Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-09

meetings, with view to building indepen-
dent refneries and pipe lines, there are few
unostentatious oil men in the middle and
northern fields who have been doing busi-
ness from the word go. The parties referred
to are Barnsdall, McDermott and the La
mount Oil Company. who are building a
three-inch line in Elk county, in the High
land field, to Johnsonburg, where they tap
the p. & E., R. s. p. and N. Y, L. E. &
w. railroads. The line, which is IL miles
long, together with several stations, will be
completed in about a month.
This company has contracted with New
York firm, who have given its bonds to take
1000 barrels of oil day. the amount OF their
production. The eastern capitalists are to
always pay the market price for middle-feld
oil, beside allowing the company 20 cents for
pipeage. The cost of the entire plant Will be
about s75 600.
There is, perhaps, more activity in the Elk
county field than in any other portion OF the
middle division. This company, up to short
time ago, were running 80 strings of tools, but
at present are only running ten. This pool
has a production of 2 500 barrels per day, with
the wells averaging from eight to ten barrels
each.
SHEFFIELD JUNcTIoN-The new develop
ment at Sheffield junction is attracting some
attention among local oil men. The pool was
opened a month ago by johnson Co., who
drilled a ten-barrel well on subdivision us
Nickle & Co. found a ten-barrel well on sub
division S. Immediately south, $50 rods from
the johnson well, Smith d Co. recently COM
pleted 40-barrel we'll. johnson q Co., on sub
division %, are drilling well, and j. l. O'Don-
nell is drilling one on subdivision % which is
down ZOO feet. The wells are from 800 10 ], SEQ
feet Deep and the oil-bearing rock is the same
as that found In the old Balltown field.
The Colorado Oil Field.
1t may not be generally known, but the devel-
opments in the Colorado oil field during the past
year have been surprising. If the present rate
of developments continue, it will not be long
before this field will become an important fac
tor in the trade, and will supply the demands of
many of the Western States. In Florence,
Fremont county, the advent of the industry
dates back nine years, but until the past IL
months very little was done there.
The experience of the last 40 years has shown,
geologists say, that on the Western slope of the
Rocky Mountains its wealth has run as follows
beginning from the east: Coal, copper, gold sill
yer and oil. On the Western slope, beginning
from the east also. the formations run: Oil,
coal, copper, gold and silver. This would show
that the oil fields are concentrated toward the
Western slope. Taking the formation as at
present developed. the oil is found in q north
and south direction, running in a due course
point, TO Florence. the most southerly. Flor
ence and Denver run in direct longitudinal
line, each having surface elevation of !, l99
feet. The great divide lies 1000 feet above
them. These are the circumstances that led to
the extension this year OF the oil fields near
Denver.
The Florence Oil Field.
The production of the Florence oil field, on
an average, during the year has been about
16 900 barrels per day. The companies who are
operating in this field at present are: The Rocky
Mountain Oil Company. the Colorado Coal and
Iron Company. the United Oil Company the
Beaverland Oil Company and the Triumph Oil
Company.
Only two of the companies-the United and
the Florence-refine the oil, so far Both the
Rocky Mountain Company and the Colorado
Coal and Iron Company are very busy drilling
just now, while the Florence Company is building
a tank capable of storing 100000 barrels of oil.
At present the tankage capacity of the COM
panies at Florence is placed at 200, 600 barrels.
The Florence oil does not refine to as gr.,d
advantage as the Pennsylvania oil, yielding
only from 80 to 81 per cent
The New Denver Field.
In the vicinity of Denver there is prospects
of a new field being opened. At present there
are five or six wells drilling. which. if success
full, will be followed by the laying of pipe line
into the city. AS far as the wells have been
drilled the same formation as exists in the
Florence field have been found. and from a
geological standpoint the conclusion is that oil
will be found here. The company that is oper-
ating this field is the Denver Natural Gas and
Oil Company. 1t is drilling a well about two
miles southeast of Morrison, which is now with
in few feet of the 600 foot level. The vari-
GUS formations peculiar to the oil regions have
been found.
The Eureka Oil and Gas Company have con.
siderable territory In Douglass county, at the
confluence of Phem creek and the South Platte
river, about Is miles from Denver. AS far as
develo bed, the regular Florence shale has been
found.
The Watkins Oil and Gas Company at Wat.
kins has drilled to depth OF 7U0 feet. The
Colorado Oil and Gas Company have consider
able territory, and are drilling at Bloomfield
about u nad. miles 16O from Denysr They have well
Gas Company are drilling well at Greenland,
about 40 miles south of Denver, for gas. The
well Is nearly down TO where the gas sand is
supposed to be located.
Wildwood Wells Playing Out.
WILDwooD-The gauge of the wells to-day
would seem to indicate that the glory of Wild
wood is departing. The McDevitt 4 Co. GUY
ton No. has declined so barrels an hour yes
terday, to 20 barrels an hour tonight. Barns
dali Co.'s Kress No. is making inches: No.
Kress, 80 inches; No. Kress 26 inches; No.
Kress 15 inches, and No. inches, all of
which show falling of. Guffey & Queens
old Governor Pattison is doing only Ii inches
an hour while No. has practically petered out.
The Roth Oil Company drilled their No. 9
to-day down to the second pay, which increased
its output for short time to 100 barrels an
hour. Gibson Gelese Scott No. 2 while quite
good gaser, is producing 20 barrels day,
There is no change at the Wallace well.
The Galley Well a Failure.
GLENFIELD-Gailey & Co., two miles north
of Glenfield, have completed their experimental
well at a depth of 1880 feet. They found q
light show of oil, which was not increased after
being shot. In the same locality uortheas,
from the Galley well, Herbert & Co. have a rig
up on the Wintermire farm, but have moi
started the drill, although they have the ma.
chinery on the ground. The same company
three-quarters of a mile from the Galley fail.
ure have well drilling at l5O0 feet on the
Fundas farm
A New Well at Thorn Run.
THORN RUN-W. L. Mellon No. Kerr is in
to-day, and showing 40-barrel well. 1t is 10.
Gated 500 feet west from Kerr No. 2
A Probable Failure.
CHARTIERs-Patterson,J Jennings Co Is well
on the James May farm will not amount to
much unless there is great improvement from