Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-05
OIL LAND In LITIGATION.

UlL LAND LIN LIlIUh1lUN.
A Law Suit That Involves Sistersville Prop
erty Valued at $500, ,OO0-Ludwig g.
Mooney Are the Defendants-Dry Holes
in Butler County and Wells Due at Nc
Donald To-Day.
An important law suit involving the title
to oil property valued at $500, 1000. located
in the Sistersville field, is engaging the at
tention of courts in two States, and num-
Der of attorneys and operators.
In 1890 Leroy NJ. Ludwig and William
Werter took up 1000 acres of leases in the
now well-known Sistersville field. and COM
menced to drill the pioneer we'll
in the field which has since found
a place in the history of oildom as
the 'polecat WELL" After drilling had
commenced Werter was killed, leaving five
children, four of whom were minors. Lud-
wig was appointed administrator of the
Werter estate in Putnam county, O., and the
well was drilled down to the oil bearing
sand, where it produced some oil and large
quantities of salt water.
While tho we'll was in this condition, and
after other wells i'll the vicinity had COM
menced to produce oil in paying quantities.
Ludwig, as administrator on December IL,
1891, sold the interest OF the Werter estate to
Daniel NJ. Bailey, an attorney of Ottawa, o.
On December 49, the next day, Bailey con-
veyed the interest back to Ludwig as an in
dividual, and on December, %, 1891, Ludwig
sold a one-quarter interest in tho we'll and
lease to Robert E. Mooney, and Ludwig &
Mooney sold about one-half of the leases to
others. The plaintiffs in the case allege
tor, to Bailey and the transfer from Bailey
back to Ludwig were fraudulent, and
that the Probate Court of Ohio could
not direct a sale which would pass title to
lea situa ed in West VirJinia
Joshua Russell. the West Virginia admin
istrator and guardian of the children of
Werter, has brought suit, asking that one
half OF the proceeds OF the sale be paid to
him. On August so, 1892, an injunction was
issued by Judge Jacobs, OF Tyler county,
W. Va, rest raining the de fen ndants from dis
posing OF the oil or encumbering the prop
erty. The case was removed to the
United States Circuit Court by the
defendants, and last Thursday Judge Jack
son, of the Circuit Court, on motion OF the
plaintiffs, appointed c. II. Shattuck, cashier
of the First National Bank or Parkersburg,
w: Va, receiver of all the property, pending
This includes 5000 barrels of oil in the
Eureka Pipe Lines, whicn has accumulated
since the injunction was granted. John B.
Chapman, of Pittsburg, is one of the attor-
neys for the plaintiffs, and John NJ. Bailey,
of Ottawa, O., and Judge Mcclure, OF Par
& Mooney.
Dry Holes in Butler County.
ZELIENoPLE-Operations in this locality, or
in fact in this part of Butler county, are al
most at a standstin, and the sight of tenn
per screw turning recalls to the natives only
the halycon DAYS of the past.
The we'll of Piles & Co., on the Hay farm
at Muddy creek, which was reported day
or two ago to be good for 100 barrels a day,
will not be better than l0-Darrel well.
+. C. Frederick has finished up dry hole
on the McCulloush farm, northwest of
NJ ind q hn irI1 RI afar. in fl,ic
locality.
Guckert & Steele have just completed a
dry hole in the third sand, on the Wright
The Mckinney Oil Company expects to get
the sand to-day III its No. II, on the Tanker
farm.
The Home Oil Company has located No.
on the Brenner farm.
Captain Marsh is starting to drill on the
Home Iarm.
The Home Oil Company has removed its
last rig from the Swampoodle district, which
leaves that region entirely deserted and
without derrick.
Mcfarland & Co. are drilling on the Licey
farm at Muddy creek, and the National
Transit Company is down l. 100 ieet in a we'll
which it is drilling for gas on the Metz farm
at Lancaster.
Rosenri's well at whitmir station was on
top of the S0-ioot, in which oil is expected,
yesterday morning.
Two Wells Due at Mcdonald.
two weeks a well WAS reported to be making
over 20 barrels an hour, and was placed in
the gauges. 1t is the Tidal Oil Company's
No.6 Marshall which was shot and is making
81 barrels an hour. In consequece of this
well the production was reported to have
increased from IL, 500 to Is 090 barrels.
Brown & RoDinson's No. 4 McMurray, at
Nobestown, was on TOD OF the ii th sand
last evening. 1t will be drilled in to-day.
Greenlee & Forst expect the Gordon to-
day in their No. 3 on the Kirk farm, in the
Meise pool Their No on the Oak Ridge
property is down 700 feet.
the Sinclair Oil Company has rebuilt the
rig at No. Kirk, which was burned few
days ago.
The Gauges Friday.
The production of Mcdonald was is, 1000
yesterday. the same as the day before.
Tidal Oil Company's No. Marshall, 80 bar
rels an hour. Stock in field, 43 O0l
The runs from the Sistersville field were
IL, 593 barrels on Thursday.
Runs and Shipments Thursday.
The runs Of the National Transit Company
were 1888; shipments, 1460l. Southwest
runs from Mcdonald were a054; outside
of Mcdonald, 1920: total 1913. Buckeye
Pipe Line runs from the Macksburg field,
G,60S: shipments, none; Buckeve runs OF
Lima oil. 40,647: shipments, 37,sSl: Eureka
Pipe Line runs, 1851; shipments ,8S5: South
ern Pipe Line shipments, 22,7OI; New York
Transit shipments, 1885
The Tidewater Pipe Line runs on Thurs
day were 4.l66; total, IA, ,020: average, 1884;
shipments, "a, 365; average, 3, 122.
Western and Atlantic runs on Thurs.
day were 1856: shipments, 1854.
The Thursday runs OF the W. L. Mellon
lines were 1922; shipments, 1924.