Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
GREATEST ON EARTH.
The Bonanza Oil Well Visited by
Hundreds Of Curious People.
REND WELL GOOD IN THE GORDON.
Increase Yesterday in the Production Of a
Number of Ventures.
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There we're hundreds of spectators siand-
Forst we'll Yesterday afternoon gazing in
open-moutked wonder at the wonderful
amount OF oil which it was putting
out Ten s00-barrel tanks and one of
100 barrels capacity were full and
the pipe line people were doiNg all
they could to take the oil away with three
donkey pumps. In spite of all that could be
done large quantities of oil were escaping
10 goose neck" a short distance below,
where it ran through several hundred
feet of ca1ing to another goose
neck" There was steady stream
of petrol um coming from the
end of this casing, and it is safe to say that
there are score of wells in the field which
are not producing as much oil as was escaping
from This bonanza wei. The trees and
shrubs within 500 feet of the well were
literally saturated with oil. Tie air
was redolent with gas and spray.
ANY person who Yentured within
800 feet of the most remarkable well ever
drilled was sure 10 be covered in a few
minutes with a covering of minute particles
of oil and gas. When the well flows it can
Re heard for a quarter of a mile
The oil spouts frou the tanks in a
perfect geyser of gas and golden crude.
Among the persons who visited her yester-
day were men who have followed the oil
business for wears. They were more
astonishci than those who had never
witnessed q big well flowing. The old
operators had believed that the
reports from it were exagge -at--1,
while the novices were looking for the
faifillment of all they had reaG about anG
been .old. The old-timers formed the
IL,
strong well at Thorn Creek has heretofore
held the palm for being the biggest well.
II was reported TO have done from
between 800 10 5000 barrels
the first "a hours after. it was
drilled to the paw streak. Following it
came Barnsdale, Gillespie q Co.'S No.
hress. at Wildwood, which came within a
few barrels of making 5000 barrels for sew
eral DAYS. The Mevey No. 1, of Greenlee &
Forst, at Mcdonald, lays over them all.
Last Saturday this well produced $4,000 bar
relS. or an average of $50 barrels an hour.
With such a showing it is little wonder
that the men who have all of their money
invested in the business stop, and ask
when such phenomena are going to cease,
and let the price of oil 90 up to point
where a man who does not have super
fine gushCr can make money by drilling.
Increased by Drilling.
Guckert, Steel & Co 5 No. l on the
Mevey farm, which is located about 600 feet
southwest OF Greenlee 81 FOrst's well was
drilled deeper yesterday afternoon, and in
creased its production from 30 to So barrels
an hour. l. is nearly eight weeks old and
has produced, all told, 1000, 900 barrels of
oil
There is one well in this field which is
watched with almost as much interest rs the
big Mcvey well. 1t belongs 10 w. T. Rend,
OF Chicago, the wealthy coal operator He |
decided sometime ago 10 drill test well at
his Laurel Hill coal mines, half mile east
of Mcdonald sIatior. This he did. and |
yesterday morning the bit struck the |
Gordan sand and is reporter on the best |
kind of authority to be making IL barrels |
an hour 1t has a strong prcsSIre of gas. |
This well is importan: as it is now the |
farthest TO the east on IS degree line. 1t |
will cause the drilling of large number of |
wells and consequently open big block of |
valuable territory. At the rate of II bar |
reis an hour IT Is one of the best Gordon |
sand wells in the whole field.
The Clouds Disappearing.
The bright rays from the McH onald field. |
which were partially obscured Monday by |
the shadows which hung around the Elliott |
No. >, and which is making only 50 barrels |
d day, were more than doubled yesterday !
by those whick emanated from tn. Heron
No. l. The Elliot will be shot with 100 |
quarts of nitro-glycerine 1t is owned by
Gutfey, Murphy & Co., and the Heron bv
Guifcy, Jennings, Murphy. Galloway &
Co. The Heron well is about two miles
northeast of the Elliott No. ., but is on
good line from the Elliott No. l. 1t is To-
ca,ed about 700 feet due north of the famous
Matthews well. 1t had been making
about 400 barrels from the Gordon
sand, and when drilled into the
fifth sand late Monday night
it instantly increased to nearly l, 100 barrels
q day, or 40 barrels an hour. 1t is now shut
down. The Bell No. ., OF the same parties,
which is located about 900 feet south of
the Heron No. l, was 20 feet above the !
fifth sand when The DISPATCH scout was
at the well yesterday afternoon. 1t is pro-
iucing about 17j barrels a day from the
Gordon sand.
Their Heron No. is on top of the Gordon
No. 5 is down l 300 feet: No. is drilling at
800 feet, and there is rig up for Heron
No. .. Their No. 1 Bell is doing 100 bar
rels an hour. The last casing has been put
in Bell No. 3, and rig is up for Bell No f.
Their No l on the Matthews heirs prop
erty is ready for the casing. They leave
rigs up for Nos. , and-3, Matthews heirs.
Almost Dry Hole
Guffey, Galley 81 Coz well on the Con-
nell farm, although not exactly dry, will
not produce over 20 barrels q day. The
Forest Oil Compapy's No. Heron is on
.op of the Gordon and their No 3 Heron
is down 1,300 feet. Garland & Hays No. 3.
IN the Miller farm will get the fifth sand
to-day. They drilled their No. 2
Miller deeper into the sand Yesterday and
increased it from J-5 to % barrels an hour.
E. w. Frink & Co. on the Charlier lot will
case tomorrow r. W. Evans & Co. on
the Tbomasy lot are down 200 feet The
same parties are drilling at ], 500 feet on the
Ewing lot. The. Devonian Oil Companys
No. Fayall and No Elliott are drilling
m the Gordon sand. Their Elliott
No. 2 is 900 feet deep. Their Far.
aI No. 3 is down 1900 feet: and
No. 4, 900 feet. Dibert & Co,
IN the Johns lot, our location northeast of
he Cook we'll, is in the Gordon sand and
llled up 500 feet. 1t is not over 800 feet
vest on 40 degree line from the Fanny
ohnstOn well, and should get the fifth sand
ms week. Greenlee & Forst's Nos. 2 and
on the Me vey, are each down 1000 feet.
Pew q Elm erson will get the fifth sand next
week in their No. l Miller.
Pew q iGmerson's Johns lot well is still
lead. George S. Martin & Co. are in the
hell above the Gordon in their Heiser lot
veil and -heir Druart venture is down l 900
eet. The Royal Gas Company's No. Ed
Mcdonald is drilling at 1,100 feet. 1t is
ocated jSlst above the railroad station. One
f the same company's wells on the Belgian
OF is IL 90 feet deep, and the other is down
400 feet. Boscher s. Co. are spudding in
heir No. on the U. 2. Church lot
What the Drill Is DoipS