Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-26
REMARKABLE WELLS.
The Sauters No. 8 at Mcdonald Sud-
denly Starts to Flowing.
HISTORY OF TWO BIG GUSHERS.
Statement of Work Completed and Wells
Drilling at McCurdy,
REPORTS FROM THE SMALL FIELDS

centered around the Royal Gas Company
No. Sauters at Mcdonald. Of Its own
free will, without being shot, and with no
visible forces at work, it was suddenly
transformed into a little volcano and
spouted oil at an almost incredible rate. To
thoroughly understand the phenomenon
the history of the well must be known. 1t
is located abont half mile northwest of
Mcdonald station, and was drilled into the
fifth sand over two months ago. 1t was
then the biggest well in the field. For a
short time it run over 12o barrels an hour.
Soon after it was struck LeComte & Val
lilee drilled their well on the Short
lot, 200 feet southwest, into the fifth
sand. The latter was as big as the
Sauters well, and almost Immediately its
effect was seen in the production of the
Sauters. In the hope of increasing the out
put of the Sauters, the owners began to
drill it deeper into the sand, when it sud
fee dfS we contn%ed tn pnt ous big
lot of oil, but a, few days ago,
an hour, it stopped flowing as
suddenly as did the sauters: Altogether the
lie Comte and Vallilee well had produced
nearly 100, 900 barrels of oil. Now, after tine
lie Comte well has stopped, the Royal Gas
CompalIy's Sauters No. has again broken
loose and commenced to flow about poon
yesterday, and by 8 o'clock had hlled
a 250-barrel tank. Last evening it was
reported to be making anywhere from 80
to so barrels an hour. 1t is remarkable
instance of the resuscitation of a well, and
has occurred but few times in the history of
the oil country. At the time the Sauters
stopped flowing it was believed that its
action was due primarily to the LeComte &
Vallilee well ,on the Short lot, and this belief
hoS hna, ctn tor ta6
up almost Immediately after the
Short lot well ceased operations.
The two wells are without doubt
connected. Operators in the field who own
the other big wells are asking themselves
when the bottoms are going to fall out of
their own producers. There is scarcely O
man among them who would be surprised to
hear of any of the gushers suddenly letting
among some of the wells which have put out
tens OF thousands of barrels.
The Other Mcdonald Wells.
W. P. Black & Co.'s well on the Crooks lot
in the southwestern part of the borough, got
the fifth sand yesterday morning, and was
night to be making 25 barrels
an 1.-THE same parties venture on the
Dr. Jamison lot was drilling in the fifth sand
last night, and showing for good well.
sand. The well of the Royal Gas
Company on the Sauters and Patterson
in the eastern limits of the field
was finished up. yesterday, and ut last &C
counts was making 80 barrels an hour. The
Peoples Gas Company's well on the David
son lot, southwest of the Sauters No. 3. is
through the Gordon sand. The Royal Gas
Sauters No. will be finished
early next week. The same company's No.
g. on the Ed Mcdonald farm, is showing up
well in the Gordon sand. 1t is located down
near the turntable. Their No. Ed McDon-
aid, which is located near w. P. Black &
Co.'S Crooks lot well, is about completed.
The Royal Gas Company's No. l on the Mary
Robb farm, in the western edge of the field,
is making 100 barrels an hour. 1t is about
30 days old, and in that time it has produced
nearly 5000 barrels. During the first 81
days it produced ueG d.p 70 on barrels HitDon an
being agitated minute. Their No. 2, on
the Mary Robb is drilling at 1,5OO feet, and
they have rig up for No 8. The Devonian
Oil Company's No. g on the Monjot property
was two feet in the fifth sand last evening
and made good flow. Their No. l on the
Elliott farm, northeast of the Mary Robb.
is down 1900 feet, and their No.
Fayall is about the same depth.
the Gordon sand Monday. The Wallace Oil
has just put the last casing in its
well on the lumber yard lot Turner & Nc
Clurg have the first string of casing in their
"Goldplate" well. Guc>ert & Steele's No. l
on the Mevey is making So barrels an hour.
