Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09
MORE GORDON SAND WELLS.

The NIeise Pool Extended to the South
and Southwest by Two New Producers
Wells Which Are Due This Week
Reports From Ohio and West Virginia.
The important developments in the oil
fields yesterday were made in an extension
of the Meise Gordon sand pool to the south.
Two wells that are showing good in the
Gordon were in that sand yesterday after
noon, and if they prove rs large as their
present appearance would seem to indicate
they will extend the pool considerably to
the south.
One of the wells belongs to Patrick Con-
nors & Co., of Washington, Pa, and the
other is Greenlee & Hartmans.
Corners 6 Co.'s well is on tho Cook farm,
and the last reports from it were 1t was
making 10 barrels an hour, and improving
with deeper drilling
just across the road, and only q lew rods
to the. west is Greenlee & Hartman's ven
ture on the Potter farm. Mr.. Greenlee left
the well early yesterday afternoon, and at
that lime they were oaly two feet in the
sand, and it had filled up 1850 feet in less
than 10 minutes.
lie claims that it has the best showing of
any well which has been put down to the
Gordon il this field and he also stated that
he thought it would extend the field at
least mile.
Near the Shane No. 3.
j. NJ. Guffey's & Co.'S No. 8 on the Shane
farm, which came in Friday ut 200 barrels an
hour, is only $50 feet from the Potter we'll of
Greenlee & Forss. Their well on the Oak
Ridge Coal Company's property, just east of
Oakdale, should be in the sand to-mor-
row.
The Deyonian's Nos. and 10 on the Eli
OFT, No. Elliott, and Fitzyibbon & Co.'s No.
l Fisher all north of Mcdonald, are due in
the fifth. this week.
The Royal Gas Company's Nos. and 4, on
the Mark Robb farm, are also near the
sand.
The Porter Oil Company has a we'll on the
Miller & Mcbride farm that is down 1000
feet.
Schlesel, LEM & Fred's No. 8 Noble is
drilling at 400 Ieet.
The Wheeling Gas Company's No. Mays,
near Venice, is l,2JO Get deep, and their No.
Gladden. is down ], 400 feet.
There was only one well given in the list
of guages in the Mcdonald field yesterday.
Thar was Greenlee & Forst's No. 2, on the
Noble heirs property, which was reported
as doing q barrels an hour
j. NJ. Guffey & Co.'S No. Shane, Jennings
& GnfTey's No. Heron and the Florence
Oil Co.'s No. Robb were making from l5 to
20 barrels an hour.
Increased Activity at Warrington.
MANNINGroN, W. VA-There are 25 rigs up
and wells drilling in this field, which has
been given boost by the gusher of Mont
gomery and the Flaggy Meadow Oil Com
pany on the Straight farm.
The Flaggy Meadow Oil Company has
started to drill No. on the Fleming farm.
The South Penn Oil Compuny's No. Am.
mon will be in this week, and their No. 2 is
not far behind. Their No. on the Bruce
Wallace Is down 1000 ieet, and No. 9 is about
800 feet deep. They have started to drill on
the Baker farm.
Burt Bros. Nos. II and IL on the Burt farm
are on top of the sand, and the South Penn
Oil Companys No. Snyder is down 1000
feet. The same company is drilling Nos. l, 2
and on the Conway property.
Work in Ohio Districts, ...
BOWLING GREEN, 90. A. Browning & Co.
have completed and shot No. 3 on the south
east corner of the Sd. Simmons farm, in the