Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-10
OIL WELLS AGITATED.
Slight Increase in the Production Of
the Field Resulted.
CONDITION OF THE EX-GUSHERS.
Nearly All Have Dropped to Less Than Three
Hundred Day.
ONE GORDON SAND WE'LL DEVELOPED

terday in the production of the Mcdonald
field. Jennings, Guffey & Co. g No. 3 on
the Matthews farm which was dropped yes.
terday morning from the list Of wells maxi
ing 20 barrels an hour or more, was stirred
up, and its output went to 40 barrels an
hour. The Oakdale Oil Comany's Nos. 2
and on the Baldwin farm were agitated
and increased from % to 50 barrels an hour.
The old wells in the field, with few e1-
ceptions, are going down with . rapidity
that will soon land them among the bottom
on the list. The gushers which for a time
sstonished the world have already gone into
rich streak, or pool, will be found
in the southwest. The old one has
been thoroughly defined. 1t extended
in a northeast and southwest
direction for almost two miles and at no
point was more than few hundred feet
wide. Wells which were almost dry were
put down within few feet of the gushers,
showing that the great ocean of oil had
been confined BY walls of hard, close sand.
Where the oil was found the sand was in
places as large and loose as gravel.
Off of the line of this rich streak the
whole territory is spotted, and no operator
can base his calculations on getting pay
ing producer, though he may be located
within stones throw of good well.
Present Condition of Former Gushers.
Some idea of the rapidity with which the
field has fallen off may be gained from the
following figures, showing the output OF
wells. none Of which are more than eight
months old, many not five:
Guffey, Jennings & Co. 8 No. Matthews
made from 400 to 800 barrels an hour for
many weeks and is now doing only 175
barrels day. Their No. Heron made
$50 barrels an hour and is now doing 40 an
hour. The Oakdale Oil Company's No. l
Wallace made 200 barrels an hour, now do
ing 250 day; Ne. Wallace made $50 an
hour, doing now 250 day. Greenlee &
and is now making only 100 barrels day.
Their Nos. and Mevey started at 500
barrels an hour. and are making only 200
barrels a day at present. j. M. Gufey,
Murphy & Co. s No. Elliott made $50 an
hour, and is now putting out 100 barrels a
day. Guckert & Steele's No 1 Mevey
made 200 barrels an hour, and is now doing
60 barrels q day. Vallilee, LeComte &
Co.'S Short lot we'll made $50
barrels an hour, and is now making so
day. The Royal Gas Company's No. 8 Sau-
tiers made $50 an hour, and is now making
ISL a day. The Devonian Oil Company's
No. 1 Elliott made 400 barrels an hour, and
is now making only 150 day. j. M. Cuff
fey, Jennings & Co.'S No: 1 Heron, which
made $50 an hour, is only putting
Their No. Bell made $50 an hour and now
is making 80 day. No. 2 Bell made 200
an hour and is now making 100 a day. j.
M. Guffey, Murphy & Co.'s No. 1 Sam
Sturgeon, which made $50 an hour, is now
making 500 q dav Their No. Sam Stur-
geon which made $50 an hour is now doing
40 day. The Forest Oil Com
pany's No. 4 Heron made 250
an hour and is now doing only 200 day.
The Oakdale's Baldwin No. made $50 an
hour; now it is doing 30 day. HAYS &
Gartland's No; Miller made $50 an hour,
and is now down to 140 day. The Wheel
ing Gas Companv's Cook lot we'll made $50
an hour, and is down to $50 a day at pres
ent.
They Were All on the Belt.
The above wells are all located on the
rich streak spoken Of Each of them pro-
duced from 100, 900 to 500, 600 barrels Of oil
There are dozen others as large as these
which are not mentioned, but they came in
with the second crop and are not holding
out like those which had the first pull on
the sand.
There was one good Gordon sand well re-
ported Yesterday. It Is Stewart 3 Cutters
No on the John Wallace heirs property,
and it is making 2s5 barrels day from the
Gordon sand.
j. M. Guffey & Co. q No. on the Manke-
dick farm, at Willow Grove, was II feet in
the Gordon sand last night and has only
made one flow. Like the other wells
which have been light in the. third sand, it
made good showing on top, but failed to
improve as the drill went down.
The Oakdale Oil Company is drilling
Nos. 2, 8, and on the Gormley farm at
depths varying from TOO to 1900 feet.
They are all bothered by caves and salt
water. The same company is drilling three
wells on the Wallace farm near the Rob
bins trestle west Of Nob1estown, and it is
McManus & Co. are getting ready to
start No. 2 on the GLADDEN. farm, southwest
Of Mcdonald. Their No. is making 16O
barrels day from the Gordon. Kirk 8
Co. IS we'll on the GLADDEN. was on top of the
Gordon last night. The Woodland Oil |
Company is spudding on the Crawford |
farm, two miles southwest of Mcdonald |
md half a mile north of the Scott we'll
West Of the McCurdy Pool.
The Bear Creek Oil Company is down 800 |
on the Lorain lot, west of McCurdy. Pat |
,erson & Jones' No. 1, on the McGarr farm,
in western McCurdy, is making about IS |
barrels day.
The Allegheny Oil Company is starting q
we'll on the Bond lot at Willow Grove.
The Keil Oil Company is starting two |
wells on the Robb farm, q mile south of |
Willow Grove.
j. NJ. Gufey & Co. g No. Mary Sturgeon
was reported to be in the Gordon last night |
md showing for a good well
Greenlee & Forst expect to drill in their
No. 2 Wade to-day, and their No Miller,
where the boiler exploded last SATURDAY.,
will reach the Gordon this week.
Stewart & Cutler are spudding in . we'll
IN the Schollart lot at Noblestown.
The Devonian Oil Company was reported
to have struck a big we'll on the
irwin farm at Mars station on the Pitts
,urg and Western, but investigation proved
t to be light.
Three wells which were drilled for gas
lear Tffin, O., some time ago are reported
o have turned to oil producers. One of
hem is reported to be making 10 barrels a
lay.
Tho Mcdonald Gauges
The production of the field was %. 900 yes
erday, 800 barrels more than the day before.
rhe hourly gauges were as follows: Matthews
70. g. 40; Jennings, Guffey & Co.'s Heron No.
, 40; Guhey and Queens No. Samuel Wet
moro. %; Devonian Oil Company's Nos. land2
3oyce, IS; Oakdale OIL Company's No. Nor.
ran heirs, 20; Nos and Baldwin, 36: Nos. |
ind Wallace, 20; Forest Oil Company's No. |
M. Wright, 80; Guffey. Murphy 4 Co.'s Nos.
,anv,s No. John Wetmore 20: Brown Rros