdy field to-day by Black & Co.'s
we'll, on the Menke farm, ~ miles northeast
of the McCurdy pool, on 20 line. This we'll
has been reported as big gasser, but upon
deeper drilling found pay from which the
well is spraying at the rate of IL barrels day
this evening.
Wher the scout who brought in the informa-
tion left the well the digging was good and he
looked for an improvement. The pipe line
people are putting in a line, and will connect to
the tank as soon as possible.
The Elk County Pipe Line.
ELK CoUNTY-The Elk Cornty Independent
Pipe Line is running in full blast and handling
about !. 500 barrels week, or a little over 2OC
barrels a day. The outlook for operations this
season in this field is that opera lions will mot
be brisk, as all the available TERRITORY is owned
by syndicate, who will not drill at the present
price of oil.
The Fisher Company's Work.
CLIFF MINEs-The Fisher Oil Company fin.
ished drilling the l00-foot sand, in which the
well was dry. 1t intends drilling down to The
SV-ioot. The same company commenced spud.
ding to-day on the AdaInson No. 2 and is build.
ing rig for No. On the same farm.