Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-09
SHOOTING OIL WELLS.

Nitro Glycerine Being Freely Used In
the Mcdonald District!TUo WeIIi
Showing Oil in the Fifth sand-Seversf
VIII Be in To-Day.
There was not change reported yestert
day in the big wells of the Mcdonald field,
The estimated output is still 10000 barrels,
and the wells doing over 20 barrels an houi
have not fallen any in their production.
Although the daily output of the Sisters
vile field is only from II 600 TO l3,0OO accordt
ing 60 conservative judges, its pipe line runs
are over 900 barrels. -
The Forest Oil Company shot its No. on
the McClelland farm, east OF Oakdale, yesa
terday and is reported to have responded
at the rate of % barrels an hour. Their No,
l on the d. K. Clever farm. in Eastern Nc
Curdy, is due in the fifth sand to-day, and
their No. 3 on the Devine farm is due to
reach the fourth sand Saturday.
The Tidal Oil Company's No. 8, on the
Marshall farm, south of NoblestOwn, was
reported last evening to be in the fifth sand
and showing for a well.
The Peoples Gas Cornpany's No. l55, on
the wallace farm. south of Laurel Hill, was
drilling on top of the sand yesterday after.
noon.
'Greenlee & Forst's No. /, on the Woods
property at Gregg station, was 10 or II feet
in the sand, and the hole was standing full
Of oil.
The Wheeling Gas Company shot its No 2.
on the kelso farm, and up until a late hour
last evening it had not responded.
The Ruppel Oil and Gas Company shot its
NO. j. on the Moore farm, tn the CHARTERS
district, yesterday, and it, was making %
barrels an hour last evening.
Stewart & Robson expect to finish up
their Nos. and L. on the Mccoy farm, in
the McCurdy field, tomorrow.
Fisher Bros well, on the Krouse farm, az
Underclin, was reported tn have made q
couple OF good flows yesterday.
The DevOnian Oil Company's big No. {
on the Eph Wells farm. at Sistersyille, was
reported last evening to be making IL bar
rels an hour. They are starting No. / on the
Smith farm and one on the F. z. Wells propA
erty.
The Gauges Yesterday.
The estimated production of the Mcdonald
field yesterday was 10000 barrels, the same
as the day before. The Woodland Oil
Company's No. Scott was me king 40 barrels
an hour; Knox & Co.'S No. 2 Scott, 20 barrels
an hour; Jennings & CO. No. Sproul, 20 an
hour. The stock in the field was 5000
barrels.
The runs from the sistersville field were
1, 546 barrels.
Runs and Shipments Wednesday.
The National Transit runs were % 528;
shipments, 29,626. Runs of Southwest Penn4
sylvania from Mcdonald, ID PAL; outside Of
Mcdonald, 65S9; total runs, 1880. Buckeye
runs of Macksburg oil, $50: shipments, none,
Buckeye runs of Lima oil, Al, ,s9S; ship.
ments, 36. $780, Eureka runs, II. l23; shipments,
none. New York Transit shipments, 43, 49,.
Southern Pine Line shipments, 81, ,l3S.
The runs of the W. L. Mellon Pipe Lines
were 6466: receipts from Othef lines, none;
total receipts, 6,466; shipments, 6248.
The runs on the VI estern and Atlantic
Pipe Line on Wednesday were Sl24; ship-
ments 3,20l.
The runs of the Tidewater Pipe Line Com.
pany on wednesday were 4, 8S2: total, 81 $50;
average, 4,65L Shipments, 25 l67; total, g., -
79l; average, 1l,6a.
The Oil Market.
Range of the January option: Opening,
5ssIc; highest, 5S5sc; lowest, 5S9zc; closing.
5351c.
> Refined oiI-New York, 550c; London, ~
@41Sd: Antwerp, 1871.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-The petroleum market
opened and closed nominally steady. The
quotation throughout was 531zc bid, $3.50
asked. Lima oil, 17c bid.
OIL CITY. Dec. S.-Market opened at 5516c;
lowest, 5SZc; highest, 531Sc: closed, 5S7zc;
sales 36 600 BARRELS cearaD ces, 1856 900 barrels;
shipments, 97,Ol3 barrels; runs, 81, 1867 barrels.