Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-28
An important Second Pay.

rPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.i
WILDwooD-The most important event on
the southwest line to-day is finding of the Sec
ond pay in Ringheiser No. about o'clock.
The well made several strong flows, and has the
indications of making rafting good well.
The Stayley & Mcdonald well at Eberhart
station is still drilling. but has produced no oil
during the past "a hours If further drilling
works no improvement in its production the
venture will only make a diminuuve pumper.
Ireland & Hughes Bryant farm well is holding
up at IS barrels day, and by tomorrow night
they expect to find another pay.
The Rother Oil Company has given uD the
idea of further drilling in its Kyle gasser. and
will pipe the caloric fluid to the southwest
drilling wells. The same company found the
first pay to-day in its Peoples heirs WELL
which is now making i've barrels an hour. No.
Z RengheIsen drilled I'll day without anv i'm
provement, but the second pay is looked for
some time tomorrow.
Lowell and Douthett, after a six-weeks' siege
fishing for string of tools, got the hole clear
this afternoon. Drilling has been resumed,
and If nothing happens to impede the present
progress, they will hit the sand tomorrow. The
Forest Oil Company and Guffy Queen are
fishing for broken jars in No. kretzer and for
a set of tools In Heldleburg No. l. Dlbert d
Co.. as was expected, did not get the pay to-day
on the Semple, while Park Bros made a loca-
tion for No. on the Hancock farm.
The Roth Oil Company has put in a second
string of casing in its Ferguson well, located
three-quartcrs of 4 mile southwest Of the Nc
Cune dry hole. This is an important expert
mental venture ana will test considerable ter
ritory.
Some interest has been revived on the north
east line of the field, but nothing out of the or
dinary has transpired. The Kennedy well on
the Pittsburg and Western lot was shot last
night and started off at a 5O-barrel an
hour gait but to-day had subsIded
to So barrels an hour. The Bowman
gasser was treated to three-Quart shot
this forenoon. and personal gauge of the well
tonight showed production of l5 barrels an
hour. Black & Co. on the Murray heirs farm,
are also i'll luck. This afternoon they found
second pay, from which the production is esti-
mated at Is barrels an hour. The well bears
out THE DIsPATCHs theory that this locality
abounds in fair producers.
\ ripple of excitement was created this aft
ernoon by a report that Calhoun & Co. had
struck big well on the Gibson farm northeast
a half mile from the developments on the
Young farm. The first impression from this
report among oil men was that the firm had
found the Young farm pay streak, on which
theory the we'll was located. Upon lnvestiga-
tion by The DISPATCH scout it was ascer-
tanned that some oil was found in the 3Ofoot,
and the well made one or two spurts. Mir. Cal
houn says the oil in this sand doesn't amount to
anything, and no significance Is attached to the
discovery.
The st. Marys Situation Unchanged.
ST. MARYs-The situation at ST. Marys re-
mains unchanged since our last report Dutton
& Co., on the Reynolds farm, are fishing for
string of tools at ], 400 feet. The Little Gulch
No. . is expected to reach the sand some time
Saturday, and Eberhart & Frye are building
rig between valcono and Belmont
Unknown persons have started drilling
well on Middle Island creek. four miles north
east of ST. Marys. Huggius & Co., opposite
Eureka, on the Ohio side of the river, have a
well in the sand which at present looks dusty.
At Friendly, Il miles up the river from St.
Marys, johnson & Co., are rebuilding their rig,
which was swept away by the high water on
1fa mn will n dri1l fhair 0Id xuaII
which is down l.S00 feet, about 500 feet deeper.
At Aschie Forks, Vaudeville Il Co. found a
strong flow of gas In salt sand at the No.
Davis farm. During the flood q rigs were
swept away at Belmont and the aggregate dam
age to the oil interest will run high into the
thousands.
night says: The George Boss & Co. well, on
the town lot within the borough limits. is in
and as drv as an old colonial powder horn. The
HuCgins Co. well, across the river, is through
the sand and is a duster.
Still Active at Gallery.
CALLERY-Operation at Gallery are still
characterized by activity. Geohring, Learn &
Guckert's Staple lot well is so feet in the sand
and has made five or six flows. 1t is showing
for good producer. Learn & Guckert on the
NanYoy lot. have put in the last casing and
should find the pay Monday or Tuesday. Wahl
& Bishop, in their Marburger No. g. are expect
ing the pay Monday night Guckert & Co.'s
pumping
a Gay, and No. !, same farm, will finish clean
ing out to-day and will he tubed tomorrow.
No. will start drilling Monday. 1t is reported
that the Campbell 4 Murphy dry hole, on the
hoffman, will be drilled to the third sand
Beats the Ballerstown Record.
BAKERsTowN-Millison & Co. are on top of
the Butchers sand, on the Patton farm, and
the Butchers Oil Company, on the Richards, is
Is feet ii the third sand, and from present indi-
cations it will make a fair producer. P c.
friedrich run his first tank of oil from his
Garrow well. The Butchers Oil Company is
rebuilding the burnt rig on the Mrs Kennihan
farm, and the 'Corker'' Oil COMPANY on the
Mrs Mahan farm, got its well to pumping last
night, which will settle down to a good little
producer. Millison d Co.. on the William j. ck
tarm, are shut down, waiting for the last string
of casing. The contractor this we'll
Thomas klinGensmlth, has made the best time
on record in this field having drilled l. 700 feet
in l6 days.
Mellon & Co. Still in Possession.
MCCURDY-The lowering clouds of battle
that hung over tho Riddle farm for the past
few days. have not yet cleared away, The
news from the seat of war was very measer
last night. The opposing forces were rot ag-
gressive. Mellon & Co. are holding possession.
with force of leo men, and will never capitu-
late. All fears of open hostility have now
passed. The courts WILL no doubt, settle the
dispute.
Another Important Oil Deal.
PETERsvILLE-To-day Hoffman, Leidecker
& Braden sold l3 producing wells. with a pro-
ductIon of 200 barrels day. and 20 acres of a
lease. to Ackerly. Sammell & Bartlett for S45-
OOl The wells are located lii the l00-foot, near
Petersyille. and were considered the best pay
ing property in this locality.
Record of Two Harmony Wells.
HAEMoNY-The Sutton & Co., on the NJ.
Zcisler farm, made $50 barrels yesterday.
The Markham well. recently completed, is do
ing about 75 barrels day. MCC.
"THE COSMIC BEAN" by Frank X. Stock
ton, begins SUNDAY, March 8. The old and
he, THE