Their Nos. 2 and 8 on the Mevey are each
down about l,010 feet, and their Nos. and
on the same farm are drilling at 600 feet
each.
The Gordon Sand Wells.
NoBLEsrowN-Guffey, JENNINGS, Murphy
& Co.'S No. /, on the Heron farm. was max
ing 35 barrels an hour from the Gordon sand
Their No. on the Bell is doing
100 from the Gordon, and No. 2 Bell about
300. The Bell wells are being drilled to the
fifth sand, but the Heron well will be
allowed to remain where it is at present.
There is only about 10 feet of Gordon sand
will have several other wells in the
Gordon in this locality next week.
The Work at McCurdy.
The following is list of the wells COM
Dleted in McCurdy during the present
month, and list of the wells now drilling:
Patterson & Jones No. l, HARRISON, % bar
-els; Gardiner & Kennedy No. l, Mertz, $50
Orion Oil Company's No. 8, Bell 40
barrels; their No 4, Bell, 200 barrels; GutFey
& Co.'S No. 5, Jane Riddle, $50 bar
-els; X. G. Gillespie & Co.'S No. 8, Hail. 5 bar
rels; Hoffman & Co.'S No. l, Moore, 60 bar
,els; Kennedy & Bolts No. !, Moore, ls0 bar
-els: Patterson & Co.'S No. ], McMichael, gas;
Mellon q Co.'s HARRISON No. l. gas.
The wells drilling and their respective
iepths are as follows: Patterson & Jones,
No. Kelso, !, 100 feet: their kelso No. 2, 2,75o
800 feet: Shaffer No. ,, 7T5 feet; their Ewing
No. 3 1850 feet; Galley G Smiths No. l. Nc
Iormick, 800 feet: Gordiner & Kennedy's No.
: Mertz, 450 feet; their Mertz No 3, 80 feet:
Fisher Oil Company's No. ., McMichael, $50
eet: their No. g. McMichael, 4S0 feet; Orion
Dill Company's No. Z, Bell, LS01 feet; Wood
and Oil Company's No. 9, Edmundson, 1.S50
eet; Guffey & Emersnn's No. 8 Aiken, 1,350
eet: r. G. Gillespie & Co.'s No. 6, Riddle,
200 feet: their No. 4, Hall, 800 feet; Guffey
/ Jennings No. l, J. r. McMichael, 600
eet; Backus Co.'S No. l, II. Sha1rer,
- !, L. i'esi shaffeT, $50 feet; 10. ,, same
arm 200 feet; No 3, LOO feet; No 4, 500 feet;
No. s. 800 feet; No. s, 450 feet; No Z, $50 feet:
No. s, 800 feet, and No. 8, 800 feet. The Forest
Ewing, 1850 feet; their No. l, McGregor, 1,lO0
cot: No. !, Walker, $50 fe t; No. l, Wright,
80 feet. Kennedy & Bolts No. 2. Moore,
$50 feet; their No; ?, Moore, LOO feet
Davis, 1,6OO feet; Mellon & Co.'S
40. Shaffer, 900 feet; their No. Mertz, ], 100
Get; No. Mertz, $50 feet, and Ne. Mertz,
90 feet; Mellon & Co.'S No. l Neeley, 700 feet;
iartland Melons No. Taylor, $50 feet.
Some CHARTERS Wells.
Black & Co. are down 1000 feet on the
Phillips farm, and 8. B. Campbell are drill
ng at $50 feet on the Shaffer lot The Smith
'arm Oil Company is building rig on
he Stewart farm. The Wheeling Gas
company is urnllnG on the Ph1lllpS
arm. Emerson & GufTey are drilling on the
Seybert & Co. are down s, 100 feet
III the Kansas schoolhouse lot. The Forest
Dill Company, on the McElwee, is down 400
eet.
MoNToUR-Black & Co. have rig up on the
!. W. Phillips and one on the Byrne farm.
There is a well down !, 900 feet on the Doug
ass farm.
. Yesterdays Local Features.
There was considerable trading with mar
ow fluctuations. Cash opened at 605sc;