Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-16
SIXTY BARRELS AN HOUR.

| The oakdale Gas Company Strikes q Big
Well on the Robb Farm at Mcdonald
Several Other Wells in and Showing
Some Good SistersvilIe Wells.
There was a genuine surprise sprung in
the Mcdonald field yesterday when the Oak
dale Gas Company and Stewart well on the
Robb farm came in at 60 barrels an hour. 1t
is located northwest of Oakdale a couple of
miles and only half mile southwest of the
Wetmore pool.
No pool of any dimensions can be opened
by this well, as it is surrounded by gas wells,
aud busters. 1t is scratch pure and simple,
and only confirms the theory that the Nc
Donald field is one of the most spotted IN
the country. A big well is possible along
side OF a dry hole and vice versa. There
was report out early in the afternoon that
1t was making 100 barrels an hour, but this
was not confirmed.
The Rockland Oil Company's No Q, on the
7" ade larm, located southwest of Mcdonald,
was drilled into the Gordon sand yesterday
ana started OF at the rate of $50 barrels
dav. 1t made IS barrels in the first eight
hours.
The Florence Oil Company's No. on the
parsonage property, south of Willow Grove,
l, good for 450 barrels from the Gordon sand.
The same company's No. on the Mrs, Robb
farm is due in the Gordon Tuesday. The
last casing will be put in NJ. Tuesday. No.
is drilling, and a rig is being built for No.
.
farm, down near the Cubbage.
The Forest Oil Company's No. !, on the
Robert Wallace farm is due in the Gordon
to-day. and the No. ., J. c. McMichael, of j.
NJ. Guffey & Co.. is due in the fifth.
The Forest Oil Company's No. Geyser, in
the McCurdy end of the field, was l2 or IA
feet in the sand yesterday afternoon and
had no showing of oil.
showing Oil in the IOO-Foot.
The Oakdale Gas Company's No. on the
Mckee farm was reported to be flowing
from the l00-foot.
Boviaid & Co.'S well on the Mccoy farm,
in the northeast part OF the McCurdy field
is reported to be making considerable oil
from the fourth sand. One OF the owners
claims that it is good for 100 barrels daY.
SISTERsvLLE-It is claimed that the daily
production of this field is now 8 600 barrels.
LeComte & Vallilee's well on the Hubbard
iarIn located a couple of miles up the river
and on the Ohio side, was in the sand and
showing for good well yesterday.
Hervey Bros. Bartlett's well on a town
lot is in, and good for 400 barrels a day.
Gillespie Bros, on the E. Rooner lot, is in,
and will make n fair we'll They are down
6uO feet on the NJ. E. Thistle lot. It is claimed
that their wells on the G. w. Stocking are
good for o barrels.
Wallace & Parker's venture on the G. Gra-
ham property is good for 200 barrels
johnson & Durl on Wells Island below
town are reported to have 800 barreler.
Murphy & co.'s well, on Dr. Vests lot, is
III anu SOOu lOr ZUU barrels w allaCe u
Parker's No. Lacy is doing 200 barrels
Sutton's venture on the w. S. Cutler lot,
in Brooklyn, is in and doing 1875 barrels a
day. The Shriver farm well is in, and re-
ported to be good for 100 barrels. johnson
Durl's test at Hog Hollow school house,
1our miles south or town, is reported to be
showing good.
Gillespie Bros. have bought A. Dare's
residence, located at Wells and Pike streets,
for s., CO.
The production of Mcdonald went up
from 2l,0 to %, 600 barrels YESTERDAY Near
ly all of the OLD wells dropped of, but
glycerine added two more wells to the list
These were Forst & GreenIee's No. Nc
Murray, and No 5 Marshall.
The Gauges
The gauges of the larger wells Yesterday
were as follows: Meise No. 1, Lynch & Co.,
20; Morgan No. 9. Oakdale Oil Company, 25;
RobD No. 8, Florence Oil Company, 90 Sim
clair Oil Company's Nos. and 3 IS: Craw-
Campbell No. 2 Forest Oil Company, 25
Forst & Greenlee's No, 3 McMurray, 80. No
Marshall 25 The estimated production was
%. .O1O; stock i'll the field, 52O0L
Runs and Shipments
National Transit Company runs on l4th.
81. .s4576 shipments 5.709.A
Southwest runs, Mcdonald division, on the
l4th. 23,4G2. Outside of the Mcdonald,
!. .6O4: shipments, none. Buckeye Pipe
Line Macksburg division, 1929. Lima di-
vision, 4S0 002: shipments, "a 163 Eureka
Pipe Line, II. 222; shipments. 2,2S5.
Southern Pipe Line shipments, 9596.