Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-14
BELOW $4,000 BARRELS.
MDONALD'S PRODUCTION LOWER
THAN FOR TWO MONTHS.

New Producers and Prospective Busters
Developed Saturday-The Malt House
Well at OakdaIe Flowing From the
Fifth Saud-wildcats In Washington Co.
There will be a snug sum of money
change hands to-day and tomorrow on the
estimated production of the Mcdonald Nc
Curdy oil field. number of stiff bets were
made last week among operators that the
estimated production of this field,
as published each day in THE
DISPATCH, would fall below $1,000
barrels within specified periods. rang
ing from eight days to two weeks. Those
who took the bull end of the production
based their hopes for an increase on the
wells which are about completed. So far
these wells have been very disappointing
was $1,000 barrels. and yesterday
morning it was down to 49, 800, which repre-
sents the output for Saturday. and until
about 8 O'Clock Sunday morning. This is
lower than it has been since October Is. two
months ago to-day. From that date the out
put steadily increased until it reached the
keystone of its existence on Novem-
her l, when the guages were nearly
1000 barrels, and thousands of barrels not
taken into account were running down the
ever experienced such a rapid rise, and
there is not an operator who believes that
such another pool will ever be discovered.
Producers and Busters.
The developments Saturday were not cal
culated to elate the, bulls or depress the
bears. The Woodland Oil Company drilled
its No. 5 Gambler into the fifth sand and it
is producing about 20 barrels an hour. A.
Laurel Hill nipped the Gordon sand and is
also making 20 barrels an hour.
No Mur oh into hn
fifth sand, and it increased from 80 to 60
barrels an hour Gordnier, SNYDER & Co.'S
well on the malt house lot ut Oakdale struck
pay at eight feet in the fifth, and the well
made several strong flows. twill be drilled
deeper to-day. The Moorhead well of the
Venture Oil Company was shot, and is now
making 250 barrels a day. Guffey, Jennings
& Co.'S No. 8, Matthews, reached the Gordon
sand and is good for 800 barrels q day
from that sand. AS an offset to these the
Forest Oil Company's No. W. c. Heron
win and No. Morgan heirs were reported to
be drilling in the fifth sand and showing
very light. These three wells were ex-
pected to make big producers, but as they
are all close to big wells which have been
flowing steadily for the past three or four
months, it is believed the sand under them
has been drained. Kennedy & Gordnier's
No. 4 on the Mertz farm should be in the
fifth sand tomorrow. Guffey, Jennings &
Co. have big gasser in the Gordon at their
No. Bell. They are fishing for a bailer in
.
No. Mevey, which was reported dry in the
Gordon, struck pay in that sand Saturday
afternoon, and it will make a fair Gordon
we'll. Their Nos. and 10 Mevey should be
in the Gordon to-day.
Changes in the Gauges.
The gauges yesterday morning showed
the following changes: Guffey, Jennings &
Co.'S No. Mathews, 90; No. Mathews heirs,
$50; No. ] Heron. 40: No. 2 Bell, 35 No. Bell,
5: Forest Oil Company's No. Heron, 9O
No. Eta Glenn, 40: No. J. NJ. Glenn, 81:
No. L shatfer, s; No: L shaffer, TO- Oak
dale Oil Company's No. Wallace, so; No.
Wallace 10: No. Sturgeon heirs. 10: No. l
Morgan, 90: No. Mogan, $50; Guffey,
Murphy & Galev's No. l Elliott. Is:
Davis & Brown No. brickyari, Is: Venture
Oi! Company's No. Moorhead, 10: Greenlee
Woodland Oil Company's No. Gamble 20;
No. Miller. 15: Royal Gas Compsny's No
NJ. Robb, 80; Hoffman & Company's No 2
Moore. 8; Hussler & Company's No. Boyce
90: A. Welsh & Company's No. Miller 20.
The stock in the field was reduced from
1873 600 to l2S 00o barrels.
Among the Wildcats.
ISpEPKNDKNCE-This town is rapidly be-
coming a distributing point for supplies to
the wells which are now drilling and located
in this section of Washington county. Mel
lon Co. are down l.65o feet on the Boles
farm one mile southeast of this place. They
have located on the Taft farm. Carr Bros
are down 1000 feet on the Bell property, a
mile and O quarter south of here. Davis &
Co. on the Mcconnell farm, q mile and q
half south of this valley, are down 200 feet
Roth, Jennings & Co. are building n rig for
No. Joseph Ralston; also, for No. S. L.
Moore, two miles and half southeast of In
dependence. Mr.. Arthurs located three
wells half a mile west of Independence last
week