Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-04
OIL IS STILL FOUND.
More of the Greasy Fluid Brought to
the Surface Yesterday.
FOUR GOOD WELLS REACH THEPAY.
Many New Wells Located on the East and
West Sides of the Pool.
ANOTHER SISTERSVILLE PRODUCER

The Mcdonald field wa full of surprises
yesterday, and several wells were drilled
into the sand which are showing for big
producers. The field is contsntly assuming
greater proportions in length and breadth.
The well of Gufiey S Queen and ]. NJ.
Guffey, on the Mark Robb, which came in
yesterday at 35 barrels an hour, takes the
boundary line several hundred feet nearer
the setting sun.
When the drillers saw the gas increasing
from the fifth sand they shut down, and in
few minutes the well drilled itself into
the sand and began flowing at the rate men
toned.
On the Western horizon, as well as on the
East around Brown & Robinson's well at
Noblestown, preparations are being made
to put down Immediately score of new
wells, which represents an outlay of at
least S120, 600, as it is seldom well is drilled
south of the Ohio for less than Sc, 900.
The field has taken on some of its old-time
activity and notwithstanding the roads are
knee deep with mud everybody is hustling.
Teamsters are again in demand as 1t takes
from three to eight teams to haul load at
present which one could have handled easily
four months ago.
Noblestown is booming and its residents
are looking forward with feverish expect
ancy to the time when they hope to live in
the next oil metropolis ON the Panhandle.
They are ali positive that great fifth
sand pool lies just east Of their village, and
the guileless stranger is RECALLED with mar
velous stories OF the immense wealth which
is hidden beneath those barren looking
hills toward the Orient.
The lethargy into which they had fallen
when operations were necessarily cut short
by bad weather has entirely left them, and
now they are united people full OF life,
energy and hope.
The Cause of the Change.
This change has been brought about by
Brown 81 RobinsonS venture on the Nc
Murray property. This remarkable we'll,
which started of by putting 80 barrels In
the bottom of 250-barrel tank in 30 min
utes was agitated yesterday afternoon about
3 o'clock and last evening was making so
barrels an hour. 1t was not drilled any
deeper into the sand, but the tools were
kept going. Before the tools were started
it was flowing by heads There was
rumor in circulation late last evening that
it had increased to 80 barrels an hour, but
was without confirmation.
Greenlee & Forst have a rig up for their
No. 2 on the Marshall farm, at Noblestown,
and are building rig On the McGrady lot,
south of the railroad. They have secured
the lease of the balance OF the Marshall
farm, consisting of nearly 100 acres, also
located south of the railroad, at Mobiles
town, and have located four wells upon it.
They have also made a location ON the Nc
Murray property, about 800 feet northeast
of Brown & Robison's well.
Mercer & McClurg have made a location
ON 12-acre lease off the McMurray prop
erty, about 600 feet southwest from the
Brown Il Robson well.
Dure q Story have rig up for their No.
2, on the brickysrd lot at Noblestown.
Their No. is making from 25 to 30 barrels
a day from the Gordon sand, but is being
drill. ed to the fifth.
The Willow Grove Oil Company expects
to get the Gordon to-day on the Maukedick
farm, located $500 1eet east OF Willow
Grove station.
Learn & Burson's No. I, on the Postoffice
lot, at Willow Grove, will get the Gordon
by Tuesday.
Stafford, Clarke & Phillips, who have
been shut down on top Of the sand on the
Faraday lot, will drill the well into the
Gordon to-day.
Wells Which Were Completed.
Hoffman & Co. drilled their No. 3, on the
Moore farm, in Southwest McCurdy, into
the sand Yesterday and it started off at Is
day.
Hirsh & Co. IS well, on the Fife farm, was
making 10 barrels an hour yesterday, and
the Oakdale Oil Company's No. Gormley,
which was reported Tuesday to be no good,
is making from ten to twelve barrels an
hour.
F. NJ Aiken & Co. IS No. 2, on the Pat
terson property, located Just across the rail
road from the Willow Grove station,
struck second pay yesterday, and flowed
like geyser for some time. The wind was
blowing strong at the time and the station
and the houses in the vicinity were covered
with petroleum.
Not a minute after the well ceased fow-
ing passenger train went laundering by.
A minute sooner and the passengers would, |
doubtless, have witnessed the rare spectacle |
OF an oil well on fire, and, possibly, the |
train would have been consumed
Guckert & Steele are down 600 feet in |
their Burchinal No. 2 at Willow Grove
Guckert & Learn have the second string of
casing in their well on the Cunningham lot,
and Learn & Burson are drilling at 600 feet |
on the Vanescott property.
Kemp & Co. s No. 2, on tn, Wade farm.
at Mcdonald, was reported last evening to
be in the fifth sand and dry. 1t was good
for a couple of hundred barrels from the
Gordon.
The Venture Oil Company's No. 1. on the
John George farm, near Midway, is through
the Gordon and dry in that formation 1t
is being drilled to the fifth sand. They are
still fishing at their No. 2 Moorhead, and
have drilled the bailer out of their No, 8
Moorhead Their No Kelso is due to get
,he Gordon Friday.
The Wheeling Gas Company's No. SO, on
he McClay farm, near Washington, is abig
yasser
w. P. Rend's No. 5 on his own property,
1t Laurel Hill, is due to get the fifth early
lext week. His No. 1 Wade is down 400
wells on the Robbins property at Willow
irove. They are each down about 900
eet.
Work on the Western Horizon.
The Benner Oil Company's No. 1 on the
Morgan Elliott farm, located west of deyel-
'pments, was drilling on top of the fifth
and last night and should be in to-day. 1t
lows occasionally from the Gordon sand,
md since the big wells came in to the
northeast of it, the Benner Oil Company
people are sanguine of getting good fifth
ander.
The Oakdaie Oil Company's No. on the
Tohn Wetmore farm should be in the fifth
and Saturday This company has made
ocations for Nos sand on the Gormlev
arm, and for No. . on the Nancy Bell, all
IN the western horizon.
j. M. Guffey & Co. yesterday paid S11, 900
or the C. h. Potter farm which joins the
Mark Robb on the west, and will proceed
to develop it. There are So
Icres in the farm.
The Kyle Oil Companv's No .. on the