Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-31
AROUND N0BLEST0WN
Big Increase in Activity and Several
Wells Due This Week.
TWO ARE EXPECTED IN TODAY.
Decrease During March in the Butler
County Operations.
GlSsERS SOUTHWEST OF M'D0NALD

The excitement in the Mcdonald field now
centers around Noblestown. The wells
which have been developed in the vicinity
of this village within the past week have
given to the place degree of activity
which it has not experienced heretofore.
:, The we'll which has been the prime cause
of all the new work is Brown, Robson &
Co.'S No: on the McMurray property. 1t
proved that there was plenty of ifth-sand
oil in the neighborhood.
Then j. NJ. Gutfey, Russell, McMullen
& CO.. No. Wettengel came in at 30 bar
rels an hour, and extended the pool to the
northeast Tuesday Greenlee & Forst's No.
1, on the National Coal Company's property,
located between the Wettengel and the Nc
Murray wells, came in, and yesterday it was
putting out from 60 to 70 barrels an hour.
In the first IS hours after it was
struck it produced !, 1902 barrels, or at the
rate of over !, 700 barrels day. West of the
McMurray well is the Jolly Oil Company's
venture. It has been making barrels an
hour since it was shot, but has not yet been
entirely cleaned out. 1t is filed up Is feet
above the top of the sand with sediment
which was knocked down by the shot.
The impression prevails now tn at there is
pool lying south and southwest OF the
railroad.
There more due in the fifth sand around
Noblestown this week than at any other
point in the field.
Will Get the Fifth This Morning.
Kennedy, Marshall & Co.'S No. 1 on the
McMurray property, located 200 feet south
west of Brown, Robinson & Co. IS, was ex-
pected to reach the sand late last night, but
when it will be drilled in. 1t is located for u
good we'll.
Greenlee 4 Forss have two wells just on
top or fhs e. fifth M, Their he No on the No
early this morning. It is located about 500
feet south OF the jolly Oil Company's we'll
ana is on southwest.line with Brown, Rob-
inson Co.'S McMurlny and Greenlse
Forst's No. National Coal Company. They
expect to get good well.
The same parties No. ! McMurray is ex-
pected In the fifth this afternoon. It is To-
Gated about 500 feet northeast of their Ma
tional Coal Company well and the same
distance south of the Wettengel well, Mr..
Greenlee said yesterday that he believed it
wonld be as big as their National Coal Com
They are drilling their No 1 McGrady to
the fifth sand Their No. 2, on the No. l
Marshall lease, which is doing about $50 bar.
that formation to-day.
Filled Up From tho Gordon.
Mercer & McClurg's well on the McMurray
property. 500 feet south of the Jolly OIL Com
panys well, was drilling in the Gordon
yesterday, and last evening was filled up
with Oil.
vesey 4 Murray's well, on the MoMurray
Iseman s Co.'S we'll on the lumber yard lot
is also near the bottom Of the Gordon sand
formation. 1t is standing full OF oil. They
have made location for No. on this prop.
erty.
The Bear Creek Refining Company's No.
Campbell is in the top of the loo. foot.
Shelter % & Co.'S well. on the Fontenay lot
rels day from the Gordon sand.
Wilson & Co. have not vet finished clean
ing out their well on the Faraday lot.
man lot at Willow Grove was four bits in
the Gordon sand yesterday afternoon and
showing for q well.
Guffey & Co.'s No. Mankedick Is on top
The Grover Cleveland Oil Company's test
well on the Kelly farm in the southwest
region, was to be shot in the fourth sand
Patterson Jones' No. Snaffer in the Nc
Curuy field, is on top of the fifth.
Gas Southwest Of Mcdonald.
Borchert and the Royal Gas Company's
test well on the Harper farm, located three |
miles southwest of McDonald has developed |
into q strong gasser from the 5Ofoot sand
W. P. Rend's gasser in the 5O-foot, on the |
j. D. Sauters farm, two miles south of Nc. |
Donald was gagged for two minutes yester-
day and showed q pressure OF 265 pounds,
when the gauge was removed to prevent in
jury to the casing.
Lehman & Co.'S well. on the Academy los
at Oakdale, is down Ls0O feet
Scnlegel, Lenz Fried's No. Fife, which
was dry of. oil in the fifth, has developed
into q gasser from that formation, Their
No. !, on the Josiah Walker, 700 feet west OF
north from the Fife, is due in the fifth Mon.
day. They have shut down the other two
wells which they were drilling on the Fife
farm.
The Trio OIL Company's No. Bell, 500 feet
northeast OF the Fife, has struck strong
vein OF salt water in the l0o-foot.
VERONA. NJ. Patterson and the Forest
Oil Company are down 1900 feet on the
auey farm, three miles southwest OF this
place. The Peoples Gas Company has
started to drill on The Leopold iarIn
j. NJ. Patterson's well on the Boyd farm
near Freeport, is down 800 feet.
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