Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-04
ONE HUNDRED AN HOUR
OUTPUT OF THE SHORT LOT WELL AT
MCDONALD INCREASING.
1t Has Been Agitated Since Saturday Night
Preparations for New Work in South
west McCurdy-A Number of Dry Holes
Reported Yesterday.

Preparations for New Work in South
west McCurdy-A Number of Dry Hole,
Reported Yesterday.
Every day more people go to Mcdonald
than were there before, and not day passe:
but something occurs in that locality tc
cause comment among the operators. 1t is
showing more activity now than ever before
because a large number of operators who
have secured leases and were resting on
their oars awaiting developments have
commenced with all possible energy
of LaCount & Vallilee on the
Short lot, which started off last Saturday
morning at 30 barrels an hour, and soon fell
off to 50, was aGitated late Sunday night, and
100 to l20 barrels an hour. Sunday morning
the we'll was making 100 barrels an hour, and
when the tools were run yesterday morning
this was increased to l20. and last night it
was making an even 100 The we'll of
Weixel & Co. on the Smith lot should
be in early this morning. The well on the
Cook lot will get the Gordon sand tonight.
Garland & Hayes were drilling in the Cor
don last night in their No. ! on the Miller
farm with light showing of oil. GIckert
& Steele are down about 1900 feet in their
well on the Mevey farm. The well of Mel
Ion, Wilson s. Sparks on the McCarty fat m
below Mcdonald, is down l. 400 feet. Hurt
man & Co, on the Sauters three acres, next
to the big Sauters No. 8 is down about GOO
feet.
It Is Almost Dry.
MCCURDY-Mellon g. Co.'S No. s. on the
Scott farm, has been drilled through the
sand, and is little better than dry hole. 1t
will be drilled 200 feet below the bottom of
the sand. The Forest Oil Company has rigs
up for No. 2, on the McGregor, No. 2, on the
Ewing, and No. ., on the Wright farms, in
the southwest part of the field. Hoffman
& Co. are down 800 feet on the Moore farm.
Black, Emerson & Guffey's Nos. and 2,
Aiken, will be in this morning.
Forty Barrels a Day.
OAKDALE-Preston, Holmes & Co.'S well, on
the Ewing farm, has been shot, and will
make 40 barrels day.
Developing New Territory
LAwsoNHAM-The Lawsonham Oil and Gas
Company, of which George Sparks of Pitts
burg, is President, has leased 1000 acres of
land in this vicinity, and Mr.. Sprrks will To-
cate a well to-day. The land is located
along Red Bank creek, in the southern part
Bank Junction, on the Allegheny river.
Struck Gas Vein.
RIMERsBURG-The well which the Citizens
Natural Gas Company has been drilling on
the Araus farm is a strong gasser. 1t came
in yesterday.
Will Be Finished To-Day.
CRAFToN-The Forest Oil Company's No.
on the Hartley farm, is expected to get the
sand to-day. The McCalmont Oil Company's
No. 2, OF the May farm, in the CHARTERS
field, was rigged up for pumping yesterday,
and will make 30barrel pumper.
In Advanced Territory.
GLADE RUN-Patterson, Brown and Steel
smith have started to drill a well on the
Lloyd farm, 81 miles in advance of the
Glade Run field. They are building q rig for
No. on thesame farm.
Work at MurdocksviIIe.
MuRDocKsv1LLE-The Ohio Valley Oil Com
pany No. 1 Porter, and Finnegan, Downing
& Co.'S No l, on the Witherson, are both
dry. The Raccoon Oil Companys No. Z, on
the A. NJ. Armor, is good for seven barrels,
and their No. s, same farm, is down 900 feet
The Forest Oil Company's No. 2 Dunlap is
doing 125 barrels: their No. Criswell is dry.
The same company's No. 2 Prudy is down
500 feet; No. l Plance, 1,600; No. 2 Donaldson
100.
Drilled a Dry Hole.
wILDwooD-The well of Nicholas & Co., on
the Lindow farm, is in and dry.
Showing for a Well.
HooKsTowN-The Augusta Oil Company's
test well on the Kennedy farm is in tho
sand and showing for a fair producer. Its
exact capacity was not known last night.
Two Butler Busters.
BoNNY BRooK-T. W. Phillips is through
the third sand on the Kenn farm and dry
The Empire Oil Companys well on the
Sypher farm at Rough Run is also duster.
Personal.
james Gormley, who was drowned in
Chautauqua Lake Sunday was one of the
most popular men in the oil country, and
was known to every oil man in Pittsburg
He had been in the torpedo business
in Bradford for years, and was in Pittsburg
until few months ago
Henry Rodgers, of the producing firm of
Ireland, Hughes & Rodgers, was danger
ousy scalded at their well on the Harris lot
at Mcdonald Friday night by the feed pipe
to the boiler blowing out while lie was con-
Meeting it up. For a time it was feared his
injuries would prove fatal
b. F. Tupper, the scout; Z. G. Wright, Su-
perrin tendent of the South Penn pipelines; ID.
III. Pew and &. Z. Riddle, late of the right of
way department OF the National Transit
Company, went to Mt. Clemens yesterday.
George Stage, n prominent Butler pro-
ducer, was in Pittsburg yesterday.