Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-09
THE FIELD DEFINED.
No New Gusher Territory in Sight
Around Mcdonald.
REPORTS FROM THE BEALL WELL
The Woods Farm Well Is Showing for a
Producer in the Fifth.
RIG BURNED AND TWO MEN INJURED


$4,000 barrels, and predictions are freely
made that it will be below 25, 900 before the
end of the month. At the rate it has been
dropping since New Years it would be
less than 10000 by February, but the
general opinion seems to be that when
it reaches $4,000 the decline will be much
slower than it has been from so, 900 to the
present figures. There is now no new gush-
er territory in sight, and although there is
still big block in the heart of the old field
which has not yet been developed, it is be-
lieved that this will be found to have
been drained if it is ever drilled. This
has been the case at least with nearly all of
the second crop of wells which have been
put down. Few of the late wells have been
big ones, and when the exceptions have
started off big they have invariably fallen
off to moderate proportions within very
short time.
The results from the wells which have so
far been completed southwest of Mcdonald
have not been encouraging, and parties who
have paid big bonuses for leases in this
quarter are already preparing to bid them a
final farewell.
The Wheeling Gas Company has just
abandoned well on the Sam Jones farm,
located about four miles southwest of
Mcdonald, ON 45o line. They
drilled it to a depth of 1855 feet,
aud the only showing of oil they
got was in the Big Injun. They found con-
siderable salt water and the regular forma-
tion of the Gordon and fifth sands, but in
neither was there any gas or indications of
petroleum. the same company's well on
the w. j. Kelso farm, located more to the
south, but not as far from Mcdonald as the
Jones farm, is down about 1000 feet. 1t
was started nearly four weeks ago.
The Independence Well.
A well which was the occasion of good
deal of discussion yesterday is the Carr
Bros. on the Beall farm near Independence,
nearly 20 miles ahead of Mcdonald. For
some time this well has been worked as a
mystery, and yesterday highly colored
account of its having struck a strong
streak of oil in the Gantz sand
was published in a Pittsburg paper.
r. L. Jones, leaser in the vicinity, was
given as authority for the story. The report
was generally discredited, but no authentic
information in relation to the well could be
learned in Pittsburg yesterday. A few
days ago the tools were many feet from the
Gantz sand, and it was not believed that the
latter formation could have been reached in
SO short time.
ulative market well that is worked as
mystery is dry in nine cases out often. An
operator will not begin a well, unless
forced to do so, in region where he has not
secured all of the territory he wishes to
handle. When he does finally get it down
there is nothing to be gained by mystifying
it. The air of mystery which the owners
have been throwing around the Beall well
only serves to confirm the belief that the
well is mo good.
The well of the Wheeling Gas Company,
on the Woods farm, half a mile south of
Laurel Hill, was reported last evening to
be doing from eight to ten barrels an hour
from the fifth sand. One excited operator
asserted that it was making fifty barrels an
hour, but his statement lacked confirmation.
A member of the company said yesterday
that it has been flowing almost steadily, but
not strong. Drilling was stopped at 5
o'clock Thursday evening until more nnk-
age could be put up.
Showing for Producer.
In the first seven hours after the fifth
sand was struck the we'll put about So bar
rels into the tank, or at the rate of 120 bar
rels a day. Drilling was resumed yester-
day when the production was increased.
This is one of the most important wells in
good sized block of territory, if it proves as
arge as the present indications would seem
10 warrant.
Greenlee & Forts No. 1, on the GLADDEN. |
arm, mile southwest of Mcdonald, was |
shot yesterday afternoon, and last evening |
report was in circulation that it was flow |
ng at the rate of 300 barrels a day. This,
however, seems an exaggeration, as the well |
has been making heretofore only about % |
,arrels day.
The Royal Gas Company has decided not
% drill its Nos. 1 and 2, on the Sauters |
northeast of the borough of Nc
Donald, to the fifth. They are being rigged
Up for pumping from the Gordon. The
ust south of Venice, is down 700 feet.
The Oakdale Oil Company's No 8 on the
Baldwin farm west of Noblestown, is due
n the fifth Monday or Tuesday. Their
No. Baldwin is drilling at 1 400 feet.
This company's No. on the Hutchinson,
which came in Thursday, was making
bout Is barrels an hour yesterday. F. NJ.
Aiken is down 700 feet in his No on the
Patterson property at Willow Grove.
Jrowley Bros started to drill their well at
Willow Grove into the Gordon sand yes
erday, but too late for the result to be
.nown last evening.
Guffey, Jennings g. Co.'S No. 3, on the
usan Heron farm, which was plugged in
he salt sand some time ago, and the der
lex moved, is down 700 feet. Weiser &
,o are starting a well on the Stirling farm
ust outside of the town of Venice.
The Forest Oil Company's No. 4, on the
leonard Shaffer farm, in southwest Nc
urdy, will be finished up within a week.
Two Hundred Barrels a LAY.
Greenlee & Forst's No. 1 on the Wade
lrm, located quarter of mile south of
station, is good for 2O0 barrels
ay. Their No. on the Mevey has about
ne same capacity. They are tubing their
ell on the Scholart lot at the Elliott
-estle between Noblestown and Willow
rove. The Wallace Oil Company will
noot its we'll on the lumber yard lot back
Mcdonald station in both the Gordon
nd fifth sands to-day. Koerner s. Co. will |
rill their well on the Mcdowell lot into
he Gordon sand to-day. 1t is located only
30 feet south of Nolan Bros. we'll on the
.obbins lot.
The Wheeling Gas Company has recev-
red the tools in the well on the John
gorge farm, at Primrose, and drilling has
cen resumed. The well is down 1, 200 feet.
he same company's No. 81, on the Clay
lrm, located ON the West Mlddletown
'ou' opouI ioti niles Wesb VI w dSulnStou,
through the Gordon sand They get the
IS at almost $500 feet. Their No. SO is
own 1000 feet, and the big casing has just
cen put into No. 80.
Tool Dresser Irwin Burned.
The rig at Galley s. Co. IS No. 1, on the
'alker farm, west of Oakdale, was burned
ssterday morning at o'clock. The tool
lesser. a young man named Irwin, was
riously burned, and the driller was
lightly injured. They were drilling in the ]