Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-28
OIL AND GAS WELLS.
Another Producer Struck South of
the NOblestOwn Pool.
NEW GASSERS IN THE FIFTY-FOOT
Four Wells Which Will Soon Penetrate
the Gordon Sand.
PRODUCTION TAKES AN UPWARD TURN

The new pool between Noblestown and
Oakdale, in the Mcdonald field, was con-
sidered widened yesterday by Forst &
Greenlee's No. 8 on their No. Marshall
lease. 1t struck the fifth sand at an early
hour yesterday morning, and started off at
60 barrels an hour.
In consequence the production of the
field took an upward turn, and stopped at
"a, 900 barrels, an increase of 1,000 There
are now IL wells in the field reported to be
making 20 barrels an hour OF more.
The No. Marshall of Greenlee & Forst is
located ON top OF the hill, about 1000 feet
south of their No. McMurray, and the same
distance east of south from their well near
the mouth of the coal tipple. Judging from
the present developments the spur TO the
southward does not extend far to the west,
as Brown, Robson & Co.'S No. McNurray
IS almost directly west OF IT aDont ioV ieet.
This well is good for from e75 to 1oo Darfels
a day.
Forst & Greenlee's No. l on the No. 2 Nc
Murray lease located north of the railroad,
and on the line of the Noblestown road, Is
good for 75 barrels day from the Goruoh L
sand. 1t is being drilled on down to the fifth
sand. Their No on the Marshall ana Cnnl-
1anG lease, located about half a mile south OF
Noblestown, is due in the Gordon sand TO-
day.
Three on Top of the Gordon.
They expect to reach the Gordon early
next week in their No. on the Marshall NO.
9, in No. on tho same lease, and in their
No. on the Bartlev lot located i'll the north
ern part of n Nobestown.
They have cased their Kirk No. !, located
near the Meise well, with 81 casing.
The Devonian Oil Company's No. on the
W. B. Moorheai farm, mile ana nail
southwest of Mcdonald, was drilled through
the Gordon sand yesterday and is spraying
only small amount of OIL 1t was IN tne
Gordon sand that they expected to get a well:
There is good producer east ana west
of it. The Devonan's No Moorhead is DO
ing nearly 800 barrels Il day, and w. +.
Rend's No. l on the j. ID. Sauters larIn
short distance west, is good for ten barrels
an hour Their No. l on the McDonald
Bros property is in the lO0-foot sand, and
they are starting well on the Louisa helso
arm in the southwest.
Tue Wheeling Gas Company's No. on the
J. P. Scott farm developed into a big gasser
in the 5Oioot sand yesterday. The gas Will
likely be packed off. and the well put down
to the fifth sand. Their No. on the ROD
bins farm should get the fifth sand Monday,
and No. GLADDEN. will be In the Gordon about
the same time.
The Forest Oil Company's No. 6 Jane Nc
Gill was making 20 barrels an hour yester-
day.
SIsrERsv1LLE-The Victor Oil Conpany's
well at Padden's valley, four miles up the
river, is due in the sand early next week.
Smith & Shay's well on the Mccoy property,
east OF town, is showing for good well.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern Penn
sylvania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field was "a 600. or
1,GOO more than the day before The hourly
gauges were as follows: Matthews No. 8, 20;
Forest Oil Company's No. 6 Jane McGill, 2O
Lynch Co.'S No. Meise, 80: Morgan No.2
40: Brown, Robson & CO.. No. McMurray,
20; MaIarkey & Co.'s No. Freeman, 25; >: NJ.
Guffey Co.'S No. Mankedick, so: No. Nc
MichaeI, 90; Peoples Gas Company's No. Us
McMurray. 90: Forst & Greenlee, No Nc
Murray. 3O No. Marshall, 35 Production,
"a, 900. Stock in field, 50. 600.
The runs of the Southwestern Pennsylva-
mia Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald
Thursday were 25, 5F; outside of Mcdonald,
10,7s7. The National Transit runs were
35632: shipments, 25,42 New York Transit
shipments were 1888. Macksburg division
Of the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, ! dIoS. aSS
Buckeye rms, 47,9l6: shipments, 2,639.
Southern Pipe Line shipments, l6, 996. Eureka
runs 1851; shipments, 1856.