Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10
LARGE AND SMALL WELLS.

LARGE AND SMALL WELLS.
THE GOOD PRODUCERS OFFSET BY
BARREN FIFTH SANDERS.
Oil Is Still Being Taken from the Gordon
Rock-Several Strings of Tools on Ton
of This Formation-Another Southwest
Producer.
The bull and the bear features of the Nc
Donald field yesterday were about equal.
Two fair fifth sand wells were added to the
list but there were other points in the field
where this sand was found to be without the
precious fluid. Early yesterday morning the
Fisher OilCompany, Hackett & Shirley, got
the fifth sand in their No. on the McMichael
farm in southwest McCu1dy, and it began
TO flow at the rate of 35 barrels an hour. The
Devonian Oil Companys No. on the Boyce
heirs farm. which was making only ten bar.
rels an hour Tuesday, improved when drilled
deeper, and is now doing about so barrels an
hour The other fifth sand producer be-
longs to Jennings & Galloway and is To-
Gated on the Welch property about
half a mile west of Oakdale. 1t came in
yesterday morning and is good for 80 barrels
an hour. 1t is evidently located on mar
narrow belt as there is q 5o-barrel well only
a few feet away on the Wettengel farm.
The barren fifth sand was found in Forst
Greenlee's No. Is on the Mercy farm. The
well is located in the northwestern corner of
on the Marshall property, located
between Noblestown and Willow Grove,
was WAS about >, through the fifth
ment Southwest o Mcdonald the Venture
Oil Company's wildcat on the Moorhead
farm was reported to be two. bits in the
from the Gordsa. The Peoples Gas Com
pany drillea in its well on the Rend n Rob
bins property at the Jumbo mines yester-
day. and il will make abouta 50-ba IT ga day
NJ. Robb is one biz in the fifth sand,
which is of good quality, but lacks the
out to make it big producer. The Devonian
Oil Company No 8 J. H. Robt adjoining
the NJ. Robb was two bit. in the sand and
filled up only 800 feet with ~. There was a
third well which is making some oil from
the nfth. 1t is Davis & Browns No on the
brickyard lot, ,whers heavy flow of gas was
struck in the foul &c sand, shutting off the
oil from the Gordon. The fifth was reached
yesterday and the well Immediately began
to produce six barrels an hour from that
formation.
Many Gordon Sanders Watched.
The wells about to reach the Gordon sand
are now being closely watched. Hawley &
Co. were drilling in tho Gordon on the
1t made l3-barrel flow in the morning On
account of the proximity of the well % the
schoolhouse, and the possibility of fire in
case of an open flow, the school was dis
missed. and will not reassemble until Mon
Gordon to-day on the Catholic Church
property near the slaughter hous.
well. Murphy & Co.'S well, on the
is in the Gordon and showing for only so
barrels day. Guckert & Steele's No
Mevey is IL feet in the Gordon and showing
light. Gibson & Borchers well on the Dem
men lot is making 100 barrels day from the
Gordon. Koerner, Westhead & Co. on the
Mcfarland lot are in the top of the Gordon
with good showing. Hickey & Co. expect
to get the Gordon to-day on the O'Grady lot
Gallagher Bros. will also be in the Gordon
to-day on the kennadick lot. Gettman &
Co.'S well on the Thomasy lot has been fin
ing $50 barrels day and will not
be drilled to the fifth, Robinson, Brown
& Co.'s well on the Paslier is making l5 bar
rels an hour The boiler is being moved
Dietrich lot well should be in the fifth to-
day. good deal of interest is attached to
the Woodland Oil Company's No. | on the
Robert GLADDEN. farm q mile south of Nc
Donald, which made a 25 barrel flow from
the Gordon sand yesterday. Greenlee
Forst's No. 15 Mevey, is on top of the Cor
ing. Their well on the Miller heirs prop
erty, near Willow Grove, is on top of the
Gordon and will be drilled in to-day.
A Big Gordon Strike.
The Biyon well of Koerner, Westhead &
Co., McFarlane lots, Miller neir farm,
Laurel Hill, struck first pay streak about 6
o'clock p. NJ, and it made two flows in a $50
tank in 40 minutes of III inches. This well
opens up a large southern territory. She is
about ZOO feet south OF Ryna No. q The
well is good for 800 barrels day or more
The Ryna No. 2 did not produce until they
were l6 feet in the Gordon. The Biyon well
is not over u feet in the Gordon.
Gauges of tho Wells.
The gauges of the big wells Yesterday
showed the following to be their average
per hour: Guffey, Jennings & Co.'s No. l
Mathews, 100; Mathews heirs, 135; their No.
Heron, 55; Nos. = and Heron, 200; Bell
panys No. Baldwin, Is: Nos. l and Wal
lace. lis: No. 3Wallace, 73; Wallace No. 4, 20;
No. Morgan heirs, 80: Morgan No. $50: Stur-
gsGn heiT. rs No Ei1t n GneS d. " MnrEhy ro,
80: No. 1 Sam Sturgeon, 10; No. 2 Sam
Sturgeon, 81: Forest Oil Company's No. l
Eta Green. 60: No. l J. NJ. Glenn. 20; No.
shaffer, 10; No. Z Shaffer, Is; No. SHerron, IS;
No. Heron, ITO: Forst & Greenlees No.
Mevey. As; No. Mevey, 40: No. l Gamble, 3s;
Devonian Oil Company's No. l Elliott, 50:
Hoffman & Cos No Moore, l9: Woodland
No. Rend, TO- Pasett Co.'S No. Sauters, Is;
Guckert & Steele's No. } Meyers, %: Patter'
son and Jones' No. Kelso. 40: No Kelso. 40:
Gordnier & Co.'S No, 8 Mertz, 10: De.
vonian OIL Companv's No l Boyce,
100: Boyce No. 2, 30: Forest Oil Com
nany's Nos and 2 Wright. 20:
Davis Browns No. l, To- No. . 10;
Thompou & Co.'s No, l .Mormlon-
grig, Is: Brennemar & Co.'S No. l Til
mont ls: Brown s Co.'s Mo. l Montgom-
cry, 49, Forest Oil Company's No. 1James Nc
Gregor, 10: Hussler, Davis & Co.'S No. /
Boyce, 35 Patterson & Jones' No. 2 Shaffer,
20: Liberty Oil Co.'s No. Descamp. Is: Ven
ture Oil Co.'S No. Moorhead, Z: Black & Co s
Crumley No. /, 10; Fisher Oil Companys No.
. McMichael, 50: Gutfey & Queens No l
Wetmore, Is. The production of the field
yesterday was estimated at 81, 500 barrels,
n decrease of 800 barrels over the day before.
The stock in the field was reduced from
l22, 900 barrels to 1l9C00. The runs from Nc
Donald Tuesday were 5S 3ll0S barrels. Out
side of Mcdonald the Southwest pipe line
were ii ,4l9.4G barrels, a total of 81, 73O.54.
National Transit runs were S7,343.4 barrels;
shipments, 44,653 25
Yesterdays Market Features.
Trading was again light and the tone
weak The market had very little support
from the order crowd. January opened at
5SZlc This was also the highest. The low