Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-25
THE WELLS DECLINE,
McDonald's Production Dropped q
Thousand Barrels Yesterday.
NO BIG WELLS WERE REPORTED.
Several Places Where Operators Expect to
Reach the Sand To-Day.
FAYETTE COUNTY is TO BE TESTED

wells of any size were brought in, and tn
old wells dropped off rapidly. Two we'll
in the list of those doing 20 barrels an hou
or more were dropped, while all but thre
of the others declined.
The Oakdale Oil Company's Nos and
Baldwin went from 25 to 20 barrels an houI
the Forest Oil Company's No. Wrigh
dropped from so to 45; the Forests Jan
Stewart fell from IS to 60; the Woodlan
Oil Company's No. McMurray droppe
from 80 to 20; j. M. Guffey, Russell, Nc
Mullen & Co.'S No. Wettengel fell fror
40 to 30; and Guffey, Queen & Guffev's No
1 Bell dropped from 30 to %.
This decline, together with that in othe
wells which sre not given in the list, con
tributed to the general result. and unles
some big wells are brought in within tn,
next day or two, the production will prob
ably drop several thousand more befor
long.
There are more wells near the top of tn,
sand at the present time than there hav,
been for some time past, aud it is not at al
improbable that big well or two may bt
| developed among the lot.
Bell No. Is Light Well.
The only well which was reported to have
reached the fifth sand yesterday was Guffey
Jennings & Co. S No. 2, on the Bell farm
It was reported as almost through the fifth
sand and showing for about $50 barrels
day.
Guffey & Co.'S No. 2, on the Mankedick
farm, at Willow Grove, was reported last
night to be 16 feet in the Gordon sand and
| showing for q light we'll in that formation.
1t is located south of the other wells al
Willow Grove.
Learn & Burson's well, on the Wander.
| scott, in the eastern part of Willow Grove,
is almost through the Gordon sand and will
make probably 100 barrels day.
The jolly Oil Company expected to get
| the fifth sand on the bridge lot, opposite the
station at Noblestown, but owing to break.
down they will not get in before this after
noon.
Todd, Nolan & Co.'S we'll, on the Rob.
bins lot, at the south end of the Elliott
| trestle, was another that was expected TO get
the Gordon yesterday, but failed, and should
be in to-day.
Crowley Bros we'll on the Mandedick
property at Willow Grove is on top of the
Gordon sand.
Greenlee & Forst's No. I, on the Ma.
tional Coal Company's property, and their
No. 2, on the No. l Marshall lease, were
both in the Gordon said yesterday, and
PioSeiSdiis III tudI lOIudtlOus
No Gordon Oil in the Vicinity.
Nothing was expected, however, and
other wells which have been drilled near
them were also dry in the Gordon.
The same parties have commenced to
spud at their Nos. and on the Marshall
and Chalfantt lease and at No. on the Ma
G1a IS dpWn ees na Thsr Ho Mo-
Grady and No. on the No. 2 Marshall lease
are each about L. 100 feet. Their No. on the
GLADDEN. farm, southwest of Mcdonald, is
Patterson & Jones expected to get the
fifth sand in their No. s on the Shaffer farm
yesterday, but it was delayed bv a set of
is on top of the fifth. No. l on the Terrence
is down nearly 500 feet: No. Finch is almost
through the salt sand; No. McCudy is 500
feet deep, and No. Shatfer is in the l00-foot
PEBBLES & Malarkey's well on the pool
room lot at Willow Grove is down 1,4OO feet.
William Craig, of the firm of Kountz &
Craig, well-known contractors. died at
gifts. He was 3lyears of age and resided in
Oil City, where his wife and three children
are at present. The remains were taken to
Oil City yesterday.
Gas Threw Out the Shell.
M. Van Curen, the torpedo shooter, who
recently moved his headquarters from Wild
wood to OakdaIe, found q we'll yesterday
"Hioii ho eoui" NV Shoo'' ~ was VIC II 81
case OF the KIND he ever encountered. The
well was Guffey, Queen & Co.'S No. ! on
the Sam Wetmore farm. When first
struck it was big we'll, but has fallen of to
sta arted ont 70 shoot r. yestaraov -, ornin,r
but when he arrived it had developed into
such strong gasser that he could not get
weights enough to hold the shell in the
hole.
The roads in the field are worse now than
they have been since the cold snap, They
have commenced to thaw out, and the team.
sters claim that the bottom is sinking every
day and in some nlaces has dronned ont
altogether 1t is absolutely impossibIe to
move machinery. and where wells are To-
Gated at any distance from the railroad they
are shut down. when tools or fuel ARE nee.
essary to keen them going.
VII company in fayette county.
A special to THE DISPATCH from Union.
town saws. The Favette County OH com.
nonv ,Tos nr,ro,;,ed ,,ora tI,;s a,..,i, tel
Pany was ors,lhineu GU iaere tlis evening" WIN
capltal s1ock OF slo,ooO. luis the ntentlon
y, tn une t,'ia a W uraa iot Oh at Mason1
are Colonel ]. M. Reid, of ConnellsyilIe,
Sheriff George A. Mccormick, j. J..
Mcfarland, proprietor OF the Hotel
LnafHyeGee "a o. tn,s pace; Jonn Z. ana
II. ". w. NSn, OF Masontown, ana the Geer
Br0thers. Inc ofnGers OF the company are:
"A: ": boyu, Esq, fresiuent; Jonn Y. Men,
wee &c freslaent; u. L. Greer, secretary; Dr,
v. w. Men, treasurer; Dlrectors, >. .. NC
Fafland, george a. McCofmlck, NOBLE NC
Cormick, j. n. Reid, E. L. Geer, DR.. W. A.
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