Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03


The cost of the wells does not seem to
have deferred operators however, for, as
the monthly report shows, there arc ITO new
wells now under way. These alone at a
cost of only s.. 900 each, represent an outlay
of $3.50, co.,
Altogether there have been over 400 wells
completed in the Mcdonald -McCurdy pool.
which alone represents over 81, 0OO 600, to say
nothing of the big bonuses paid, the hun
dreds of thousands paid for pipe, and pipe
line equipments, tanks, teamstcrs and lum-
ber
Some slight idea of tho immense amount
of business done in that Held for short
time might be aained by the knowledge
that for moro than n week the
consigned to Mcdonald, oakdais. Nobies-
town or any intermediate points because
they could not handle it, and to get around
the difficulty the shrewd operators used to
have their freight shipped to Midway
west of Mcdonald respectively, and then
haul it back with teams to their leases. 1tis
vet question whether the field has paid
for the work done in it. and the money sunk.
It is TACT that not more than score Of
operators or oil companies will be able to
leave che field with much money ahead.
Drillins Cheaper Down the River.
Sistersville. which is now attracting the
attention of operators who have either left
Mcdonald OF did not get into that territory,
will be much more easiiv developed. The
cost of drillinga a we'll will seldom exceed
Sc, 500
The oil is found in the Big Injun sand.
There are three pay streaks in this forma-
tion, and the first is struck at 1853 feet
when the well is located on the flats
feet of sand in the first nay streak:
The second pay is struck at $50 feet or 81
feet below the top OF the first pay. There
are about six feet of good sand in the sec
he Ri r,Qv IN
80 feet below the second pay, and the
third pay is from 14l2 to l.420 feet.
The field has been developed up to the
present time three miles from east to west
and two and one-half miles from
north to south. A popularity of the field is
that the wells keep increasing. As the salt
water is exhausted the production of oil
goes up. This was the case ut the Miller's
Run Oil Company's No. l Stewart on the
Ohio side OF the river. 1t came in last June
at 90 barrels day and finally went up to 70,
which it is doing al present.
Where the Case Is Reversed.
The case is reversed, of course, wherea well
is allowed to stand without the salt water
being exhausted. At the Kama " ha Oil Com
well on the Mittendorf farm, located 1000
feet west of the No. Stewart. it started off
at IS barrels day. but the salt water rinally
forced it down to 30 barrels a day.
j. C. Tenants No. on the F. c. Russell
farm. which was completed early last sum-
mer is still pumping rom 20 to 25 barrels
day. 1t was located Q. 900 feet southeast of
his old No. /. He then put down a we'll on
the C. Russell farm, three-quarters of a
mile south west of the original Stewart, W hich
started off at so barrels dav. and has since
been forced down by salt water to 65 barrels
q day.
rett Colvin, half, a mile west Of the
as ad sny Stewart veasrss earrsfs day .'afsss sss
after the water was exhausted it came up
a day. Tenants No. 2 Stewart located
GOO feet southwest of No. !, started at only
Is barrels day. but doubled its production
when the salt water was taken out:
Colvin farm, located half IA mile north of the
original Tennant we'll, is now making 80 bar
rels a day from the third pay.
The Miller's Run Oil Company is now
pun ping its well on the Deist farm, and
Is showing for a good producer.
The Emery Oil Company's we'll on the
J. r. Hissen farm, located a mile and half
northeast of the old Stewart we'll. is making
O good showing from the first pay.
The Big Well Not Flowing.
One OF the latest wells in the field and the
one which has given rise to all kinds
is j. C. Tenants No. ], on the
Tolbott farm. 1t started or at the rate of
5OO barrels a.tiay, but stopped flowing after
it had put out q couple of hundred barrels.
1t has not yeS been rigged mp for pumping,
but will be soon. 1t is located mile south
west of Stewart No. l.
The Bakerstown Oil Company is fishing
fora string Of tools on top of the sand on the
Elliott farm. This is the fartheSt well north
west Of developments.
Mitchell & Co. are drilling on top of the
sand on the Stewart farm.
Apple. Elyea & Mercer expect to finish up
VaIe 4, o..
tersville, on the Virginia side of the river.
The wells being put down are little more
than wildcats, and the parties who hold
leases in the field are quietly waiting for the
outlined by any means, and there is no tell
ing where it may go. 1t is scarcely
probable, however, that Sis.crsville will re-
ceive a substantial boom until the territory
In and around Mcdonald has been thor
ouQhly tested.
Tho development of a good 800 barrel well
will greatly accelerate the movement in the
direction of Sistersville.
Southwest Wildcats Showing Oil.
There were few new developments yester-
day in the Mcdonald field.
The we'll which was attracting most at
tention was the Wheeling Gas Company's
No. /, on the W. J. Kelso farm. 1t is located
about a mile and a half due southwest of Nc
Donald, and half mile northeast of the
well of Knox Bros, Apple & Eiyea, on the
SCOCC 1AInl.
The Kelso well was shut down for nearly
two weeks owing to salt water in the Cor
don sand This had to be cased OFF, and late
last week they started to drill to the fifth
sand. It got u showing of oil in the top OF
the fifth Tuesday, and YESTERDAY aft
ten barrels an hour. A producer who came
from the well yesterday morning stated
that it was showing for ~ well, but its capac-
lty was an uncertain quantity. The nearest
well to it is the Scott.
The Grover Cleveland Oil Company is
down 1900 feet on the Kelly farm, q mile
northwest of Venice.
The Woodland Oil Company has started to
spud on the Crawford farm, located half q
mile north of the Scott farm.
sand gasser located on the Brown farm, u
mile southeast of the Reed well, and will
drill it to the fifth sand.
Haymak eU Bros we'll on the McConaughey
farm, over three miles southwest of McDon-
AID, is showing oil in the Gordon sand.
They are fishing for string of tools in this
we'll on top of the Gordon for nearly
month.
McManus & Co.'s we'll, on the GLADDEN.
farm, 700 feet east of the Moorhead we'll is
Gordon. The owners expect to drill it in TO-
lay or tomorrow.
Small Well on the Ewing Farm.
The Forest Oil Company's No. 2 on the j.
Y. Ewing farm, was Is feet in the sand yes
;erday afternoon, and showing for l25 bar
-els q day. The same company's No. 8. Eta
Glenn, was in the top OF the Gordon yester
day and filled up with oil.
Their No. J. on the Agnes Kemp. is due to
IeEthe Gordon to-day. II u located within