Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-08
WORK ON WELLS CHECKED.
THE WATER SUPPLY DIMINISHED BY
THE COLD WEATHER.


One Big Well Brought in Yesterday and
Another Stopped Flowing-That Sixth
Sand Sensation-Ihs Woods Venture
Showing Oil in the Fifth Sand.
A genuine blizzard swept over the Nc
Donald oil field all day yesterday. Across
the high and unprotected hilltops and down
the valley from Mcdonald to Oakdale the
wind blew steady gale. The buoyant snow
flakes were battered and tossed and chased
along parallel with the ground, except
in places where they encountered OBJ
stacles, when great drifts were formed. The
intense cold froze the water pipes and
brooks, forcing many contractors to shut
down on account of q shortage in the water
supply. For the same reason many pump
ing wells were stopped, and the larger wells,
not disturbed. In consequence of this con-
diton of affairs the production dropped
from 81 500 to $4,000 barrels, which is lower
than it has been for several months.
One big well was developed yesterday
which came in with some of the energy
Characteristic of the old timers. 1t is the
Oakdale Oil Company's No l Hutchinson,
and last evening was making 40 barrels an
hour. This we'll Is located about 1000 feet
northwest of the original Matthews farm
we'll Gutfey, Jennings & Co.'S No Heron
suddenly stopped flowing while producing
II barrels an hour. There was report last
evening to the effect that their Matthews
No. had also stopped but this could not be
confirmed. The No. Matthews, of Guffey,
Jennings 4 Co., was due to get the fifth sand
last night.
Still Drilling in the sixth.
The reported sixth sand well was about the
only subject of conversation with men in
the oil business yesterday. Late Wednesday
night the report was brought in that Hite &
Hothian's Coviack lot well was making any
where from 10 to go barrels an hour from the
of the railroad at Laurel Hill and
was visited yesterday morning by THE
DISPATCH scout The drillers claim that
at Il depth of 200 feet below the fifth sand
they struck hard black sand, which, as it
was penetrated, became whittier and moree
porous. At O'Clock yesterday they claimed
find oil or gas This well was good for 20
barrels dav in the Gordon, but this pro-
duction WIS killed by strong gas in the
fourth sand In the tirh sand it was dry.
The Wheeling Gas Company's we'll on the
Woods farm, south of Laurel Hill, was on
top of the fifth sand and had a showing of
oil. Greenlee & Forst's well on the Glad
den fam, has not improved its Gordon sand
production of % or 80 barrels q day in the
fifth sand. Guckert, Learn and the Jen-
nings Bros we'll on the Reed fsrm, SOUTH
east of Venice. tapped the Gordon vester-
day, and has been shut down until connec-
tions can be made. Shay & Co.'S well, on
the Dougherty lot, east of Laurel Hill, is
through the Gordon and good for only a
Ii
Crowley Bros well at Willow Grove was
on top OF the fifth sand last night The De-
vonian Oil Company's No on the Morgan
Elliott farm was in the Gordon yesterday,
wit very light showing of oil. and their
No. 4 same farm should be in the Gordon
to-day. No. 5 is down 1850 feet. The same
company has a rig up on the W. B. Moor
head farm.
A Well About Due.
Kennedy. Gordnier & Fitzgfbbons' No.
Kennedy half n mile northwest of Oakdale
should get the fifth sand this morning Cuff
fey, Murphy " Co. have started to drill at
their number 10 on the Sturgeon farm, near
Willow Grove, and they are rigging up at
No. IL. Greenlee & Forst's No 10 Mevey at
the Willow Grove pump station is in the
Gordon and has fair showing of oil.
Nays Gartand's No. on the Miller farm,
back OF Mcdonald, was drilling in the fifth
sand yesterday, and showing light. 1t will
be finished up to-day. Their No. 10 on the
same farm is down about 1000 feet. The
Mansfield Oil Company is through the 50-foot
in its we'll at Willow Grove.
a peculiar accident occurred at Gordnier,
kennedy & Fitzgibbons' No. on the Mertz
farm yesterday. 1t was just on top of the
the tools the brake slipped, owing to ice and
snow on the wheel. The result was that
they fell to the bottom of the hole, jerked
the bull wheels into the top of the derrick,
smashed the jars, and the tools are now in
the bottom of the well. Their No. Mertz is
drilling at 1,G00 feet.
ClS iEhN iLLE-lH He Weii VI OdpitiH Gr'icc,
on the Calvin farm, is not making 200 bar
rels. as was reported by contemporary yes
terday morning. Last evening it was drill
ing in the sand, with no showing of oil.
Gauges of the Wells.
The gauges of the wells in the Mcdonald
field yesterday which are making 20 barrels
an hour an over were as follows:
Guffey, Jennings & Co.'s No. / Mathews,
80; No. g. Matthews So: Nos. and Heron,
So: No. / Mathews heirs, 20: No O. Bell 20:
Oakdale Oil Company's Nos.1 and . Baldwin,
IS: Nos. l and 2 Wallace, IS; Forest
Oil Company's No. 4 Heron, 3O Pat
terson & Jones' No. Kelso, 40: Devo-
man OIL Company's Nos. and Boyce. 80:
Forst & Greenlees No l Mevey. go: No
Gamble, 20: No. Gamble, 90: Morgan heirs
No. 2, Oakdalc Oil Company, S5 5. Sturgeon.
and 2 Guffey, Galley Il Murphy. 70: Royal
Gas Company's No. M. Robb. 35. Produc-
tion OF the field based on the foregoing, So
0O0 barrels. The Southwest Pennsylvania
Pipe Line runs from Mcdonald yesterday
were 5,l12 25 barrels. Stock in the field
79OOe.
Oil Found at Freeport.
FREEPoRr, Jan. THE test well being
put down at this place for the eGuckenheiper
Brothers reached the 100-foot sand to-day at |
a depth of about 1900 feet. The drillers re-
port that just after entering the sand they |
struck fine showing of oil, with vein of |
salt water as has invariably been found in j
the I00-foot wells in Butler county. They |
are now about so feet in the sand, and still |
drilling in the hopes of striking lower paw |
taken in the result of the test.