Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-11
MAY USE OIL FOR FUEL.
OPERATORS WANT IT PIPED TO THE
PITTSBURG MILLS.

The Big Wells Are Draining a Large
Tract of Territory-Interesting Develop
ments Expected This Week-Owners
warned Not to Drill Wells Any Deeper.
Since the production of the southwest field
has become so large, and several hundred
barrels day are going to waste, producers
nre beginning to ask: ''What is going
to become of the oil?" The mar
ket is down almost to 90
cents a barrel, and there seems to be little
demand for the crude. Although the new
production at the present time is greater
than it has been for years the general pro-
duction is falling of. wildwood, McCurdy,
Moon, Conopolis, Haysytlle, Shousetown
and Shannopin are declining. Inc
only territory that is Increasing Is tnae pc
enough to keep the production up to what
il was some months ago. There are num-
Der of producers who are anxious to nave
manufacturers in Plttsburg cons1rucs
pine lines to the Mcdonald field and
pump the oil to Pittsburg, where they claim
it can be used as fuel at much less expense.
than any other fuel which is now on the
market.
Used for Fuel Before.
Crude oil is now being used extensively
in Chicago, and there is no reason why
it could not be made as valuable
in Pittsburg. 1t is cheaper now
than it has been for a long time, and, as
many of the big producers believe that the
market will go much lower, they are W1lllnS
to make contracts for an indefinite peI1oo at
very low figures There is not an operator
in the southwest territory but believes thae
many of the wells which are being drilled
on what appears to be ffrstclass land Will
turn out small. The wells which are now SO
big and have been producing for couple OF
months will drain large scope OF rock. II
is estimated that layer of oil an inch thick
on an acre of ground would only amount 70
a little over 600 barrels. At no point Is
the sand over 20 feet in thickness
and in great deal of this the
pay streak is not reached until the bit is l0
Company officials say that they will not take
care of any oil from well which mas Deen
drilled any deeper into the fifth sand than 1t
is at present. They have now got more than
going down the creek to make an ordinary
man rich.
Some of the Wells.
McDoNALD-GartIand & Co.'S well on the
DeRoy lot, east OF the Fanny johnson, is
drilling in the fifth sand, but at
late hour last evening had not in
creased its production in the Gordon
sand. The Devonian Oil Company's
well on the Rodgers lot was drilling in the
Gordon sand yesterday and was showing
rather light in that formation. Garland q
Hayes No on the Miller farm was reported
No. 8 on the same farm is down 400
feet: No. 4, 200, and No. 5, 4OOO feet;
w. P. Blacks No ], on the Crook lot, and
his No l. on the George, will be in the Cor
don sand to-day. Gutfey, Murphy Co.'S
big well, on the Elliott farm, is reported to
be making l25 barrels an hour. Their
as as doing over 100 barrels an hour.
This we1 was 20 days old yesterday and had
produced in that time 100000 barrels of oil:
1t has without doubt drained ut least 30
acres of sand. The Cook lot well of the
Wheeling Gas Company is making about 80
barrels an hour, and La Combe 4 Nall1lee's
Short lot well is doing IS barrels an hour.
The Half Way District.
OAKDALE-Dav1r & Co. will have a well
drilling on the Ewing farm by Monday and
they have rig building for another well on
the same farm. The Fisher Oil Company
has two more wells drilling on the McMich-
ael farm. Their No. on this farm is doing
so barrels an hour. Their No. is down
about 500 feet The Woodland Oil Company's
well on the Gamble farm is producing about
75 barrels an hour
Personal
C. N Payne, one of the leading spirits of
the National Transit Company, was in Pitts
burg Yesterday and was shaking hands with
many of his old-time oil country friends.
His home is in TituSville.
r. T. Thompson is in Pittsburg. He re-
sides in Bradford and is one of the best
known and most popular men in the oil
business.
Captain Sparks has returned from a visit
to Maine. He visited Bar Harbor and tells
many stories that are in circulation in that
neck of the nation regarding Secretary
Blaine, whom he believes can be elected to
the Chief Magistracy without any trouble.
j. c. Greenewald, of Bradford is visiting
Barney Forst, the well-known producer. I