Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-07
FIFTH SAND OIL WELLS.
THEY HAVE BEEN STEADILY NCREAS-
ING THE PRODUCTION.

THEY HAVE BEEN STEADILY NCREAs'
ING THE PRODUCTION.
The Market on the Deoline-Review of the
Big Wells of the Past Week, and Those
About Completed - The Drill Is Still
Active.
The developments in the oil fields of the
southwest have been prolific during the
past week. There has been a steady in
| crease in new production, which has had a
decidedly bearish effect on the market.
Prices have been steadily declining, but the
downward trend of the market creates little
comment. The reason for the break is only
| too evident.
1t would be a singular market, indeed,
that would strike a bullish attitude in the
face of such field reports as are being re-
corded every day. With an increase in the
new production last month Of nearly 1000
barrels. and indications for as much more
this month, it is not surprising that the
value of crude is decreasing. The pro-
ducing territory is increasing in scope, and
when that which has already been outlined
is drilled over it will be, without
exception, the largest white sand pool ever
developed. During the last week several
important wells were drilled to- the fifth
sand. Shaffer & Co. s well on the Fanny
johnson lot, at Mcdonald, was drilled into
the fifth without greatly increasing its pro
duction from the Gordon sand, which
amounted to about $50 barrels a day. 1t
seems to be east of the fifth sand belt by
about 100 feet. 1t is not over that distance
east of line drawn through the Cook lot
Of %hn C0T1lr1 n
Sauters & Co.'S big well on the Sauters prop
erty back of the hardware store.
One of the Unexpected.
The Peoples Natural Gas Company's well
on the Johns lot. located 200 feet east of the
Butler lot well, caused considerable surprise
when it reached the fifth sand and COM
menced to flow at the rate of 80 barrels an
hour. There is a dry hole short distance
northeast of it on the Smith lot, of Weixel
& Co. s. and 800 feet directly southwestis the
Shaffer & Co.'S small we'll on the Smith lot,
while directly east of tile Johns lot well l5O
feet is Kelly Co.'S dry NTH sander on the
dry hole in the fifth on the Richards prC y
erty, 1000 feet west of the Cook lot well.
Then the big Sauters well is product of
last week. 1t is located 200 feet northeast of
Mcdonald station and about 500 feet from the
Cook lot well. 1t started off at l75
barrels an hour and is now making 100 bar
rels an hour. Guffey. Murphy & Co.'s VEN
Miller and Mevey farms, also reached the
fifth sand within the past six days. 1t is
flowing at the rate of 40 barrels an hour,
with the bit scarcely in the sand. What it
conjecture, but no one doubts but that it
will be big. Hardman 4 Co.'S well on the
Sauters property and 100 feet east of the
Royal Gas Company's big Sauters 8, was al
most failure in the fifth.
There is one redeeming feature about this
field and that is the fact that there have
been no absolute failures, with probably one
exception. Ii there was no oil in the fifth
sand there was sufficient in the Gordon to
let the well pay out, and when both sands
were light, the two combined are usually
enough to make the we'll a fair pnmper.
No Limit to Theories.
There has been no limit to the theories re-
garding this pool Nearly every operator
has had an opinion which appeared plausible
for the time being, and then it would sud-
denly be exploded by the result of some well.
The theory most prevalent for some time is
that there is a vast pool underlying the Mat
thews farm and including the territory south
west as far as the southwestern boundaries
of the Miller Mevey and Mary Robb farms
1t is believed that after leaving the latter
farms it branches out into numerous streaks
like the fingers of hand. Some of these
have been proven to be immensely rich,
the line on which the CoNk lot well and
the well of Sanders & Co. are located is
remarkably productive, while 200 feet to the
west on a 45 degree line is a dry streak.
West of this latter line again is a rich streak
which includes the Butler lot well of Clark
& Bannister, LaCombe & Vallilee on the
lot, and the Peoples Natural Gas Company
on the Johns property. These wells show
the streaks very distinctly.
Wells Almost Completed.
There are number of wells which will
reach the fifth sand in the borough limits
this week. Among these are Garland &
Co.'s well on the DeRoy lot, located I5O
feet southwest of tho Fanny Johnston we'll
1t is now making 200 barrels day from the
of the Ewtet lot, is almost due in the fifth.
Clark & Bannister, on the Sauters property,
is just above the last sand Mellon, Wilson
& Sparks should reach the fifth sand early
at Primrose.
Farther to the Northeast.
OAKDALE-The only development in the
vicinity of this place was the well on the
farm owned by the Woodland Oil
Company. 1t is doing from IS to 40 barrels
IN hour, and is also at variance with the
prevalent theories which were formed of
on the Miller farm, and Guffey, Murphy &
Co.'S light well on the Wettengel, were
drilled.
The Mertz Farm Locality.
MCCURDY-Oue of the biggest wells of the
week was Gardiner, Fitzgibbons & Co.'s, on
The MertZ farm, which came in late Friday
Friday night and is reported to be doing
from 60 to IS barrels an hour. Hotf-
man u Co.'S well on the Moore
farm may tap the fifth sand this week
Patterson g. Jones well on the John McMi-
chael farm will be completed this week and
F1tzgibbons & Botts' No. / on the
Moore will tap the Gordon rock. r. G. Gill
espie 4 Co.'S Jane Riddle No. 5 and their
Hall No. are about in the fifth. Patterson
I Jones No. Adams and No. HARRISON in
he western limits, were completed and are
rood for from 40 to 90 barrels day.
Drilling Almost Stopped.
MooS-There is scarcely anything being
lone in this field at present. well that
will do 100 barrels day in this territory
S a big one, and at the present
,rioe of oil operators do not feel like rislxing
heir money for wells of this calfber, which |
n the Mcdonald field would be considered |
Utmost failures. The Hervey Oil Company |
will bring in their No. on the Linton, and |
heir No. McFadden this week.
Saturdays Oil Markets.
Saturdays range was Cash opened and /
.loSed at SIC. The highest wac 571Lc and the 1