Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-17
NO GUSHERS CAME IN.
The Wettengel No. 2 Eight Feet in
the Sand and Showing Light.
NO GORDON OIL AT THE STIRLING.
Noblestowns Pool is Ehectually Shut OFT
to the North and East.
REPORTS FROM ISOLATED VENTURES

The output Of the Mcdonald field was not
increased yesterday by the development of
any new wells, and the estimated produc-
tion was given out as "a 500 barrels, the same
as the day before.
One well. jennings Gufey & Co.'S No.
Heron. was dropped from the list Of those
making 20 barrels an hour or more.
The only change reported was in Greenlee
& Forst's No. / on the National Coal Com
pany. and in the No. McMurray, each Of
which had declined from IS to 20 barrels an
hour.
The stock in the field inoreased from
Guffey, Rtissell& McMullen.s No. on the
Wertengel lease was reported last evening
to be eight feet in the fifth sand, which was
hard and close and showing scarcely any
oil. 1t is located about half mile west of
Oakdale and 500 feet north of their No. on
the same lease, which got the oil in the top
of the fifth sand and started of at 60 barrels
an hour.
In the edge of Oakdale, half a mile east,
Gardiner 3 Co.'s test well on the malthouse
lot drilled early last winter, was almost dry
in the fifth sand, while the Lenox well, To-
Gated between the Wettenael No.2 on the
malthouse venture, is light bumper.
These wells seem to definitely locate the
northeastern end of the Noblestowp pool.
while the small fl th sanders north and west
Its dimensions to the east and south are still
unknown. 1t may be, however, that pay
streak will yet be found in the bottom of the
fifth in the Wettengel No. 2.
Dry in the Gordon Sard.
The Forest Oil Company's test well on the
Stirling farm, located nearly two miles
southwest of OakdaIe and almost due south
of Willow Grove, is through the Gordon
sand. No oil was found. but considerable
gas was developed. It should reach the dfth
This company's No 4 on the Mary Wright
farm will be due next week. They were
down ], 100 feet, and casing yesterday in their
test well on the Gregg farm below Gregg
station. Their No. on the Sam Sturgeon
500 feet
The test we'll on the Meise farm, ahead Of
the Forest Oil Company's Stirling, is due in
the fifth sand early this week.
Brown Bros, Robinson & Co.'s No. on the
McMurray property at Noblestown. was on
the top of the Gordon sand yesterday after
noon. but had not reached a pay streak in
that formation. 1t is located about 400 feet
due south Of their No. l. and when finished
up will be the farthest well to the south
west in that neigh borhood.
Greenlee & Forst are down 500 feet in their
No. McMurray and are spudding in No on
the National Coal Company's lease. Their
Nos and on the Marshall & Chalfant lease
are drilling at 4C0 feet.
PEBBLES & Malarky are down several
distance west of Oakdale.
Some Isolated Ventures.
The Woodland Oil Company's No. !, on tho
Crawford farm, ~ miles southwest of Mo-
Donald is DRILLING at 1000 feet, and No. 2, on
the same farm, is COO feet deep. They are
drilling on the Scott farm, located between
the Crawford and the Scott well of Knox
Bros, Apple & Elyea.
The Hervey Bros. who own the controlling
interest in the Columbus Oil Company's
drilling well on the Smith heirs farm, IL
miles southwest Of Burgettstown, said yes
terday that the well would not be In the
sand for several days. 1t was this well
which was reported to be making anywhere
from 40 barrels day to 400 an hour.
George S. Martin & Co. will have we'll
Moon district this week.
There was a report in circulation last even
ing that the old Highland well back of Ever
and Abandoned. had blown the plugs out,
and made 40 barrels in 10 minutes. When
this we'll was completed it was reported big,
but investigation revealed the fact that only
bare showing of oil had been found in
what should have been the hundred-foot
sand, but that scarcely any regular sand for
nations were found. The report last night
was generally discredfred.
Filson & Cos. wen. three miles south and
west from Steubenville and opposite Mingo,
is through the Berea grit, and dry. It is be-
ing drilled to the fifth sand.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern Penn
syIvania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field was a, 500,
the same as the. day before. The hourly
gauges were as follows: Matthews
No. 3. %: Jennings, Guffey & Co.'s No. 7
Bell, 40; Devonian Oil Company's Nos land
2 Bovce, 20: Oakdale Oil Company's Nos.
and Baldwin, 25: Forest Oil Company's No.
Jane Stewart, 60; No. l NJ. Wright, 20;
Greenlee & Forst No. l McMurray, 20: No. /
National Coal Company, 20; Russell McMul-
len and j. M. Guffey's No. l Wettengel, 90
Bear Creek Refining Company's No 8 Camp
bell, 20; production, A,50O. Stock in field,
IS, ,0OO.
The runs Of the Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald Thurs
day were q, OLA; outside of Mcdonald. IL 1853.
The National Transit runs were 37735; ship
ments. 47,4l5. New York Transit shipments,
43, 345. Macksburg division of the Buckeye
P. L. Co.. 2, ls0. Buckeye runs, 37,91l; ship
ments, 69,275 Southern Pipe Line ship
ments. q, $50.
The runs from Mcdonald Friday were 25,.
234; outside of Mcdonald, 7,s47. NATIONAL
Transit rvns, 42,G05; shipments. H,963. New
York Transit shipments 43, H3. Southern
Pipe Line shipments, Is. $780, Buckeye Pipe
Line, Macksburg division. uns, 1873; ship
ments, 5O0 Lima division, runs, 39475; ship
ments, 6, ,24S..