Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
GETTING GORDON OIL.
Few Fifth Sanders Being Developed
in the Mcdonald Field.
SHUTDOWN MOVEMENT Is DEAD.
Sistersville Still Attracting the Attention
of Operators
OPERATIONS DOWN THE OHIO RIVER

NO more talk OF q snutQoWn is nearu any
where, and producers generally admit that
the effort to get up such a movement has
proven a failure. The only ones who
seemed to advocate it were few of the Nc
Donald operators who were long and wished
to sell their product at an advance. Fifth
sanders in this field are already taking a
back seat, but the third, or Gordon, wells
are coming to the front.
The Peoples Gas Company drilled we'll
into the Gordon yesterday on the Mcdonald
Bros farm, located about three-fourths of a
mile south of Mcdonald, which started OF
at Is barrels ar hour.
Tankage has been erected at Lynch.
SNYDER & Co.'S we'll on the Meise farm, and
it is good for about 200 barrels a day. They
started to drill it deeper yesterday after
noon. but with what success could not be
ascertained.
There was a report in circulation at
Noblestown and Oakdale yesterday after
noon that the Forest Oil Company's well on
the Stirling farm, located three-fourths of q
mile northwest of the Meise, had been
drilled deeper and was flowing at the rate
of 100 barrels an hour. Several days
ago the Forest gave out the informa-
tion that this well was through
the fifth sand and dry. When notified of
the report at Oakdale last evening officials
of the company asserted that there were no
tools at the we'll, and that they have not
been in the hole for week. They claimed
that the we'll was abandoned ut Il depth OF
so feet below the bottom of the fifth sand,
and that it will only make a moderate
gasser.
Drilling South of Willow Grove.
The same company has started to spud on
the McKeown farm, about mile south of
Willow Grove. Their No. !, on the Gregg
farm, located half mile southwest of Gregg
station on the Panhandle Railroad should
be in the Gordon sand either tomorrow
evening or Monday. They got a crooked
hole in the Big 1njun sand at No. on the
Sam Sturgeon farm, northeast of Oakdale,
and have been compelled to ream down.
The Woodland Oil Company's No. i. on the
Crawford farm, located two miles southwest
of Mcdonald, has been cased and is through
the Big 1njun sand. Their No. has not yet
been cased. but their No. l. on the Scott
farm. WAS cased yesterday.
j. NJ. Guffey Co, are rigging up at their
No ., on the McMichael farm, IN the Nc
Curdy end of the field, and are building
Patterson & Jones' No. / Terrence devel-
oped strong pressure Of gas in the hfth
yesterday and drilling was stopned.
The Devonian Oil Company's No. 4, j. H.
Robb was drilled through the sand yester-
day and is dry. 1t is north OF Mcdonald.
Benner Bros. & Co.'S well on the Donohue
lot at Noblestown finished casing yesterday.
Greenlee & Forst have five wells ready TO
case. They are Nos. and on the Marshall
lease No. 2; Nos. and on the Marshall and
Chalfant lease and No. on the McMurray
lease No. .. They have commenced to spud
at their No. OH the No. Marshall lease.
Their No. . on the McMurray lease may
reach the fifth sand tomorrow night.
Getting Near the Fifth.
GufTey, Russell, McMullen 6 Co.'S No. 3 on
the wettenGel lease, located between Oak
dale and Noblestown, is in the Gordon sand.
Malarkey & PEBBLES No. on the Wilkfn-
son property is through the 1e0-foot sand.
Marshall, kennedy & Co.'s No. 2, on the
Roy lease, is through the Big 1njun.
GufTey & Co. have a well on top of the sand
on the MankeGick farm at Willow Grove.
The Willow Grove Oil Company's No 9
Mankedick is only good for about ten bar
rels an hour, instead OF "a an hour, as re-
ported Yesterday.
Mercer & McClurg will commence TO build
the rig to-day for their No. 2, on the Nc
Murray property at Noblestown. They will
start to spud on the Guy lot, west of Oak
dale, Monday morning.
