Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-24
THE WELL AT MIDWAY
1t Has Not Made Any Flows, but There
Is Some Oil in the Hole.
PRODUCTION LOWER THAN EVER.
There We're Light Wells Reported From
All Fields Yesterday.
A WE'LL SHOWING AT SISTERSVILLE

estimated output of the field was only
%, 500 barrels, or 500 below the report of
the day before. This makes the production
lower than it has been since last August.
The well of Smith, Royce & Co. at Mid
way was visited yesterday by a large num-.
ber OF operators. The drillers had in
structions to not pull out tine tools when
spectators were about, and as a consequence
they were shut down almost all day. There
is oil in the hole, but the well has never
made flow.
Knox, Apple, Elyea & Co.'s we'll on the
John Scott farm, 215 miles in advance was
drilled deeper yesterday, but it is not show
ing for much more than it was Monday. It
is good for 125 OF $50 barrels day as it
stands.
The Devonian Oil Company's No. 1 on
the j. w. Rof, west of Mcdonald, reached
the sand yesterday, and last evening it was
reported to be making from 10 to IL barrels
an hour The same company's No. on the
Boyce farm, in Southwest McCurdy, is in
and will not make over $50 barrels day.
The sand is of an excellent quality but
shows drainage.
Gordan Sanders Expected.
W. P. Rend's No 6, on his own property
at Laurel Hill, was on top of the Gordon
sand last evening and will be drilled in to-
day.
George Given & Co.'s well at Willow
Grove will be in the Gordon sand to-day.
1t is located east of everything except Will
low Grove Oil Company's No l, on his
Mankedick farm.
John P Shelters well, on the Fordaniff
lot, east of the Willow Grove station, is
down 1,60O feet. Todd, Nolan & Co. are
down 1, 100 feet on town lot.
Thompson & Co., on the McVickars lot,
are drilling at 700 feet.
Henry Brown & Co. are starting a rig on
town lot.
The Willow Grove Oil Company is start
ing two more wells on the Mankedick farm.
Brown, Robson & Co. s well on the Nc
Murray property, east of Noblestown, was
put to pumping yesterday, and they were
getting out some of the salt water which has
been holding the oil back.
'Lutz & Co. are building rig on the Mrs.
Paise lot, west of Noblestown.
Vesey & Co. have started to spud on the
Marshall property, west of Brown, Robson
& Co. s McMurray we'll about 300 feet.
Iserman & Co. are down 700 feet on the
Short and Wade lot.
Freed, Slagle & Co. are starting three
Walker, west of developments.
Should Be in the Sand To-Day.
Guffey, Jennings & Guffey's No. on the
Mrs. McMaster's farm, west of develop
ments, was on top of the fifth sand yester-
day, and they expect to have it drilled in
to-day. 1t was entirely dry in the Gordon
sand.
McManus, Pitts, Berry & Co.'S well on
the GLADDEN., 700 feet east of the Wheeling
Gas Company's Moorhead, will not be
drilled into the sand until tomorrow.
The Oakdale Oil Company has well on
top Of the fifth sand on the Gormley farm.
Jennings, Guffey & Co.'S No. Mat
thews' heirs is due to get the fifth sand this
week.
The Philadelphia Gas Company has built
three rigs at Coaldale, on the Pittsburg &
Western Railroad, and will drill for gas.
DAVIS Bros. & Gufey are rigging up on
the Abram Bell farm: adjoining the Fife at
Mcdonald.
Charles Eckels is starting a test well
quarter of a mile southwest of West
Economy.
A rig has been finished on the Work farm,
near Candor, Washington county, and drill
ling will be commenced before long.
Cunningham & Co.'S No. we'll on the
Holloman farm, at Harmony, is through the
sand and dry.
Titley Bros. have just finished up dry
hole on the Mccullough farm near Millers-
town.
Operations in the LineviIle Belt.
PRESIDENT, PA-There is but little
work now being done in the Lineville re-
gion and the output of the field is dropping
off very rapidly.
Taylor & Torrey are on top of the sand on
the McCauley farm. 1t is an important test
as it will show in which direction the Line
vile belt is running.
Zorb No. on the Rickenbrode farm will
be shot. 1t has been pumping about six
barrels for two weeks.
Waterhouse & Co. are ready to rig up on
the McCauley farm.
j. M, Clapp's No 1, on the Wolf Den
tract, is down 800 feet and he has made three
more locations north of No. l.
Gas in Greene County.
WAYNEsBURG-Wit the past ten
days there has been much activity in the
northern end of Greene county in the way
of taking leases, and many that were sur
rendered to the farmers in the neighbor-
hood of West Union and Swarts' stations
have been released by agents of one of the
Vandegrift companies, and the well drilled
a few months ago Oh the William Fonner
farm, near the former place, and abandoned,
is to be reopened and the gas piped to this
place. A pressure of several hundred |
pounds was struck at this well, but as the I
Vandegrifts were hunting for the greasy
fluid, the flow of gas was considered by |
them as but little better than dry hole.
Citizens of this place, however, have
agreed to take considerable of the stock in
company having Tor its object the piping of
the gas from the Fonner we'll to Waynes-
burg. This proposition has been favorably
looked upon by the Vandegrift Company,
and if the capital promised materializes the
town will be lighted by gas within few
months.
The Fonner we'll of itself will be INSULT
cient to supply the town, but if the COM
pany is formed other wells will be drilled in
that neighborhood and the territory thor
oughly tested.
Some Facts About Bradford.
fines of the Bradford field. There is hardly
a string of tools running anywhere, either
in cleaning out old wells or in drilling new
ones. The glycerine men have had long,
long rest and there are no indications of an |
immediate change in the situation. Some |
of the large producers are strongly consider |
ing the idea of shutting down their produc- !
ton entirely, claiming economy on the score |
that many of their leases are not !
making running expenses. A couple |
of gas wells have been completed |
during the past month near the |