Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-30
COLORADO OIL FIELD.
Drilling Is Not So Dear as in the
Pennsylvania Region.
METHODS IN THE WOOLLY WEST.
One Big Well Was Developed Yesterday
East of Noblestown.
NEWS FROM THE sIsTERSvILLE POOL

ceived yesterday by the oil editor of The
DISPATCH from A. G. Dibert, who was q
well-known operator in the Wildwood and
Mcdonald fields. He is now located at
Canon City, Col, and has been investi-
eating the Colorado oil fields:
Through the kindness of DR.. Horter, of
the Pueblo Star, was introduced to Major
Coon, of the Rocky Mountain Oil Company,
in Pueblo. The Major kindly sent me to
the field, which is situated at the village of
Florence, about 40 miles from Pueblo, in
the direction of Canon Springs Florence
has population of about 1000 inhabitants,
and it is now one of the disembarking points
from the railroad to Cripple Creek gold
mines, about 80 miles through the pass.
In this and the Colorado oil fields I find
three companies. The United Oil Company,
having Is wells now producing. This is the
Oldest one of the three. The first we'll was
brought in here in 1883 e
1t made about two barrels a day. The
production of the United Oil Company is
about 700 barrels per day.
The Florence Oil Company has now four
wells, producing about 100 barrels per day.
The Rocky Mountain Oil Company has
nine wells, producing about 600 barrels per
dav.
Each one of these companies has its
own refineries.. That of the Rocky Mount
ain Oil Company being located at Overton,
a suburb of Pueblo, to which point they
pipe their oil.
This company has a capital of $3.50, 900
employed in their entire plant
The United Oil Company and the Flor
ence Oil Company sell their output the
Continental Oil Company. Refined kero-
sene in Pueblo sells at cents per gallon.
The oil when it comes from the we'll is of a
very dark color, They do not have the oil
sand the same as in Pennsylvania, but il is
found in slate formation:
Depth of Wells Is Different.
There is no certainty of depth. Some
times they find it at ], 900 feet, and 100 feet
away they will bring in a we'll I, 300 feet
deep. Without anything to guide you,a we'll
may be producer at 1 200 feet in depth for
year. suddenly stop, start the drill again
and go as far as 2, 900 feet and become pro-
ducer again.
The largest we'll in the field belongs to
the Rocky Mountain Oil Company, and 1
was doing about 800 barrels per day.
1t was brought in about seven months ago,
and it is doing more now than when 1t was
drilled in. This is the largest we'll ever
struck here.
Wells are usually completed in 20 davs
The drilling is not expensive and we use
little drive pipe and then 1000 to 800 feet
of4A inch casing, according to depth. have
no doubt that If the producers of Pennsyl-
vania will come out this May and buy terri
tory, they can get it and find oil, but
they must come prepared to refine and
market their product, and to do it they
must have barrel full of gold dollars be-
fore coming.
I am told that completed wells cost about
$1,000. No As line, or east by south, or
You drill anywhere and may get production
or may get left.
About one well out of four is dry. There
is no gas, and the wells never flow and al
ways have to be pumped.
The big products are not used for some
reason.
The Mcdonald Field.
There was slight decline in the production
from $1,000 to $4,000 yesterday morning,
but during the day we'll came in
which started off at 70 barrels an
hour. 1t belongs to Greenlee
and Forst and is located on the National
Coal Company's property, about half way
between Noblestown and Oakdale 1t is
south of Guffey, Russell, McMullen
& Co.'S we'll on the Wettengel
farm, and is also south OF 45
degree line through Brown, Robson
& Co. s we'll on the McMurray lot
This leads to the belief that the belt runs
in southerly direction through the terri
tory south of these wells. and that possibly
the wells so far drilled are on the north
western edge of the belt.
The jolly Oil Company's we'll at Mobiles
town, which was shot Monday, is showing
for about 100 barrels day.
Mercer & McClurg's we'll on the
McMurray property was on top of the
Gordon yesterday. They expect to reach
the pay some time to-day.
Kennedy, Miller & Co. s we'll on the PRIV
lot at Willow Grove is in the bottom of the
Gordon and showing for only IS or 40
barrels day. 1t will be drilled to the fifth
sand. Their No. 1 on the Abbatay lot.
which is also small in the fifth, may be
drilled to the fifth sand.
Guffey, Murphy & Co.'S No IA on the
Sam Sturgeon farm is due in the Gordon
sand this week. Their No. 8 in the
Mankedick farm should reach the third
Connen farm is on top Of the 100-foot with
q show of OIL
Suddenly Started to Flowing.
Jennings, Guffey & Co. No. on the
Matthews heirs farm, which was reported
dry in the fifth sand, started to flow late
Monday night, and before morning had
filled 250-barrel tank. Their No. Bell
was expected to reach the Gordon sand last
night.
Smith, Royce & Co. will start to drill
this week on the Kriss farm, quarter of a
mile northeast of their well on the Taylor
farm at Midway. The latter is making
about 40 barrels day.
Kennedy Marshall & Co. are below the
fourth sand on the McMurray lot at Mobiles
town.
The Bear Creek Refining Company has
succeeded in getting the bit out of its No. 3
Campbell at Noblestown, and is down
1,7SO feet. Its No. Campbell is ], 100 feet
deep.
PEBBLES & Malarkey's we'll on the pool.
room lot at Willow Grove is down 1850
feet They expect to get the Gordon sand
the last Of. this week.
The Southside Oil Company's we'll at
Bridgeville is reported to have found some
oil between 2, 100 and 2, 200 feet. .
Nanke & Gettman are down !, 200 feet on
the Burnett farm in Northwestern Nc
Curdy, They are also drilling on the Doyle
farm in the eastern part of the Grafton field
and are down about 400 feet.
The Grover Cleveland Oil Company's
we'll three miles southwest of Mcdonald
was reported last night to be through the
fifth sand and dry in that formation.
From the sistersville Region.
SISTERsvILLEThere seems to be a gen.
eral imDression among oil man vho h.va