Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-23
M'CURDY DEVELOPMENTS.
ONE GOOD WELL AND A LIGHT ONE
REPORTED YESTERDAY.


There was decided disappointment in
the northwestern part of the McCurdy field
| Yesterday 1t was at r. g. Gillespie & Co.'S
! No l, on the Hall farm, adjoining the Bell on
the west. Yesterday morning the bit entered
| the sand, and at noon was in the rock about
Is feet 1t made two small flows when the
tools were pulled, but outside little gas
and several hundred feet of oil in the
hole there was little to show that it
was within 500 of one of the
biggest wells ever struck in the field. The
sand on top was almost white, but became
blacker as the bit went down. The record
for fast drilling in the field was broken on
this well which, including day spent in
rigging up and six days fishing, reached the
sand in Just 81 DAYS. Billie Gillespie, the
contractor presented his drillers, Ham Long
and Mike Stragle, or big Hole Nike" with
a bonus of $50 each, and $50 apiece Tor their
tool dressers for their fast work IN the well.
RIG. Gillespie & Co.'s No.2 Hall lost the stem,
Jars and bit in the hole yesterday and are
fishing at l9OO feet. The No Hall, of the
same firm is down 1,S0O feet and their No,
L4O0 feet. The Orion Oil Companys No. 2
Bell is down 400 feet; its NO. =, t2oo NO. 4,
L05O, and No. is spudding. Thls company
seemed stunned by the Dig wen ad
not rushed the bit with anything like
the energy displayed by its nelghDors
r. G. Gillespie g. Co.'S Jane Riddle NO: 3 Is
due the last of the week 1t IS making aDout
Emerson & Guffey's No. l, on the Aiken
farm, is down about 2, 100 feet, ana VIII prop,
ably reach the sand this week. Thelr NO. 2
is about the same depth, and yesterday Iney
finished putting in the last string OF casing
j. Ii. Guffey 4 ]. H. Galleys NO. on tne
Annie Adams farm, reached the top OF tne
sand yesterday morning, ana was snue ~
down until connections could be mace TO
the tank This was done early IN tne aiCer-
noon, and last evening a report dlreot irpn o!L
the well was to the effect that IL was Dlg
Il Of
o'clock.
These last three wells are within 200 feet
of each other on nearly an east anu Wese
line just north of the Bell farm ana aoout
l.50O feet from the big well on, the Bell farm
The Fisher Oil Company ana Hacket are
down about 1400 feet on the McMichaei
farm in the southwest part of the nelo, ana
the Fisher Oil Company has just COM
menced to drill at its well on the school
house lot in the same ne1ghborhoou black
& Guffey are down about lSOO feet on tne
Widow Miller farm in the northwest.
Dry but Going Deep.
GEovEroN-The Fort Pitt Gas Company's
well on the Burns farm, three-quarters OF
mile back of this place, is through the loO-
foot and no gas or oil was found. They are
Mt present fishing for the tools, but will |
drill the well on down in the fifth sand. This
well is only 200 feet northeast of the big
Depp farm well. which started of at 1000 |
barrels, and is still doing 70 day.
Some Mcdonald Items.
McDoNALD-Roland & Carver have just |
putting in casing at their well on |
the McLain lot. Black & Co. will commence |
drilling to-day on the Squire Campbell lot. |
ireland Hughes shot their well on the |
Cedet lot in the Gordon sand, but failed to |
improve it any.
Three Thousand Feet Deep.
VERoNA-The well which the Equitable |
Gas Company has been drilling for several |
months on the McGregor farm, two miles |
south of east from this place, has finally |
been abandoned at {, $50 feet. This well has |
been shut down and restarted at least once |
a month, and several times reports were Cir |
culated to the effect that it was O good oil |
well.
Showing Out the Gas.
WILDwooD-It now looks as though the |
northern end of the Wildwood pool will |
prove valuable gas territory. Patterson s.
Co.'S well on the Poff farm, north of Wild
wood station, was drilled into the third sand
yesterday and is fully as big gusher as
fatshaw & Co.'S well on the Osher farm,
north of the Pof, which showed a gauge of |
$50 pounds in five minutes. The Smith Oil
Company's No. on the Smith farm viii
reach the sand Saturday night or Monday
This is the well in which eight
time has been spent in fishing jobs.
1t Is Famous Well
NoBLEsTowN-Guffey, Jennings Co.'S well
on the Matthews farm was doing 40 barrels /
an hour yesterday, and it has kept this pace
up since last Friday morning. The Forest
Oil Company's well on the Heron farm was
Just on top of the sand last evening. A re-
port, which was in circulation that it was as
big as the Matthews, could not be run down.
Guffey, Jennings & Co. located No. on the
Bell yesterday. They will commence drill
ing at the No. on the John Heron this
week. and have located No. on the same
nm locate q.
Bell farm next week.
Many Strings Going.
MooN-F. E. Broden & Co. are down 1s00
feet in their No. Samuel Stevenson. Their |
No. 2, same farm, is down 200 feet; rig is
up for No. 8, and the same parties are down
500 feet in their No. 2 on the Stevenson heirs.
f. NJ. Aiken & Co. are 400 feet deep in their
No. ] on the Hood. BrOden Stevenson, on
the P. H. Stevenson, are down 1000 feet in
their No. .. A. j. FeTguson's No. on the |
Ferguson farm is down 200 feet Grace s.
Murphv's No. 2, James Springer, is down |
/ 400 feet and they have rig up for No3. The |
Hervey Oil Company's MeCutcheon No5 viii
be drilling the first of the week They
leave rig up for No. McFadden.
Springer, is drilling at 800 feet, and its No. ,,
James Springer, is LOCO feet deep. The same
is building rigs for No 5 on the
Bradley & Murphy's No. 3 on the William
Springer is 900 feet deep. Their No. 2, same
farm, is drilling at ], 200 feet.
Quiet at Jacks Run.
JACKS RUN-The Heber Oil Company has |
rig for No. on the Davis farm. /
Its No Rankin is doing 100 barrels day.
Guffey & Himmels No 3 Rhodes is down |
500 feet. The Fisher Oil Company has just |
finished rig on the Davis farm.
Locating New Wells.
CoRAoPoLIs-The CoFoapolis Oil Company |
is down 500 feet in its well on the F. A Wat |
son lot. W. p. Watson will commence to |
drill on the c. A. Watson lot the first of next |
week. The Forest Oil Company is spudding |
at its No. on the Getty farm, and are build |
ing rigs for their No. Cooper, and No. 8 |
Meel1s. Their No. Cooper is good for % |
barrels a day. Galley Bros. have abandoned |
their dry hole on the Charles Cooper lot |
and will commence pulling the casing to- |
day. The Forest Oil Company is down 1,S00 |
feet in its No. Fighter, and have finished |
the rig for No. on the s. P. Neeley.
More Buckeye Oil.
MONROE COUNTY, O.-The oil well drilled |
near New Castle, some weeks ago by the |
Woodland Oil Company, is reported to be |
making 40 barrels a day.
Accident at Wildwood.
While Mike Sheridan was screwing up |
casing with a stick at Barnsdall & Gillespie's |
Zingenheim No. the rope slipped and he |
was struck a violent blow on the forehead |
just above the eyebrows. The flesh was cut |
open to the bone and it was thought at first |
that he was dangerously injured. His in |
juries were found to be more painful than |
serious however upon examination. Sheri- |
dan Is young man and was a resident Of |
Bradford for several years. |