Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-10
MORE OIL THAN EVER.
The Production Increased to $4,000
Barrels Yesterday.
1T MAY YET BE $4,000 BARRELS.
The Activity in the Mcdonald Field Equals
the Great Output.
TWO MORE BIG WELLS ARE DUE TO-DAY

The production of the Mcdonald field
yesterday was estimated at $4,000 barrels,
an increase of 9, 900 over the 1000 barrels
production of Thursday, reported e1clu-
sively in The DISPATCH. 1t will be sur
prising indeed if the output does not reach
| $4,000 barrels some day next week.
The points of interest in the field yester-
day were Garland & Hays wells, on the
Miller farm. This firm is located just
southwest of the Mevev farm and northeast
of the Sauters. Late Thursday night, while
they were drilling their No. 3,
on the Miller farm, in the fifth
sand it suddenly increased its production
from $50 to 400 barrels an hour. 1t only made
400 barrels for an hour or two, and then set
tied down to little more than 800 barrels
/ an hour, which amount it was putting out
all day yesterday. Their No on the same
farm which has been making l40 barrels an
hour for several days was agitated yester-
day, and it increased its production from
140 to 225 barrels an hour. The ven
ture which w. P. Rend is drilling at
the Laurel Hill mines struck a spot in the
Gordon at - feet which seemed prolific, and
its production jumped from to 10 barrels
too far to the east, but it will at least be
big Gordon sander. Guckert & Steele were
drilling tueir No. Mevey yesterday with
the hope of finding a second pay in
thc fifth sand. 1t is now producing about
40 barrels an hour. They did not expect any
perceptible increase until this morning.
Greenlee Forst's No. Mevey was making
from 325 TO $50 barrels an hour yesterday
afternoon. Garland & Hays No. 4, on the
the Miller farm, may get the fifth sand to-
day. Their No. is due in the fifth Mon
drilled their No on the Ewing & Young
lots lease into the fifth sand yesterday, but
1t proved no good i'll that formation. 1t is
fair well in the Gordon sand, and is located
iTrN NlN..r Nf h oil
Wilson & Co.'s well on the McLain lot is on
top of the fifth, but is being impeded by
mud vein.
Waiting for Pipe Line Facilities.
1t was expected that yesterday Guffey,
Murphy, Jennings & Co. would drill their
No. Heron and No. Bell, located near the
Matthews well, back of Noblestown, into the
fifth sand. The Heron well tapped the
fifth sand several days ago, and has been
making 40 barrels an hour, but it is thought
that it will do at least 100 barrels
located about AGO feet north of the
Matthews well. The Bell No. 2 is 600 feet
northeast of the Matthews and was shut
down Wednesday just on top of the fifth
sand. 1t is doing 100 barrels day from the
Gordon sand. The pipe line people, how
ever, were not ready to take care of an in
creased production from this locality yester-
day, but expected to be able to do so to-day
when these wells will be opened up.
hourly Gauge of the Wells.
The following figures show what the oil
wells were making by the hour yesterday:
Forst & Greenlee's No. l Mevey, $50 barrels;
Guffey. Murphy, Jennings & Co.'s Matthews,
225; their No Baldwin, 100 barrels No. l
20 barrels; No. l Bell, 100 barrels; Guffey,
Murphy and the Oakdale Oil Company's No.
l Elliott, $50; Woodland Oil Company's No. l
Gamble. 40; Guckert 6 Steele's No l
Mevey, As; Garland & Hays, Miller No. l,
225; Miller No. ., 800; Royal Gas Company's
No. /, NJ. Robb. 100: lie Comte & Vaililee's
Short lot, %; CHARTERS Oil Company's No. l,
Charter, 90 Sauters & Co. No. !, 2O Sauters
& Patterson's No. l, 35: Wheeling Gas Com
pany's No. l. Cook lot, 90 barrels. Estimated
production of the field yesterday was A, 600
barrels.
Making 40 Barrels an Hour.
The Heron No. / OF Guffey, Jennings,
Murphy & Co., was drilled into the sand late
last evening and its production increased
from 40 to lI0 barrels an hour. 1t is located
about 500 feet north of the great Mathews
well, one mile northwest of Noblestown.