Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-26
GORDON SAND AGAIN.
FwO Good Producers Tapped in the
Third Oil Bearing Rock.
80 CHANGES AT THE MIDWAY.
Light Well Reported on the Mcconnell Back
of NObleStOWn.
EILpCAT WELL BELOW WILLOW GROVE

The Gordon sand was reached in two
places in the Mcdonald field yesterday and
n each case thev were showing for wells.
The first was that of McManus, Pitts G. Co.,
IN the GLADDEN. farm, located 700 feet east
If the Wheeling Gas Company's No 1, on
he Noorhead farm, a mile southwest of
Mcdonald. and as soon as the sand was
apped it started to flow at the rate of 10
barrel an hour, and was Immediately shut
lown until the boilers could be moved
back. Il will probably be drilled deeper
ntO the sand to-day.
The other was Guckert, Learn & Co.'S No.
|, on the Cunningham lot at Willow Grove.
II got the sand late yesterday afternoon and
: showing Tor several hundred barrels
day. 1t is about 400 feet southwest of Will
son. Phillips & CO.. well on the Faraday lot,
ana there are good Gordon sanders east and
west Of it.
Gibson, Giles. Robbins and Dr. Spahr are
starting an important test well on the
Joseph Campbell farm, two miles due south
IF Noblestown.
The rig of the Forest Oil Company, on the
Sterling farm, a mile south of Noblestown,
was burned yesterday. The fire was caused
by gas in the l00-foot.
W. P. Rend's No. 6, on his own property at
Laurel Hill, will be drilled into the Gordon
sand.
The steubenvine Oil Company's well on
the Boa lot will be drilled in to-day. They
to shut down to make connections.
The No. John Glenn of Guffey & Co., is
in the top OF the Gordon and showing rather
light. 1t is iocated several hundred feet
north OF the Willow Grove station.
Midway Wen Not Improved.
There was no change yesterday at the well
Of Smith, Royce Co. on the Taylor farm at
Midway. They are about ten feet in the
GORDON, which is close and fine and the hole
fs 114a1r ,ritl, oil Tt do
flows yesterday. The farmers in the vicfn-
ity are wild with excitement. They will not
accept a dollar less than 500 an
acre bonus for their farms. One farmer
was offered $500 spot cash for ten acres
yesterday and refused it. Another
farmer who was being closely pursued by
leasers took refuge in his cellar and refused
to appear until the last train had left for
Pittsburg having on board the last of his
tOTmentors. The owners state that they
will not try to drill it to the fifth sand.
No change was reported Yesterday at Knox
Bros Apple Elyea's well on the Scott
farm.
Davis Bros. & Brown are starting to spud
on a town lot in the eastern part of Willow
Grove.
GufTey & Co.'S No. i Mankedick is down
l250 feet, and their Nos and are drilling
q from 500 to eco feet. They have a rig mp
The Peoples Gas Company is building a
RI on the eastern end OF the Mankedick
farm.
The Porter Oil Companv's No. ., on the
Miller and Mcbride :arm, north of Greggs
station, was making Is barrels an hour yes
terday.
BurSon & Co. are building a rig on the Ver-
lot at Willow Grove.
Light Well On the Mcconnell.
Guffey 4 Co.'S Nos, on the Mcconnell
farm, was finished up yesterday and is good |
for 100 barrels day.
Welble, Bailey & Co. have a rig up on the
Allison lot at Willow Grove.
The Benner Oil Company's No !, on the |
Morgan Elliott farm, is pumping S5 barrels |
q day from the Gordon sand.
The Devonian Oil Company has plugged |
Is No ., on the Elliott farm, below the |
Iordon and shot it. They are rigging up for /
pumping.
Greelee & Forst are fishing at 500 feet for a
'eJ OF broken Jars on the McGrady lot at
OBJ oDiestoWh- Ihey have commenced to
,pud on the Potter lot and have the first
'aslng in tGeir well on the National Coal
.ompany's property. Their No. the
80: Marshall lease is ready for the second
trinE or casin. and they have made loca-
ION ior No. well on their No. . Marshall
ease. Their No. on the Miller farm at
-aurel Hin is down 500 feet.
Russell, McAullen & Co. are starting No. z
IN the Wettengel farm, back of Oakdale
Personal
D. O'Day, General Manager of the National
Transit Company, arrived in Pittsburg
-esterduy from Buffalo. He states that the
outlook for better prices is not good, owing
O Russian competition.
Captain / '. HCag Of the United States
engineer JorpS, came up from Cincinnati |
asst evening, where he has been stationed |
or the last nine months When on leave of
OseHcc lie goes into the oil business and |
-uTing tie Wildwood excitement he WAS ac-
iNeIy engaged in operating in that field.
Production and the Gauges
The estimated production of the field
Thursday morning compiled from gauges
ms IS 800 barrels. the same as the
lar before. The hourly gauges were as fol-
0wS: Jennings, GUffey & Co.'S No. Mat
GewS 20; HerrOn No. 4, 35: Guffey & Queens
so. l samuel Wetmore. 50: Devonian Oil
]ompdny's Nos. and > Boyce, 10: Oakdale
'A CompanE's No. Morgan heirs. 25: Nos.
nd Baldwin, 60: Nos. ! and Wallace 80:
uresC Oil COmpaGy's No. / N. Wright 50;
rHTeN, Murphy Co.'S Nos l and Sam |
ja-GeOn. 30: Oaldalc Oil COMMANDS No 2
Ohm Wetmo-e, 20; production, %, 500: stock
d the lieiJ, 80 O3u
Ilic Tuu~ Ot the Southwest PENNSYLVANIA !
Inc Line Company from Mcdonald Wedes-
&y were 2J,56j: outside OF Mcdonald, u, ,O93
ue National Transit runs Tuesday were |
$50: shipments, H. lG5S. Buckeye runs 46, 1872;
alpmcntS, 52.193. southern Pine Line runs |
~ New ork Transit runs, 81 AUS. MacSs- |
urg rms, J. 81; shipments S4L
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