Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-22
1T STOPPED FLOWING.
THE SHORT LOT WELL SUDDENLY
CEASES ToSPOUT PETROLEUM.

Condition of the Wells in the Southwest
Fields-Several in the Gordon Sand
Gauges of the Big WeIls-Estimated
Production 10000 Barrels.
MCDoSALD-A new terror faces the pro-
ducers in this field. 1t seems that at any
time the big wells are liable TO suddenly
stop flowing. Late Saturday night Le-
Comte & Nallilee'S well on the Short
lot, which up to that time had been
making % barrels an hour suddenly ceased
to flow, and since then has not voluntarily
produced barrel of oil. This well came in
over two months ago. 1t is located in the
borough of Mcdonald, and has produced
nearly 100000 barrels of oil. 1t is located
onlv 200 feet southwest OF the Royal Gas
farm which came at the rate OF 40 barrels
an hour, and at the time was the biggest
well in the southwest. 1t was spoiled by
deeper drilling, and a short time after it
completely ceased to flow as suddenly
as lie Comte & Vallilee's well, and what
caused this complete and sudden cessasion
is yet mystery. The Royal Gas Com
pany's well was drilled through the
sand, but LIE Comte vallilees producer had
not been touched. Greenlee & Forst eN-
pected to get the Gordon sand in their No. l
on the Mevey farm late iast night. Their
No. is still fishing at 100 feet: No. was
caSed yesterday; No. is down 200 feet, and
No. is drilling at I4O0 feet. Nc
on the Fullick lot. 1t bridged over 200 feet
from the bottom and wrenched off the con-
nections. After the damage had been re-
paired and the tools run, it made 45-barrel
flow. The Royal Gas Company's well on the
Sauters property, east of the railroad and
one location n northeast of the Fanny johnson
well, was 10 feet above the fifth sand last
night. Haymaker & Co. are down 400 feet
on the Toward lot; LOCO feet on the Baupree
lot; 200 feet on the Hoffman lot, and Thomp-
son, Haymaker & Co. are drilling al l, 200 feet
on the Sauters four acres, near the Miller
farm. Haymaker & Co. leave rig upon the
Bess lot, and their well on the Irons lot is
making Is barrels an hour Mr. r. Hay
maker has started well on
McConahy farm, two miles southwest of Nc
Donald, on a 450 line. Dybert Co. are
down J, 200 feet on the Johns lot, below the
station. They had to plug the hole on the
scott lot in the northwestern part of the
borough, and move the rig. They are now
down 1OO feet. Roland Co, on the McLain
lot, have gotten the stem out of the hole
and viii drill past the tools. They are just
on top of the fifth sand. The Peoples Gas
COmpanys well on the Dawson lot is due in
the fifth sand Friday, as is the Devonian
Oh Company's No 9 on the Fayall near the
Mary Robb well. Miller & Co.'s rig on the
Maggie Mcdonald property burned Sunday.
The following shows an hourly gauge of
the Dig wells yesterday: Matthews, 140 bar
rcls; Baldwin, l20 barrels: Elliott, 100 barrels:
Gamble, 80 barrels; Miller No. L, 100 barrels:
Miller No. 2, 65 barrels; Mary Robb, 80 bar
rels; o. p. Church lot well, 10 barrels; Peo-
20 barrels; Cook lot well, 20 barrels. The es-
timated production of the field yesterday
was $4,000 barrels, with hundreds of barrels
going to waste.