Greenlee & Forst's No. l. on the Buckley
property. is down about 700 feet. 1t is located
west of Noblesrown.
The Devonian Oil Company's well on the
Cubhage farm, located about three miles
south of Mcdonald, is not in the Gordon
sand as has been enormously reported. 1t
was about through the gas sand yesterday
and should get the Gordon by Monday.
The oakdaIe Oil Company's Nos, 2 and
on the Gormley farm, south of the Wetmore
wells, should be finished up tomorrow or
Monday.
The Devonian Oil Company's No on the
W. j. Moorhead farm, located a mile south
of Mcdonald. is on top of the salt sand.
Down the Ohio River.
sIsrERvILLE-Ludwig & MONEYS No. ], on
the Joshua Russell farm, is still doing about
LOCO barrels a day, and within the last two
days it has been visited by hundreds of
Pennsylvania operators who read the re-
ports from it in THE DISPATCH. Every day
the impression that there is big pool of oil
in this vicinity seems to gain ground
The Emery Oil Company's well. across,
and up the river from the Ludwig & Mooney
,-l,.a rfr,in cid
was on the top of the sand last evening.
The Victor Oil Company's test well at
Paden Valley. a mile and a half up the river
from the Ludwig well, is down leo feet.
Shay & Smiths well on the Stocking prop
erty, in the town, is due to get the sand to- |
day. |
in and good for only 30 barrels n day. |
Unknown parties have located on Sol |
Slidcr's property, two miles back OF the |
town.
Smith & Shay's we'll on the f. Roome prop
erty. near Forsyth's mill, is in and good for |
40 barrels a day. They have a rig completed |
on the G. w. Stocking farm above town and |
are ready to spud
The well on the Hubbard farm is in and |
good for 100 barrels day.
Cameron 4 Co. are building rig on the |
Pottmyer farm. 1t will be rank wildcat,
as it is located in new territory, about ten
miles southwest of Marietta.
The Mcdonald Gauges.
The following estimates were submitted
by the gaugers of the Southwestern Pennsyl-
vania Pipe Line Company:
The production of the field was $1,000, the
same as the day before. The hourly gauges
were as follows: Matthew'S No. 3, 20; Devon
ian Oil Company's Nos. l and 2 Boyce, 90
Oakdale Oil Company's Nos. and 8 |
Jane Jane stewaix, Ste 45: No. NJ. Wright, %; j. M.
Guffey & Co.'S No. 2 McMichael, IS; Forest &
Greenlee's No. A McMurrny, 25. Production,
q, ,Oo0. Stock in field, 50 600
Tha rrrr1C af ha xlx-o,, 30
Pipe Line Company from Mcdonald Nednes-
day were % $40; outside of Mcdonald, ll.792. |
The National al. Transit runs were 4os74;
ments were 3l,496. Macksburg division of |
the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, l,47I. |
buckeye runs, 4s'as Southern Pipe |
Two Oil Men Dead.
Loren G. Peck one of the best known and |
highly respected men in the oil country, |
died this week at his home in Hazleton,
Kan. He was charter member of the |
Bradford Oil Company and an operator for |
years. He had been L sufferer from chronic |
aropsicai his aisease iGr years, a ana event went to
the benefit of his health. In 1882 he went |
West, but did not give up his oil business |
J. B. Nc Elwaine died at Sandy Lake, Pa, |
this week or injuries sustained by a fall |
He WAS born in Mercer county 45years ago |
and had almost as large an acquaintance in |
the oil country as any man who ever lived |
there. Since the days of Petroleum Centre |
he has been prominently identified with the |
oil interests, and at his death had a large |
oil supply business, with headquarters at |
Bradford and branches in New York, Ohio |
and Indiana.
Yesterdays Market Features. |
The close was nearly cent better than |
the opening on decrease in production and |
the appearance of a few buying orders. The |
opening and lowest was 56l%c, highest 573sc, |
close 571xc. There were bids OF 5s1%c Tor |