Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-31
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BUSTERS WERE THE RULE.
THE PRODUCTION OF MCDONALD Is
DOWN TO 41,OOO BARRELS.

There we're no big wells completed in the
Mcdonald oil field yesterday, and the pro-
duction dropped from 5000 to 41,Go0 barrels.
The latter figures represent the estimated
production for the "a hours ending at 8
O'Clock yesterday morning Later in the
day several wells which have been
strong producers suddenly stopped
flowing. The Devonian Oil Company's
No. l, on the Boyce farm, in
Southwest McCurdy affords one of the most
remarkable instances of the sudden stop
page of well. 1t has been an e1traor-
dinarily good well, and until 10 o'clock yes
terday morning was putting out 45 barrels
an hour regularly every co minutes. The
wells which changed any yesterday showed
a decline. The field is on the downward
road, and will never again revive sufficient
ly to gain any of its former prestige.
The Devonian Oil Company's No: ., on the
Boyce farm is putting out about Is barrels
an hOur. Hairy, Williams & Co.'S well on
the J. Walker farm back of Oakdale, was re-
ported to be in the fth sand last night and
store in Oakdale, is through the Gordon
sand. 1t was dry in that formation and is
being drilled to the fifth sand level. The
Forest Oil Company's No. 2. on the McGill
both deep enough in the fifth sand to show
that they will be light wells.
Another Dry Fifth Sander.
The Oafdale Oil Company's No. 4, on the
Sturgeon heirs farm, struck a dust pile
where the fifth sand ought to be. 1t will
make a small Gordon-sander. Bartlett &
Co.'s well on the Couch lot, east of Nc
Donald. which was shot Tuesday, has been
cleaned out. and is making 2GO barrels
a day. Guffey. Jennings & Co.'S No.
on the Matthews farm is i'll the top of the
Gordon sand. They have moved the rig at
No Heron, where they have been fishing
for several months, and plugged the old
hole. The Oakdale Oil Company's No. l
Hutchinson and No. Gormley have been
shut down between between tho Gordon
and Fifth sands from which each of them
are producins. Mechlin, Shaffer & Co.'S
we'll on the Mckee property west of Oakdale
was seven feet in the fifth sand and MAX
ing 200 barrels day. Koerner, Westhead
reported to be showing light in the Gordon.
They have started to pump their Wellington
well, located just east of Mcdonald, and
they intend to put shot in their Alvin
we'll, located near the mouth of the Nickel
Plate mine. The Devonian Oil Company's
No. 3 Elliott is due next week. The same
company is drilling Nos. and on the
Elliott and is starting No. ) on the Boyce
and No. on the Joe Robb farm.
The Martins Ferry Oil Company is down
1900 feet on the Mrs Carr lot, in the Eastern
spart of McDonal borough. d. Lutz & Son
are drilling at 800 feet on a lotnear the
Nickle Plate mine.
There was no change yesterday in the
Reed farm well. One OF the owners said last
d Il
depth Of :. 46o feet, and that there were 81
feet of this formation. The Northteld Oil
Company's No. Sauters is through the Cor
don and light.
Work Around Independence.
INDEPENDENcE-After fishing 81 days, Mel
Ion, Wilson & Co. have eventually succeeded
in getting the tools out of their well on the
stone quarry farm, and have again COM
menced to drill The we'll is $50 feet deep.
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is down 800 feet and drilling in a hard rock.
farm. They expect to finish up in couple
of weeks, and are confident OF getting a well.
The rig on the Beall Knob will be COM
pleted in a few days, when drilling will be
commenced. Whitnol & Gray have leased a
large block of territory one mile due east of
this place, and will put down u well as fast
as possible.
J. r. Leonard, the well.known operator,
received a telegram last evening from
Archer's Forks, informing him that W. NJ.
Downing, foreman of the Victor Oil Com
The telegram did not state whether
it was boiler or Il glycerine explosion.
The news was forwarded to j. ID. Downing,
President of the Eldred, Mexican county,
bank, relative of the deceased, who will
take charge of the remains. W. NJ. Down
ing was about 30 years OF age, unmarried
and had gone to Archer's Forks few
months ago from Mexican county.
Gauges anG the Runs.
The hourly gauges for the larger wells
Yesterday were as follows:
Mathews No l, Guffey, Jennings 6 Co., 45
Mathews No. 3, Guffey, Jennings & Co., Is;
Heron No. l, Gutfey. Jennings & Co., 2O
Heron Nos. and 4, Gutfey, Jennings q Co., |
1885, Baldwin No. and ?, Oakdale Oil Co., 90: |
Mathews heirs No. l, Gutfey, Jennings 4 |
Co., 80; Bell No. ,, Gutfey. Jennings Co, 80; |
Wallace Nos. and ., Oakdale Oil Co, s.:
Morgan heirs, No. ., 0akdale Oil Co, 50;
Morgan heirs No. 4, Oakdale Oil Co., 45;
Sturgeon Nc. ., Guffey, Murphy & Galley, Is;
Eta Glenn No. /. Forest Oil Co., 80; j. NJ.
Glenn, No. l, Forest Oil Co., %: Mevey No. l.
Greenlee & Forst, 35 Mevey No 4, Greenlee
: Forst. 80; kelso No ?, Patterson & Jones'
No. l. Greenlee & Forst, 25: Boyce Nos. l
md ?, Devonian Oil Co. So; Woodland Oil
Co.'s No. / Gamble, 25; Gamble No. 4. 90
Stock in the field. 100 900 barrels. The runs
2f the Southwest Pennsylvania Pipe Line
Company from Mcdonald Tuesday were
Z, 81 barrels. Stocks in the field, IO4, 900
oarrels.