Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-26
A BIG M'CURDY WELL.


The Forest OIL Company Struck 50-Barrel
an Hour Producer on the Clever Farm
OIL In the Gordon Sand ON the Cook
Fsrm-The Corbett Mystery.
Something Of surprise was sprung yes
terdaT when the Forest Oil Company's we'll
No. on the Martin Clever farm, located in
the northeastern part of the McCurdy field,
came in at 30 barrels an hour.
Several days ago it was drilled to the fifth
sand, and was reported at the office of the
company to have made Q % barrel fow-
Ir was drilled originally for a gas well,
which the owners expected to find in the
fourth sand, but as it was only light gasser
in this formation. they put it on down to the
fifth.
In this formation some oil was found, and
when they drilled it deeper into the rock
yesterday morning it started of at so bar
rels an hour
1t is one of the most eastern wells in the
McCurdy field. and may open up q large
tract of new territory.
The Wheeling Gas Company's No. on the
W. G. Cook farm was reported yesterday TO
be on top of the Gordon sand and filed up
several hundred ieet with oil. 1t is located
about mile and half south OF east from
Mcdonald. 1t does not develop anything
new, as there are good wells in the vicinity.
There was rumor current yesterday that
the Standard Oil Company Is negotiating
tor the purchase of several of the large
producing comDanies in the Mcdonald field.
The report could not be verified, but it came
from some OF the best-known producers in
the Mcdonald field.
Wells Expected In This Week.
W. P. Rend & Co. expected to finish up
their No. on the j. D. Sauters farm this
week. 1t is located mile and u half south
of Mcdonald, and has been delayed for sev-
eral months on account of shortage in the
water supply.
The Florence Oil Company's No. g. on the
Robb heirs farm, which is located mile
south Of Willow Grove, is due in the Cor
don the pay sand, tomorrow. 1t is the last
well this company is drilling in this region.
The Devonian Oil Company expects to
finish up a well this week on the Mcdonald
farm.
Observation-Disclosures & solhn's we'll on
the Erhmentrout farm is good for about 20
barrels day from the first pay in the 30
foot sand. They have started to drill it
deeper.
SisrERsvILLE-McMullen & Davis we'll on
the Corbett farm, three miles east of this
place. is reported to be good producer. The
owners are working 1t for a mystery, but
they have commenced to put up tankage,
and one leaseholder in the vicinity stated
Yesterday that he had been offered s., 900 for
100 acres of land.
The Gauges.
The production OF Mcdonald vas 1850
yesterday, 900 less than the day before.
Greenlee & Forst's No. 6, Marshall, 20. The
estimated production was 1850; stock in
field, 47,0O0
The runs from the sistersville field were
15, 7A barrels on Monday.
Runs and Shipments Monday.
The Monday runs of the National Transit
Company were 34,095; shipments, % 96l;
Southwest runs from Mcdonald were 10, OILS;
outside Of Mcdonald, 9774; total, 25, ,7s9
Pipe Line runs from the Macks-
burg field, s,913; shipments, 49,; Buckeye
runs Of Lima oil, 49,7T; shipments, 42.647;
Eureka Pipe Line ruDs, H09S; shipmen s,
] l,9l7; Southern Pipe Line shipments, 3S, ,079;
New York Transit shipments, SO, ,1s7.
The Western and Atlantic lines ran 43, 1914
barrels Monday: shipments, ISIS.
were 6,536: shipments, 6,095 The
runs on Sunday were 4,727; shipments, 3074.
{, ,325
The runs of the Tidewater Pipe Line Com
panv were 2.793. Total for the month, II, ,61l;
average. 1884. The shipments on Monday
to 81. 1853; total for the month, $780,
S63: average daily shipments, 7.5l5.
The Oil Market.
Range of the November option: Opening.
5lhc; highest, 5l14c; lowest, 5Os4c; closing
5OAc.
Refined oil-New York, &c; London, 46@
1 l5-l6d; Antwerp. 1877
OIL CITY, Oct. 25.-National Transit Certifi-
Gates opened at 5113c; highest, 511Sc; lowest
50Ac; closed, 5OAc: sales, l8 600 barrels; clear.
ances, 128, 900 barrels.