Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-10
BOTTOM FALLING OUT.
From S4,500 Barrels a Day McDon-
aid Has Declined to 19,500.
FIRMS SUSPENDING OPERATIONS
Sistersville Added Another Zig Well to tt
List Yesterday.
REPORTS FROM THE VARIOUS FIELDS

The production of the Mcdonald field
fell lower yesterday than at any time since
it started to decline from the phenomenal
height of 81. 500 barrels day. The daily
output Of the field has for many weeks been
see-sawing back and forth between 10000
and 25, 900 barrels, but yesterday it lost its
hold on the 20,000-barrel mark and slipped
down to 19, 500. No wells of any import
ance were brought in and the old ones no
longer respond to the former stimulating
influence of nitro-glycerine
The operations in the past week have
been anything but encouraging for the in
vestors. The wells completed were either
dry or very light. Little new work 10 start
ing at any quarter in the Mcdonald, neld.
j. NJ. Guffey of the firm of Guffey, Jennings
d Co., said they were drilling but I've wells,
and when these had been completed shey
would start nothing more. This seems to be
the general sentiment expressed by many
others who were at one time heavy operators
in the Mcdonald field.
Results Expected Soon.
The Oakdale Oil Co.'S No. 1 on the Robb
acre lot back of Oakdale is expected to zes
the sand tomorrow night. The Woodland
Oil Co.'S No. Lutz is down 800 feet. Huss-
Ter, Davis 8 Bott's No. Br1ce will get in
next week. This will be the last well to be
drilled on This property.
The St. Clair Oil Company drilled its No. 1
on the Kirk farm, in the Meise pool, deeper
last night and increased the production 200
barrels dav.
The Wheeling Gas Co.'S Nos. and
GLADDEN. were both expected to reach
the eordon last night. No informa-
was received a. the Office ON
Sixth avenue. Their Gifin No. i is still
drilling in the fourth sand. it i5 flowing
from so TO 60 barrels day from that forna-
tion. They are strai-hting the rigs for
No. Morehead. No. Robbins and No. l. N.
G. Cook. Their No. l, on the Patterson farm,
is drilling on top of the 5lfoot.
The Philadelphia Gas Company's No,
Sterling will make small well from the
fourth sand.
Greeniee & Forss cased their No. Kirk
yesterday.
Through the Hundred-Foot Sand.
In the McCurdy end of the field Patterson
& Jones are through the 100 foot at their No.
2 McGarr.
J. NJ. GufTey Co. will get the sand in
about ten days ut their No Shane.
wildcat of some importance is drilling
on the OalSri6ge coal tract by the Moore Oil
Company. The location is a half mile south
east OF Oakdale. They have developed .
good gas pressure in the 50-foot.
A Good Well at sstarsvii'e.
Jones Tennant are reported to have
well in the sand on the Tenant iarTn, near
the railroad trestle above town that is flow
ing oil at the rate of 700 to 800 barrels a day.
The well opens MP new territory, being
located in the rich streak developed by the
Ludwig & Mooney well on the Russell farm
some months since A telegram from Sisters
Vile says: The Wallace & Parker wells ON
the Graham and Lacy farms to the north
east of Sistersville on the West Virginia side
are in the sand and reported showing for
good wells
East Of GIenshaw.
Patterson Jones are starting q well On
the Kessler farm, located one mile south
west Of the Dixon e. Co. well, drilled in .
month ago on the Deitrick farm.
Boyd Bros & McCalla are starting q second
well on the Douthett farm. back Of Mars
station, in Butler county. Their first ven-
ture on this farm is making 70 barrels q day.
Gauges of Mcdonald.
The gauges or shs-7D1s werfsS.
were as follows:
Lynch & Co.'S No. !, Meise, %; Oakdals
Oil Company's No. 2, Morgan, 25; Florence
Oil Company's No. g. Robb, 80; Forst s Green
ee's, NO. 3 McMurray, 20.
The estimated production of the field was
19, 500 barrels, and the stock in the field 55.-
900 barrels.
=, The runs of the National Transit Company
on the 9th were 36, .55 and the shipments
25 sos 10 barrels. The runs from Mcdonald
were q. .65LI barre s. outside of Mcdonald,
8 $40 40: total. 8, ,2295 81. Buckeye piDe line,
Macksburg division. runs, 20lS.9k: sHip-
ments, 250OO Eureka line, runs, 8,9&A
196s. l3.
Lima division, 4s,4549s shipments, not in.
Southern Pipe Line Company. shipments,
80, 134 30: New York Transit Company, ship
ments, rs, ,4ls99