Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-25
TWO GOOD ONES DOWN
Scott Well Through the Sand and the
Midway Venture a Mystery.
TROUBLE PROBABLE OVER LEASES.
Willow Grove the Center of Activity and
Gordon Sanders Due.
sIsTRRSvILLE AND HARMONY WELLS

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The Midway well is still mystery, but
the well of Knox Bros, Apple, Elyea &
Co., on the John Scott farm, in advance
has been finished up, and its ul
innate capacity is now known.
1t has been drilled through the fifth sand
and in the 10 hours ending at o'clock
yesterday morning it had put IS barrels of
| oil into q 25O-barrel tank Altogether they
found 30 feet of fifth sand. Eight feet of it
on top was ofa poor quality and the remain
| ing 90 feet was almost as good as has been
found in the field.
They were taking down the tools yester-
day. 1t will not be shot, and $4,000 was
paid yesterday for 60 acress adjoining the
| John Scott on the north, and indications
point to.lively operations in that locality
as soon as the roads are in fit condition to
| transport machinery.
The well of Smith, Royce & Co., on the
| Taylor farm, east of Midway, is being
worked as mystery. The derrick door is
| kept locked, and no one but the owners and
| drillers are allowed inside of the rig.
| The plugs which had been placed in the
hole Monday were drilled out yesterday
| morning, and the well made number of
small flows. They have one 250-barrcl tank
| completed, in which there are about 18 bar
rels of oil.
Old Leases Worry Operators.
This we'll is now being watched with more
interest than any other venture in the field.
Bonuses have gone up with startling strides,
and Yesterday one old farmer, whose prop
ertv is in the immediate vicinity, asked
1926 an acre bonus for his farm. 1t was not
paid.
There is trouble ahead for many of the
lease holders in the region southwest of Nc
Donald. They have recently learned that
c. D. Robbins, the coal operator, holds
leases on the biggest part of the territory in
that region. About ten years ago he leased
nearly every farm in that section of the
country for a period of 20 years There
were no forfeiture clauses in the leases
the only provisions being that Mr.. Rob
bins should drill number of test wells in
certain localities. He fulfilled his part of
the agreement, but as the existence of a
fifth sand was unknown at that time he
drilled only as deep as the Gordon, which
proved to be dry in every we'll he put
down.
1t is claimed that his leases are still in
force, and that under the provisions of the
leases made ten years ago he retains the oil
right in all such farms, as he has not volun-
tarily surrendered.
operators who'pa big bonuses for farms,
which they now find we're leased to Robbins.
Some operators have refused to take
farms under any conditions when they dis
covered the blanket over them.
Two Good Wells Completed.
The No well of the Oakdale Oil Com
pany, on the John Wetmore farm, south of
the H. ii. Wetmore wells, reached a paw
streak in the fifth sand last evening, and
started to flow at the rate of 20 barrels an
hour. 1t surprised the owners, as they had
put it down for small well, owing to its
being located south of light one on the
same farm.
The Porter Oil Company's No. 2 on the
Miller & Mcbride farm, located half a mile
north of the pump station at Greggs,
reached the fifth sand yesterday morning,
and also started off at 20 barrels an hour 1t
is east of the Agnes Kemp, of the Forest Oil
Company, and is in territory which had
been looked upon as liable to produce light
wells.
The Devonian' Oil Company's No 3 on
the Boyce farm is about ten feet in the
sand, but so far has refused to flow.
Greenlee & Forst's No. 5 on the Miller
farm, at Laurel Hill, is making from u to
Is barrels an hour.
W. P. Rend's No. 6, on his own property,
at Laurel Hill, was reported late last even
ing to be in the sand and showing for a
we'll
The well of Logan & Co., on the school
house lot, at Mcdonald, has been drilled
through the sand and is dry.
Kemp & Co. s No. on the Wade farm,
was seven feet in the sand last evening and
made a 15-barrel flow. 1t will probably be
a lair we'll
Activity About Willow Grove.
There is more activity at Willow Grove
Just at present than in any other part of the
field. New rigs are being built every day
and the territory is being rapidly devel- |
oped.
The new work is based on the result at |
those wells which have been drilled to the |
Gordon sand. None have been dry so far, |
while half dozen have started off at from |
800 to 500 barrels day, and are still put
ting out from $50 to 200 barrels
Learn, Bailey & Co. IS well on the Patter-
son lot, 800 feet west of the Willow Grove
station, is 45 days old and is still producing
175 barrels a day from she Gordon. 1t
choked up with paraffine recently, and yes
terday the owners were cleaning it out, ard |
they hope to bring it up again to 200 bar
rels.
The Steubenville Oil Company's venture
on the Boa lot in the eastern edge of the
town, was in the stray above the Gordon
yesterday afternoon and will be drilled in
to-day.
Guckert & Go. expected to get the Cor
don last night on the Cunningham lot.
Guffey, Murphy & Go. are on top of the
sand on the John Glenn farm, located 400
feet north of Willow Grove.
Stopped by Fourth Sand Gas.
Guckert g. Steele have plugged their No.
[, Burchinal, below the Gordon, and will
pump it from the latter sand. They tried
10 drill it to the fifth but were stopped by
The gas in the fourth sand. They expected
TO reach the Gordon last evening in their
No. 2 on the Burchinal. They are rigging
up No. on this property. 7e
Borchert & Co. are drilling at 200 feet
IN the McVickars lot Learn & Burson
have just put the second string of casing
into their No. on the Vanescott property
Wilson, Phillips & Co. s we'll on the
Earaday lot is still making about 800 bar
.els day.
Keil, Thompson s, Co. are starting rig
IN the Mrs. Robb farm, located about
nile southeast of Willow Grove
The Keil Oil Company has commenced to
lrill No. 8 on the Wettengel farm.
: Frudenberger, Given & Co. have rig up
IN the, Dempley lot at Willow Grove and
will spud it in this week.
The Forest Oil Company is rigging up its